Mental Illness Happy Hour

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Synopsis

A weekly hour-long conversation between host Paul Gilmartin and a guest (often a fellow artist) about their mental and emotional struggles, large and small. Listeners describe it as " entertaining, comforting, honest, helpful and funny".

Episodes

  • #309 Mini Ep - Producers of HBO's Every Brilliant Thing

    22/12/2016 Duration: 40min

    Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have produced and/or directed some of Paul's favorite documentaries, including Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures, 101 Rent Boys and Monica in Black & White. They sit down with Paul to talk about their newest film, Every Brilliant Thing which debuts on HBO Dec 26th and tackles the subject of finding joy in life's little things when we're surrounded by darkness.  Paul also talks to them about their days as struggling artists in the East Village during the beginning of the AIDS crisis and what draws them to subjects who have been vilified or marginalized by society.   Fenton and Randy also produce Ru Paul's Drag Race and talk about why they love drag queens. Follow Randy on Twitter @RandyBarbato Follow Fenton on Twitter @FBailey For info on Every Brilliant Thing click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • #308 A Letter To My 16 Year-Old Suicidal Self - Katie Hirshberg

    16/12/2016 Duration: 01h52min

    The 19 year-old college sophomore opens with a letter she wrote to her 16 year-old self who was so tired of the years of depression, anxiety self-hate, bullying, co-dependence, perfectionism, Crohn's Disease and feeling like a burden that she was on the verge of taking her life.  Her dad, Alan sits in on the session to occasionally share his perspective on her struggles, their family dynamics and what he might have done differently. This episode is sponsored by American Public Media's podcast The Hilarious World of Depression with host John Moe This episode is sponsored by TalkSpace online therapy.  To sign up or to learn more, go to www.Talkspace.com/mihh  and, as a special offer for our listeners, you can use coupon code MIHH to get $30 off your first month. Follow Katie on Twitter at @Rosearium The podcast is now accepting monthly donations via Patreon.  Go to www.patreon.com/mentalpod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva

  • #307 Basketball Player Royce White live at ITTFest

    09/12/2016 Duration: 02h31min

    The 25 year-old professional basketball player opens up to a live audience about mental health issues not only in his life (OCD, panic attacks and anxiety) but societally, especially in the NBA where he played, and in the relationships between POC and police officers. Royce shares about being raised by a single mom in a culturally diverse extended family. Check out Royce's mental health foundation www.anxiousminds.org Follow him on Twitter @Highway_30 This episode is sponsored by http://www.treatmentplacementspecialists.com/ This episode is sponsored by TalkSpace.  For $30 off your first month of online therapy go to www.talkspace.com/mihh and use offer code MIHH This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter.  To post jobs for free go to www.ZipRecruiter.com/first This episode is sponsored by the magazine app Texture.  For a FREE 14 day trial go to www.texture.com/mental This episode is sponsored by Spring of Life's Daily Energy.  Save 30% when you purchase online at www.getdailyenergy.com/mental The podcast stil

  • #306 Sexual Fluidity, Energy Healing, & Hypnosis - April Adams

    02/12/2016 Duration: 02h29min

    Author/life-coach April Adams clarifies what an "energy healer" actually does despite it sounding like new-age b.s.  She talks about techniques she has used to deal with her childhood trauma and heal others.  She opens up about her experiences with swinging, sexual fluidity, embracing her attraction to women fairly late in life and possible love addiction/fear of intimacy in her same-sex marriage. April's book is Essence: Ending Emptiness, Finding Fulfillment Her websites are www.AprilAdams.org and www.FillingYourCup.com This episode is sponsored by TommyJohn.  For 20% off your first order go to www.TommyJohn.com and use offer code MENTAL This episode is sponsored by TalkSpace.  For $30 off your first month of online therapy go to www.TalkSpace.com/mihh and use offer code MIHH To support the podcast (and get rewards from Paul) become a monthly donor via Patreon www.patreon.com/mentalpod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac

  • #305 Daddy Issues - Luisa Omielan

    25/11/2016 Duration: 02h08min

    The 34 year-old British writer/comedian/performer shares about the pain of her parents' nasty divorce when she was a kid, especially her father using her as a pawn and poisoning her mind about her mother. She also shares about her depression and only being turned on by men who treat her badly or are in some way unavailable. She talks about her struggle to not equate her self-worth with her career ups and downs and overcome her fear of not being enough. This episode is sponsored by MVMT watches. Get 15% off today with FREE shipping and FREE returns by going to www.mvmtwatches.com/mental This episode is sponsored by the magazine app Texture. For a 14 day FREE trial go to www.texture.com/mental To become a monthly donor to the podcast (and get rewards by Paul) sign up at www.patreon.com/mentalpod Follow Luisa on Twitter at www.twitter.com/luisaomielan Check out her website www.ILoveLuisa.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva

  • #304 My Suicide Attempt Wakeup Call - Paul Goebel

    18/11/2016 Duration: 02h36min

    The actor/comedian (@Midnight) opens up about his recent suicide attempt, psych ward stay  and how it is motivating him to seek help and try to be a better husband, father and friend.  He shares about trying to break the cycle of bad parenting and untreated addiction/mental illness in his family and learn how to identify and express his emotions instead of coping with his anxiety and depression by getting high.  He also expresses his regret in being a bad parent to his 2 daughters, a bad husband to his first wife and his treatment and attitude towards women. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.com  To try a week of online counseling for free, go to www.betterhelp.com/mental This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter.  To post jobs for free go to www.ZipRecruiter.com/first This episode is sponsored by MadisonReed.  For 10% off your first color kit and free shipping go to www.Madison-Reed.com and use offer code HAPPY To support the podcast's new donation option Patreon (with level-based rewards for donors!)

  • #303 Feeling Invisible & BPD - Celia Finkelstein

    11/11/2016 Duration: 03h19min

    The actor/improvisor (Horrible Bosses, American Horror Story) shares about learning to manager her Borderline Personality Disorder, and fears of abandonment or not being enough. She also shares about her weight struggles , depression, suicidal ideation, and being in a psych ward but hiding it from her mom. Post-interview Paul reads surveys and shares his thoughts on the intersection of our new political reality and mental health, especially for survivors of sexual trauma. This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed. For 10% off your first hair color kit (and free shipping) go to www.Madison-Reed.com and use offer code HAPPY. For tix or info on this weekend's In This Together mental health festival in Hollywood (Sun 4pm) where Paul will be recording former NBA player Royce White, go to www.ittfest.com Follow Celia on Twitter @CeliaFink  Check out Celia's Facebook page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art

  • #302 Behind The Good Girl Mask

    04/11/2016 Duration: 02h24min

    Only hugged once in her life by her mother, 25 year-old Yohana is the daughter of conservative East African war refugees from Ethiopia & Eritrea.  All her life she has buried her rage by wearing the "good girl" mask to try to placate her narcissistic mother and having to be someone else to survive as a kid growing up in Oakland where there were some fixed ideas of what makes someone an "authentic African-American".  She shares about living with a learning disability, having physically disabled siblings(and a mother who is ashamed of them) and a passive father. She talks about her battles with body shame, emotional eating, anxiety and depression. This episode is sponsored by MadisonReed.  For 10% off your first hair color kit (and free shipping) go to www.Madison-Reed.com and use offer code HAPPY Follow Yohana on Twitter @Yohnkid For info and tickets to the upcoming live MIHH event at the In This Together Festival in Los Angeles go to www.ITTFest.com  It's Sunday Nov 13th and starts at 4pm.  Paul will be i

  • #301 Sex and Politics - Jamie Varon

    28/10/2016 Duration: 02h38min

    The 31 year-old writer discusses feminism, sexual violence and misogyny in the context of partisan politics, and her personal life. She shares about the complexities of marrying a Muslim, growing up being told "you're too sensitive", avoiding her emotions by achieving, hating her body, fighting the drill sergeant in her head and learning the power of being vulnerable and letting go of shame. Jamie's links Facebook: facebook.com/jamievaron Twitter: twitter.com/jamievaron Instagram: instagram.com/jamievaron All my published writing: jamievaron.com/writing Writing workshops: http://workshops.jamievaron.com This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed.  For 10% off your first color kit (and free shipping go to www.Madison-Reed.com and use the offer code HAPPY This episode is sponsored by Young Health's Probimune.  To get your first bottle free (plus $6.75 shipping) go to www.probimune.com and use offer code MENTAL This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter.  Listeners can post jobs free by going to www.ZipRecruiter.c

  • #300 Jeff Rosenthal

    21/10/2016 Duration: 02h28min

    Jeff is Paul's friend of 28 years and the son of former guest and Holocaust survivor Kristine Keese. He shares about her recent passing, their deep but complicated relationship, how he made peace with her being "a terrible mom but a great friend" and the book she wrote Shadows of Survival: A Child's Memoir of the Warsaw Ghetto.  Buy Kristine's book here. Follow Jeff on Twitter @Jeff_Rosie Visit Jeff's Facebook page This episode is sponsored by Meundies.  For 20% off your first order go to www.meundies.com/mental This episode is sponsored by Young Health's Probimune.  For a free bottle go to www.probimune.com and use offer code MENTAL when you sign up for automated delivery. This episode is sponsored by MVMT watches.  For 15% off today with free shipping and free returns  go to www.mvmtwatches.com/mental For tix or info on the In This Together Festival Nov 13th in Los Angeles at the Avalon go to www.ITTFest.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva

  • #299 College Freshman Meltdown: Jen Curran's story

    14/10/2016 Duration: 02h42min

    The writer/improviser shares about the mental/emotional breakdown her freshman year of college at NYU that left her living in her car and squatting in empty buildings in New York City.  She looks back on her childhood and the familial love that was so often conditional, based on her weight and appearance.  She opens up about the body shaming women in her family unconsciously modeled for her, her relationship with food, difficulty setting boundaries with toxic people and finding out what she really wants instead of living to meet other people's expectations of her. This episode is sponsored by Young Health's Probimune.  For your first bottle free (plus $6.75 shipping) go to www.probimune.com and use offer code MENTAL This episode is sponsored by Casper mattresses.  Go to www.casper.com/mental This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter.com  Listeners can post jobs for free by going to www.ziprecruiter.com/first See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy

  • #298 Lora B

    07/10/2016 Duration: 02h46min

    The 33 year-old listener was the woman who comforted Murray Valeriano during our live episode last week.  From a blended family with every kind of abuse imaginable, including her church elder step-grandfather who molested her, her descent into meth and drinking, finding sobriety, and getting therapy for her traumas. This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses.  Visit www.casper.com/mental This episode is sponsored by Criquet Shirts.  For 20% off your first purchase visit www.criquetshirts.com/mental and use offer code MENTAL This episode is sponsored by New Health's Probimune.  By signing up for automated delivery you'll get your first bottle free (plus $6.75 shipping and handling) Go to www.probimune.com and use offer code MENTAL at checkout. Click for free tickets to the UC Berkley panel Paul is participating in on OCT 17th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • #297 Murray Valeriano Live at LAPodfest

    30/09/2016 Duration: 02h30min

    The comedian/writer/podcaster had never talked much about losing his virginity at 15 to a 32 year-old tutor.  Tonight that changed and so did his view of the event and aftermath.  He also opens up about being a preacher's kid (who wasn't even allowed to see Footloose), being a father and the role "forbidden" music played in helping him cope as young man. If you would like to watch video of this episode, it will be archived at www.lapodfest.com (with all the other shows at the festival) until Oct 25th.  For $5 off use offer code HAPPY Listen to Murray's podcast Road Stories www.roadstories.tv (or Itunes)  Follow Murray on Twitter www.twitter.com/murrayv Check out his tour dates and his album Rusty Cow at Murray's website www.murrayvaleriano.com His Facebook page is www.facebook.com/murrayvalerianocomedy For info on the Out of The Darkness Walk go to www.chicagowalk.org This episode is sponsored by Young Health's Probimune.  For your first bottle free (plus $6.75 shipping) go to www.probimune.com and use offer

  • #296 Glynn Washington

    23/09/2016 Duration: 02h42min

    The producer/host of WNYC's Snap Judgment shares about being raised in a fundamentalist Christian cult, strategies he's used to survive racism, what he learned by visiting Japan as a college student, his struggles with bipolar and his family's history of mental illness especially his late brother. This episode is sponsored by Young Health's Probimune.  For your first bottle free (plus $6.75 shipping) go to www.Probimune.com and use offer code MENTAL. For more information on LAPodfest go to www.LAPodfest.com and use offer code HAPPY for $5 off.   The festival is Sept 23-25 in LA.  Our podcast records Sun Sept 25th at 9pm.  It can be watched in person, live streaming or up to 30 days archived. For more information on the In This Together Festival, where Paul will be interviewing NBA player Royce White, go to www.ITTFest.com  The festival is Nov 13th in LA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv

  • #295 Mara Wilson

    16/09/2016 Duration: 02h33min

    You probably know her as the little girl from Matilda or Mrs. Doubtfire but you probably don't know that's around the time she lost her mom, developed OCD, anxiety, depression and panic attacks and that today she is an advocate for mental health.  She is also a playwright, author (Where Am I Now?) and still occasionally acts. This episode is sponsored by Probimune.  For your first bottle free and just $6.75 Shipping/handling go to www.Probimune.com and use offer code MENTAL Buy Mara's new book Where Am I Now? Follow Mara on Twiiter @MaraWilson Visit her webpage and blog at www.MaraWilsonWritesStuff.com For tickets or info about LAPodfest (Sept 23-25) visit www.LAPodfest.com  The podcast will be doing a live recording Sunday night Sept 25. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • #294 Dr Laura Dabney

    09/09/2016 Duration: 02h13min

    The psychiatrist and therapist talks about sexual trauma in the military, powerful men who fear intimacy, meds, treating personality disorders, doing therapy via Skype, the therapy process and why insurance companies suck. Check out Dr Dabney's site www.drldabney.com Buy tix to see MIHH at LAPodfest Sept 23-25 www.lapodfest.com  (MIHH is recording Sun. Sept 25th at 9pm) This episode is sponsored by Chicagoland Out of the Darkness Walk by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevent www.chicagowalk.org This episode is sponsored by BlueApron. To try your first three meals free with free delivery go to www.BlueApron.com/mental This episode is sponsored by Young Health's Probimune. For 50% off your first purchase of Probimune go to www.probimune.com  and use offer code MENTAL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • #293 Judy Gold

    02/09/2016 Duration: 01h51min

    The comedian and actress talks her anxiety and depression, being raised in an incredibly anxious household, being bullied throughout childhood for her height (she was six feet tall in 8th grade), and raising two boys in a same sex marriage. This episode is sponsored by Young Health's Probimune. For 50% of your first order go to www.probimune.com and use offer code MENTAL at checkout.  This episode is sponsored by Meundies. For 20% of your first order go to www.meundies.com/mental  Follow Judy on Twitter @JewdyGold Check out her website www.judygold.com Check out her podcast Kill Me Now. For tix or info for LAPodfest (Sept 23-25, MIHH will be recording a live ep Sun Sept 25 at 9pm) go to www.lapodfest.com and use offer code HAPPY for $5 off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • #292 NHL Legend Theo Fleury

    26/08/2016 Duration: 03h02min

    "My coach raped me over 200 times". The truth that Theo almost died trying to keep to himself. Only when he hit bottom with drugs, sex and gambling could he summon the courage to face what had happened when he was a rising 14 year-old phenom. He talks about his childhood, his hockey career, getting sober and his post-career mission of raising awareness and trying to change outdated sentencing laws that allow sexual predators to continue to abuse in Canada, especially the new documentary about it, Victor Walk.  To learn more about Theo's cause and the film Victor Walk go to www.victorwalkdoc.com  This episode is sponsored by BlueApron. For your first three meals free with free shipping go to www.blueapron.com/mental Thanks to retired NHL referee Kerry Fraser and the Player's Tribune website for permission to read his piece about Theo. It can be read here. http://www.theplayerstribune.com/2016-6-7-kerry-fraser-nhl-referee-stories/ For tickets to LAPodfest (in person, live stream or 30 day archive viewing) go t

  • #291 Sarah Haufrect - My Mom Had BPD

    19/08/2016 Duration: 02h42min

    Sarah shares about her mother's battles with Borderline Personality Disorder, her relationship with such a "beautifully disastrously complicated" woman, Sarah's own battles with bulimia, anxiety, and co-dependency and the role exercise has played in helping her moods. This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.  For your first 3 meals free (with free shipping) go to www.blueapron.com/mental Follow Sarah on Twitter @Smartypants_Inc  www.twitter.com/smartypants_inc To read the Salon article she wrote about her mom go to http://www.salon.com/2016/02/28/i_loved_lived_with_and_lost_my_mother_to_borderline_personality_disorder/# The book Sarah mentioned reading is called Walking on Eggshells. Tickets are still available for LAPodfest.  Go to www.lapodfest.com and use offercode HAPPY for $5 off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • #290 Maddy F - Learning to Love Yourself

    12/08/2016 Duration: 02h08min

    You hear the phrase "love yourself" a lot.  But how do we get there? Maddy's story is a great example.  She was molested by a relative (and church leader) but didn't feel safe enough to speak up about it for years.  Then she got help and everything changed. This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses.  To find out more go to www.casper.com/mental To buy tickets for the In This Together Festival on Nov 13th go to www.ittfest.com To buy watch or attend LAPodfest Sept 23-25 go to www.lapodfest.com and use offer code HAPPY To sign the petition Maddy was talking about that looks to abolish the statute of limitations on childhood sex abuse cases go to  https://www.change.org/p/abolish-the-statute-of-limitations-for-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-state-of-california See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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