Mental Illness Happy Hour

Originally released in 2015, the 61 year-old support group friend of Paul’s talks about loneliness, the painful depths his addictions took him to and the chance he has in sobriety to be the kind of father he never had.This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. When they ask you how you found Quince tell them it was from the Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Get 20% off your Mitopure gummies at www.timeline.com/MENTALThis episode is sponsored by Uncommon Goods. For 15% off go to www.uncommongoods.com/mentalThis episode is sponsored by Birch Natural Mattresses. For 25% off site wide and more information go to www.BirchLiving.com/mentalIf you’re interes

Originally released in 2018 The former host of the Terrible Thanks For Asking podcast and author of It’s Okay To Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) sits down with Paul before a live audience to talk about how she processed (and still is) the grief of losing family members and dealing with her depression and anxiety. A funny and touching conversation.More about Nora:Official Website: noraborealis.com Media Company & Production: Feelings & Co Substack / Newsletter: noraborealis.substack.comInstagram: instagram.com/noraborealis X (Twitter): x.com/noraborealis YouTube: youtube.com/@Nora_McInernyPodcast (Thanks for Asking): Thanks for Asking on Feelings & Co / Apple Podcasts & Spotify via Nora's Hub Podcast (Terrible, Thanks for Asking Archive): ttfa.org Speaking Engagements: noraborealis.com/speakingThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. When they ask you how you found Quin

In this Best Of ep (originally released in 2014), the comedian and author shares about growing up with Dyslexia, OCD, being held back in grade school, his coming out of the closet in his 40s and the politics of language especially regarding sexism.More about Todd:Official Website: toddglass.comInstagram: instagram.com/thetoddglassshowX (Twitter): x.com/ToddGlassYouTube: youtube.com/@toddglasscomedyTikTok: tiktok.com/@thetoddglassshowPodcast (Spotify): The Todd Glass Show on SpotifyTour Dates & Tickets: toddglass.com Tour Schedule / TicketmasterThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. When they ask you how you found Quince tell them it was from the Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is

In this episode which was originally released in 2017, Paul sits down with the former IRA fighter/volunteer who shares his people’s history, his years of imprisonment & torture by Protestants and the British govt, the responsibility he feels for civilian lives that were taken by his organization, watching fellow prisoner Bobby Sands die by hunger strike, finding ways to survive mentally and how the emotions surfaced unexpectedly years later.This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. When they ask you how you found Quince tell them it was from the Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Get 20% off your Mitopure gummies at www.timeline.com/MENTALThis episode is s

Dr. Kenneth Scott Burnham is a doctor of Osteopathy, a board-certified ER physician and someone who has personally struggled with mental and emotional health. He talks about his years of hiding his struggles and the process of asking for help. He shares tips for people (including loved ones) who struggle and feel lost after being discharged from a mental health emergency. He is the author of Lifeline: What To Do After A Mental Health CrisisMore about Dr. BurnhamPurchase his book Lifeline: What To Do After a Mental Health Crisis.Follow him on social media: https://linktr.ee/KScottBurnhamDOThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinical

Alle Hall (@AlleC.Hall) is the author of the book As Far As You Can Go Before You Have To Come Back, a novel that unpacks the challenges of being an incest survivor. She discusses her own journey of facing what happened to her and breaking the unhealthy patterns that followed. More about Alle:Buy her book here: https://allehall.wordpress.com/buy-alles-multi-award-winning-novel/Socials and website:https://allehall.wordpress.com/https://www.instagram.com/allec.hall/https://www.facebook.com/alle.hall/This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact

Chloe Radcliffe @ChloeBadcliffe is an actor, writer, and stand-up comedian who shares her story of habitual cheating in relationships and the work she’s done to uncover why she did it. She also talks about what it was like growing up in a hippie lifestyle and moving through life with her unique face. Watch for her new tour, kicking off in August in NYC.  More about Chloe:https://www.instagram.com/chloebadcliffehttps://x.com/chloebadcliffehttps://www.tiktok.com/@chloebadcliffeThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and f

@Wallo267 aka Wallace Peeples is an author, entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, and advocate. He shares his experience of being abandoned by his father and being in prison for twenty years–and how he mentally made it through. Look for his new book, Yes to You, No to Them: The Discipline of Saying No and the Freedom That Follows.For more about Wallo267https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/838010/yes-to-you-no-to-them-by-wallo267/https://www.instagram.com/wallo267/https://www.youtube.com/@wallo267https://www.tiktok.com/@wallo267https://linktr.ee/wallo267?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://x.com/Wallo267This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically pro

Dr Melissa Giglio is a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating childhood disorders, including selective mutism and social anxiety disorder. She unpacks how she guides children–and their caretakers–through these intense expressions of anxiety.For more about Dr. Giglio:www.BraveMightyMinds.comwww.Instagram.com/braverygrowshttps://www.instagram.com/drmelissagiglio/https://www.selectivemutism.org/members/melissa-giglio/https://www.cdt.com.hk/team/dr-melissa-ortega-giglio/https://us.amazon.com/stores/Dr-Giglio/author/B0F5BCDM9Y?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=17d59afd-71f0-45c2-8af3-edef22d22056This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. T

Kimberley Quinlan, a returning guest, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who specializes in anxiety disorders and OCD and the host of the Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast. She and Paul discuss moving through anxiety, the benefits of exposure therapy, and then share a good old-fashioned fears & loves swap. More about Kimberley:https://kimberleyquinlan-lmft.com/Check out her Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast https://kimberleyquinlan-lmft.com/category/podcast/IG https://www.instagram.com/youranxietytoolkit/FB https://www.facebook.com/KimberleyQuinlanCBTschool?ref=aymt_homepage_panel#This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically prov

Jim Murphy is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and performance coach to world #1 athletes and Fortune 500 executives. He also leads Inner Excellence, offsite retreats where guests immerse themselves in beauty and learn how to train their minds and hearts. Jim’s latest book is Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life.Jim’s books: INNER EXCELLENCE: Train Your Mind For Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life THE BEST POSSIBLE LIFE: How To Live with Deep Contentment, Joy and Confidence - No Matter WhatSocial Media Links:Website: https://innerexcellence.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innerexcellencejimmurphy/ @innerexcellencejimmurphySubstack: https://innerexcellence.substack.com/X: https://x.com/innerexcellence @innerexcellenceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/innerexcellence/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innerexcellence/Buy the book:https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jim-murphy/inner-excellence/9781538777800/T

Liz Tenuto aka @theWorkoutWitch_ is a somatic specialist who has spent over a decade helping people release chronic stress through movement. Her work sits at the intersection of psychology and physical health, focused on how trauma and stress show up in the body as gut problems, insomnia, and chronic pain. Her new book is called When the Body Speaks.More about Liz:Purchase her book When The Body SpeaksSocialstheworkoutwitch.comInstagram(1.9 Million)YouTube (311K)Threads (235K)TikTok (2.2Million)This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact sam

Shermin Kruse is an author, law professor, and speaker. Born during the Iranian Revolution, she talks about her immigrant journey and her professional work on power, stoicism, morality, and empathy. Look for her book Stoic Empathy: The Road Map to a Life of Influence, Self-Leadership, and Integrity.For more about Shermin go to www.SherminKruse.comThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and formula and listeners can still get 20% off when they go to www.timeline.com/MENTALIf you’re interested in seeing or buying the furniture that

Ashley McGirt Adair is a psychotherapist, author, and speaker specializing in racial trauma, crisis response, and racial equity. She speaks on generational trauma and its roots in slavery, as well as the cultural dynamics that shape how Black communities engage with therapy. She also shares her work at the Therapy Fund Foundation–a nonprofit she started–that focuses on removing financial, cultural, and systemic barriers to mental health access. Look for her book, The Cost of Healing in Silence.More about Ashleyhttps://www.ashleymcgirt.com/https://www.thecostofhealing.com/This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now availab

Krissy Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and devoted MIHH listener. She opens up about escaping a manipulative relationship, shedding her secrecy and shame, and what led her to become a therapist. More about Krissy:www.inthelifetherapy.comIG handle: @inthelifetherapyFB: In the Life TherapyThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and formula and listeners can still get 20% off when they go to www.timeline.com/MENTALIf you’re interested in seeing or buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follo

Dr. James Jackson is a psychologist and neuropsychologist who specializes in medical trauma and Long COVID. He talks about his work in post-intensive care syndrome, discusses acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), and opens up about his own struggles with OCD. Look for his new book, Reclaiming Your Life from Medical Trauma.Purchase his new book Reclaiming Your Life From Medical TraumaCheck out his website: https://www.jamescjackson.com/Follow him on X https://x.com/DrJimJacksonFollow him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-jackson-b451503This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price .

Originally aired as our 148th episode, this Best Of replay is a riveting one. Although the writer/producer grew up in Hawaii, his childhood was far from paradise; enduring a cornucopia of PTSD, leaving him wondering what is real and what isn’t. He also shares his obsession with cults and the time he joined one to write about it and almost lost his mind.This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and formula and listeners can still get 20% off when they go to www.timeline.com/MENTALIf you’re interested in seeing or buying the fur

Kaja Sokola is a model-turned-psychologist and therapist–and one of Poland’s first public figures in mental health. She opens up about her battles with eating disorders, the work she’s done to overcome the psychological abuse that comes with working in the modeling industry, and the trauma of being one of the youngest victims of Harvey Weinstein’s crimes. More about Kaja:https://www.kaja-sokola.comhttps://www.instagram.com/kajasokola/This episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and formula and listeners can still get 20% off when

Dr. Margaret Rutherford is a clinical psychologist, author, and TEDx speaker. Throughout the course of her work, she noticed something that she calls Perfectly Hidden Depression, emotional pain camouflaged by achievement, tight emotional control, and a perfect-seeming life. If this sounds like you, look for her book Perfectly Hidden Depression Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Challenge the Ten Traits of Perfectionism That Mask Your Depression.More about Dr. Rutherfordwww.drmargaretrutherford.comThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhourThis episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same sc

Sari Cooper is the founder and Director of the Center for Love and Sex. A professional dancer turned sex therapist, Sari opens up about her path to this profession, including her own family history of mental illness. She also talks about her work and how you can begin to work through shame and build your sexual self-esteem. More about Sari Cooper:Follow her on TikTok @saricooperofficialwww.centerforloveandsex.com -Group private practice offering both individual and relationship sex therapy. Sex Esteem® Coaching for international clients and partners who want targeted help in their erotic and sexual goals. Erotic Intimacy Academy: www.eroticacademy.net IG @saricooperofficial FB @saricooperofficialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SXEsteemwithSariCooperThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This episode is sponsored by Alma. Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with diffe