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"A perversely safe place in which he and his guests talk about their fears, addictions and traumatic childhoods." - NY Times "Normalizes what so many others feel but have been too fearful or ashamed to express...remarkable" - Psychology Today "A vital, compassionate gem that fills a desperate and under-addressed need in our society." - Esquire "Gilmartin makes a conscious effort to explore stories that aren’t black and white" - Slate Magazine "Praised by listeners all over the world" - Atlantic Monthly www.mentalpod.com mentalpod@gmail.com

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#637 Career Anxiety/Satisfaction - Ashley Stahl

3/31/2023
Ashley Stahl (@AshleyStahl) is a counterterrorism professional turned career coach, the author of the bestselling book, You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direction, Design Your Dream Career, and the host of the You Turn Podcast. Her work has a great deal of overlap with mental health because it’s all about self-reflection and discovering who you are. We spend much of our lives working and Ashley aims to help people find a career that aligns with their skills and their values. More About...

Duration:02:02:22

#636 Your Brain On Art - Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen

3/24/2023
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross join Paul to discuss their new book Your Brain on Art. They share the science behind how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts. This episode will remind you why creativity should be a priority in your life, even if (maybe especially if) you don’t think of yourself as a creative person. More About Susan and Ivy: Website: https://www.yourbrainonart.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbrainonartbook/ LinkedIn:...

Duration:01:14:24

#635 The Brain/Gut Connection - Dr Will Cole

3/17/2023
Dr. Will Cole (@DrWillCole) joins Paul to discuss the gut-brain connection and the impact that inflammation can have on all areas of our health. Dr. Cole specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing a functional medicine approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, and brain problems. Be sure to check out his podcast The Art of Being Well and his book Gut Feelings. For more about Dr Will Cole...

Duration:01:19:50

#634 Authenticity - Dr Carolyn Kurle

3/10/2023
Dr. Carolyn Kurle is a Biology Professor at UC San Diego. When she noticed that her students were coming to her for guidance about their mental and emotional struggles, she decided to write a book with her advice–which offers thoughts on finding your authenticity and connecting to your spark. Be sure to check out her book, The Guidance Groove. Find out more about Dr Kurle at www.GuidanceGroove.com and to find out how to buy her book The Guidance Groove: Escape Unproductive Habits, Trust...

Duration:01:53:44

#633 - Romance & Mental Illness - Allison Raskin

3/3/2023
Allison (@AllisonRaskin & @EmotionalSupportLady) opens up about her struggles with contamination OCD, sensory issues with clothing, anxiety, depression and compulsive thinking since age 4. The mental health advocate (in the process of getting her Master’s in psychology), podcaster and NY Times best-selling author (her new book is Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD and/or Depression)shares about being blessed with a supportive family and the...

Duration:01:26:41

#632 "Good" vs "Bad" Perfectionism - Katherine Morgan Schafler

2/24/2023
Katherine Morgan Schafler is a therapist and an author who studies perfectionism. She talks about healthy vs maladaptive perfectionism and the ways we can harness this tendency for good. Follow her @KatherineMorganSchafler. Check out her book, The Perfectionists Guide to Losing Control. About Katherine Buy her book https://www.perfectionistsguide.com/ Follow her on IG www.Instagram.com/katherinemorganschafler Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online...

Duration:01:29:22

#631 Boundaries W/Parents - Kelly Collette

2/17/2023
Kelly Collette is a comedian, writer, artist, and an avid listener of the podcast. She opens up about going low contact with both of her parents and how she’s worked to set boundaries after a childhood filled with abuse and abandonment. Follow Kelly on social media @KellyCollette Visit her website www.KellyColletteComedy.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For...

Duration:01:21:24

#630 Wishing Your Family Would Change

2/10/2023
Why, oh why would you choose to go on vacation with your family when every other time it's been a train wreck? Rich, one of Paul’s support group friends (and previous guest), wanted to talk through his trouble accepting that his family won't change, the issues he’s been having from it, and he and Paul decided to record the conversation. They discuss validation seeking, unhealthy dating patterns, and how it all circles back to his family. Oh and the date he went on that redefines...

Duration:00:54:30

#629 Paul's Mentor Bill

2/3/2023
Yes Bill W. is his real name and he has been helping Paul for 19 years; inspiring him, helping him, making him laugh and giving him the truth when he needs to hear it. They talk about surrendering to things we're powerless over, developing good habits -especially human connection- to battle our demons and his lingering "shoulda-coulda-wouldas" on a professional baseball career that was cut short. Oh and of course a little talk about staying up for 3 nights doing cocaine. Support Our...

Duration:01:27:02

#628 Losing Her Preteen To Suicide - Kathleen Hammond

1/27/2023
Kathleen Hammond is a mother who lost her child. She sits down with Paul to talk about childhood bullying, a parent’s perspective on losing a child to suicide, and how she manages to survive after this immense loss. Connect to Kathleen on FB https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.pelaez?mibextid=LQQJ4d Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be...

Duration:01:54:23

#627 Give A F*ck Actually - Dr Alex Wills

1/20/2023
Dr. Alex Wills is a psychiatrist & therapist who focuses on the importance of ‘radical emotional acceptance’. He discusses how we can accept our emotions and what happens when we ignore them. Be sure to check out his new book Give a Fuck, Actually. More About Dr....

Duration:01:28:40

#626 The Science Of A Good Life - Dr Robert Waldinger

1/13/2023
Dr. Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist & a professor at Harvard Medical School who worked on an 85-year long study on what it takes to have a good life. His new book The Good Life expands on the results of that study and the science of relationships. More About Dr. Waldinger To watch his TED Talk, click here (https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness?language=en). This is a link to buy his upcoming book...

Duration:01:37:23

#625 The Black Sheep - Evan Schad

1/6/2023
Paul’s friend (@Evan_Schad) shares about being the black sheep of the family (and having a “perfect” sibling) and eventually being sent to boarding school where he began to dissociate. He talks about bottoming out with a felony DUI and a trip to jail before finally asking for help. He also shares about learning to overcome his numbness, identify his emotions and eventually express them, especially in group therapy. Follow Evan on IG @Evan_Schad Support Our Sponsors! This episode is...

Duration:01:36:20

#624 Best Of: Perfectionism - Meghan Daum

12/30/2022
Originally recorded in 2011, the critically-acclaimed author of 6 books (most recently The Problem With Everything), columnist and blogger (@Meghan_Daum) talks with Paul about growing up and later rebelling in a household where music and academia were everything. She talks about the pressure of starting a writing career in Manhattan and living a real-life Devil Wears Prada nightmare, where the idea of even living in a rundown building in a bohemian neighborhood became unattainable. They talk...

Duration:01:51:44

#623 Best Of - Kerri Kenney-Silver - Codependence

12/23/2022
Originally recorded in 2012 and voted a listener favorite, Kerri (@KerriKenneySilver @KerriKenney) is a comedian/actor/musician. She opens up about her childhood, the impact of her parents’ divorce, her obsessive worrying, her aborted engagement to a crack addict and what she learned about herself. People know Kerri from Reno 911, MTV’s The State, Bob’s Burgers, and the indie rock band Cake Like. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10%...

Duration:01:07:21

#622 Best Of - OG Iranian Freedom Fighter Nadereh Fanaeian

12/16/2022
Originally recorded and aired in 2011 Nadereh’s story is sadly all too timely today. Nadereh (@NaderehShe) is a former Marxist revolutionary who fled her native Iran (while 6 months pregnant) after the capture and execution of her husband in the 1988 prisoner massacre where over 5000 were killed regardless of time served. Nadereh and her husband were the first wave of the killing, oppression and displacement that continues to this day in Iran by the same government that is in power today...

Duration:02:15:49

#621 Surviving Depression Hell - Liz E

12/9/2022
Paul's support group friend is a 44-year-old single mom whose meds stopped working and before finding another one that worked, spiraled into a depressive episode that had her fearing for her life while also feeling unmotivated to change things or reach out for help. Liz also shares about her family's history of enmeshment, addiction, a dad with creepy boundaries and breaking her lifelong pattern of always needing one or more men to date for conquest and validation. Support Our...

Duration:01:08:27

#620 Anonymous Confessions 2

12/2/2022
Paul reads listener's surveys describing their demons, dreams, failures, accomplishments, resentments and loves. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing....

Duration:01:07:54

#619 Neal Brennan's Horrifying DMT Ride

11/25/2022
Comedian Neal Brennan (@NealBrennan) shares about his experiences with 5-MeO-DMT, ayahuasca, meds, TMS, and various modes of talk therapy. He also discusses the psychology of the comedy brain and how the mean voice in his head distorts reality. For more about Neal: Check out this newest Netflix standup special Neal Brennan: Blocks www.NealBrennan.com Twitter and IG @NealBrennan FB www.Facebook.com/NealBrennanOfficial Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online...

Duration:00:55:52

#618 What Is A "Good Asian Son"? - Chris Chou

11/18/2022
Chris Chou is one of Paul’s closest friends and a member of his support group. Chris shares what it was like moving to the U.S. as a child and how toxic parenting left him struggling with his sense of self, the high expectations of his Asian parents and facing his anger and intimacy issues. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to...

Duration:01:28:31

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