Best Stephanie Foo Podcasts (2024)

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OCD Is An Earthquake In The Brain with Stephen Smith 57:15

3M ago57:15

57:15

Stephen Smith, co-founder of the teletherapy platform NOCD, joins us to share his lived experience with OCD (sexual obsessions, relationship obsessions, and more) that fueled him to create a a virtual therapy platform specializing in the treatment of OCD. Like many, Stephen did months of general talk therapy with a therapist who didn’t understand O…

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Healing from CPTSD with Stephanie Foo 52:21

3M ago52:21

52:21

Stephanie Foo, author of the New York Times bestseller What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma, brought CPTSD to the forefront of mental health care. She joins us to talk about her healing journey, what CPTSD recovery means to her, emotional flashbacks, the painstaking search for a therapist, “the dread”, and more.This podcast i…

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Brain on Fire with Susannah Cahalan 1:14:56

3M ago1:14:56

1:14:56

Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire, joins the Lobotomommies today! She talks the doctor who saved her life, the importance of holistic mental health care, physiological causes of mental health conditions, and more. As the 217th person to be diagnosed with anti-NDMA receptor autoimmune encephalitis, naturally esc…

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Surviving Suicide with Chrissie Hodges 1:03:38

4M ago1:03:38

1:03:38

In part two of this discussion, Chrissie opens up about her suicide attempt that led to her hospitalization and OCD diagnosis. She also shares her OCD treatment experience utilizing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and recovery journey.This podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, affordable, and convenient OCD therapy. Schedu…

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Sexual Orientation OCD with Chrissie Hodges 1:06:11

4M ago1:06:11

1:06:11

Peer support specialist and OCD advocate Chrissie Hodges joins Books, Looks, and Lobotomies to talk about her memoir Pure OCD: The Invisible Side of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In part one of this discussion, Chrissie shares her journey with emetophobia and sexual orientation OCD that nearly ended her life. This podcast is made possible by NOCD.…

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OCD and Mental Compulsions 56:25

4M ago56:25

56:25

On this week’s episode of Books, Looks, and Lobotomies, licensed therapist and OCD specialist Alegra Kastens talks Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and mental compulsions. She provides information about specific mental compulsions, how Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) works with mental compulsions, stopping mental compulsions, and whether or…

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Amanda Montell's "The Age of Magical Overthinking" 1:02:38

4M ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Welcome back, Lobotomommies! This week, Alegra chats with Amanda Montell (Wordslut, Cultish, Sounds Like A Cult Podcast) about her latest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking. While discussing the cognitive biases that run wild through our brains, Alegra and Amanda also get deep about past relationships and "overpacking" their lives. This podcast …

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Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar" 1:06:25

5M ago1:06:25

1:06:25

In the first episode of her new podcast, Alegra reads "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath; a semi-autobiographical novel that covers all of this podcast's talking points: books, gender issues and feminism, and mental health. Alegra dissects the book, pausing to give personal anecdotes from her life, while also breaking down some of the backstory of the …

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What Makes an Enjoyable Life With Andrea Gibson 48:24

8M ago48:24

48:24

As the first season of United Bodies comes to a close, here’s a conversation that will buoy us all by proving what’s possible. We’ve been talking about building the world we need -- be that through destigmatizing the hard stuff in our life through humor, liberating ourselves through movement, choosing to write a new story for our lives, finding bod…

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Pleasure Is For All of Us with adrienne maree brown 39:35

8M ago39:35

39:35

Today we’re talking about pleasure. I can already tell that some of you are wincing. Pleasure is experienced in our bodies and keeps us full of aliveness—whether that’s the pleasure that comes from feeling sun on our backs, tasting our favorite treat, or from a steamy sexcapade. We’re talking about it all today with the person who wrote a whole boo…

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Reclaiming Spirituality After It Was Weaponized Against Us with Phillip Picardi 43:55

8M ago43:55

43:55

For many of us, spiritual health is a facet of our health that we consider less, perhaps even give less weight to or spend less time cultivating. There are many reasons for this. Spirituality can feel elusive, confusing, scary, and unknown. It can bring up religious baggage, ostracization, and pain. Religion is one of the most notable constructs of…

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The Liberating Power of Movement With Morgan Dixon and Aj Williams 44:53

9M ago44:53

44:53

Moving your body, in any way you can, can be a liberating experience—to feel your power, your strength, your security and resiliency through a step forward, a dance, a roll or stroll through nature. Studies support this—movement has a profound impact on our brains: reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, encouraging creativity and ingenuity. Thin…

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Writing A New Story with Stephanie Foo 37:08

9M ago37:08

37:08

Content warning: child abuse Trauma is everywhere we look. Most prominently, trauma is marked by a sense of powerlessness and loss of control. This is one of most overwhelming parts of experiencing trauma. It’s terrifying to lose control over our bodies and our lives. Recovery is then about regaining control over all that was taken from us. One too…

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Laughter is the Best Medicine with Samantha Irby 37:43

9M ago37:43

37:43

Welcome to the second half of United Bodies, where we’re focused on building the world we need. A huge part of building a better world is about imbuing our world with joy and there’s nothing that makes me feel more joy than laughter. I love to laugh and I particularly love to laugh about my own problems. This is what I think they call… coping. Laug…

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The Power and Potential of Grief With Wanda Irving 38:11

9M ago38:11

38:11

We are living in a time of collective mourning. Millions of people are mourning loved ones lost to COVID, others are mourning those lost to rampant gun violence or police brutality, and still others are mourning the smaller or slower losses: the loss of progressive illness, relationships, jobs. It can feel like everywhere we turn, there’s new loss.…

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The Criminalization of Mental Illness With Krista Cezair and Brittany Packnett Cunningham 40:56

9M ago40:56

40:56

Content Warnings: This episode includes discussions of suicidality, psychosis, violence, and police brutality. Over the last number of years, we’ve made significant progress in destigmatizing mental health care -- many of us openly talk about going to therapy, follow therapists on social media, and even trade tips on dealing with side effects of ta…

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If Our Pain Were Believed With Samantha Reid 49:16

10M ago49:16

49:16

There is a huge gender gap in those that experience pain and how pain is treated. More than 51 million people in the United States – more than 20 percent of adults – live with chronic pain, but 70 percent of pain sufferers are women. To make matters worse, women and nonbinary people, particularly women and nonbinary people of color, are treated poo…

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How America Took the Healing out of Wellness with Fariha Róisín 45:28

10M ago45:28

45:28

Content Warning: Child Sexual Abuse If you listen to a podcast, scroll through Instagram, read your favorite news site, chances are that you’ll run into an ad for a new wellness product that you likely do not need. Preying on our innate fear of our own mortality, the wellness industrial complex is the manifestation of a kind of capitalism, coloniza…

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Our United Fight for Bodily Autonomy With Imani Barbarin 38:50

10M ago38:50

38:50

Together, throughout United Bodies, we’ll explore how different components of our health—mental, physical, social, and spiritual—interplay with one another and intersect with the whole of our identity. When we understand these forces in our lives, we can meet both ourselves and others with more empathy and maybe even realize our fights for equity, …

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Trailer 1:37

11M ago1:37

1:37

United Bodies is a podcast about the lived experience of health. Join health and disability writer, producer, and activist Kendall Ciesemier and her guests as they explore how different components of our health – mental, physical, social, and spiritual – interplay with one another and intersect with the whole of our identity. When we understand the…

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Chosen Family 26:12

1+ y ago26:12

26:12

Kim Ceurstemont always knew she wanted to be a mother. In her late 30s and still single, she opted to become pregnant through a donor. She planned to raise her son on her own, but wanted her child to know who their father was. So she chose a donor willing to share his identity. His name was Guilherme Figueiredo. Gui and his boyfriend, Jeremy, had n…

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The Blind Surfer 29:58

1+ y ago29:58

29:58

As a teenager, Ling Pai had barely settled into her new home, in a new country, when she learned she was losing her sight. She’d been diagnosed with dominant optic atrophy, a degenerative condition with no cure or treatment. Her vision would continue to get worse with every passing year, until she was effectively blind. For years Ling resisted – ev…

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House Managers 28:01

1+ y ago28:01

28:01

At one time, Robert and Dareda owned seven homes – including a massive lakefront property and a 50-acre farm. And then it all came crashing down. But that didn’t quite spell the end of their opulent lifestyle – or at least not the appearance of it. For the next decade, the couple occupied dozens of extravagant houses – none of which belonged to the…

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Love, Loss and Baking 26:51

1+ y ago26:51

26:51

Jazzmyn Cramer and Chris Phillips arrived in the desert outside of Chama, New Mexico, with plans to build a home and live a self-sustaining life together. But in a flash, a tragic accident changed everything. Suddenly, Jazzmyn found herself alone, broke, and in a town where she knew no one. She turned to the one thing that always consoled and stead…

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Found In The Fire 23:30

1+ y ago23:30

23:30

Brandon Smith was raised by a family of public servants, but he felt like he was more of a public nuisance. A couple of wrong turns after college landed him in prison. While languishing in his cell, lost and unclear on what path to take next, a prison counselor offered him an opportunity: volunteer for Fire Camp, and help California tame its wildfi…

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The Birwood Wall 23:23

1+ y ago23:23

23:23

As kids, Esther Boyd and Teresa Moon spent hours playing alongside – and sometimes on top of – the 6-foot-tall, half-mile-long wall that cut through their Detroit neighborhood. But the wall’s intended purpose was much darker. It was built to segregate their Black neighborhood from the white families on the other side. The Birwood Wall had one job t…

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BONUS: Play Me a Recipe - Annada Rathi makes Indian Peanutty Noodles 19:25

1+ y ago19:25

19:25

On Play Me a Recipe, your favorite cooks will walk you through their most treasured recipes, offering all the insider tips, stories, and tricks you won't get from a written recipe—and you'll be right alongside them, every step of the way. If you're cooking along, here's the recipe we're making today. Go ahead and grab the ingredients below before s…

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There’s No Place Like Home. Made. Season 3 2:21

1+ y ago2:21

2:21

Stephanie Foo returns with six new stories of people who redefine the meaning of home in ways that may just change your own definition. Two Detroit women work to reclaim a historic landmark built by hate and fear. A prisoner finds purpose and belonging fighting California wildfires. A woman transcends tragedy and builds a bakery in a town of strang…

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[BONUS] The Genius Recipe Tapes: "We Are All Free" with Toni-Tipton Martin 25:39

1+ y ago25:39

25:39

Subscribe to The Genius Recipe Tapes here. Referenced in this episode: Toni Tipton-Martin's Louisiana Barbecued Shrimp recipe Toni's non-profit, The SANDE Youth Project Toni Tipton-Martin named 2021 Julia Child Award recipient (The Julia Child Award) Genius-Hunter Extra Credit: Check out Toni's cookbooks, Jubilee and The Jemima Code For more recipe…

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Hey Mamaliga with Carolina Gelen, Irina Georgescu & Fanfare Ciocarlia 52:13

1+ y ago52:13

52:13

Host Peter J. Kim is joined by content creator Carolina Gelen and author Irina Georgescu to talk about mamaliga, pickles, and Romania's super juicy sausages, as well as how communism shaped the family dinner table. Peter also discusses the musical influence of Romania's Romani people with Henry Ernst, manager of the energetic brass band Fanfare Cio…

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Puddings & PFCs with Mary McCartney, Jonathan Nunn & Hyphen 53:32

1+ y ago53:32

53:32

Host Peter J Kim takes a trip to the United Kingdom to explore puddings, PFCs, and the mysterious saveloy dip. Food Network host Mary McCartney invites us into her home to talk about the importance of Sunday roasts, and food and music memories with her father Paul McCartney. Jonathan Nunn, the founder of Vittles, guides us through the most importan…

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Adobo Flow with Ruby Ibarra, Dale Talde & Evelyn Obamos 46:58

1+ y ago46:58

46:58

Host Peter J. Kim will get into sinigang, adobo, lechon, and all that good stuff, but we’ll also explore the interplay of names, language, menus, and the immigrant experience with chef and author Dale Talde, filmmaker and educator Evelyn Obamos, and hip-hop artist Ruby Ibarra, whose bangin’ album Circa91 will be the soundtrack to this episode. For …

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Farofa Forever with Bebel Gilberto & Natalia Pereira 40:37

1+ y ago40:37

40:37

Host Peter J. Kim looks at the beauty and energy of Brazil, and reflects on issues related to home and scarcity with musician Bebel Gilberto, and Woodspoon chef Natalia Pereira. Music is by the rapper Kunumi MC. Check out Counterjam on Spotify for more tracks to groove along to.By Bebel Gilberto, Natalia Pereira, Peter J. Kim

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Injera Etiquette with Marcus Samuelsson & Serkaddis Alemu 50:33

1+ y ago50:33

50:33

Host Peter J. Kim looks at Ethiopian culture with chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Serkaddis Alemu, and spins a few tracks by Kibrom Birhane. Here's Marcus's wife's sister's recipe for Kitfo on Food52—one he's, as you'll learn in the episode, not allowed to prepare himself. Thanks for tuning into season 2; we'll be back with season 3 in a bit! In the me…

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Couscous & Bisous with Dominique Ansel, Stéphanie Jacquemont & Mory Sacko 42:35

1+ y ago42:35

42:35

Host Peter J. Kim digs into French culture with three phenomenal guests: pastry genius Dominique Ansel, Top Chef France star Mory Sacko, and one of the most distinguished individuals in Peter's life, Stéphanie Jacquemont (aka his wife). Check out the accompanying Counterjam playlist on Spotify for more from Lindigo, and other wonderful French artis…

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Challah Days with Eitan Bernath, Ilana Glazer & Einat Admony 42:08

1+ y ago42:08

42:08

This episode, Peter speaks with 19-year-old food whiz and social media sensation Eitan Bernath; actress, comedienne, and Broad City creator Ilana Glazer; and renowned chef and author Einat Admony on Jewish holiday foods: there's the seder plate, matzah and maror, and of course, grandma's chicken matzo ball soup. All music is by Gitkin. As always, k…

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Foo-foo for Fufu with Ego Nwodim, Femi Kuti & Made Kuti 42:39

1+ y ago42:39

42:39

Self-proclaimed fufu-head Peter J. Kim sits down with comedian Ego Nwodim and Afrobeat pioneers Femi and Made Kuti to discuss ultimate jollof, Nigerian religi-pop, and the beloved ball of cooked starch that goes by many names. That's a wrap on season 1 of Counterjam. We'll be back in May with season 2. In the meantime—follow Counterjam on Spotify f…

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Breaking the Bento Box with Yumi Nagashima, G Yamazawa & Dan the Automator 41:57

1+ y ago41:57

41:57

Relationships with teriyaki, sushi stereotypes, and the immigrant hustle—host Peter J. Kim looks at Japanese-American cultural identity with comedian Yumi Nagashima, rapper G Yamazawa, and producer Dan the Automator. Check out Counterjam on Spotify for bonus playlists featuring tracks from Yumi, G, Dan and so many other wonderful Japanese-American …

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Flavors of NYC with Jarobi White & Kelis 42:22

1+ y ago42:22

42:22

This episode is all about the city that never sleeps and always eats. Host Peter J. Kim looks at the undefinable cuisine of New York City, with the help of A Tribe Called Quest founding member Jarobi White and multiplatinum artist, chef, and fashion icon Kelis. Referenced in this episode: Are you, too, a sauce person? Check out Kelis's Skillshare o…

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Bonus Episode: The House Instagram Built 7:28

2+ y ago7:28

7:28

Back in our “Is There A Doctor In The Dollhouse?” episode, we met Kwandaa Roberts, a doctor who went viral on Instagram after renovating her daughter’s dollhouse. Now, we dive deeper into the impact that reality TV and social media have had on Kwandaa, interior design, and how we all see ourselves in our homes. Fashion journalist Liz Segran talks Q…

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Bonus Episode: Return of the Ghosts 10:44

2+ y ago10:44

10:44

In this episode, we have another spooky story to share. We talk to Victor Castro, a paranormal investigator, about the two ghosts he encounters in his home. He also provides some expert insight into Steve and Krista’s ghostly encounters from our “My Roommate, The Ghost” episode. As a “Home. Made.” listener, you’re eligible for an exclusive $2,000 c…

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Electric Lady 22:10

2+ y ago22:10

22:10

Shana Turner was struck by lightning and survived, miraculously unharmed – or so everyone thought. In the years following her lightning strike, she began to experience some serious physical and mental side effects and struggled to cope. To make matters worse, some of her family and friends refused to believe anything was even wrong with her. Desper…

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Founder, Author, & Award-Winning Public Speaker Kevin Dedner 51:32

2+ y ago51:32

51:32

Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today, I will be engaging with Kevin Dedner. He serves as founder and CEO of Washington-D.C.-based Hurdle, which provides culturally intentional teletherapy to eliminate barriers that make it harder for people of color to get mental health care. Kevin is deeply connected to Hurdle’s mission, having …

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Mattie And The Motorcycle 23:26

2+ y ago23:26

23:26

Growing up in the church, there were a lot of things Mattie Murrey was told she couldn’t do. But she was a rebel – and a daredevil, too. Mattie raced motorcycles all over rural Minnesota when she was young. As she got older, however, her religious community told her it was not acceptable. She had to stop. So, Mattie traded her favorite pastime for …

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Innovative Radio Journalist, Producer & Author Stephanie Foo 43:23

2+ y ago43:23

43:23

Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be speaking with Stephanie Foo. She is the author of What My Bones Know: A Memoir Of Healing From Complex Trauma, the first literary memoir to tackle the science and psychology of complex PTSD. Previously, she was a producer at This American Life and helped create Snap Judgment. She's a…

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Homage to Ukraine with Anna Voloshyna & Odyn v Kanoe 53:33

2+ y ago53:33

53:33

The current crisis in Ukraine is a nightmare. While we may try to quantify its toll in the number of lives lost, we also need to consider the culture that is being threatened. In this episode of Counterjam, host Peter J Kim goes course by course through a festive Ukrainian meal with Anna Voloshyna, chef and author of the forthcoming cookbook Budmo!…

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The Lady Is A Saddle Tramp 23:44

2+ y ago23:44

23:44

When Shannon King’s marriage ended abruptly, she realized that somewhere along the way, she had forgotten her #1 priority: herself. She’d stopped doing the things she loved and lost her sense of self in a relationship that wasn’t working. Unsure of what else to do when everything fell apart, Shannon decided to make a change. She vowed to leave ever…

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Award Winning Professor, Fellow, & Author Dr. Rheeda Walker 1:01:43

2+ y ago1:01:43

1:01:43

Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be speaking with Dr. Rheeda Walker. She is an award-winning Professor of psychology, fellow in the American Psychological Association, and author of The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health. She is also an expert scholar who has published more than 60 scientific papers on African A…

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