Best Dr David Gibbs Podcasts (2024)

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Cory Richards on Climbing Mountains, Wrestling with Mental Health, Owning Up to His Past 54:57

1h ago54:57

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Writing is not what Cory Richards is best known for. No, that would be feats like being the first American to climb one of the 14 peaks in the world measuring over 8000 meters. He’s also known for his photography, which includes National Geographic covers. But Cory’s new book, The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within, isn’t just…

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Lead in Gasoline Has Damaged Your Mental Health and IQ, with Dr. Aaron Reuben 45:20

19h ago45:20

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Lead was added to car fuel back in the twenties and wasn’t phased out in America until 1996. By then, according to neuropsychologist and researcher Dr Aaron Reuben, the damage had very much been done. He’s one of the authors of a new study pointing to 151 million cases of mental illness that correlate with the presence of lead in gas tanks. The peo…

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Richard Sarvate’s Mom Had Problematic Schizophrenia but Made Some Mean Chapatis 41:22

8d ago41:22

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Home for Richard Sarvate wasn’t anything like the home lives of his friends. Unlike his friends, his mom was convinced Richard was trying to kill her and that Bill Clinton was sending her secret messages because they had the same birthday. Richard shares stories of growing up with an abusive mom who had schizophrenia, what that meant for the develo…

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Comedian Ellie Hino and Her Later-In-Life ADHD Diagnosis 43:02

15d ago43:02

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Twin Cities comic Ellie Hino was wondering if her young son might have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, so she looked into the symptoms. What she found was a pretty good rundown on problems that she had been wrestling with for many years, especially since becoming a mom. After extensive testing, her diagnosis was confirmed, which o…

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David Shaw of The Revivalists Finds His Heart Mode 40:22

22d ago40:22

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David Shaw’s anxiety was more than just a feeling in his mind, it was in his ears as well. The frontman of the popular rock band The Revivalists found himself dealing with hyperacusis, a condition of extreme hypersensitivity to sounds that would ordinarily be considered tolerable, which was a hindrance in his job as lead singer of a rock band. Davi…

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LISTENER’S CHOICE: Adventures in the Army with the Bipolar General 53:24

29d ago53:24

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During a decades long career in the United States Army, Gregg Martin just kept on succeeding. Star cadet at West Point, getting promoted up to two-start General, earning PhD degrees along the way, and receiving glowing evaluations all the while for his boundless energy and enthusiasm. He now knows that he was operating under a condition called hype…

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Comedian Youngmi Mayer on Cultural Dissonance, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, and Barry Gibb 44:07

1M ago44:07

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Youngmi Mayer says she hates doing research but, in our conversation and in her new memoir I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying, she does a lot of digging into the events of her life and what they all meant. Youngmi grew up in Saipan and Korea, the daughter of a Korean mother and a White American father, and had to deal with discrimination, harassment, …

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13 Reasons For Hope in Mental Health 41:08

1M ago41:08

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This episode of our show is premiering the day before Election Day in the U.S. and loads of people are just a mess with worry and anxiety. We don’t know the future and we’re not a politics show but we can provide you with a list of 13 stories that might make you feel that we’re getting somewhere as a society with mental health. Learn about the impr…

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Mysterious Cancellations Block Veterans’ Mental Health Care 39:39

2M ago39:39

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Imagine serving your country in the military, incurring some trauma and some mental health difficulties, and then finding that your appointments to get mental health treatment keep getting canceled without explanation. And in many cases, it’s you, the patient, being unfairly blamed for canceling or not showing up to the appointments. That’s happeni…

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The Promising World of Precision Treatment for Depression 43:04

2M ago43:04

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If you’ve ever tried to treat major depressive disorder, you know that it can be absolutely exhausting. That’s because for a long time the approach has been one of trial and error, taking a certain med, it doesn’t work, try a different one, try therapy, try something else, try, try, try. Stanford University researcher Dr. Leanne Williams is attempt…

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Bishop Briggs on Loss, Despair, and Finding Hope 44:17

2M ago44:17

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Singer/songwriter Bishop Briggs lost her sister, her best friend, her roommate, and her manager all on one day in January 2021. They were all the same person. After Kate’s death, swiftly following her diagnosis of ovarian cancer, Bishop plunged into a dark place, not eating, not really engaging with the world, and being increasingly haunted by thou…

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Dr. Jessi Gold and the Precarious Mental Health of the Medical Profession 47:58

3M ago47:58

47:58

How Do You Feel? is the title of Dr. Jessi Gold’s new memoir about her life as a psychiatrist dealing with her own mental health and the health of other medical providers during the first wave of the covid pandemic. The answer to the question the title poses would be, “Not very good at all.” Dr. Gold profiles composites of several patients in the m…

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Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart on Charting a Healing Path from Trauma 44:18

3M ago44:18

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Xiu Xiu, the highly experimental avant-garde rock band from California has just released their 14th album, 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips. It refers to a type of switchblade, which Jamie Stewart from the band collects. In this interview, Jamie tells us of the multi-generational cycle of abuse within their family and of th…

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Zac Carper of FIDLAR on Bipolar, Drugs, Meds, and Intense Journaling 43:03

3M ago43:03

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Zac Carper, lead singer and guitarist for the garage punk bad FIDLAR, is very familiar with one kind of drugs: the street substances of meth, heroin, and crack that he engaged in heavily when he was younger. Now, at 37, he’s grappling with a different sort: medications prescribed for his newly diagnosed bipolar disorder. Zac has found that, while h…

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For Mental Health, Covid Fed Our S Up and We’re Just Starting To Figure Out How 40:41

3M ago40:41

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Yes, we don’t have to wear masks in the grocery store and yes, vaccines have been very effective in reducing the spread and severity of covid-19. But the mental health ramifications of the whole pandemic experience are only now beginning to be understood. Dr. Royce Lee from the University of Chicago joins us to talk about how it made serious mental…

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Election Stress Disorder and What To Do About it with Theresa Nguyen 42:58

4M ago42:58

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The U.S. election is weeks away and a lot of people are kind of a mess right now. It can feel like the whole world is on the line and you have no real power over what happens. This can result in election stress disorder, the overwhelm of panic and anxiety that can interfere with your life functions and peace of mind. We’re joined by Theresa Nguyen,…

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Moon Unit Zappa on Family Trauma, Neglect, and Building a Self 51:56

4M ago51:56

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For much of the world, Moon Unit Zappa is famous for two things: the unusual name given her by her father, iconic musician Frank Zappa, and the 1982 song “Valley Girl” where she appeared with Frank when she was 14. The full, complex portrait of life in this unconventional family isn’t all that funny as told by Moon today. She tells of a lifetime of…

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The Muddy Ethical Ground of AI Mental Healthcare with Dr. Jodi Halpern 36:51

4M ago36:51

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It’s a supply and demand issue. With increasing numbers of people seeking help, it’s harder to get in to see a human counselor. At the same time, artificial intelligence technology is booming, leading to growing availability of computer programs that say similar things to what humans say while not being human at all. Dr. Jodi Halpern, Chancellor’s …

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s Ela Melo on Music, the Stars, Psychosis, and Reality 46:38

4M ago46:38

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During the covid pandemic, Ela Melo of the acclaimed band Rainbow Kitten Surprise was staying with her parents and went out one night to look at the stars. And the stars, she felt quite certain, were communicating with her. Trying to tell her things. This was to be the beginning of a journey that involved a bipolar disorder diagnosis, psychotic bre…

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Susan Cain on Reaching a Quiet Life 40:24

5M ago40:24

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Introverts around the world celebrated, quietly, when Susan Cain’s book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, became a #1 best-seller back in 2012. Her next book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, also went to #1. Now Cain is back with an audio series, A Quiet Life in Seven Steps, about how to reach a …

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Gut Health, Resilience, and What the Heck Is TMS Anyway? 41:12

5M ago41:12

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The gut microbiome, that little ecosystems of bacteria and microorganisms in your body, and your mental health are more closely related than we may have thought. Dr. Aparna Church led a study that points out the connection between a person’s stress resilience and the composition of their gut microbiome. She joins us and offers advice on how to eat …

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Mike Doughty Was Recently Hospitalized for Depression Twice. It Helped. 45:32

5M ago45:32

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It was two years into a vicious cycle of depression and Mike Doughty was falling apart. He was taking more Ambien than he had been prescribed, importing huge boxes of the stuff from India, waking up to find packs of cigarettes, candy wrappers, and pizza boxes with no memory of leaving his Memphis home to make such purchases. He was convinced someth…

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Reframing Your Memories, Even the Terrible Ones, To Help Your Mental Health 41:46

5M ago41:46

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Memories are like the radiant light and heat of the sun. They’re always coming at us, inescapable. But like that radiant light and heat, memories can be harnessed and converted into a fuel that can provide power. That’s the thinking behind cognitive reminiscence therapy (CRT), the practice of revisiting, reexamining, and reframing your memories to …

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Life Inside a Psych Unit and Therapy for Rock Bands 46:21

6M ago46:21

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One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit is an HBO documentary about life inside an in-patient facility in Queens that specializes in helping people of college age who are in acute crisis. The filmmakers, Alexandra Shiva and Lindsay Megrue, introduce a variety of patients who have been through experiences such as suicide attempts or drug overdoses and t…

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3 Mandates For Faith to Grow 43:00

6M ago43:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Bemiss Road Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 3 Mandates For Faith to Grow Subtitle: WZYN Preaching Time Speaker: Dr. David Gibbs, Jr. Broadcaster: Bemiss Road Baptist Church Event: Special Meeting Date: 7/11/2024 Length: 43 min.

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Joy Revival 34:00

6M ago34:00

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A new MP3 sermon from Bemiss Road Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Joy Revival Subtitle: WZYN Preaching Time Speaker: Dr. David Gibbs, Jr. Broadcaster: Bemiss Road Baptist Church Event: Special Meeting Date: 7/5/2024 Length: 34 min.

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Gracie Gold, Olympic Figure Skater and Human with Mental Illness 52:38

6M ago52:38

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In terms of achievement, Gracie Gold had it all: Olympic medal, world championships, beloved celebrity at the pinnacle of an incredibly competitive and difficult field. She even became friends with Taylor Swift. Unfortunately, in terms of mental health problems, she also had it all: eating disorders, body dysmorphia, depression, anxiety, suicidal i…

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The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy Opens Up About Lifelong Anxiety, Impostor Syndrome 48:33

6M ago48:33

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The Decemberists have been making memorable, popular, and critically acclaimed music for over twenty years and for that entire time, lead singer and songwriter Colin Meloy has battled the feeling that he’s secretly a fraud. And the more success he’s had with his career, the more he’s been at the head of a large organization upon which people earn t…

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A Regular Guy, Managing Trauma, Who Happens to Be Paul Scheer 56:14

6M ago56:14

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Trauma and comedy wouldn’t seem to have a lot in common but they do have one thing: Paul Scheer. You may know Paul from TV shows like the comedy The League or from his podcasts like How Did This Get Made. In this deeply personal, vulnerable, and - yes - funny interview and in his new memoir, Joyful Recollections of Trauma, Paul Scheer recounts tale…

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Comedian Liz Miele on Depression, Trauma, Violence, and Live On-Stage Panic Attacks 53:40

6M ago53:40

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Liz Miele has headlined on comedy stages around the world and produced numerous stand-up specials. It’s an impressive career that began at Manhattan open mics when she was 16 years old. We have a wide-ranging conversation with Liz about her recent depressive episode, the panic attacks that have been going on for years including in the middle of her…

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Comedian Sierra Katow on Big Time Achievement and Persistent Depression 43:54

7M ago43:54

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Just because someone’s depressed, doesn’t mean they can’t achieve great things. Just because someone can achieve great things, doesn’t mean they aren’t depressed. You may already know these facts, especially if you’ve been listening to our show doe a while, but they bear repeating because they can be easy to forget. Sierra Katow has a new standup s…

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Chris Gethard is Less Ego-Driven, More Peaceful, No Longer Losing Teeth 1:04:05

7M ago1:04:05

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When you’ve had an HBO comedy special, starred in an off-Broadway show, made a million TV appearances, and headlined comedy clubs all over the country, the next move is not generally to apply to grad school to become a therapist or social worker. But that’s what Chris Gethard found himself doing after his incredibly stressful career hit some hard s…

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The New York Times’ Ernesto Londoño Dives Deep Into the Psychedelic Treatment Experience 50:05

7M ago50:05

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Ernesto Londoño, a veteran journalist with the New York Times, was suicidally depressed, living in Brazil, and curious. He had heard from a psychiatrist at a party about the remarkable and barely studied benefits of ayahuasca, a psychedelic herbal brew that has been popular among tribes in South America for a long time. Being a reporter, he wanted …

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Our Guests Are Musician Judah Akers and, In a Sense, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross 50:58

7M ago50:58

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Judah & the Lion’s new album, The Process, is divided into five different stages, one for each stage of grief as described by Swiss psychiatrist Elizabeth Kübler-Ross. So there are songs about denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Judah Akers was moved to create the album after a series of incidents in his life, including suicides …

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Shannon & the Clams’ Shannon Shaw on Building Something Beautiful in the Wake of Tragedy 50:03

8M ago50:03

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Shannon Shaw was on her way to check out an alternate venue for her upcoming wedding and then to her bachelorette party one August day in 2022 when she got word that Joe Haener, Shannon’s fiancé, had been killed. His pickup had collided with another pickup and he died right outside the fields of his family farm. Shannon joins us to talk about the p…

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Shanti Das Turns From Helping Musicians to Helping Minds 50:46

8M ago50:46

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As a big player in the recording industry, Shanti Das provided a lot of help in bringing artists like Usher, OutKast, and TLC to national audiences. Ultimately, she needed a lot of help herself and left her high profile career behind to work on her own mental health. Shanti went through a dark time in the early to mid-2010s, with the loss of her si…

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Gary Gulman on Childhood, Depresh, and Leaving Food Comedy Behind 56:12

8M ago56:12

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Gary Gulman is a very successful comedian. He’s released several specials, plays to packed rooms, and is incredibly highly regarded among his peers. But for his first book, Misfits: Growing Up Awkward in the ‘80s, Gary didn’t want to just rehash his act into book form. Gary, an avid reader, has read books like that and felt ripped off by them. Inst…

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Advice on Mental Health in the Workplace with Megan Delp 45:00

8M ago45:00

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The hierarchies, politics, and constant stress of the average job situation can be a lot to manage for anyone. If you add a mental health issue to contend with on top of all that, it can get downright fraught. Megan Delp is a therapist and the Director of Workplace Mental Health for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). She’s here to fiel…

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Lindy West on Dealing with Online Jerks and Navigating Depression and ADHD 53:33

9M ago53:33

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Lindy West is many things: an author of best-selling books like Shrill, a comedian, a podcast host, and a former opinion columnist for The New York Times and The Guardian. She’s also an easy target for trolls online because she does have strong opinions, because she shares parts of her own personal story in her work, and because she - and this is a…

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Todd Glass on Controlling One’s Environment 50:16

9M ago50:16

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Todd Glass has been in the comedy game for a long time, dating back to the eighties, so he’s had time to figure out how he wants his life and his work to go. Todd makes sure the right music is playing in the club as people come in, sees to it that no TVs are on in the bar, and generally tries to make his world tidy. Does this make him obsessive? Co…

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Leah Rudick: Stand Up Comedian, TikTok Superstar, Anxiety Haver 43:16

9M ago43:16

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Leah Rudick is playing to sold out theaters on her comedy tours and stars in her own special, Spiraling, on Amazon Prime, thanks in large part to her massive following on TikTok and other social media platforms. So does that success help her lifelong struggle with anxiety? Well, kind of, yeah! It feels good. But achievement isn’t a cure for anxiety…

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BONUS CONTENT PREVIEW: The Tables Have Turned and YOU Are the Interviewer 6:23

9M ago6:23

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In this special edition of Depresh Mode, host John Moe gets up and moves to the other chair, becoming the ones answering the questions for once. He's joined by actual listeners who volunteered as guest hosts in a probing and thoughtful conversation. John has been hosting mental health podcasts for many years, has written a book (The Hilarious World…

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Jenny Lawson on Ketamine, Books, and Wendy’s Potatoes 1:00:43

9M ago1:00:43

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What’s it really like to get ketamine treatment? The brilliant writer Jenny Lawson (Broken, Furiously Happy) walks us through her experiences with the drug, how it made her feel when she was in the thick of it, why she sometimes felt like an atom floating in the endless void of space, and whether it’s been effective for her ongoing treatment-resist…

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WHY I'm Glad You're Here 24:57

9M ago24:57

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It's the Max Fun Drive and we are so glad to have your support! In this special mini-episode, host John Moe talks about how important you are to the show we make and the work we do. Hear about the events that led to John's deeper understanding of how exactly mental health works and why mutual support matters so very much. Thank you to all our liste…

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Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Jackie Kashian, Jeremy Bent, John Moe, and Dan McCoy 15:48

10M ago15:48

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This special network wide event is a celebration of The MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join. We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts. J. Keith v…

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Joel Kim Booster Returns and Climbs Out of a Pit 57:51

10M ago57:51

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Our 2021 interview with Joel Kim Booster was easily one of our most talked about episodes we’ve ever made. Joel was deeply depressed at the time of the interview and was brutally honest about it, sharing his belief that his creativity was dead forever and that this was just who he was now, forever. A lot of people expressed great concern for Joel a…

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Kari Faux Stands Up to Her Original Bully 48:37

10M ago48:37

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Kari Faux is an acclaimed rapper originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, which is a place she returned to after several years of not loving life in Los Angeles. She later judged her situation and decided things would be better living in Houston so she moved there. These decisions are examples of the thoughtful approach she takes to a lot of issues i…

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The Huge Importance of Human Support with Paul Gilmartin 46:50

10M ago46:50

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It was 2003 and Paul Gilmartin, one time host of TV’s Dinner and a Movie, was presented with an ultimatum by his psychiatrist: either do something to address your alcohol and drug addiction or I can’t really work with you anymore. Besides substance use issues, Paul had been dealing with intense suicidal ideation, major depressive disorder and the t…

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Do You Need Some Financial Therapy? 36:58

10M ago36:58

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The issue of money is packed with shame, anxiety, and a lot of psychological mess that you might have to unpack in order to get to a comfortable place. Fortunately, there’s therapy for that. Celia Roberts Hughes is a Nashville, Tennessee professional financial therapist, merging the overlapping world of personal psychology and money to try to strik…

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