#325 I Am The Worst Person Ever: Mike Levine

#325 I Am The Worst Person Ever: Mike Levine

For most of his life Mike has been wracked with shame and self-hatred, convinced he was the worst person ever and fantasizing about suicide when he was hospitalized at 15. He and Paul talk about where his self-hate may come from as well as his ADHD, emotionally sterile and achievement-focused childhood, body dysmorphia, cross-dressing, kink as a submissive male, and how he finally summoned the courage and self-love to end an abusive friendship. Mike is a great example of someone learning to embrace his uniqueness instead of hating and shaming himself for it. Follow Mike on Twitter/Instagram: @bizmichael Check out his books: At Least You're Not These Monsters and All The Feelings This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp To try a week of counseling for free go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental and fill out a questionnaire so you can be paired with a licensed counselor. This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter. To post your jobs for free go to www.ZipRecruiter.com/first To support the podcast consider becoming a monthly donor via Patreon for as little as $1/month (and get rewards for free like donor-only mini eps where Paul reads responses from the donor-only survey) Go to www.Patreon.com/mentalpod A great way to help the podcast is to donate frequent flyer miles. For details on how to do it go to. www.Mentalpod.com/donate and scroll down to the Frequent Flyer Miles section. 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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#795 Taking Off The Mask - A Best Of Ep w/Laurenne Sala

#795 Taking Off The Mask - A Best Of Ep w/Laurenne Sala

A Best Of ep originally aired in 2014. What happens when the Homecoming Queen takes off her popularity mask and deals with the pain of her co-dependent mom and the suicide of her gay father? The criti...

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#794 Best Of: Maria Bamford & The Psych Ward

#794 Best Of: Maria Bamford & The Psych Ward

In this listener-favorite ep from 2013, the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed comedian talks about her lifelong battles with OCD, Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome, BiPolar II, and the recent hospitali...

3 Huhti 1h 53min

#793 - Darkness In The "Wholesome" Family - Andrea Leeb

#793 - Darkness In The "Wholesome" Family - Andrea Leeb

Andrea Leeb is a writer and advocate who opens up about her experience as an incest survivor and the betrayal of both her father, who abused her, and her mother, who turned the other way. She also sha...

27 Maalis 1h 38min

#792 Can Personalities Change? - Olga Khazan

#792 Can Personalities Change? - Olga Khazan

Olga Khazan is an author and staff writer for The Atlantic. Today she talks about the experiments she undertook to change her own personality traits over the course of a year, which inspired her new b...

20 Maalis 1h 14min

#791 Couple Issues - Erin Valente

#791 Couple Issues - Erin Valente

Erin Valente is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) who gives practical advice for managing issues in your marriage, including moving through divorce. She also opens up about her abusive chi...

13 Maalis 1h 37min

#790 Fathers, Sons & Vulnerability - Mike de la Rocha

#790 Fathers, Sons & Vulnerability - Mike de la Rocha

Mike de la Rocha is a musician, author, and social justice advocate who joins Paul to discuss why vulnerability is so important for men– something his father’s death helped him see. Look for his book,...

6 Maalis 1h 37min

#789 Sexual Shame - Dr. Nicole McNichols

#789 Sexual Shame - Dr. Nicole McNichols

Dr. Nicole McNichols is an internationally renowned human sexuality professor, author, and speaker whose college course, The Diversity of Human Sexuality, is the most popular in the history of the Uni...

27 Helmi 2h 9min

#788 Discovering Sexuality & Processing Trauma - "Marilyn"

#788 Discovering Sexuality & Processing Trauma - "Marilyn"

Marilyn is a support group friend who opens up about her journey to discovering her sexuality and her tendency toward love addiction. She talks about how she’s processing her trauma and what it meant ...

20 Helmi 2h 11min

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