#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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#602 Best Of - Schizophrenia - Dr Elyn Saks

#602 Best Of - Schizophrenia - Dr Elyn Saks

Originally aired in 2015. The USC professor of law, psychiatry and psychology (in addition to a PhD in Psychoanalysis) talks about her history of schizophrenia, her multiple hospitalizations and how s...

29 Heinä 20222h 3min

#601 Best Of - Conflict - Randy Olea

#601 Best Of - Conflict - Randy Olea

Originally aired in 2013. A father/brother figure to Paul, the high-school teacher reflects on his Mexican heritage, violent upbringing, tour in Vietnam, stints as a bouncer at a Hell’s Angels bar, an...

22 Heinä 20222h 6min

#600 Best Of - Baron Vaughn

#600 Best Of - Baron Vaughn

Originally aired in 2013, the actor/comedian (Conan, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central) talks about his struggle to feel “authentically black” without betraying who he is, the state of comedy in the black ...

15 Heinä 20222h 11min

#599 Best Of - Pedophile Ring Survivor - Anneke Lucas

#599 Best Of - Pedophile Ring Survivor - Anneke Lucas

Originally aired in 2015. Sold by her mother to a pedophile ring led by powerful politicians and aristocrats in her native Belgium, Anneke’s story is about more than just survival. She talks about the...

8 Heinä 20222h 19min

#598 - Rescuing - Dr. Edward Shahrokh

#598 - Rescuing - Dr. Edward Shahrokh

Dr. Edward Shahrokh is Paul’s support group friend who also happens to be a psychologist. He studies addiction relapse and is well-versed in the psychology of “rescuers”--particularly because he used ...

1 Heinä 20221h 38min

#597 Mary Mack Live

#597 Mary Mack Live

Mary Mack (@MaryMackComedy) is a comedian, writer, and actor. Today, she sits down with Paul in an episode that takes place LIVE at Sisyphus Brewing in Minneapolis where she talks about growing up in ...

24 Kesä 20221h 33min

#596 Love Avoidance - Rebecca D

#596 Love Avoidance - Rebecca D

Rebecca D is a friend from Paul’s support group. She opens up about her experience with covert incest (a father who treated her like his “wingman” when he was dating or weighing a woman’s attractivene...

17 Kesä 20221h 19min

#595 Terrorist Attack Girl - Meyli Chapin

#595 Terrorist Attack Girl - Meyli Chapin

Meyli Chapin (@MeyliChapin) is a terror attack survivor. She shares her vivid recollection of the 17-hour event that changed her life and how PTSD treatment continues to save her. Check out her book, ...

10 Kesä 20221h 55min

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