Episode 187: Susanna Lee
The comedian/burlesque dancer talks about the power, pitfalls and rush of performing with and without her clothes on, including being a sex worker at a "jack shack" to make ends meet. She opens up ab...
22 Aug 20142h 35min
Episode 186: Jimmy Doyle
The former Second City improviser turned drug & alcohol counselor talks about his mother's suicide when he was 12, coming out at 16 (in 1981), getting physically sober but being emotionally toxic and ...
15 Aug 20141h 58min
Episode 185: Dese'Rae L Stage
The photographer and activist talks about her bookwormish childhood, coming out in high school, the abusive relationship she couldn't bear to leave and her project which documents the stories of suici...
8 Aug 20141h 57min
Episode 184: Pamela Martin
Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Fibromyalgia, ME, etc) a purely physical ailment or is there also an emotional component related to trauma. Pamela shares about being an incest survivor as well as the ch...
1 Aug 20141h 53min
Episode 183: Jason Nash
Recently diagnosed with BiPolar II, the actor and director of Jason Nash is Married talks about his fear of being just like his dad, his inability to fully enjoy what others seem to be able to easily ...
25 Jul 20142h 7min
Episode 182: Pia Glenn
The writer/performer shares about being raised by a violent and mentally unstable mother who refused to take meds, often leading to 911 calls and police. She also talks about her own depression, anxi...
18 Jul 20142h 15min
Episode 181: Lauren Hennessy
The actor/singer and fiance of past guest Chemda talks about being a trans male (male but born into a female body) and despite his religious upbringing (his father is a minister) coming to embrace bei...
11 Jul 20141h 42min
Episode 180: Jill Morley
At 40, Jilll took up competitive boxing to work through the childhood PTSD caused by her mother's physical abuse. She shares about living with depression, aiding other female fighters and making her ...
4 Jul 20141h 43min
