Emetophobia: Understanding the Fear of Vomiting
No one likes to throw up. But for some, the mere thought of vomiting is a Level 12 emergency that halts life in its tracks. Imagine avoiding bars, concerts, and even the grocery store because a strang...
25 Jun 27min
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): A New Treatment Beyond DBT
While many people have heard of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) fewer know about Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), an evidence-based therapy that is producing remarkable results for people livin...
18 Jun 26min
Want to Be a Mental Health Worker? Realities of the Front Lines
Think working in mental health is just sitting and listening? The reality is a chaotic, high volume front line where workers face severe psychological crises every single day. In this episode, our hos...
11 Jun 21min
Kids These Days: Reimagining Youth Mental Healthcare
Is our mental health system helping children or simply getting better at labeling them? With some reports suggesting that 70% of adolescents are struggling with mental health issues, host Gabe Howard ...
28 Mai 25min
Defining ‘Normal’: Overdiagnosing — Are We Pathologizing the Human Condition?
In this thought-provoking episode, host Gabe Howard sits down with child psychiatrist and author Dr. Sami Timimi to challenge some of the most widely accepted ideas in modern mental health care. Draw...
14 Mai 30min
Injustice as Trauma: Tackling Systemic Bias in Mental Health Care
Members of marginalized communities are often told to be "resilient," but how do you bounce back when the system itself is the weight on your shoulders? When policy is the source of the trauma, the bu...
30 Apr 22min
Why I Miss My Hallucinations with Kit Wallis aka SchizoKitzo
Most people think "hearing voices" would be a nightmare symptom of mental illness, but for some, it feels more like a friendship. In the medical world, hallucinations and delusions are symptoms to be ...
16 Apr 31min
Rock Bottom to a Netflix Documentary: The Philly Captain Shares His Bipolar Journey
In 2012, Jon McCann was sitting in a car weeping and preparing to end his life. He was struggling with a failing marriage, alcoholism, and a recent bipolar diagnosis that he feared was a "death senten...
2 Apr 24min
