Making Friends, Losing Friends, Anxiety, and Laughs
At 30, comedian Gabe Mollica realized he didn’t have friends. He only had bros, dudes with whom he could hang out in a kind of shallow way. He hadn’t had a close friend since Tim in his young adulthoo...
6 Nov 202347min
You’re Doing Self-Care All Wrong
It’s not that Dr. Pooja Lakshmin has something against scented candles. In fact, she thinks they can be quite pleasant. It’s just that purchasing candles or bubble baths or winery tours are not really...
30 Okt 202346min
Podcaster Jane Marie hires professional help for a life turned difficult
Listeners to the podcast The Dream know that the show’s creator and host, Jane Marie, has a knack for exploring and explaining complicated worlds. Previous seasons have explored the multi-level market...
23 Okt 202347min
What is Anxiety Really Like? Author Jason Pargin Will Tell You.
You know that feeling when you wake up knowing that you slept through your alarm? Or you forgot to set your alarm? So you’re in a state of panic and self-hatred right as your day begins? Jason Pargin ...
16 Okt 20231h 1min
Managing Your Mind When the Music Fades
Memoirist John Cotter describes his partial loss of hearing through a series of anecdotes. Running along the Massachusetts coastline, he found he could no longer hear the rush and ebb of the ocean wav...
9 Okt 202351min
Parker Molloy on Depression, Anxiety, and Being Trans in America Today
Trans people are under attack in the United States, both literally, through violence and threats of violence, and figuratively, in the form of anti-trans legislation and discrimination. This can be de...
2 Okt 202350min
Felicia Day on Depression, Anxiety, Achievement, Burnout, and Failed Prodigies
It would take an entire section of show notes here to list all the things Felicia Day has accomplished in her career. Here’s an attempt at making that brief: acted in a bunch of TV shows you know, cre...
25 Sep 202343min
Comedian Aparna Nancherla is Neither Perfect Nor an Impostor
Aparna Nancherla’s new book, Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome, covers a lot of mental health territory, much of which she talks about in this interview. Despite being an accompli...
18 Sep 202342min
