Mike Doughty Was Recently Hospitalized for Depression Twice. It Helped.
It was two years into a vicious cycle of depression and Mike Doughty was falling apart. He was taking more Ambien than he had been prescribed, importing huge boxes of the stuff from India, waking up t...
29 Jul 202445min
Reframing Your Memories, Even the Terrible Ones, To Help Your Mental Health
Memories are like the radiant light and heat of the sun. They’re always coming at us, inescapable. But like that radiant light and heat, memories can be harnessed and converted into a fuel that can pr...
22 Jul 202441min
Life Inside a Psych Unit and Therapy for Rock Bands
One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit is an HBO documentary about life inside an in-patient facility in Queens that specializes in helping people of college age who are in acute crisis. The filmmakers, ...
15 Jul 202446min
Gracie Gold, Olympic Figure Skater and Human with Mental Illness
In terms of achievement, Gracie Gold had it all: Olympic medal, world championships, beloved celebrity at the pinnacle of an incredibly competitive and difficult field. She even became friends with Ta...
8 Jul 202452min
The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy Opens Up About Lifelong Anxiety, Impostor Syndrome
The Decemberists have been making memorable, popular, and critically acclaimed music for over twenty years and for that entire time, lead singer and songwriter Colin Meloy has battled the feeling that...
1 Jul 202448min
A Regular Guy, Managing Trauma, Who Happens to Be Paul Scheer
Trauma and comedy wouldn’t seem to have a lot in common but they do have one thing: Paul Scheer. You may know Paul from TV shows like the comedy The League or from his podcasts like How Did This Get M...
24 Jun 202456min
Comedian Liz Miele on Depression, Trauma, Violence, and Live On-Stage Panic Attacks
Liz Miele has headlined on comedy stages around the world and produced numerous stand-up specials. It’s an impressive career that began at Manhattan open mics when she was 16 years old. We have a wide...
17 Jun 202453min
Comedian Sierra Katow on Big Time Achievement and Persistent Depression
Just because someone’s depressed, doesn’t mean they can’t achieve great things. Just because someone can achieve great things, doesn’t mean they aren’t depressed. You may already know these facts, esp...
10 Jun 202443min
