Nurse Blake on Gay Conversion Therapy, Panic Attacks, and, Well, Nursing
To blow off steam from an incredibly stressful profession, professional nurse Blake Lynch started putting together little comedy videos on social media as “Nurse Blake”. The clips went viral and he st...
28 Jul 202544min
Gavin Rossdale of Bush on Loss, Xanax, and New Emotional Landscapes
Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale has a lot of memories from growing up as a kid who excelled at sports but also treasured his Lou Reed records. He is also keenly aware of who left during those years: h...
21 Jul 202548min
Insomnia and Mental Health Problems: Each Horrible, Each Feeding the Other
Jen slept fine the night before she couldn’t. Just short of 29 years old and after years of excellent sleep, insomnia entered her life leading her down a years-long search for cures, treatments, or ev...
14 Jul 202549min
Prison, Addiction, Bipolar, and Four Loko with Author Brandon Stickney
Brandon Stickney remembers booze being everywhere growing up in Lockport, New York and he definitely remembers getting a taste for it growing up. Over time, he developed bipolar disorder and his subst...
7 Jul 202555min
Sure, Maria Bamford Will Join Your Cult
When the comedian, actor, and author Maria Bamford has something to say about mental health, it’s a pretty good idea to give a listen. For one reason, she’s hilarious. Also, she comes at the issue not...
30 Jun 202548min
Ginny & Georgia Creator Sarah Lampert on Getting Mental Health Right On Screen
Hollywood doesn’t exactly have a stellar track record when it comes to portraying mental illness in a sensitive, honest, and appropriately complex way (think Psycho or the notorious caffeine pill epis...
23 Jun 202543min
Alexandra Savior on bipolar disorder and being discovered by Courtney Love
"Beneath the Lilypad" is singer-songwriter Alexandra Savior's third album, but her first in five years. Several years ago, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, type 1. That’s a condition marked wi...
16 Jun 202545min
You’re Not Imagining It, Climate Change IS Messing With Your Mental Health
As temperatures and sea levels rise, the effects of climate change are being felt in weather patterns, natural disasters, and in both public and personal mental health. We talk with Dr. Caroline Carne...
9 Jun 202540min
