#299 College Freshman Meltdown: Jen Curran's story

#299 College Freshman Meltdown: Jen Curran's story

The writer/improviser shares about the mental/emotional breakdown her freshman year of college at NYU that left her living in her car and squatting in empty buildings in New York City. She looks back on her childhood and the familial love that was so often conditional, based on her weight and appearance. She opens up about the body shaming women in her family unconsciously modeled for her, her relationship with food, difficulty setting boundaries with toxic people and finding out what she really wants instead of living to meet other people's expectations of her. This episode is sponsored by Young Health's Probimune. For your first bottle free (plus $6.75 shipping) go to www.probimune.com and use offer code MENTAL This episode is sponsored by Casper mattresses. Go to www.casper.com/mental This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter.com Listeners can post jobs for free by going to www.ziprecruiter.com/first See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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#778 Surviving The Deepest Depths - Laura Moran

#778 Surviving The Deepest Depths - Laura Moran

Laura Moran is a television writer. She talks about a lifelong battle with depression, self-harm and the suicide attempt that helped her realize she needed help resulting in a stay in a psychiatric fa...

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#777 I.C.E. & The Latino Community - Jesse Perez Returns

#777 I.C.E. & The Latino Community - Jesse Perez Returns

Jesse Perez is a friend of Paul’s, a cancer survivor, a podcaster, and a Latino man navigating life under the current administration. Look for his podcast, Equanimity, which focuses on this experience...

5 Des 20251h 20min

#776 Grief, Race & Being Gay - Chris Grace

#776 Grief, Race & Being Gay - Chris Grace

Chris Grace (@ChrisGraceComedy) is a comedian and actor who shares his stories of love, tragic loss, and growing up as the child of an immigrant. He discusses grief and racial dynamics in both comedy ...

28 Nov 20251h 2min

#775 Nate Berkus - Surviving The 2004 Tsunami

#775 Nate Berkus - Surviving The 2004 Tsunami

Nate Berkus (@NateBerkus) is an interior designer and a NYT best-selling author (look for his new book, Foundations: Timeless Design That Feels Personal) who joins Paul to share his story of growing u...

21 Nov 20251h 22min

#774 Hitting A Therapy Wall - Anna Runkle aka The Crappy Childhood Fairy

#774 Hitting A Therapy Wall - Anna Runkle aka The Crappy Childhood Fairy

Anna Runkle, aka @CrappyChildhoodFairy, joins Paul to share her experience of growing up in a commune, living with CPTSD, and finding new ways to heal when talk therapy wasn’t working. Look for her ne...

14 Nov 20251h 37min

#773 Poverty, Loneliness & Low Self-Esteem - Derek

#773 Poverty, Loneliness & Low Self-Esteem - Derek

Fellow support group member Derek shares about growing up in extreme poverty and isolation. Recently he has been learning how to connect and practice boundaries but is still struggling with being attr...

7 Nov 20251h 24min

#772 One Family's Truths About Paralysis - Tyler & Jenny Smith

#772 One Family's Truths About Paralysis - Tyler & Jenny Smith

Tyler Smith was paralyzed from the neck down after contracting the West Nile virus. He and his wife, Jenny, join Paul for the second time to open up about the rage, shock, and loneliness of having bec...

31 Okt 20251h 13min

#771 Growing Up With Hoarders - Amanda Uhle

#771 Growing Up With Hoarders - Amanda Uhle

Amanda Uhle is a journalist and nonfiction writer who shares her story of a loving but turbulent childhood and what it was like to grow up in a house of hoarders. Look for her new memoir, Destroy This...

24 Okt 20251h 42min

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