Song Imploder with A.C. Newman of The New Pornographers feat. Anxiety and Depression
In this Song Imploder edition of our show (borrowing a format from the podcast Song Exploder), Carl (who records as A.C.) Newman walks us through “Whiteout Conditions”, a song created when his sister ...
2 Aug 202146min
Depression, Anxiety, and Devil Horns: Chelsea Ursin Saves Her Soul with Rock n’ Roll
Rock music isn’t a cure for depression or anxiety. You can’t wail away on “Smoke on the Water” and have all your mental difficulties melt away. That would be awesome, sure, but that’s not how it works...
26 Jul 202152min
Kelly Williams Brown Has Bad Times With Mental Health, Physical Health, and Marriage But Better Times With Crafts
You can tell a lot about Kelly Williams Brown’s life by looking at her multiple bowls of tiny origami. Her “lucky stars” are folded in a pattern that Kelly learned and then repeated over and over and ...
19 Jul 202156min
“Hey, Topics! You’re Not So Tough! Wait! Ow! Yes You Are!” with Anna Sale
It’s much easier to talk about the weather than it is about mental health. We all know this. Because it’s a lot easier to face the idea of a rainy day than the idea of a mental disorder that might las...
12 Jul 202145min
Joel Kim Booster Is In A Pit
It’s tempting to try to look for a reason why Joel Kim Booster, ordinarily a very funny and engaging person, feels dead inside, trapped in a persistent depressive state. His father recently died of CO...
5 Jul 202150min
Eating Disorders, What We Knew Before and What We Know Now, with Alexandra Paul
Alexandra Paul wasn’t allowed sugar as a kid but she snuck it anyway, not for the taste but for the comfort it provided. As a teen, Alexandra’s modeling and acting careers were going great. Her relati...
28 Jun 20211h
Grief Feels Like You’re Losing Your Mind. But ARE You?
When a loved one dies, the world can become chaos. Everything has changed. The way you drive a car, the way food tastes, the way you even talk to people can feel different and wrong and weird. It feel...
21 Jun 202149min
Stephanie Wittels Wachs and the Pain and Frustration of Watching Addiction Happen
Hi, folks. John Moe here. I knew about Stephanie Wittels Wachs for quite a while before I met her but correctly figured I’d get to know her one of these days. That’s because our stories have an awful ...
14 Jun 202153min
