The Purple Pawedcast18 Jul 2025

Drop Your Mask and Show Up - with Gretchen Schoser

Today's episode follows Gretchen Schoser's chilling story of despair and rebirth. Gretchen is a suicide attempt survivor, award-winning podcaster, and tech-savvy entrepreneur whose work focuses on healing the mental health Western society wears down. Gretchen and I muse over topics as far afield as the importance of community, how friends love friends no matter what, and why baby raccoons are the balm for all maladies.

REFERENCES:
Gretchen Schoser’s website: https://www.schosersolutions.com/

Sh!t That Goes on in Our Heads Podcast: https://goesoninourheads.net/

Follow Gretchen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schoser_tw_solutions

Follow Gretchen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/schoser-talent-and-wellness-llc/

(00:00) - Opening credits
(00:37) - Show opening
(01:33) - Introducing Gretchen Schoser
(02:31) - Unlocking other people's prisons with our story
(08:05) - Healing through truly listening
(12:39) - Further negative self-talk for being Queer
(18:57) - Bringing your authentic self to work
(22:19) - Be safe, but show up for yourself!
(28:50) - You are NOT doing this for your child's sake
(34:36) - Love me for who I am or you don't love me at all
(39:13) - Pride as being that listening ear
(42:06) - Maintaining our own sanity while helping others
(47:09) - Healing work through authenticity
(50:51) - How to find Gretchen Schoser on the internet
(54:48) - Balloons and raccoons
(58:31) - Show closing
(59:46) - Closing credits

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