#314 - Working With Sexually Violent Predators: Renee G-M

#314 - Working With Sexually Violent Predators: Renee G-M

The 40 year-old public administrator talks about "losing her humanity" being assigned to work on a criminal defense unit on behalf of sexually violent predators and the anxiety, panic and breakdowns that followed. She also talks about her chaotic and abusive upbringing which included her father molesting her brother, domestic violence and her coping by becoming a rescuer. This episode is sponsored by the online therapy provider BetterHelp.com To try out a week of counseling for free go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental, fill out the questionnaire and get matched with a counselor, to see if it's right for you. This episode is sponsored by the one-stop wedding registry Zola. Receive $50 when you register and use Zola. Go to www.Zola.com/mental for details. This episode is sponsored by MadisonReed. For 10% off your first hair color kit (plus free shipping) go to www.Madison-Reed.com and use offer code HAPPY Consider becoming a recurring monthly donor to the podcast (and receive free rewards from Paul) go to www.Patreon.com/mentapod 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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Episode 138: Johnny O

Episode 138: Johnny O

Paul's friend shares about being committed to a psych hospital at 17 over a breakup, discovering drugs (crack) and how to hustle money to feed his habit.  Hitting bottom in the desert and the dog that...

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Episode 137: Aisha Tyler Live at LAPodfest

Episode 137: Aisha Tyler Live at LAPodfest

The actress/writer/standup/podcaster/tv host joins Paul at LAPodfest in front of a live audience and discusses her outcast status as a child, where her drive comes from, growing to understand her fath...

18 Okt 20131h 58min

Episode 136: Listener Juan Medina

Episode 136: Listener Juan Medina

The 26 year-old shares about emigrating to the U.S. from Mexico at 8, his fear of his father, "passing" for white, his body dysmorphia and the trouble feeling his feelings rather than shutting down. S...

11 Okt 20131h 41min

Episode 135: Christina Jasberg

Episode 135: Christina Jasberg

She was raised by a father with Schizo-Affective Disorder who would often break from reality.  By her twenties she was battling the same disorder along with bulimia, anorexia and cutting.  Hospitalize...

4 Okt 20131h 34min

Episode 134: Transgender Listener "Pidgeon"

Episode 134: Transgender Listener "Pidgeon"

He is still physically female but has always identified as a male.  He talks about what it means to be genderfluid or genderqueer as well as pansexual and the diffiult road in discovering who he is an...

27 Sep 20131h 55min

Episode 133: Adrienne Selbert

Episode 133: Adrienne Selbert

Raised by attentive, loving parents she neverlheless grew up with a pervasive feeling of emptiness that she sought to soothe through relationships with men.   In her words she, "Burnt her life to the ...

20 Sep 20131h 57min

Episode 132: Listener Tom Seiniger

Episode 132: Listener Tom Seiniger

The 22 year-old opens up about the guilt and anxiety of growing up feeling like it was his duty to keep his mother out of her depression, even though she was emotionally incestuous with him, how he fi...

13 Sep 20132h 3min

Episode 131: Co-Narcissism (a mini episode)

Episode 131: Co-Narcissism (a mini episode)

Paul reads an article written by Alan Rappoport PhD about Co-Narcissism, which he describes as a result of being raised by one or sometimes two narcissistic parents.  See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

9 Sep 201328min

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