Felicia Day on Depression, Anxiety, Achievement, Burnout, and Failed Prodigies
It would take an entire section of show notes here to list all the things Felicia Day has accomplished in her career. Here’s an attempt at making that brief: acted in a bunch of TV shows you know, cre...
25 Sep 202343min
Comedian Aparna Nancherla is Neither Perfect Nor an Impostor
Aparna Nancherla’s new book, Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome, covers a lot of mental health territory, much of which she talks about in this interview. Despite being an accompli...
18 Sep 202342min
Investigating Your Family, Uncovering Shame and Secrecy
Investigative reporter and Columbia University journalism professor Meg Kissinger has, for many years, specialized in uncovering the catastrophic state of mental health care in America, particularly i...
11 Sep 202349min
Lydia Loveless Keeps Laughing and Writing About Suicidal Ideation
“Every time I’m on the sidewalk, I want to step into the road,” sings Lydia Loveless on her new song “Runaway.”“Let this Kia flatten me cause I don’t want to come home.”It’s a set of lyrics that packs...
4 Sep 202348min
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...
28 Aug 202349min
Actor Patrick Page Knows How to Get to the Dark Places
Patrick Page has earned a reputation as one of the top classical actors in America today and one of the best at playing villains. He’s played Iago in Othello, the Grinch, Marc Antony and Brutus in Jul...
21 Aug 202347min
The Misnomer That is Impostor Syndrome
Have you ever felt like an impostor? Some of you, the listeners, wrote in to answer this question. According to Dr. Valerie Young from the Impostor Syndrome Institute, about 70% of you will answer tha...
14 Aug 202354min
Jamie Lee Curtis: Self-Professed Dope Fiend of Show-off Business (Aired August 1, 2022)
This episode originally aired on August 1, 2022.Getting Jamie Lee Curtis to open about her many years spent addicted to Vicodin is, frankly, not very difficult. She wants to talk about it. And that’s ...
7 Aug 202354min
