Abby: Becoming a Music Therapist With Misophonia
Abby is in college in a music therapy program. We discuss misophonia and comorbid conditions, her mental health journey which really began a few years ago, her experiences growing up in a very stable ...
13 Apr 20231h 4min
Wairimu: Explaining Misophonia in a Kenyan Family
Wairimu is a college student in Kenya. This was exciting because I think it’s my first interview with someone based in Africa. We talk about how she feels actually like she has enough agency on her li...
30 Mars 202340min
Paige: Can Sound Heal Someone Hurt by Sound?
Paige is a holistic, integrative healer and founder of the Warrior Sanctuary, while also holding a day job at a tech startup. We talk shamanism, meditation, psychedelics and indigenous plant medicine,...
21 Mars 20231h 4min
Nola: The Breakdown That Ended Fifty Years of Self-Blame
Nola is a nurse in northern Alberta, Canada. She has had misophonia for over 50 years, but only learned it had a name a few months ago. She’s been on leave from her job due to a major depressive episo...
13 Mars 20231h 13min
Holli: What Changed After Talking About Misophonia on YouTube
Holli came to my attention when Youtube’s algorithm recommended a video she posted about 5 years ago, about misophonia. And I was impressed with how openly she talked about not just the mechanics of w...
2 Mars 20231h
Jeff: The Therapy Appointment His Family Cut Short
Jeff happens to be in a nearby city just to the east of me, in the neighboring state of Wisconsin. We talk about misophonia and OCD, his environment growing up with a tough-love dad and younger brothe...
23 Feb 20231h
Sussie: When Misophonia Felt Like a Spiritual Curse
Sussie is a 28 year-old British-Ghanaian novelist based in London. She came on my radar after a beautiful essay she wrote for Lithub about her experience with misophonia. Also, we both appeared earlie...
17 Feb 20231h 3min
Alicia: Making Music After Sniffing Became Unbearable
Alicia is a teenager in school and singer-songwriter living in Manchester. We talk about misophonia alongside anxiety, autism, cerebral palsy, as well as dealing with bullying in school, being mocked ...
8 Feb 202345min
