Mental Illness Happy Hour

#817 Rumination, Anxiety & Exposure Therapy - Kimberley Quinlan Returns

Kimberley Quinlan, a returning guest, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who specializes in anxiety disorders and OCD and the host of the Your Anxiety Too

#816 Meaning vs Success - Jim Murphy

Jim Murphy is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and performance coach to world #1 athletes and Fortune 500 executives. He also leads Inner Excellence, offsite retrea

#815 The Mind/Body Connection - Liz Tenuto aka The Workout Witch

Liz Tenuto aka @theWorkoutWitch_ is a somatic specialist who has spent over a decade helping people release chronic stress through movement. Her work sits at the intersec

#814 Stoic Empathy - Shermin Kruse

Shermin Kruse is an author, law professor, and speaker. Born during the Iranian Revolution, she talks about her immigrant journey and her professional work on power, stoi

#813 Racial & Generational Trauma - Ashley McGirt-Adair

Ashley McGirt Adair is a psychotherapist, author, and speaker specializing in racial trauma, crisis response, and racial equity. She speaks on generational trauma and its

#812 Shame & Leading Double Lives - Krissy Johnson

Krissy Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and devoted MIHH listener. She opens up about escaping a manipulative relationship, shedding her secrecy

#811 Medical Trauma - Dr. James Jackson

Dr. James Jackson is a psychologist and neuropsychologist who specializes in medical trauma and Long COVID. He talks about his work in post-intensive care syndrome, discu

#810 Cults, Shootings & PTSD - Best Of - Matthew Walden

Originally aired as our 148th episode, this Best Of replay is a riveting one. Although the writer/producer grew up in Hawaii, his childhood was far from paradise; endurin

#809 Weinstein Survivor Turned Therapist - Kaja Sokola

Kaja Sokola is a model-turned-psychologist and therapist–and one of Poland’s first public figures in mental health. She opens up about her battles with eating disorders,

#808 Perfectly Hidden Depression - Dr Margaret Rutherford

Dr. Margaret Rutherford is a clinical psychologist, author, and TEDx speaker. Throughout the course of her work, she noticed something that she calls Perfectly Hidden Dep

#807 Sex Esteem®️ & Therapy - Sari Cooper

Sari Cooper is the founder and Director of the Center for Love and Sex. A professional dancer turned sex therapist, Sari opens up about her path to this profession, inclu

#806 - Best Of: Being An Outsider - Rama

A powerful and intimate conversation and one of Paul’s favorites (and the origin of the "Herbert's Butthole" riff). Originally aired in 2015, the then 28 year-old Syrian

#805 Eating Disorders & Males -Retired Boxer Danny O'Connor

Danny O’Connor is an elite professional boxer and former member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team. He’s also the author of the book Weight Class: A Fighter's Life-or-Death

#804 Queer Erotica, Endometriosis & Survey Bonanza - Jenny Zigrino Returns

Jenny Zigrino (a.k.a. Peggy Poundstone) is a comedian and writer of smut. She discusses the loss of her beloved sister, her struggles with endometriosis, and what inspire

#803 Treating Predators & Infidelity - Dr. Monique Thompson

Dr. Monique Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps couples heal from infidelity. She also has significant experience with treating predatory sexual

#802 Bipolar, Vices & Psych Wards - Emily LoMenzo Washcovick

Fellow Midwesterner opens up to Paul about her battles with BiPolar including a hospitalization, and her struggles with vices.   More about Emily: Her show - Success, R

#801 Rewiring Negative Self-Talk - Thais Gibson

Thais Gibson is a best-selling author, counselor, and the founder of Personal Development School, an online collection of courses to guide you in your emotional growth jo

#800 - Best Of - A Day Of You The Listener

Originally aired in 2012, this was the first ever “all listener” show. Paul reads their emails, surveys and more, all filled out within a 24 hour period to give the audie

#799 Best Of - Bipolar Psychosis & Support - Haydn

Originally aired in 2015, in this “Best Of” episode the 27 year-old Colombian native shares about his recent hospitalization for Bipolar I psychosis. His girlfriend Rama

#798 - Foster Care, Death & The Navy - Forrest Lang

Forrest Lang is an author and CSA (child sex abuse) advocate. He shares the story of his own childhood abuse, growing up in the foster care system, the death of his best