Mental Illness Happy Hour

Em Schulz (@TheEmSchulz) is a writer, podcast host (And That’s Why We Drink, Ritual), and paranormal aficionado. Em unpacks their struggles with anxiety, how they learned to stand up for what they believe, and how they are figuring out their own gender identity.  

Check Out Em’s Podcast :  https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/listen

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Leslie Winick is an MIHH listener who joins Paul to talk about what it feels like, as an older woman, when you start to become invisible to others. She also shares her struggles with depression and postpartum depression and talks about the path that led her to a career she’s passionate about. 

More about Leslie:

C.P.C.C.

Certified Professional Co-Active Coach

Contact me if you're interested in coaching and take a look at my website: Breakthrough Coaching

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Elyse Cizek is a writer and a musician who opens up about her journey of self-reflection and change, what it’s been like living with BPD, and how she manages relationships in her life given her diagnosis. She also shares a number of incredible self-soothing tactics that have helped her along the way. 

More About Elyse:

https://zora.medium.com/dear-white-friends-335d6088077

https://elysecizek.medium.com/cancel-culture-isnt-real-4d2b62b47a9d

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https://linktr.ee/elysecizek?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=ff2aafcf-ed3c-4dcc-96b0-b0f6624d436d

Elyse’s Tips To Self-Soothe

1. Recognize that I am dysregulated. Stepping outside and observing how I’m feeling helps me to separate the feelings/fear from reality and allow myself to feel them, but without the urgency to act.

2. Talk to myself. Out loud. “Hey, I’m here. You’re ok. You’re safe.” Saying things like this, wrapping my arms around myself, kissing my shoulders, rubbing my cheeks…I can be angry, sad, overwhelmed, but I get to do it in the safe embrace of myself.

3. Ask myself what I need. Again. Out loud. Do I need a glass of water? To go outside? Something to eat? The process of cooking or preparing food, filling a glass of water, etc, is excellent in these times. I cry while I do it. I scream. I lay on the floor if I need to, then get back up. 

4. Do something with my hands. Wash a dish, write something down, sweep my floors, take my dog outside, again-preparing food. All of it helps keep my brain preoccupied. 

5. Call someone. Anyone. Talk to a human being. About anything. 

If I’m not at home:

All of these work but if I’m in public (like a gym or a movie theater) and a panic attack comes on, I go outside. The self-soothing of embracing myself and talking to myself is still a major first step. Who cares who’s watching?! 

Besides that, I will run around the block or call a friend.

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40 minutes of some of the darkest surveys listeners have ever filled out. No guest. No interview. No theme music. A few have been read on-air previously but the majority have never been read because Paul felt they were too heavy to put in the show. Well episode #666 is an exemption. We doubt anyone will make it thru all 40 minutes but why not give it a shot? Listen at www.mentalpod.com or any podcast player.

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Aparna Nancherla @Aparnapkin is a comedian, writer, and actor (Mythic Quest, Crashing) and today she joins Paul to discuss her new book Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome. She talks about her impulse for negative self-talk, how she keeps going anyway, and how she learned the value of speaking up about what she actually needs in a relationship. 

Where to buy Aparna’s book (Also available on Amazon):

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622556/unreliable-narrator-by-aparna-nancherla/?ref=PRHE88723CCECD0&aid=9673&linkid=PRHE88723CCECD0&fbclid=PAAaaDy3reZ1DdXFDJWu3KtQ0At9ClBTIm6XH5w8Cy4O8eHMzh9UuJEqplVeY_aem_AfcIAg1E4jXOSebBgEqefnZwZ37AuTMzmuxFx9NWfpX7rAFkYifmAnDztkb3ovMw7hM

Insta:

https://www.instagram.com/aparnapkin/

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Paul’s support group friend Stevie C shares about growing up in a violent and verbally abusive environment, learning to manage his temper, and discovering that his seemingly-out-of-nowhere panic attacks, racing thoughts and insomnia (6 days without sleep) were related to his experiences as a child. He also shares about having to take meds to ease the panic attacks and insomnia and reevaluate his previous ideas about meds being a crutch.

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Tiffany Carter is a former newscaster and current podcast host (Project Me with Tiffany Carter on IG @ProjectMe_With_Tiffany) and mental health advocate. She opens up about her unpredictable and narcissistic mother, the abuse she suffered as a child, and how she’s dealing with social and sexual anorexia as an adult.

More about Tiffany:

Instagram: instagram.com/projectme_with_tiffany 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@projectme_with_tiffany?_t=8Urp3kzmYr0&_r=1

ProjectME with Tiffany Carter the Podcast: www.projectmewithtiffany.com

on Apple:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/projectme-with-tiffany-carter-entrepreneurship/id1389440760

On Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6DFH8SkVvE9nRP5S1ZdqQM

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Ruth Golden is a documentary filmmaker and suicide prevention activist who is in the process of creating a film about her own family. The Silent Goldens explores her family’s reaction to her own mother’s death by suicide. The film examines the pain of stuffing down emotions and failing to communicate when that is what's needed most. Ruth talks about what inspired her to create this film and what she learned about her family and herself in the process. 

Help Ruth fund her documentary by going to www.TheSilentGoldens.com

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Jessi Kneeland (@JessiKneeland) is a body image coach who gets real about their own issues and what brought them to this work. In this episode, Jessi's second visit to the podcast, they talk about self-perception as well as what the struggle can be like for trans people today. They also discuss the workings and merits of non-monogamous relationships. Be sure to check out Jessi's new book, Body Neutral. 

• Jessi’s website: https://www.jessikneeland.com/
• The page on body neutrality, if you like: https://www.jessikneeland.com/bodyneutrality 
• Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessikneeland or @jessikneeland
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessikneeland?lang=en or @jessikneeland
• Her podcast— This Is (Not) About Your Body: https://rss.com/podcasts/jessikneeland/ 
• Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JessiKneeland

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