Comedian and writer DeAnne Smith shares their story of dealing with gender identity, sexuality, and anxiety. Look for their stand-up featured in Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda on Netflix.  For more about DeAnne: www.DeAnneSmith.com www.Twitter.com/DeAnne_Smith www.Facebook.com/DeAnneSmithComedian www.Instagram.com/DeAnne_Smith This ep is sponsored by the Open Space Therapy Collective and their LGBTQ+ focused podcast My Therapist Is Out.https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/my-therapist-is-out/id1671649005  Follow them on IG @openspacetherapycollective and on TikTok @openspacetherap ..read more

Dr. Heather Sandison is a naturopathic doctor focused on dementia care. She is the founder of Solcere Health Clinic, San Diego’s premier brain optimization clinic. She shares her research with Paul and provides hope for dementia prevention and care through lifestyle changes you can make right now. Watch for her new book, Reversing Alzheimer's: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health. More about Dr. Sandison and links she recommends: Dr. Dale Bredesen, Senior Director of Precision Brain Health at Pacific Neuroscience Institute Research Paper by Dr. Sandison and her team&n ..read more

Sierra Katow is a comedian, writer, and actress (The Sex Lives of College Girls). She shares her journey to becoming a comedian, dealing with depression, and how she survived Harvard. Be sure to check out her debut stand-up special, Funt, streaming online.  More about Sierra:  Her stand up special Funt: Available now from Comedy Dynamics Where to Watch Follow Sierra IG: @sierrakatow TikTok: @sierrakatow Web: sierrakatow.com If you’re interested in seeing and possibly buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is @MIHHfurn ..read more

Bruce W. Brackett (@BWB.Positivity) is an author and artist who, along with his sisters, was taken away from his mother and put into foster care when he was a child. He shares his story of his early childhood pain, his addiction, and the surprising love that he found in his foster parents and his life as a theater kid. Look for his new book How To Breathe While Suffocating: A Story of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma, and Healing my Soul. More about Bruce: Socials @BWB.Positivity YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@bwb.positivity Buy his book How To Breathe While Suffocating  Am ..read more

Dr Samuel Wilkinson is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and the Associate Director of the Depression Research Program at Yale University. Much of his research has involved the use of ketamine and other psychedelic therapies as well as the power of purpose and altruism in mental health care.  Click below to buy his book  Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence: Wilkinson, Samuel T.: 9781639365173: Amazon.com: Books This episode is sponsored by the Babbel language-learning app. For up to 60% off go to www.Babbel.com/Breath This epis ..read more

Johnny Crowder (@JohnnyCrowderLovesYou) is the lead singer of a death metal band and a suicide survivor who shares his story, which includes battles with schizophrenia and depression and how he spreads care for humankind through his music. Check out his TED Talk “Why I don't want to die anymore”. More about Johnny:  Website: copenotes.com FB: facebook.com/johnnyxcrowder IG: instagram.com/johnnycrowderlovesyou LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnnycrowder This episode was sponsored by the podcast The Quiet Journeys of Professor Atwood. Listen here https://podcasts.appl ..read more

Valerie is one of Paul’s friends from his support group. She shares stories from her childhood in Rome, which included a philandering and deceptive father. She also digs deep into her own relationship patterns and how she’s trying to break them.  This episode was sponsored by the podcast The Quiet Journeys of Professor Atwood. Listen here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-quiet-journeys-of-professor-atwood/id1526404626 This episode was sponsored by Prolon.  For 15% off their 5 day nutrition program to to www.ProlonLife.com/podcast WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH PODCAST Su ..read more

Dr. Arash Javanbakht @Arash_Javanbakht is a psychiatrist and serves as the director of the Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety Research Clinic (STARC) at Wayne State School of Medicine. He shares his work studying PTSD and other trauma, in particular the wild success that has been achieved via Augmented reality tech treatments. Check out his book Afraid: Understanding the Purpose of Fear and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety For More About Dr. Javanbakht: www.starclab.org Buy his book AFRAID: Understanding the Purpose of Fear, and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety Social Media @Arash_Javanbakht WAY ..read more

Penn and Kim Holderness talk about living with and navigating their marriage through ADHD. They open up about their struggles and share strategies to make living with ADHD a little easier. Look out for their new book, ADHD is Awesome.  More about Penn and Kim: https://theholdernessfamily.com/adhd-is-awesome/ WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH PODCAST Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 Spread the word via social media.  It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.co ..read more

A favorite among listeners, this Best Of episode was originally recorded in 2011, in the first months of the podcast. Stand-up Comedian, Skateboarder and co-host (with Karen Kilgariff) of the podcast Do You Need A Ride? Chris Fairbanks (aka @Chris_Fairbanks) talks with Paul about his mother’s battle with alcoholism, Alzheimer’s and Dementia and its effect on him growing up and today. They talk about the link between pain and creativity, peer acceptance, dark voices in their heads and they both share chilling stories about dead people. To find out more about Chris: www.ChrisFairbanks.com Social ..read more