Latest Gillmarten Podcast Episodes
#694 Accident & Deformity Trauma - Marcy Langlois
Mental Illness Happy Hour - May 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsMarcy Langlois was born with a physical deformity, which required 23 surgical procedures before the age of 18, and was involved in a devastating, life-changing accident at the age of 17. She shares her story and opens up about the ways in which she has been able to heal and to focus on ...
#693 Chronic Pain - Erin Williams
Mental Illness Happy Hour - April 26, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsErin Williams is an author, illustrator, and healthcare researcher who joins Paul to discuss chronic pain and how her own struggles with it have served her art. Look for her new book What's Wrong?: Personal Histories of Chronic Pain and Bad Medicine More about Erin: website: https://...
#692 Foster Parenting - Michael Laurie
Mental Illness Happy Hour - April 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsMichael Laurie is an actor, a small group facilitator, and a parent. He talks with Paul about his road to recovery and shares his unusual story of becoming a foster parent, with all the love and pain that entails. More about Michael Laurie: www.MichaelLaurie.com IG @MichaelLaurieus ...
#691 Nature & The Brain - Dr. Jeff Karp
Mental Illness Happy Hour - April 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsDr. Jeff Karp is a Harvard Medical School professor and bioengineer. He works in the fields of drug delivery, medical devices, stem cell therapeutics, and tissue adhesives and has been recognized by MIT as being one of the top innovators in the world. He talks with Paul about his work, ...
#690 Married To An Addict/Alcoholic - Dana Killion
Mental Illness Happy Hour - April 05, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsDana Killion is an author of mystery and memoir whose work is informed by her own life’s turmoil. She opens up about her marriage to a high-functioning alcoholic and how she has worked on her issues of codependency. Be sure to check out her new book, Where the Shadows Dance: He Got Sobe...
#689 Raised To Present Well - Dr Kate Truitt
Mental Illness Happy Hour - March 29, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsDr. Kate Truitt is a psychologist and neuroscientist who wants to share her own story of how she came to this work. Armed with her knowledge of the mind, she has worked to process her difficult childhood and the personal tragedy of losing her fiancé right before their wedding. Look for ...
#688 First Responder PTSD - Therapist Donn Bradley
Mental Illness Happy Hour - March 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsDonn Bradley is a therapist (LMFT) and a former first responder who shares his journey to discovering how much therapy and emotional processing is needed for EMTs, police, and anyone whose work requires the witnessing of violence and tragedy. Donn also opens up about his childhood and t...
#687 Sex Work/Addiction/Pain - Margo Steines
Mental Illness Happy Hour - March 15, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsMargo Steines is a Dominatrix turned welder turned author. She opens up about her experiences as a sex worker, her battles with addiction, and her attraction to pain. She also discusses her memoir, Brutalities: A Love Story, where she reflects on her various lives while pregnant with he...
#686 Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder - Swamy Gopalsamy
Mental Illness Happy Hour - March 08, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsSwamy Gopalsamy is a coach who specializes in helping people recover from depersonalization and derealization. As someone who has lived through it himself, he has first hand knowledge of these conditions and what can help you manage them. In this episode, he shares his own personal jour...
#685 Bipolar & Stigma - Dr Devika Bhushan
Mental Illness Happy Hour - March 01, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsDr. Devika Bhushan is a pediatrician and the former acting Surgeon General of California. She is also someone who lives with Bipolar Disorder. She opens up about her personal journey to finding a diagnosis and how she’s on a professional and personal mission to fight the stigma associat...
#684 Devastation & Hope - Kendra Petty
Mental Illness Happy Hour - February 23, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsKendra Petty is an author who opens up about her life story, which is full of both devastation and hope. She talks about being raised in a cult, the tragic death of her brother, the abuse she suffered as a child, and how she’s gotten through it all. Be sure to check out her book, I Can'...
#683 Sexual Anorexia - Dale
Mental Illness Happy Hour - February 16, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsDale joins Paul to discuss her experience with social, emotional, and sexual anorexia. She opens up about how she’s working on intimacy and connection (when being alone can just be so much simpler) and what has been helping her break down her walls. Dale has found these websites to be ...
#682 Anger - Ron Placone
Mental Illness Happy Hour - February 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsRon Placone is a comedian and writer with anger issues. He opens up about how he realized his anger was a problem and how he works to psychologically unpack it when it arises. He also shares tips and tools that have worked for him when it comes to anger management. Check out his first f...
#681 Topaz Adizes - Human Connection
Mental Illness Happy Hour - February 02, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsTopaz Adizes (@the_skindeep) is a filmmaker and producer of the interactive documentary, {THE AND}. For years, he has studied the effect that holding cathartic, intimate conversations can have on relationships and has developed resources that anyone can use to facilitate these conversat...
#680 - Social Work On Skid Row & More - Kaylee Powers
Mental Illness Happy Hour - January 26, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsKaylee Powers is a substance abuse counselor who has worked with various populations, including people who live on Skid Row in Los Angeles. She talks about the challenges that some populations face and how she works to find ways to support them. She also opens up about her own issues wi...
#679 Postpartum Psychosis & Bipolar 1 - Heather Gonzales
Mental Illness Happy Hour - January 19, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsHeather Gonzales is a mental health advocate with a specific focus on postpartum psychosis. Heather was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 as a teenager and, after the birth of her first child, she experienced a severe and frightening episode and was hospitalized. She shares her story about havin...
#678 Grief & Peace - Levi Meaden
Mental Illness Happy Hour - January 12, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsLevi Meaden (@Levi_Meaden) is a friend of Paul’s from his support group and he joins Paul to share about his struggles around the death of his younger brother (as well as relationships and sobriety). Levi opens up about the unique experience of losing a deeply-loved sibling and the vari...
#677 Dissociative Identity Disorder - Holly Crumpler
Mental Illness Happy Hour - January 05, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsHolly Crumpler joins Paul to talk about living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Holly shares her journey to being diagnosed with DID, how she and her family manage it, and her frustration with how it’s been represented in TV and film. Holly and Paul are also joined by Holly’s ...
#676 Scarcity Brain - Michael Easter
Mental Illness Happy Hour - December 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsMichael Easter (@Michael_Easter) is a Professor of Journalism at UNLV who joins Paul to discuss the topic of his new book, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough. Michael shares his findings when it comes to answering the question: Why can’...
#675 Codependency (Including Her Own) - Dr Sarah Michaud
Mental Illness Happy Hour - December 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsDr. Sarah Michaud is an expert in codependency–in large part because she has dealt with it herself. She discusses how she works through her codependent tendencies. She also discusses her new book Co-Crazy: One Psychologist's Recovery from Codependency and Addiction: A Memoir and Roadmap...
#674 Spiraling - Leah Rudick
Mental Illness Happy Hour - December 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsLeah Rudick @Leah_Rudick is a stand-up comedian and sketch performer. She opens up to Paul about the anxiety she’s carried since childhood and her fear of making mistakes. She also shares her experience with regular couples therapy and the positive impacts that it’s had on her marriage....
#673 Escaping A Religious Cult - Katie Love
Mental Illness Happy Hour - December 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsKatie Love @KatieLoveWriter is a comedian and author who bares all in this episode. She opens up about the death of her mother when she was young, being drawn into being a Jehovah’s Witness, and how she ultimately escaped the religion. She also shares the success she’s had with therapy ...
#672 Trust Issues - Gianmarco Soresi
Mental Illness Happy Hour - December 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsGianmarco Soresi @GianmarcoSoresi is a stand-up comedian, actor, and podcast host (The Downside). He reflects on what it’s like to look back on your childhood and realize that not everything was as it seemed. He talks about mourning the loss of who you thought your parents were, the com...
Why I No Longer Endorse BetterHelp
Mental Illness Happy Hour - December 01, 2023 00:03 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsPaul reads allegations by the Federal Trade Commission about the business practices of BetterHelp and how they allegedly misused customer's private information. Based on these allegations (BetterHelp denies any wrongdoing and settled with the FTC for $7.8 million), Paul explains his dec...
#671 LGBTQ+ Therapists - LMFT Renae Johnson
Mental Illness Happy Hour - November 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsRenae Johnson is a MIHH listener and a therapist who specializes in LGBTQ+ patients. They talk about what brought them to this work, which includes discovering their own gender fluidity, struggling with their religious background, and growing up with a mother who had significant struggl...
#670 BDSM And Trauma - LMFT Nicoletta Heidegger
Mental Illness Happy Hour - November 17, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsNicoletta Heidegger is an LMFT who focuses on human sexuality and BDSM for healing. She talks about how we can often deal with our trauma by exploring our kink and mapping out our own erotic blueprint. Links To Nicoletta’s Work: Nicoletta Heidegger Website: https://www.nicolettavheid...
#669 Standing Up For Yourself - Em Schulz
Mental Illness Happy Hour - November 10, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsEm 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 Podcas...
#668 Leslie Winick - The Interesting, Invisible Woman
Mental Illness Happy Hour - November 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsLeslie 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 ...
#667 Regulating Intense Emotions - Elyse Cizek
Mental Illness Happy Hour - October 27, 2023 07:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsElyse 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 ...
#666 Darkest Surveys Ever
Mental Illness Happy Hour - October 20, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings40 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....
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