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12/16/2022 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Best Of – OG Iranian Freedom Fighter Nadereh Fanaeian

Originally recorded and aired in 2011 Nadereh’s story is sadly all too timely today. Nadereh (@NaderehShe) is a former Marxist revolutionary who fled her native Iran (while 6 months pregnant) after the capture and execution of her husband in the 1988 prisoner massacre where over 5000 were killed regardless of time served. Nadereh and her husband were the first wave of the killing, oppression and displacement that continues to this day in Iran by the same government that is in power today killing those battling for basic women’s rights. She eventually settled in San Francisco and became a nurse at a psychiatric hospital. The fact that we never even discuss what she has experienced as a nurse in two hours speaks to the amount of drama she has endured. Survivor’s guilt, betrayal, loss, discrimination and poverty have not stopped her. A truly incredible story that is still unfolding.

12/09/2022 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Surviving Depression Hell – Liz E

Paul’s support group friend is a 44-year-old single mom whose meds stopped working and before finding another one that worked, spiraled into a depressive episode that had her fearing for her life while also feeling unmotivated to change things or reach out for help. Liz also shares about her family’s history of enmeshment, addiction, a dad with creepy boundaries and breaking her lifelong pattern of always needing one or more men to date for conquest and validation.

12/02/2022 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Anonymous Confessions 2

Paul reads listener’s surveys describing their demons, dreams, failures, accomplishments, resentments and loves.

11/25/2022 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Neal Brennan’s Horrifying DMT Ride

Comedian Neal Brennan (@NealBrennan) shares about his experiences with 5-MeO-DMT, ayahuasca, meds, TMS, and various modes of talk therapy. He also discusses the psychology of the comedy brain and how the mean voice in his head distorts reality.

11/18/2022 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

What Is The “Good Asian Son”? – Chris Chou

Chris Chou is one of Paul’s closest friends and a member of his support group. Chris shares what it was like moving to the U.S. as a child and how toxic parenting left him struggling with his sense of self, the high expectations of his Asian parents and facing his anger and intimacy issues.

11/11/2022 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Trauma & Anger – Thomas Hayes

Thomas Hayes (@ThomasHayesStudio)is a modern furniture designer and a friend of Paul’s. He opens up about the emotional incest, violence, and sexual abuse he experienced in his childhood and how he works through the anger that it’s left him with as an adult.