Andrea Ashley, host of the podcast Adult Child, @adultchildpod, talks about how she got sober as a teenager and discovered that her childhood was filled with a trauma that she never realized. She also shares the ways she worked on her unhealthy relationships patterns.
Author and speaker Anne Moss Rogers shares the moving story of trying to save, and ultimately losing, her son. She gives personal and professional insights on addiction, mental illness, suicide and grief and talks about the power of her support group.
Comedian and writer Rosebud Baker (@RosebudBaker) shares her experiences with addiction, panic attacks, and overwhelming grief. She opens up about the untimely death of her sister as well as the realities of marriage. Check out her new standup special, Whiskey Fists.
Ex-NHL player and mental health advocate Daniel Carcillo aka @CarBombBoom13 joins Paul to discuss the dark side of hockey and the side-effects of multiple concussions. He opens up about his own depression, his relationship with his late teammate and friend Steve Montador and how psychedelic therapy saved his life.
Dr. Amishi Jha is the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative where she studies mindfulness and attention. She shares insights and tips based on her lab research. Check out her new book Peak Mind.
Mica opens up to Paul and shares their story of childhood abuses, confronting their sex and love addiction, and what it can feel like to be a nonbinary person in the world today.
Dr. Wendy Suzuki @wasuzuki shares her expertise: Good Anxiety, which also happens to be the name of her newest book. Wendy and Paul discuss the neuroscience of anxiety and offer ways to manage your nervous system to make anxiety work for you.
Author and former undercover UK narcotics officer Neil Woods @Wudzee0 talks about the drug war and how it intersects with mental health. He also opens up about the harm he caused and his regrets about the emotional manipulations that his job required.
Writer and mental health advocate, Olachi Tiffany Etoh, shares her experience living with bipolar and how an episode of psychosis landed her in jail. She talks about archaic mental health laws and her struggle with release from a state institution.