Podcast Episodes

Aging and Happiness – Dr Andrea Brandt

@AndreaBrandtPhD is a 77 year-old veteran psychotherapist, teacher and author shares her insights into how we can embrace aging and mortality to deal with feelings of irrelevance and anger and find contentment thru acceptance, mindfulness, passion and purpose. Dr. Brandt is the author of Mindful Aging: Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose and Joy

Note: This episode was recorded in 2018 but not previously released.

Healthy Love – Christina Howard

Her lifelong fear of commitment was masked behind an obsession with emotionally available men – Christina shares how she personally changed and healed her pain to be able to recognize and accept healthy love including self-love.

Anxiety & Humor – Jordan Reid

The hilarious blogger/author of Ramshackle Glam @RamshackleGlam and The Big Activity Book For Anxious People shares about her battles with anxiety, relationships and being replaced as the creator and lead actress on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She and Paul also get into some fun Fears and Loves.

Depression, Fear of Failure & Alcohol – Ry Doon

The comedian @RyDoon shares about his battles with depression, fear of failure, huge financial and professional setbacks (he had a huge following on Vine before it was retired), having a mother with BiPolar I, and alcohol.

Janet Varney Returns – Depersonalization Displacement Syndrome

Paul’s former Dinner and a Movie cohost and very first guest on the podcast returns to share about fears, loves, panic attacks, people pleasing, hurt feelings and her battles with personalization displacement syndrome.

Heartache, Validation & Obsession – Elle Huerta

The IT entrepreneur and writer who created the Mend app talks about her struggles with obsessions and letting go especially after breakups or loss, how she is creating a community online to deal with the shame, isolation, obsession and feelings of rejection and not being enough. She also talks about the sickness of working to extreme exhaustion and trying to find validation outside of her accomplishments.

Rich But Sad & Video Games – Keith Kingbay

The comedian and podcaster (New Player Has Joined) @KeithKingbay opens up about his financially privileged but emotionally barren childhood, verbal abuse from youth hockey coaches, and discovering himself thru video games.

Our Own Worst Enemies – Therapist Lori Gottlieb LMFT, MA

The licensed therapist and author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone shares about common issues people deal with in therapy and ways that we are our own worst enemy. Paul shares about adopting a dog, plus great listener descriptions of their food issues anxiety and depression.

Trust Issues, Suicidal Ideation, Food & Self-Care – Leo Flowers

The comic, life coach, & ex-athlete shares about his lifelong suicidal ideation, struggles with food, abandonment by his dad who fathered him via an affair, learning trust, self-care, conflict resolution and even trying the suicide hotline.