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12/19/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Depression & Anxiety – Best Of: Jamie Denbo

This ep was one of our first ever, recorded in 2011. Comedic actress / improvisor / writer / podcaster Jamie Denbo aka @JamieDenbo talks about being an only child, born to Jewish parents whose lives, culture and ancestors she feels are informed by fear. She talks about growing up in Massachusetts and feeling guilty for not having more obvious reason to explain her sadness, panic and anger, and how motherhood is helping her to recognize the familial and cultural cycles she would like to break. She and Paul also do an epic Fear/Love Off.

12/12/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Surviving The Deepest Depths – Laura Moran

Laura Moran is a television writer. She talks about a lifelong battle with depression, self-harm and the suicide attempt that helped her realize she needed help resulting in a stay in a psychiatric facility which helped turn her life around.

12/05/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

I.C.E. & The Latino Community – Jesse Perez Returns

Jesse Perez is a friend of Paul’s, a cancer survivor, a podcaster, and a Latino man navigating life under the current administration. Look for his podcast, Equanimity, which focuses on this experience.

11/28/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Grief, Race & Being Gay – Chris Grace

Chris Grace (@ChrisGraceComedy) is a comedian and actor who shares his stories of love, tragic loss, and growing up as the child of an immigrant. He discusses grief and racial dynamics in both comedy and the gay community.

11/21/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Nate Berkus – Surviving The 2004 Tsunami

Nate Berkus (@NateBerkus) is an interior designer and a NYT best-selling author (look for his new book, Foundations: Timeless Design That Feels Personal) who joins Paul to share his story of growing up, his challenges with authenticity, and the trauma he endured while being stuck in the middle of a natural disaster, where he witnessed death on a massive scale, including that of his own partner.

11/14/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Hitting A Therapy Wall – The Crappy Childhood Fairy – Anna Runkle

Anna Runkle, aka @CrappyChildhoodFairy joins Paul to share her experience of growing up in a commune, living with CPTSD, and finding new ways to heal when talk therapy wasn’t working. Look for her new book Connectability: Heal the Hidden Ways You Isolate, Find Your People and Feel (At Last) Like You Belong.

11/07/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Poverty, Loneliness & Low Self-Esteem – Derek

Fellow support group member Derek shares about growing up in extreme poverty and isolation. Recently he has been learning how to connect and practice boundaries but is still struggling with being attracted to women who treat him badly.

10/31/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

One Family’s Truths About Paralysis – Tyler & Jenny Smith

Tyler Smith was paralyzed from the neck down after contracting the West Nile virus. He and his wife, Jenny, join Paul for the second time to open up about the rage, shock, and loneliness of having become paralyzed as well as the stress and emotional toll it takes on Jenny to caretake someone with Tyler’s condition.

10/24/2025 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Growing Up With Hoarders – Amanda Uhle

Amanda Uhle is a journalist and nonfiction writer who shares her story of a loving but turbulent childhood and what it was like to grow up in a house of hoarders. Look for her new memoir, Destroy This House.