Podcast Episodes

Lauren Hennessy

The actor/singer and fiance of past guest Chemda talks about being a trans male (male but born into a female body) and despite his religious upbringing (his father is a minister) coming to embrace being transgender. Check out Lauren’s website at www.laurenhennessy.com and follow him on Twitter @LaurenHennessy.

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Jill Morley

At 40, Jilll took up competitive boxing to work through the childhood PTSD caused by her mother’s physical abuse. She shares about living with depression, aiding other female fighters and making her documentary Fight Like a Girl.

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Tyler W.

The 26 year-old law student talks about his struggles with addiction especially bulimia, hallucinogens and nitrous oxide, having diabetes, being a perfectionist, assuming the role of caretaker for his alcoholic parents when he was a child, a jarring move to a racially intolerant “Christian” city, and what he did to find the peace he has today.

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Anna Akana

The performer / writer / director best known for her popular YouTube channel opens up about growing up with a Japanese father and Filipino mother where mistakes were not tolerated. She also shares about her sister’s suicide, lying, drugs & sex.

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Michael H.

The 25 year-old Taiwanese American shares about his co-dependency, painful breakups and perfectionism as well as the irony that as a trained therapist he knows he should establish boundaries with his mother but cannot bring himself to do so. He also shares insights into child abuse based on his work at a child advocacy center.

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Bernadette

The 36 year-old mother shares about the middle-class version of Cops that was her childhood, her Borderline Personality Disorder, suicide attempts and the drinking problem she can’t bring herself to confront despite its effect on her children & boyfriend.

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Andrea Schaeffer

The Canadian listener talks about the masks she feels she had to wear to deal with childhood sadness, being raped at 16, and experiencing postpartum depression. She talks about the support groups & the health care system that saved her life To read Andrea’s blog go to www.theandreaproject.com PillPack sponsors this show. For your first month free or to just help the podcast go to Pillpack.com/happyhour. Care.com sponsors this episode. To get 25 percent off a premium membership go to Care.com/happyhour

Julian F

His childhood was a flurry of moving all over Europe and South America, his parents treated him like “Good Cop Bad Cop” and he has no idea why he felt like a “little pervert” as a kid. They talk about manipulation, addiction, mania, shame, self-hatred and panic attacks. To purchase, or pay what you want for Julian’s novel visit www.eventheredheron.com PillPack sponsors this show. For your first month free or to just help the podcast go to Pillpack.com/happyhour.