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Apr 29, 2016

The 29 year-old Vietnamese-Australian shares about being raised by his refugee, mentally-disabled (OCD & PTSD) single mother, experiencing racism, living in inner city poverty (Melbourne) and trying to be "Vietnamese enough" for the Vietnamese community.


Apr 22, 2016

22 year-old Melanie R. shares about living with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder which used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder), being bullied, having a perpetrator who is female, integrating her "alters" and Sensory Integration Disorder.

Melanie can be reached at hypermelanie@aim.com 

Her personal blog is...


Apr 15, 2016

Melissa reads excerpts from her book So Sad Today, probes her turn ons, food issues, stint with polyamory, panic attacks, sexting and depression.

This episode is sponsored by the meditation app Calm.  Visit www.calm.com/mentalillnesspodcast

 

Follow Melissa on Twitter @SoSadToday

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Apr 8, 2016

For many years the ex-highway patrolman's beat was the Golden Gate Bridge. He shares about the encounters he had with people who wanted to jump and how he learned to get some of them to open up and change their minds. He also shares about his PTSD, surviving cancer and struggling to be a better parent. Kevin now travels...


Apr 1, 2016

The podcaster (Sex Nerd Sandra) shares some of her struggles (low self-esteem, depression, perfectionism) and shares about sex topics like: swinging, orgies, role play, polyamory and giving good blow jobs.

This episode is sponsored by SquareSpace.  For 10% off your first purchase go to www.squarespace.com and use offer...