Mental Illness Happy Hour

Listener Katie Yeargain Palacio was literally a red-headed stepchild.  Though her blended family was large (7 kids), her stepfather was not Mr. Brady.  He was, in her words Machiavelli.  Attacked by a stranger at 15, something in her...

Some find actor/comedian/filmmaker Ted Lyde's honesty about being a parent refreshing, some find it off-putting.     Ted talks about the sacrafices and compromise as a father and husband, that lead him to state, "I don't recommend it and I...

How do each of us cope with trauma?  Brenda's story is remarkable for many reasons.  She is a former Div 1 softball player and mother of two who endured a day most people only experience in their nightmares.   She shares how she got...

The author (The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep And Never Had To), comedian (DERRICK Comedy) and actor ("Mystery Team") opens up about the loss of his mother when he was in junior high, overachieving, cynicism, and the terrifying prospect of intimacy.  ...

Most people know her from t.v. on Crossing Jordan, Hung, and Girls or in films such as Anchorman, Step Brothers, How Do You Know and A Lot Like Love.  She opens up to Paul about her difficulty in saying what she means and asking for what she wants.

Most people know Dave from MTV's Wanna Be a VJ contest, where he was runner-up,  from FX's DVD on TV,  his video podcast A Drink with Dave or dozens of appearances on various programs, but few know his calm exterior often masks panic and...

The neuroscientist and senior science writer at Huffington Post talks with Paul about the roots of her depression, her parents divorce, her decision at 14 to leave the Mormon church and her father's inability to accept it, her love of science, how she...

The author/filmmaker/podcaster/t.v. personality invites Paul to his craft room where they discuss Chris' OCD, ADD, fear of disappointing people and the unshakeable feeling that he's not successful enough.   Often described as the Nerd's Martha...

The actress (Hung, True Blood, Date Night, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Reno 911) and solo theatre artist (Bust) opens up about growing up in a family uncomfortable with emotion, her food and weight issues and the manipulative, alcoholic 23 year-old who...

Nerds get bullied - but nerds who are also "spazzes" as Dan describes his younger self, get the worst of it.   The comedian/writer opens up about the abuse he endured as well as the tactics one can employ to minimize it.   He and Paul talk...