Inside Mental Health
Award-winning weekly podcast that approaches psychology and mental health in an accessible way. Listen as our host Gabe Howard speaks candidly with experts, celebrities, and other notables to break down complex topics into simpler terms. Listen now and share widely.
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Being a Professional Musician with Bipolar Diso...
There are a huge number of individuals with mental illnesses who have successful, fulfilling careers, despite the setbacks of their illnesses. In this episode, we’re joined by Erika Nielsen, a professional cellist, who shares the story of her...
28 min
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Bonus Content: What is Schizophrenia? (Inside S...
What is schizophrenia? What are the symptoms? What’s it like to experience it? How is it managed? The answers depend on who you ask. Pop culture has one view. Doctors have another. And Rachel Star Withers has a first-person experienced view. In this...
48 min
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Mental Health Info – Telling Fact from Fiction
This week, we learn how to tell fact from fiction regarding mental health information. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or...
27 min
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Humanizing the Patient Experience
This week, we learn about advances being made in patient experience in hospitals. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on...
25 min
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What Do We Know About Trauma?
This week, we hear about the many aspects of trauma. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your favorite podcast player.
25 min
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What’s it Like to Work in a Psych Hospital?
This week, we hear about what it’s like to work in a psych hospital. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your...
26 min
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What is Mental Health First Aid?
This week, we discuss mental health first aid. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your favorite podcast player.
23 min
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There’s More to Trauma than PTSD
This week, we discuss how to recognize and treat trauma. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your favorite...
26 min
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Can Selfishness Be a Good Thing?
This week, we discuss how to reduce the negative impact of social media. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on...
26 min
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From Homeless to Prisoner to Olympic Coach
In his teens, Tony Hoffman was a BMX Amateur being featured on magazine covers. But soon after, he was a drug addict living in the streets and ultimately ending in prison. After his parole, a now clean Tony returned to the BMX world in a big way: by...
24 min
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How to Reduce the Stress of Social Media
This week, we discuss how to reduce the negative impact of social media. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on...
25 min
362
What Do We Really Mean by “Moral Character”?
This week, we discuss what we mean by “moral character.” Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your...
29 min
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How to Break Habits – And Keep Them Broken
This week, we learn the secret to breaking habits and keeping them broken. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on...
26 min
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Improve Your Mental Health with Super Powers
This week, we learn how to improve our self-care using our own super powers. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your...
28 min
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How to Stay on Track to Make Lasting Change
This week, we look at how to make lasting changes in our lives. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your favorite podcast...
25 min
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What is Schadenfreude?
This week, we look at the complicated emotion of schadenfreude. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your favorite podcast...
29 min
367
What to Do About Toxic Relationships
Toxic relationships come in many forms. They can include physical abuse, emotional abuse, and more. Most of us, at one point or another, will find ourselves in one… perhaps with a romantic partner, possibly a friend, or even with a family member....
23 min
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Service Animals vs. Emotional Support Animals
This week, we look at service animals and emotional support animals. Additional information about the guest, as well as a full transcript of the show, can be found . Hosted by and . Previous episodes can be found at or on your favorite...
21 min
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Podcast: How to Change Your Psychological Identity
We all know that addiction, severe depression, and other conditions change our personality. What few know, however, is just how deeply ingrained that change can be, and how difficult (and scary) it can be to try to become “ourselves” again. In...
32 min
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Talking Parity and Advocacy with Patrick Kennedy
Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy joins our hosts to talk about mental health and addiction parity, both at the federal and state levels. He shares information about new initiatives, dontdenyme.org and parityregistry.org, designed to help consumers...
30 min
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How to Let Go of Past Hurts
It’s inevitable that we will suffer emotional pain as we go through life. Whether it’s from a death of a loved one, the ending of a relationship, or any number of other issues, sometimes the pain we experience becomes embedded to such a degree...
24 min
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How to Make the Transition to Adulthood Easier
The transition from youth to adult is a difficult one for most people, filled with unexpected events and changes that we are ill-prepared for. Many find themselves seriously lacking not only the life skills needed, but also the psychological and...
29 min
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Why New Year's Resolutions Don't Work
Every year, millions of people make New Year’s Resolutions. And one of the most common resolutions is to lose weight and get in shape. It’s also one of the most commonly failed resolutions. In this episode, you’ll meet a man who lost over 130...
24 min
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What Are Cognitive Distortions?
At some point or another, virtually everyone has fallen victim to cognitive distortions – lines of thinking that are based on things that are simply not true. This doesn’t mean to the level of conspiracy theories, but even the tiniest things. In...
21 min
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How to Survive a “Not Bad” Christmas
There are all kinds of suggestions out in the world about how to survive a bad holiday… holidays with people you don’t like, holidays with too many people, all kinds of bad holidays. But what about those holidays that are… well… not bad? Maybe...
21 min