Ever wonder what the "Scott McKinney Solution to Happiness" (Patent Pending) is? Well here it is in all of its glory! But for real, I talk about what combination of things make me happy, how I discovered this magical combo, and how with work and hope, you can find what things you need to feel better too. Plus, my book, Trying Not to Kill Myself, is coming out on Friday, July 17th, so please check it out then! --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for more content.

There is no clear-cut definition for depression that encompasses everyone who struggles with it since it affects everyone differently; however, there are similarities that exist within most people that have it. It's easy to feel like you're going it alone, especially when swamped by suicidal thoughts, but I learn each day that most people are more like me and you than you'd think, such as feeling like a burden to those around you. --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for more content.

There are a ton of things happening in the world right now, and they're things that many of us likely never expected in our lifetimes, our kid's lifetimes, or even our grandkids lifetimes. There is a lot going on, but that doesn't mean that we need to be caught in the endless streams of overwhelming news that's coming at us from all directions. In this episode, I talk about what's making me happy right now, and what you can do to find some happiness in your own life. --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more content.

It's a weird time to be alive. There are protests all over, COVID-19 is still being a butthead, and the rate at which unexpecting things happen doesn't seem to be slowing down at all. This podcast is about mental health, and topics such as the riots are very polarizing, but this is a safe space. I tried my best to give my honest opinions about everything that's happening and how I feel I should react to it all, along with how I'm trying to find the bright side. It's a hard time for everyone, and focusing on mental health is more important than ever. Thanks for listening and I hope this can make you feel even the tiniest bit better, or at least show you a new perspective. --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more content.

In this episode, I (metaphorically) strip down and look at my naked body in the mirror and ask myself about what I'm doing with Acceptable Madness, and what I could be doing better. In the process, I decided to create a secondary brand/channel/thing called Unacceptable Madness where I post non-mental health related content so that I don't clutter my Acceptable Madness feeds with random stuff that some people don't like. Thanks for your patience as I work to understand my brand, and I hope you appreciate all of the upcoming changes. Also, I'm having to experiment with a bunch of different changes, like a different computer, desk setup and all sorts of other things, so if the audio doesn't sound as good this time around, I apologize, and will work to make it better in the future. Any insight that you give helps, so please let me know what you think. --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more content.

Whoa, I'm engaged! That's pretty exciting, right? Being in a committed Whoa, I'm engaged! That's pretty exciting, right? Being in a committed relationship is something that I never thought I'd be able to do, let alone get engaged. In this episode, I talk about the super unromantic way I started the proposal, the proposal itself, and how I overcame countless fears and embraced a long-term relationship (and sexy fiancée.) --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more content.

We're all stuck at home. We're all tired of being stuck at home. We're all stressed for a multitude of different reasons, whether it's from being unemployed and searching for a job, missing family, or just exhausted at our jobs. It's a hard time for everyone, and in this episode, I talk about what's been a struggle for me and how I'm trying to overcome it. --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more content.

Hello and thanks for tuning into another episode of Acceptable Madness! In this episode, I talk about progress, and how progressing or improving in something that you care about feels delightful - and maybe even happiness-inducing. Yeah. It's that good.

I also talk about how the Carousel of Progress broke down when I was riding it with my family, creating the most ironic thing that I've ever lived through.

I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more content.

Hello and thanks for checking out another episode of Acceptable Madness! Although the title of this episode seems kind of weird and super not detailed, this episode is about exactly what it says. People like different things for different reasons, and for the first time in my life, I was able to understand that instead of quantifying or questioning it, simply accepting that people like something is enough, and there's no reason to fight that. --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more content.

I know that in the past, I have talked about hobbies as almost entirely creativity based ventures, and I believe that that is short-sighted. In this episode, I talk about hobbies of all shapes and sizes, ranging from watching the massively over-rated Tiger King documentary to baking, and how no matter what you do with your free time, the only thing that ultimately matters is finding things that make you happy. --- I am not a doctor, so do not treat this as therapy or medical advice. I just do this podcast with the hopes that it can help some people. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more content.