Carmody Central Podcast

Psychotherapist and anxiety specialist, John Tsilimparis, is back and this time we are discussing addiction.  We start with the basics, is it a mental illness? Does self esteem play a role in developing addiction? We discuss overall destructive behavior without substance use and addictive personality types.  We talk about celebrities having the mental make up to develop an addiction.  Then we talk about a pressing topic, the true epidemic in the country, opiates.  We are discussing oxycotin’s origins, their sales, fatal overdoses and the doctor’s that carelessly prescribe them.  

In a previous episode, I joked that Borderline Personality Disorder is a made up illness.  Ryan is here to shut me up once and for all, as a sufferer of BPD, he explains how frustrating it is to have people like me who know nothing on the topic say it’s not real.  We are talking about anxiety, being mean to people, confidence, doing comedy and social media.  Our discussion leads to spirituality and we briefly talk about God, New Age, Indigo Children, and magic.  None of which Ryan believes in, while I on the other hand do believe there are elements of all of those topics that are based in some truth.  Which leads us to talk about science, which I do not believe is pure fact because it is constantly disproven and replaced with new information.  As well as, being influenced by whoever is paying for the experiment.   So I believe that these ideas and discussions we have about magic etc are just the beginning of finding evidence.  Overall, its a really interesting episode and theres a lot to think about.  Make sure you don’t miss this one.  

This is my attempt at recording a caller, and guess who calls in... my brother! We are talking about Apple Cult, Google is God, Joining the Verizon fellowship and my attempt at getting a Droid.  I was literally intercepted from leaving Apple. We are talking about stalkers, porn, and a very interesting masturbation talk.  

BK is back and we are chatting about, Go Commandos, an underwear replacement for women.  Seriously, he invented this genuis product! So we are talking about celebrity crotch shots, why underwear suck, and how this whole idea came about.  Also we are talking about losing your temper, being provoked, and how working with customers makes you hate comminicating all together.  Why I prefer small talk to hearing about your problems, and my favorite topic ever... Caitlyn Jenner. 

Choni is keeping it real, we are talking about all types of serious topics combined with some not so serious ones.  We talk about Rachael Dolezal and have an honest conversation about race.  Also, Houston, TX... Choni's hometown which he gives a solid endorsement for and expects a check from.  Also we are talking about Tumblr porn, which is the future of ADD jerk off material.  We get serious again, talk about rape... then we get silly and share tequila stories.  Don't miss this one!

John is a psychotherapist specializing in OCD, anxiety disorders, phobias and more.  He’s the author of “Retrain for Anxious Brain” and he is here today to answer some questions about OCD.  First we are discussing, the levels of OCD and how minor tendencies can actually be beneficial to a person.  He explains that these tendencies can lay dormant or be functional for a long period of time before getting triggered and turning into impairing OCD.  We talk about the differences of OCD and OCPD, personality disorders… I ask him about this new “Selfie Disorder” that just was announced earlier this week.  We talk about hoarding and how it’s the same but opposite to OCD. And we are talking about if its genetic or developed. This is a really informative episode, so share with anyone you know suffering with OCD or anxiety. 

Hilarious and Talented, Carla Valderrama, stops in to chat about her extreme behavior, her love for blow pops, and relationships.  She's also a kick ass babysitter ready to take responsiblity for kids who's parents take things too lightly.  We talk about moving around, living in LA and getting sober.  

This is one of the older episodes of Carmody Central with comedian Jose Sarduy.  We originally were going to have a funny conversation about growing up Catholic, but it turned into a heated convo about whether God exists at all.  I personally struggle with those ideals, but here's the dialog of us working it out. 

Bryan, known as Birdman, in the street art scene is a lifestyle photographer that captures some of the most well known artists in their element.  He travels with the most sought after graffiti artists around the world and documents their work before it’s knocked down or covered up.  Bryan shares how he became a photographer and how he just fell into the scene through hobby.  We talk about instagram photographers, working with models, and Birdman’s travels throughout Europe. 

What a fun and interesting podcast, Yoshi Obayashi, is a hilarious comedian and damn he really got me thinking.  We talking travel, porn, family life, and culture.   We talk about fucked up people coming from good parents and good people coming from fucked up parents.  We're talking about Trannies, pedophillia, what makes women attractive, and what its like for people to immigrate to the US.  Plus, we support slutty Asians and tough Russians.