Friends With Deficits

Friends With Deficits

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Friends With Deficits episodes

  • From Mountains to Marshmallows: Bone Breaks & Lucky Breaks with Scott Horwitz

    As a young boy, Scott Horwitz aspired to be a soccer champion until a tragic accident shattered his hip and his dreams. He grew up to work in theater and film in L.A. and Chicago, leading to the ultimate plot twist: a career as a travelling marshmallow salesman!

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    53 min
  • Human Relatedness – Mark Adams on Porn Addiction, Mental Health, and a Disappearing Mom

    Mark Adams, Ph.D., is a private practice psychologist working in Austin, Texas after 20+ years of service at the VA Central Texas Health Care System; he specializes in PTSD, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, and men problematizing their relationship to pornography.

    More on Mark here: https://www.dr-mark-adams.com/

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    44 min
  • Big Brains: Chris Nine's Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Chiari Malformation

    Pseudotumor Cerebrai? Chiari Malformation? No, these aren't Austin indie bands, but in-demand multi-instrumentalist Chris Nine would be the person to front them if they were. In this episode, we discuss her journey from growing up in a toxic town in Texas to becoming a full-time musician, with a host of maladies (and melodies) along the way!

    Here's what Chris has got going on: https://beacons.ai/chrisnine

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    39 min
  • The Weight of Self-Awareness: Heath Allyn on Body Dysmorphia, FOMO, and Calming the Inner Critic

    Heath Allyn is a musician, actor, and voice actor based in Austin, Texas. He was awarded "Best Multi-instrumentalist" at the Austin Tribute Band Community awards, and can be seen playing in Yacht Z, Brass in Pocket, and FAB, among others.

    In this conversation we cover:

    FOMO

    Food

    Body Dysmorphia

    Social Media

    Narcissism

    and of course, The Beatles

    Learn more about Heath at

    https://heathallyn.com and on all social media platforms.

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Navigating the Rough Waters of Disembarkment Syndrome (Mal de Débarquement) with Kim Dear

    Kim Dear is a former Austinite who has worked for the city of Austin Health department as an HIV educator. She currently resides in Pensacola, Florida, and is the owner of Ohana Vintage Finds. Listen as we explore Kim's turbulent journey, known as Mal de Débarquement, or Disenbarkment Syndrome. Hang on to your seats!

    For more on Disembarkment Syndome: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24796-mal-de-debarquement-syndrome-mdds

    Please help support Friends with Deficits: https://www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits

    35 min
  • Making Scents of Our World – Mark Crames of Demeter Fragrance

    What do Pizza, Dirt, Puppy's Breath, and Mahogany all have in common? They're just a few of the extensive line of scented products from Demeter Fragrance. In this great-smelling episode, Demeter CEO and chief perfumer Mark Crames dives deep into the world of perfumery and his unique brand. He also discusses how a cancer diagnosis, the pandemic, and a war have affected his life and work.

    https://demeterfragrance.com/

    Please help support Friends with Deficits: https://www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits

    54 min
  • Scents and Sensitivity – A Conversation with Miss Layla of fūm fragrances

    Miss Layla is an interdisciplinary artist and self-taught perfumer based in L.A. Her interest in fragrance and olfactive endeavors began as a small child when she learned how to cook and "taste shapes". Later in life, Layla came to know that she had synesthesia, which she harnesses to her advantage when formulating perfume. After contracting COVID-19, she developed chemical sensitivities linked to auto-immune conditions and chronic inflammation. Her purpose and sense of identity is distorted and she struggles to relate to the world she once knew.

    Miss Layla's work:

    www.fumfragrances.com

    www.instagram.com/fumfragrances

    Help support Friends with Deficits (and enter a drawing for a FWD fragrance made by Miss Layla!):

    https://www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits

    Wanna learn about perfumery?

    https://artandolfaction.org/

    Need supplies?

    https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/

    https://edenbotanicals.com/

    1 hr 31 min
  • Decoding Rebecca McInroy - Dyslexia, Abandonment, and Making Sense of Our Stories

    For over 20 years, executive producer Rebecca McInroy has been creating, hosting, and producing award-winning shows for public radio and podcasts, from KUT’s Views and Brews and Two Guys on Your Head, to the current podcasts American Compassion and See You Now. In our lively conversation, we discuss drinking, vaping, broken bones, religion, running, abandonment, audio, Iowa, parenting, Greece, jazz, humanity--oh, and dyslexia.

     

    www.rebeccamcinroy.com

     

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    1 hr 31 min

About Friends With Deficits

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"Things work out until they don't." Ain't life a bitch? Maybe we should celebrate it nonetheless. Friends With Deficits is a fun, honest, and sometimes brutal exploration into the human condition,…