Morgan makes excuses for why this week's episode is late, and then goes on a tangent about language surrounding mental health. (Stop calling everyone a sociopath!)

We'll be back tomorrow with our very special "Surviving the Holidays" episode.

Morgan and Neal are joined by Dan Brown, an old friend and author of "The Great Expectations School." They discuss the California fires and how natural disaster prep messes with everyone's stress and panic levels, but especially those predisposed to anxiety. 

Then it's a talk about email efficiency and we've got tips that will help even the healthiest among us.  

Trigger warning for this episode: 9/11, the L.A. Riots, and the Holocaust.

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Morgan and Neal discuss parenting with mental illness.

They focus on the problems that come from projecting your mental health issue onto your young child. Then they talk about how being a parent gives you extra motivation to work on your mental health.

Morgan also tells the thrilling story of "Poo Door Man."

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Stigma is a bitch, so what do you do when people learn about your mental health status? Neal and Morgan discuss Morgan's recent disability leave, the uncertain nature of stigma, and how badly Neal didn't want to make this episode.

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Neal and Morgan, both former Miramax interns, talk about Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual assault and how it lead Morgan to reevaluate her own history of nonconsensual sexual contact. Plus, why being silenced is a major trigger. 

Morgan's article: Working For Harvey Weinstein Taught Me What Rape Culture Is

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Neal and Morgan discuss social media as both a positive and a negative to those living with mental illness. Morgan goes positive, neal goes way negative (what a surprise).

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Morgan and Neal take a not-so-deep dive into the movie Garden State. Then they discuss forgetting to take a medication and the power of intrusive thoughts.

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Take a deep breath, get comfortable (in traffic, probably,) and bury yourself in Going Mental, a podcast all about…well, going mental. In our very first episode, we're talking coping mechanisms, therapy, and medication, plus our very own breakdown stories! Fun, right? Let's do it!

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