Inside Mental Health

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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.

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The Rise in Forced Treatmen...

06.08.2023

There’s a common misconception that, due to asylum closures, only “dangerous” people get committed to a psychiatric wards and hospitals. We also believe that forcing someone with mental illness into treatment is rare. However, millions of Americans are subjected to ...

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06.08.2023 The Rise in Forced Treatment and Abusive Guardianships Part 1 There’s a common misconception that, due to asylum closures, only “dangerous” people get committed to a psychiatric wards and hospitals. We also believe that forcing someone with mental illness into treatment is rare. However, millions of Americans are subjected to ...
06.08.2023 The Rise in Forced Treatment and Abusive Guardianships Part 2 There’s a common misconception that, due to asylum closures, only “dangerous” people get committed to a psychiatric wards and hospitals. We also believe that forcing someone with mental illness into treatment is rare. However, millions of Americans are subjected to ...
06.01.2023 Tech Mogul with Bipolar Shares His Story (with Paul English) Can you name a millionaire tech mogul with bipolar disorder? Well, you can now. Today’s guest is Paul English, the tech mogul best known as the founder of travel website Kayak. As more and more celebrities in the arts publicly ...
05.25.2023 Healing the Unquiet Mind with Kay Redfield Jamison Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison believes that medication is an overused option and that many people can make great strides recovering from “mental suffering” using therapy, art, and meaningful hobbies. She also shares that we can learn a lot by understanding ...
05.18.2023 Why Refuse Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)? There is a lot of stigma against people with diagnosed borderline personality disorder (BPD), even within the mental health community. People living with a borderline diagnosis are unfairly characterized as difficult and overly dramatic, and many feel that people with ...
05.11.2023 Medical Worker Burnout, Trauma, and Compassion Fatigue We all know that the COVID pandemic has taken a toll on healthcare workers. But how was their mental health before the pandemic? Today’s guest, Dr. Rola Hallam, has opened 7 hospitals in Syria as part of her humanitarian work. ...
05.10.2023 The Best Mental Health Insights from Past Guests (Bonus Episode) In honor of mental health awareness month, we want to welcome you to the first ever Inside Mental Health podcast clips show. Listen now to hear some great insights from some of the best guests of the past year. Featuring ...
05.04.2023 Talking to Teens About Mental Health with The Jed Foundation (JED) Most parents (and other adults) want to be able to talk to teenagers and young adults about mental health and mental illness. But, uncertainty and awkwardness often stop well-intentioned people from broaching the subject. In this episode, we discuss how ...
04.27.2023 How Can We Help Anxious Youth? With Joan Lunden and Laura Morton Children and teenagers are expressing unprecedented levels of anxiety and many experts believe there is currently a crisis of anxiety in the United States. If that is true, what can adults — who may also be managing anxiety — do ...
04.20.2023 12-Step Program Not Working for You or a Loved One? 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous dominate the recovery space. In fact, when most people think of someone in recovery, they typically assume they are part of a 12-step program. But, what if the traditional 12-step programs don’t ...
04.13.2023 ADD / ADHD Medical Care Challenges ADD / ADHD are typically discussed as a controversial diagnosis. Some people — including experts — feel that these conditions are over diagnosed, underdiagnosed, or simply don’t exist. ADD / ADHD have been used to attack parents, defend behavior challenges, ...
04.06.2023 Returning from Prison with Rapper Lil Dallas Dallas Roquemore, aka Lil Dallas, is a personal friend of — and has worked with — famed rapper, Mozzy. While Dallas’s rap career started out very strong, it was derailed when he went to prison at age 16 and was ...
03.30.2023 Police Officer Mental Health with Sheriff Jay Armbrister Police officers are seldom asked to respond to something positive. The nature of their jobs is to assist when things go wrong. Vehicle accidents, crime, and death are part of the job description for the average law enforcement officer. They ...
03.23.2023 What Psychiatry Can and Cannot Do (A Nuanced Investigation) When Daniel Bergner’s brother received a bipolar disorder diagnosis, his family was told he needed to adhere to the doctor’s orders or death was a likely outcome. This set off a chain reaction of fear his life while Daniel’s brother ...
03.16.2023 Is “Forgive and Forget” Healthy Advice? Since childhood, most of us have been socialized to “forgive and forget.” We’ve been told that to do anything else risks our mental health and causes emotional pain. But is that actually good advice? Does forgiving someone actually increase our ...
03.09.2023 Toxic Masculinity with Mayor of Kingstown's Tobi Bamtefa Despite growing up in Nigeria and the UK, Tobi Bamtefa received the same stereotypical messaging surrounding what it means to be a man: men are strong, handle their responsibilities stoically, and men never cry. Ever. Join us as Tobi shares ...
03.02.2023 Delusions Through the Ages with BBC Documentarian and Historian Victoria Shepherd "The TV is talking directly to me" is a common delusion nowadays. But delusions have existed throughout history, so what did people in the Middle Ages have delusions about when there was no TV? Join us as historian Victoria Shepherd ...
02.23.2023 You Are Not a Bad Parent with Dr. Carla Naumburg Have you seen all the amazing stuff your friends’ kids are doing while scrolling through social media? Are you worried that your kids aren’t keeping up and that maybe it is your fault? Or that maybe it’s because you are ...
02.16.2023 Conquering Alcoholism and Addiction with TV News Anchor Laurie Dhue Laurie Dhue appeared to have it all — a successful career as a broadcast journalist, a beautiful apartment over Central Park, a great family, and lots of friends. But she had what she thought of as a “naughty and thrilling” ...
02.09.2023 Resiliency, Passion, and Trauma Recovery Today’s guest experienced a “trifecta of trauma” when three experiences of death and illness affected her family within just 10 months. These experiences led her to a revelation and the discovery of her life’s purpose. Join us as Lisa Honig ...
02.02.2023 Reducing Veteran Suicide with the American Legion Veteran and double bronze star recipient shares how military culture might contribute to suicidality — or at least a lack of willingness to get help — and how the American Legion is trying to fix that. Every day, 17 U.S. ...
01.26.2023 Can NHL Goalies Have OCD and Anxiety? (Featuring Corey Hirsch) Of all the people on a hockey team to have anxiety, the last one you would expect would be the goalie. They have to be so cool and collected, have nerves of steel, and always be at the top of ...
01.19.2023 Managing Anxiety vs Anxiety Disorders (and Knowing the Differences) How can you tell the difference between anxiety as an emotion and a disorder that needs medical intervention? Join us as today’s guest, Dr. Tracey Marks, explains the difference between being nervous about an upcoming event and something more serious ...
01.12.2023 Can Giving Up Be a Good Thing? What does it mean to give up or surrender? Today’s guest, Kute Blackson, is an expert on the topic, having written “The Magic of Surrender.” Join us as Kute explains that surrendering doesn’t mean lying down, pulling the covers over ...
01.05.2023 Getting to Good Riddance After a Breakup Everyone has been through a bad breakup — it can seem like you will never get over the relationship. Today’s guest, Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt, is the author of “Getting to Good Riddance: A No Bullsh*t Breakup Survival Guide.” Join us as ...
12.29.2022 Working Moms and Self-Care with Brooke Burke Working moms are always being pulled in multiple directions, and often don’t feel like they have the time for self-care. In today’s episode, we learn that moms don’t have the time to not take care of themselves. This episode is ...
12.22.2022 Understanding Populist Leaders and Why People Follow Them Populism is defined as a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. On paper, it sounds perfect; why shouldn’t politicians appeal to “ordinary” people? However, once you ...
12.15.2022 Patient-Led Advocacy Group Shares Patient Perspective The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading patient-led national organization focusing on mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Join us as their CEO, Michael Pollock, sits down with Gabe to discuss the group’s patient advocacy goals, ...
12.08.2022 Sex Work and Mental Health with Author Hannah Sward Hannah Sward’s new memoir details her journey with addiction, her life experiences, and her time as a sex worker. Join us as Gabe speaks with Hannah about her former occupation, her views on the sex industry, and whether sex work ...
12.01.2022 Is Remote or In-Office Work More Productive? (According to Psychology) Many leaders rely on traditional office-centric collaboration and management styles in managing hybrid teams. Yet research conclusively demonstrates that instead of incrementally improving on the old school office-centric approach, the best outcomes in managing hybrid teams come from adopting a ...
11.24.2022 Does Trauma Respond to EMDR Therapy? Does EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy work for trauma? It has been all the rage recently, but what is it? Does it have any studies or scientific basis — or is it just the latest internet fad? The ...
11.17.2022 Parkland Shooting Survivor Talks Moving Forward Over four years ago, Kai Koerber survived the Parkland school shooting. Hear his feelings about what has transpired in the United States since that day. Kai also shares that he doesn't want that day to define him as a victim, ...
11.10.2022 Pitfalls of Antidepressant Medications Millions of people start taking antidepressants every year. But how many stop? Despite what we have heard for years, the process of withdrawing from antidepressant medications can be long, unpleasant, and even dangerous. Today’s guest is one of the foremost ...
11.03.2022 Are Antidepressants for Life? With Food Network’s “Chopped” Champion Brooke Siem Brooke Siem was among the first generation of teenagers to be prescribed antidepressants. As Brooke was initially diagnosed and treated in the wake of her father’s sudden death, this psychiatric intervention sent a message that something was pathologically wrong with ...
10.27.2022 Firsthand Look at Caregiving in Chronic Conditions with Star Wars’ Greg Grunberg Greg Grunberg has a son who lives with epilepsy. But his story isn’t that different from that of someone caring for a loved one with mental illness. Being a caregiver or support person to a loved one is challenging, no ...
10.20.2022 Love 101: The Latest Research to Live Happily Ever After How do we decide we are in love? How can we know if it is the right person? Today’s guest tells us that we are all enacting a “love story.” These are the stories we tell ourselves about how romance ...
10.13.2022 Anxiety and Agoraphobia with ’80s Pop Icon Taylor Dayne From housebound to pop superstar, Taylor Dayne is most well-known for her hit “Tell It to My Heart,” which made her an overnight sensation in 1987. Listen in as she tells Gabe that before her rise to stardom, she struggled ...
10.06.2022 Don't Bring Your Vibrator to Rehab with Comedian Pam Gaslow Would you even think to bring a sex toy to rehab? Even if you tried to, most rehab facilities don’t allow them, as it turns out. Today’s guest, comedian Pam Gaslow, tells us how she learned that you can’t take ...
09.29.2022 Combating Negative Self-Talk with American Idol's Casey McQuillen To an outsider looking in, it may seem like singer Casey McQuillen has it all — she was a contestant on season 13 of American Idol, and went on to have a successful career in singing. Yet despite her success, ...
09.22.2022 Is Media Reporting on Mental Illness Fair? With Elizabeth Vargas It seems like every story of mass violence or a school shooting includes speculation about what mental illness the alleged perpetrator has. Why is that? What can we do about it? Join us as Emmy Award winning journalist Elizabeth Vargas ...
09.15.2022 What Is Neurodivergent Thinking and Is It a Disorder? Over 70 million Americans are neurodivergent or live with learning and thinking differences. What does that mean? Is it a mental disorder, and what can be done? What type of prognosis do these folks have? Join us as today’s guest, ...
09.08.2022 Who Gets the Armrest? The Psychology of Ownership "Mine" is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether we’re buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: ...
09.01.2022 How Do I Eat Better to Improve My Mental Health? Have you ever noticed that there always seems to be a new “miracle food” that will improve our lives if we just eat more of it? Like some magic supplement or exotic green that is going to cure mental illness ...
08.25.2022 Learning Self-Compassion and its Benefits Often the way we talk to ourselves internally is drastically different from how we speak to others. If a friend lost their job, you’d likely console them and lend encouragement and a helping hand. If it was you, would the ...
08.18.2022 I’m Glad My Mom Died with Jennette McCurdy “I’m glad my mom died,” said almost no one. Except it’s the title of a new book by Jennette McCurdy, Nickelodeon actress turned author. Our host Gabe Howard simply had to know: Is McCurdy truly glad her mom died? And ...
08.11.2022 How Do You Earn Respect? It might be hard to remember the last time you got really angry with someone who respects you. That’s because of the unique role that respect plays in our emotional regulation and interactions with others. Dr. Joseph Shrand, a triple ...
08.04.2022 What Pressures Do Asian Americans Face Addressing Mental Health Needs? Asian American stereotypes are no secret: successful white collar professionals, like doctors and engineers, who are also quiet, hardworking, and dedicated to their families. It all sounds good, right? Even though these may seem positive, Dr. Jenny Wang explains how ...
07.28.2022 Daughter Shares Mom’s Bipolar Journey with Hollywood Makeup Artist Ignacia Soto-Aguilar Ignacia Soto-Aguilar is a prominent Hollywood makeup artist (FX's “The Bear” / TNT’s “Claws”) who grew up with a mother with severe and persistent mental illness. Join us as she shares what it was like to grow up in a ...
07.21.2022 Staying Sober, Funny, and Present with Dave Coulier “Joey Gladstone” is practically a household name, everyone knows the fun-loving Full House character. But Dave Coulier, the actor’s actual name, may not ring a bell. Even fewer people may recall that Dave is a recovering alcoholic. Earlier this year, ...
07.14.2022 Severing Parental Relationships with Wil Wheaton Most survivors of childhood emotional abuse don’t cut free from their parents, but actor and author Wil Wheaton is an exception. He made the decision to completely disconnect from his parents as an adult. Join us as he explains why ...

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