Susannah Cahalan is an American journalist and author. She’s best known for her memoir Brain on Fire which chronicles Cahalan’s struggle with a rare auto-immune disease called Encephalitis. We talk through her diagnosis journey and the disparities between mental and physical healthcare.

Misdiagnosed with Susannah Cahalan

GOING MENTAL was born out of host Eileen Kelly’s desire to reckon with the shame she felt around her mental health journey. Despite early career success, internal struggles and a crippling personality disorder drove Eileen to leave her exciting New York City life behind and seek treatment at McLean — one of the oldest mental hospitals in the country. After five months and some serious self-discovery, she returned to the outside world looking for a way to disseminate what she'd learned in treatment and connect to others with similar experiences. 

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Dr. Francis Lee, M.D., PhD. is an accomplished neuroscientist and the Psychiatrist-in-Chief at New York Presbyterian Hospital,  overseeing one of the largest academic psychiatric programs in the US. In addition to his academic responsibilities, he maintains an active faculty practice treating a range of conditions.  He discusses the current mental health epidemic, why he chose to become a neuroscientist and psychiatrist, the impact of social stressors and poverty on brain development, biometric markers for psychiatric disorders and why prevention and early intervention is key.    This episode was brought to you by Litter Robot. As a special offer to listeners of the show, go to stopscooping.com/GOINGMENTAL and enter promocode GOINGMENTAL to save an EXTRA $50 on any Litter-Robot bundle.    For exclusive bonus episodes please visit: patreon.com/goingmental   Follow @eileen on Instagram   Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok    More information at: Goingmental.com    

The Youth Mental Health Crisis & Biomarkers with Psychiatrist Dr. Francis Lee

Emmeline Clein is the author of the debut book - Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm. She received her MFA from Columbia and her writing has been published in The Paris Review, The Yale Review, and The New York Times Magazine. She discusses her own eating disorder, why one of the most common mental illnesses is also the most treatment resistant, Western beauty ideals and the culture that keeps us sick, Kim Kardashian's met gala look and how we can actually help ourselves.    This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/GOINGMENTAL and get on your way to being your best self.   For exclusive bonus episodes please visit: patreon.com/goingmental   Follow @eileen on Instagram   Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok    More information at: Goingmental.com

Disordered Eating by Design with Author Emmeline Clein

In this solo episode, Eileen gives an update on her mental health and discusses how she incorporated DBT skills in practical applications during some recent professional milestones and personal challenges. She also shares some exciting life updates, including her LA house and upcoming projects. We round out the episode with a listener Q&A; on relationships & friendships, finding fulfillment, pursuing passions, mental health self-care practices, and embracing the different stages of life.   For exclusive bonus episodes please visit: patreon.com/goingmental   Follow @eileen on Instagram   Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok    More information at: Goingmental.com

Mental Health Check-In: Acceptance & Reclaiming Your Agency (Solo)

This week, we're sharing a classic episode with Dr. Igor Galynker. Whether this is your first listen or you're revisiting the episode, this conversation was so important to destigmatizing many assumptions around suicidal ideation and feels more topical than ever.   Dr. Igor Galynker, MD, PhD, is the Director of the Suicide Research and Prevention Laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where he’s developed and validated scales to determine the suicidal risk of patients. Dr. Galynker discusses the contributing factors to suicidality, prevention strategies, and his proposed suicide-specific diagnosis, Suicide Crisis Syndrome.    All donations made through the link below go directly to the Suicide Research and Prevention Laboratory.    https://giving.mountsinai.org/site/TR/DIY/General?px=1239388&pg;=personal&fr;_id=1090     For exclusive bonus episodes please visit: patreon.com/goingmental   Follow @eileen on Instagram   Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok    More information at: Goingmental.com

Why Do People Commit Suicide and How To Prevent It with Dr. Igor Galynker

Holly Madison is an American television personality and a former girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. She starred on the hit E! reality show The Girls Next Door for five seasons, which showcased life at the Playboy mansion as one of Hef’s three girlfriends. She is also a New York Times Best-Selling author and hosts the podcast Girls Next Level. She discusses growing up on the spectrum and her path to self-discovery, how a girl from a small town in Alaska ended up at the Playboy mansion, emotional abuse and control inside, competition amongst the girlfriends, leaving Hef, plastic surgery, Disneyland, and much more.    You can find Holly at @hollymadison on Instagram and catch her new series, Lethally Blonde, on ID and Max.   For exclusive bonus episodes please visit: patreon.com/goingmental   Follow @eileen on Instagram   Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok    More information at: Goingmental.com

Misdiagnosed with Susannah Cahalan

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