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Mental Illness Podcasts - Suggestions, thoughts and recommendations.

Jessbph — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:20:33 GMT

My Mum Says My Memoir Is A Lie - Rosie Waterland Podcast. Anyone listened to it? Thoughts?

This podcast was an absolute emotional rollercoaster and hit some very heavy topics. Has anyone listened to it and have any thoughts?

How did everything land for you? I thought about it for days on end. Would love to hear anyone else's opinions or any other podcast recommendations.

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Croix — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 09:55:23 GMT

Dear Jessbph~

I'm afraid I've not listened to Rosie Waterland's podcast, though now you have mentioned it I'll have a listen

I find two from the ABC, while more general, do give a good overview of MH and other issues: "All In The Mind" with Lynne Malcolm and "The Health Report" with Dr Norman Swan.

Dealing with specific issues such as boundaries I like Brené Brown who talks on her website, TED and YouTube.

Thanks for the new 'cast to try

Croix

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romantic_thi3f — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:30:33 GMT

Hi!

Jessbph - I'm only seeing this post now. Is this still something you're grappling with? If it is I'll give it a listen and try and offer some support! If not though..

I haven't listened to podcasts in a while but I do have some favourites -

- All in the mind (yes Croix! It's great!)

- The one you feed - it's a little on the spiritual side but there's some great takeaways and topics on mental health. A lot of the things that come up are anxiety, mindfulness, meditation, depression, listening, stress, work, being kind to yourself..

- Invisibilia - basically all the things we can't see. Some of the shows have talked about fear, emotions, thoughts and personalities.

- The Good life project - this one can be a little hit and miss for me, but there are some great interviews. Some of the self-help gurus who have been on the show include Geneen Roth, Byron Katie, Glennon Doyle, Elizabeth Gilbert, Danielle LaPorte, Sharon Salzberg and Arianna Huffington

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Guest_1643 — Sat, 02 May 2020 06:41:58 GMT

Hi Romantic Thief,

I'm resusitating this old thread. Maybe I'm a bit too keen lol? the last podcast you listed sounds amazing... i want to check it out.... ! I've listened a bit to the earlier mentioned one by Rosie Waterland too - she also has two amazing memoirs that deal with mental health. Anyone reading/listening to any good mental health media??

Stay safe all

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romantic_thi3f — Sun, 03 May 2020 23:48:25 GMT

Hi Sleepy21,

Aha! It's a good time to listen to podcasts 🙂

Oh gosh there are so many now, that post I made was in 2018 and I feel like the choice we have is almost overwhelming! When you say mental health media - are you referring to others listening to podcasts or another type of media (which one)?

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Guest_1643 — Mon, 04 May 2020 12:43:58 GMT

Hi RomanticThief!

yes definitely a good time for podcasts!
i was imagining podcasts or books or even movies - dealing with mental health.

There's a very warts and all book called So Sad Today which deals with addiction and depression, and my friend mentioned a Mama Mia podcast with the writer Marion Keyes about her battles with depression.

What have you been listening to these days, Thief? Any good entertainment in the podcast/movie/book world as well?

xx Vanessa

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Croix — Tue, 05 May 2020 13:51:01 GMT

Dear All~

Beyond Blue is starting its own series of podcasts

The first one is here with signup details for the series too:

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/not-alone

Croix

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Guest_1643 — Wed, 06 May 2020 05:50:56 GMT

Checking it out now....Mark Fennel is great.
What a good idea. I love hearing /reading and listening to people's lived experience

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Guest_1643 — Wed, 06 May 2020 05:57:03 GMT

o wow thanks Croix for the podcasts it's an amazing story

recommended especially for mental health for men

and barriers stopping men from getting help

(i'm a woman but loving it also...) very interesting Beyond Blue podcast1

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romantic_thi3f — Wed, 06 May 2020 23:59:57 GMT

Hi Vanessa and a wave to Croix!

Croix - thank you for sharing the new podcast!

Vanessa -

Podcast wise, I haven't listened to nearly as much as I used to. The last couple I've listened to are Superhero Therapy - which talks about lots of movies/tv shows/comics from a therapy context - like there was one about The Good Place talking about the psychology of the afterlife, or Good Omens with what it means to be good/evil. and the other podcast is 'Where should we begin?' by Esther Perel. She's a psychotherapist and the podcasts are basically listening in on sessions! I'm a bit of a therapy nerd so these have to be my two favourites.

Books - Eyes too dry by Alice Chopkin. This one is a graphic novel of her own experiences with depression and suicide. It was a tough read because I resonated with it but I also really enjoyed it. The other one was called The ghost garden by Susan Doherty. That one is about schizophrenia- not the easiest read but I also loved it too.

Movies - totally stuck. I haven't seen many movies lately and the ones I've seen I would not recommend! I think there's a couple of movie threads on here though if you want general ideas!

Okay - this post is getting long now! 🙂 What are your own recommendations?

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Guest_1643 — Thu, 07 May 2020 02:30:53 GMT

Hi RomanticThi3f -

Thank you for the amazing recommendations! My brother has that graphic novel and said it was really good!!!! Glad you enjoyed it....and the novel as well looks worth a check-out.

I'm fascinated by the superhero podcast...

great mental health resources - you have a good eye !

The books I like for mental health are:

Rosie Waterland's two memoirs
"The Anti-Cool Girl"
"Every Lie I've ever told" - she's hilarious and I like the way she takes the stigma away from mental health struggle. She's always been open and humerous about her own journey of recovery.

"More, Now, Again" by Elizabeth Wurtzel is a story of addiction and mental health struggles. I loved this although some people find her very self-absorbed.

There is also a new book by Corey White "The Prettiest Horse in the Glue Factory" - I didn't enjoy it so much but he has a comedy special where he tells the same story, and I enjoyed that format much better for his story. Deals with suicide, trauma, abandonment as a child and having a mother who was an addict.

It's hard sometimes with movies and tv because sometimes I feel they sensationalise mental health ,

But the TV show "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" I found really relatable and empowering. It's on Netflix

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Guest_1643 — Thu, 07 May 2020 02:35:44 GMT

That's cool that your into therapy stories! Is Esther Perel a therapist? I've heard amazing things about her.

I've read a little bit of Irvin Yalom and there's also Lori Gottlieb who had a book on her experiences as a therapist

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romantic_thi3f — Thu, 07 May 2020 23:55:40 GMT

Hi!

Sidenote: will I call you sleepy21 on the forums or Vanessa? Just noticed that you signed off once as Vanessa but wasn't sure if you wanted me to call you that name around the forums 🙂

You are very welcome! I'm so glad you appreciated them - and it's cool that your brother has read that one too! Clearly we all have good taste haha

Thank you for your recommendations too! I'm going to write them all down and check them out. I did try The Anti-Cool Girl once but didn't get into it as much as I wanted to, but I will definitely try the other one too. I actually have The prettiest horse in the glue factory on hold from the library! I had no idea that it was also a comedy special - the more you know!

Yeah I completely agree. The movies thread on here talks a lot about movies with mental illness and there's some good recommendations and reflections on there. I've heard about Crazy Ex Girlfriend but never seen it so I will have a look. Actually the other one I thought of was called After Life - it's a dark like comedy with Ricky Gervais. It's really not everyones type so I don't really recommend it much, but it felt so incredibly accurate to me in his portrayal of grief, depression and suicide.

and yes- she's a psychotherapist from Belgium. I read both of those ones too

Thank you again for all of your recommendations, I'm going to get to work this weekend!

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Guest_1643 — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 04:31:39 GMT

hi all

Listened to this podcast https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/podcasts/trauma-reactions-and-recovery

very good!

By a survivor of the bushfires who is also a top trauma therapist. I learnt a lot from this and found it helpful and not overwhelming to listen to, on the subject of PTSD

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Guest_1643 — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 04:33:17 GMT

Hi RT

I'm using Sleepy on the forums ... I think that's my name /identity here now lol