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Nov. 5, 2024

Gina: Surviving Suicidal Ideation | 113

This week we welcome Gina to Sad Times! Gina is an author, artist, teacher, filmmaker, and media executive. On this episode, Gina tells her story of struggling throughout her life with suicidal ideation, about how healing is ...

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Oct. 29, 2024

Jon: Pulvarize the Stigma | 112

This week we welcome Jon to Sad Times! Jon is an activist and the head of “Pulverize the Stigma” — a mental health advocacy group that is working to do just that: Pulvarize the Stigma on Mental Health. Jon has …

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Oct. 22, 2024

Gen: Adoption and Life Running on Two Streams | 111

This week we welcome Gen! Gen talks about her early life, learning that she was adopted, how this impacted her throughout her life, the way she changed her life in her 50s, and the incredible work she is doing now. …

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Oct. 15, 2024

Qin (Part II of II): Coming of Age Under Crushing Poverty During the …

This week we complete Qin’s two part story. The first part can be found in episode 109. In this week, we discuss Qin growing up in crushing poverty, how her mother held the family together, her father’s political arrests, her...

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Oct. 8, 2024

Qin (Part I of II): Her Family’s History during the Great Chinese Fam…

This week we welcome Qin for part one of a two part series. In this first part, we learn about her grandmother’s belief that her father was cursed before he was born, how her parents met, the work they did …

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Oct. 1, 2024

Kevin and returning guest Nikki discuss his progress with NLP Treatme…

This week we welcome back our return guest Nikki. In an earlier episode (linked below). Nikki came on and talked about her mental health journey and her transition into becoming an expert and helping others. Kevin has been ta...

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Sept. 24, 2024

Terry: Put the Guns Down | 107

On this episode of Sad Times, we speak with Terry. During this episode, we discuss Terry’s moving and bracing new documentary “Put the Guns Down: A World Epidemic”. In this documentary, Terry and his team focus on South Centr...

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Sept. 17, 2024

Samantha: 9/11 and Post Traumatic Growth & Resilience | 106

On this episode of Sad Times, we speak with Samantha. During this episode, we discuss Samantha’s experience during the attacks of 9/11. She was working in lower Manhattan, right next to the twin towers. We also discuss the PT...

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Sept. 10, 2024

Miss Liz: TEA (Teaching Educational Awareness) | 105

On this episode of Sad Times, we speak with Miss Liz. During this episode, we discuss Miss Liz’s traumatic and difficult upbringing, the loss of her first child, her abusive first marriage, and her long healing journey. Pleas...

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Sept. 3, 2024

Bella: A High Control Group, Tragedy, and Feeling Better Naturally | …

On this episode of Sad Times, we speak with Bella. During this episode, we discuss Bella’s first marriage and the tragic death of her first husband. After she relocated to the United States from Australia, Bella fell in with ...

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Aug. 27, 2024

John: Where Doctrines End and People Begin | 103

On this episode of Sad Times, we speak with author John. During this episode, we discuss John’s early years, his bout of homelessness, the amazing work he and his wife do through their Good Samaritan Houses, and also about hi...

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Aug. 20, 2024

Asif: Depression, Anxiety, and Autonomy (Part II of II) | 102

On this episode of Sad Times, the second part of a two part series, we speak once again with Asif. During this episode, we continue Asif’s story, discussing his depression and anxiety challenges, self medicating, and his cont...

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Aug. 13, 2024

Asif: Family, Adolescence, and Creative Outlets (Part I of II) | 101

On this episode of Sad Times, the first part of a two part series, we speak with Asif. During this episode, we talk about his life growing up in India, his family dynamics, the creative outlets he discovered, and much …

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Aug. 6, 2024

Cebastian: Self Sufficiency & Tragedy | 100

On this episode of Sad Times, we speak with Cebastian. During the episode, we speak with Cebastian about his many work struggles, difficult living situations he has found himself in, and a year in which he dealt with an abnor...

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July 30, 2024

T Brown: Coercive Control and Creative Expression | 99

On this episode of Sad Times, we speak with T Brown. During the episode, T talks about jointing a community, how that community changed over time, his realization about what had been occurring for years, and his painful heali...

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July 23, 2024

Sam: Comedy as Empathy | 98

On this episode of Sad Times, we speak with Sam, an actor and writer. During the episode, Sam talks about his family, the moral importance of art, and his disillusionment with religion. He also speaks about a previous relatio...

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July 16, 2024

Nick: Creativity and Mental Health Struggles in a Small Town | 97

This week we speak with Nick, an actor and podcaster. During the episode, we will discuss Nick’s experience of growing up without a father, the bullying he endured, his mental health struggles, and the reminder that none of u...

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July 9, 2024

JT’s Sad Salve: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace | 96

This week we continue with another in our “Sad Salve” series. We all have our difficult times in life, and we turn to certain things — often art — to help get us through it. This week’s Sad Salve episode …

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July 2, 2024

Erich’s Sad Salve: Heavy Metal Music | 95

This week we are releasing something a little different: “A Sad Salve”. We all have our difficult times in life, and we turn to certain things to help get us through it. Our first Sad Salve episode we are releasing …

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June 18, 2024

Rodney: His Journey as a Counselor and Doctor | 94

This week we speak with Rodney about his work across the years as a counselor. He has worked with both adolescents and adults, and he talks about the various moves he made to follow his career and the effects it …

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June 11, 2024

ROUNDTABLE: Kaet, Allison, and Michael Discuss Conception, Pregnancy …

On this special episode of Sad Times we welcome Kaet, Allison, and Michael to discuss the difficult topic of trying to conceive a child, pregnancy loss, and childbirth. While these are issues many women and couples deal with,...

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June 4, 2024

Nikki: Emotions, The Subconscious, and Neuro-Chemical Reactions | 92

This week we speak with Nikki Nicholas. For years, Nikki was leading a conventional life when she realized she needed a change. She left her corporate work and committed to understanding her own mind, and in so doing, could u...

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May 28, 2024

Our Host Kevin is Interviewed! | 91

This week we are changing things up a bit! Our host, Kevin, is being interviewed by his longtime close personal friend, JT Brown. With the tables turned, Kevin talks with JT about how his brain works when he’s anxious, some …

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May 21, 2024

Dr. Kathryn Smerling: Learning to Play Again | 90

This week we speak with Dr. Kathryn Smerling, the author of the forthcoming book “Learning to Play Again: Rediscovering Our Early Selves to Become Better Adults”. During our discussion, Dr. Smerling talks about what brought h...

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