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On today's solo episode, Eileen shares her journey of rekindling a relationship with her ex-boyfriend while navigating the challenges of a personality disorder. She offers insights into reconciliation with an ex and how they've successfully made it work. Additionally, she discusses her upcoming business launch and relocation to LA, reflecting on the anxieties that come with these exciting changes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Annie Hamilton is a former aspiring actress, writer, performer, and niche internet celebrity in New York City. She discusses her online persona, the real life effects of being the “crazy girl” online, and how she differentiates between what’s real and fake, her recent breakup, multiple diagnoses, writing a TV show and movie, and why she'll never do another one-woman show.
You can find Annie on Instagram at @soimwritinganovel and Twitter @ANNIE_HAM.
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This week, we're sharing a classic episode with Dr. Brandon Unruh. Whether this is your first listen or you're revisiting the episode, this conversation was so important to destigmatizing many assumptions around personality disorders and feels more topical than ever.
Brandon Unruh, MD, is the medical director of the Gunderson Residence, an intensive, specialized residential program for women with severe personality disorders at McLean hospital. We discuss the myths and common misconceptions surrounding personality disorders, treatment options, and new research in the field.
For further information on personality disorders:
https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org
https://www.mcleanhospital.org/videos?f%5B0%3A9431
https://emotionsmatterbpd.org
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Melissa Broder is an American author, essayist and poet. Her work includes the novels The Pisces, Milk Fed, and Death Valley, the poetry collection Last Sext, and the essay collection So Sad Today, which was based on her anonymous Twitter account of the same name. She discusses her career trajectory, rescheduling this podcast due to her mental health, OCD, internet addiction, grieving the loss of her father, and more.
You can check out her work at melissabroder.com and follow her on both Instagram and X at the same name.
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Sabrina Fuentes is the leader singer and bassist of the American indie rock band Pretty Sick. With over 300k monthly listeners, the band has been compared to a modern day Hole and the Pixies. Pretty Sick was created in 2014 in New York City when Sabrina was only 13 years old. They are signed to the record label Dirty Hit and are currently based out of London but tour all over the world. Sabrina discusses her creative process, switching music genres, the anxieties of putting out music so young, and songwriting as therapy.
You can follow Sabrina on Instagram @sickysab and check out Pretty Sick's music videos on YouTube @PrettySick.
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Julie Schott is a former beauty editor turned entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Starface, FutureWise, Julie, and Blip. In 2019, she launched Starface, redefining pimple patches as a fashion statement. Her new ventures, Julie and Blip, address taboo markets, focusing on emergency contraceptives and smoking cessation. All her brands share a fun, young, and exciting branding approach, bringing freshness to neglected spaces. Julie discusses starting her brands, how she manages her time and mental health while building four separate companies, pressures in entrepreneurship, and believing in your own ideas.
You can follow @julie_schott on Instagram and check out her brands @starface @julie @futurewise and @blipworld.
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In her first episode back, Eileen reveals her current relationship status, how she navigates on and off relationships, and manages her mental health when her exes move on. She discusses Instagram stalking, getting back with exes, the reason for her podcast break, and the real motive behind her move to LA. This episode is a sneak peek of what's to come in the new season of Going Mental.
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Eileen discusses her recent podcast hiatus, updates on her love life, a project in LA that is overwhelming her, summer plans, and how she maintains her mental health when stressed out. Episode ends with a guided meditation. She is also bringing her Patreon back for exclusive content: patreon.com/goingmental
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Trigger warning: Severe physical and emotional trauma. Shamsa Araweelo grew up in Somalia, where when she was only 6 years old, she was taken by family to be cut. Today, she opens up to Eileen about her experience suffering from female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is often carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15 as a way to suppress sexuality and ensure virginity. According to the United Nations, an estimated 200 million women and girls worldwide have undergone some form of FGM. Shamsa now resides in the UK and shares her experience to raise awareness and funds for those who are victims of FGM. She and Eileen discuss her heartbreaking story, how she refuses to be defined by it, why FGM occurs, how we can stop it, and more.
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Mallory Page is a registered dietitian in Austin, Texas. She has worked in the athletic departments at the University of Arizona and University of Oklahoma — currently, she runs a private practice and hosts her own podcast, Seems Like Diet Culture. She and Eileen discuss the ins and outs of disordered eating as a mental illness, how it can be easily masked, treatment options, and more.
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Dr. Angelish Kumar is a board-certified urologist in New York City specializing in surgical and nonsurgical treatments for recurrent urinary tract infections, bladder leakage, vaginal laxity, and bladder pain. She is the founder of private medical practice Women’s Urology New York and is a Clinical Instructor of Urology at Mount Sinai Hospital. Eileen and Dr. Kumar break down everything there is to know about UTIs: What they are, why they happen, prevention, treatment, new research, and the importance of considering physical and mental health hand-in-hand. To make an appointment or learn more about Dr. Kumar, visit her website, https://womensurologynewyork.com
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This is the second episode in a two-part series.
Jeffree Star is a YouTuber, makeup artist, and the founder of Jeffree Star Cosmetics. He first gained notoriety on MySpace as the most-followed person on the platform. He is one of YouTube's most famous beauty influencers with over 15 million subscribers and over 2 billion views. Since then, he’s been involved in dozens of controversies — and accused of racism and bullying. Jeffree and Eileen discuss his problematic past, his traumatic upbringing including his parent's addictions, his father's suicide, therapy, and leaving LA for a yak ranch in Wyoming.
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Jeffree Star is a YouTuber, makeup artist, and the founder of Jeffree Star Cosmetics. He first gained notoriety on MySpace as the most-followed person on the platform. He is one of YouTube's most famous beauty influencers with over 15 million subscribers and over 2 billion views. Since then, he’s been involved in dozens of controversies — and accused of racism and bullying. Jeffree and Eileen discuss his problematic past, his traumatic upbringing including his parent's addictions, his father's suicide, therapy, and leaving LA for a yak ranch in Wyoming.
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Dr. Ellberger specializes in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She is a professor at Columbia University and runs her own private practice, Downtown Behavioral Wellness, in New York City. Today, she and Eileen piggyback off of last week's episode discussing Eileen’s BPD diagnosis for a deep dive into all things treatment, from DBT-specific skills, learning to name and control your emotions, utilizing DBT while navigating the dating landscape, and deciding what form of therapy is right for you.
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~Trigger Warning: Suicide Talk~
On today’s episode, Eileen opens up about her own mental health journey. She walks us through her borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis and the wild goose chase she went on to get it — beginning with her life pre-diagnosis and her misinterpretation of her own symptoms. Later, she discusses the BPD diagnosis itself, the relief she felt after getting it, the treatment she received, and what it means that she no longer meets criteria for the disorder.Right now for my listeners, if you go to HelloFresh.com/mental60 and use code mental60 you'll receive 60% off your HelloFresh order, plus free shipping!
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