138. Mind My Mind

The Allusionist

Helen Zaltzman

Arts, Education, Words, Linguistics, History, Entertainment, Helen Zaltzman, Etymology, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Crazy, insane, nuts, mad, bonkers, psycho, schizo, OCD - casual vocabulary is strewn with mental health terms, but perhaps shouldn't be? Psychotherapist and podcaster Lily Sloane talks about what we're really saying when we use such words.

Content note: in the second half of the show there is some mention of eating disorders. So if that’s not what you need to hear about today, tap out at the ad break.

There's more about this episode, and a transcript, at theallusionist.org/mind-my-mind.

The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s own songs at palebirdmusic.com or search for Pale Bird on Bandcamp and Spotify, and he’s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram.

Sign up to be a patron at patreon.com/allusionist by the end of June 2021, and I'll record the word or phrase of your choice to use as your phone alert or alarm!

The Allusionist's online home is theallusionist.org. Stay in touch at twitter.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionistshow and instagram.com/allusionistshow.

Support the show: http://patreon.com/allusionist

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is the illusionist in which I, Helen Zoltzman, can smell hanguages barbeque
0:08.6	wafting through the window.
0:10.2	Oh, tantalizing!
0:11.2	How can I get invited round?
0:14.2	In today's episode, we're talking about some mental health words that have snuck into
0:18.3	our everyday vocabularies.
0:20.4	In the second half of the show, there is some mention of eating disorders, so if that's
0:24.7	not what you need to hear about today, tap out at the ad-break.
0:28.4	Don't forget to sign up at patreon.com slash illusionist by the end of this month of June
0:33.4	2021, if you want me to record the word or phrase of your choice that you can use as
0:38.2	your phone alert or alarm.
0:40.9	And you get access to all of the recordings people have asked for.
0:44.2	You could put them together for one massive alarm, I suppose.
0:47.7	Some of you have been expressing stress to me about what word to pick.
0:51.9	Don't worry.
0:52.9	Firstly, it's anonymous.
0:54.4	Secondly, you can submit more than one.
0:56.8	I don't mind anything for you sweet patrons in gratitude for you funding this show.
1:02.1	I've also been enjoying the performance directions that some of you include with your word requests,
1:06.4	such as, said with Betty Davis style vexed anunciation and said like you're my very best high-pop
1:12.9	friend who maybe also actually has a crush on me.
1:15.2	We'll do my best to get into character.
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