#258 Jerry Stahl

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Relationships, Sexuality, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2016

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

The Pushcart Prize-winning writer (Permanent Midnight, I Fatty) shares about the loss of his father to suicide, his mother's belittling of his manhood, his recovery from heroin addiction and always feeling like an ashamed outsider. This episode is sponsored by www.GoodTherapy.org Follow Jerry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/somejerrystahl See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 258 with my guest, Jerry Stahl.
0:05.9	I'm Paul Gilmarten.
0:06.9	This is the Metal Innoc happy hour, a place for honesty about all the battles in our heads.
0:11.9	From medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday
0:16.6	compulsive negative thinking.
0:18.6	This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:21.9	It's not a doctor's office.
0:22.9	I'm not a therapist.
0:23.9	It's more like a waiting room that doesn't suck.
0:26.4	The website for this show is mentalpod.com.
0:29.6	There's all kinds of things you can do there.
0:31.1	You can fill out surveys, which might get read on the podcast.
0:35.5	You can check out the forum.
0:37.9	You can post there.
0:40.2	You can support the show financially.
0:42.0	You can read blogs and guest blogs, all kinds of stuff.
0:46.0	So please, oh, you can also buy coffee mugs and t-shirts with the Metal Innoc happy hour
0:52.2	logo on it.
0:53.2	Before we get to the interview with Jerry, I just want to share something that our former
0:56.8	guest, Susanna Brisk, tweeted, I just thought it was a great year end or app up for 2015.
1:04.4	She said, I don't want to brag, but I didn't kill myself this year.
1:08.3	I fear that I'm inadequate, that I'm inadequate.
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