#542 Emotional Neglect - Gillian G

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2021

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Artist and graphic novel author Gillian G shares her struggles with anxiety, her deep desire to be a prodigy, and how she confronted her father about his emotional neglect. Be sure to check out her new book Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer. For More about Gillian go to www.GillianG.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 ————————————————————————— Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod -------------------------------------------------------- Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal or Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services --------------------------------------------------- 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 542 with my guest, Jillian G. Paul Gilmarton, is the metal illness
0:07.9	happy hour, a place for honesty, but all the battles in our heads from medically diagnosed
0:13.7	conditions pass traumas and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking.
0:20.0	This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:24.0	It's not a doctor's office, I'm not a therapist, it's more like a waiting room.
0:28.3	It doesn't suck. The website for this show is a metal pod.com.
0:31.6	Click check out the forum. I always forget to mention there's a forum there with a ton
0:36.3	of threads on a huge variety of subjects. There are surveys that you can take at the website.
0:42.0	Those are a big part of this show, about a dozen different surveys.
0:46.5	I've been doing this show for 10 years and I still find this survey just endlessly, endlessly
0:52.0	fascinating. A note about the interview today with Jillian. This was recorded a while ago,
0:58.1	several years ago, and I was still married. When I referenced my wife,
1:04.6	you're not going nuts, people have been listening for a while.
1:10.9	One of our sponsors, as always, is betterhelp.com online therapy. If you have never tried online therapy,
1:18.3	what are you waiting for? From the comfort of your own home, you can talk about what a dick people
1:27.2	were in grade school. From the comfort of your own home, you can talk about your dad's alcoholism.
1:33.6	From the comfort of your own home, you can cry and suck your thumb. Maybe everybody doesn't do that.
1:41.3	Maybe that's just me. If you've never tried it, go to betterhelp.com.com.
1:47.0	That's aglp.betterhelp.com slash mental. Make sure you include the slash mental parts so they know
1:53.3	you came from this podcast, then just fill out a questionnaire. If they have a counselor that they
1:58.7	think is good fit for you, they'll match you up with one and you can experience a free week of
2:02.6	counseling to see if it's good fit for you. And you need to be over 18, otherwise, they will direct
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