#544 Andrew Solomon & Juan Acosta

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2021

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Paul leads a conversation with Andrew Solomon @Andrew_Solomon (author, and mental health activist) & Juan Acosta @JUANACOSTA_ (author and activist) about mental health advocacy, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and how these issues overlap. This conversation was made possible by NAMI West LA. www.namila.org For More About Andrew Solomon www.AndrewSolomon.com Twitter www.Twitter.com/Andrew_Solomon For More About Juan Acosta www.JuanAcostaOfficial.com Twitter @JUANACOSTA_ 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 544 with my guests Andrew Solomon and Wana Costa.
0:08.8	A conversation you're going to hear was sponsored by the National Alliance of Mental
0:13.9	Illness of West Los Angeles.
0:17.7	If you guys have never checked out NAMI, it's a really good resource especially for the
0:21.4	loved ones of people dealing with mental illness or other issues.
0:26.5	I think their national website is NAMI.org.
0:33.0	Excuse me.
0:34.1	That's no way to start the podcast.
0:37.0	I like to kick things off.
0:39.7	Flemmy.
0:41.0	That's usually.
0:42.0	Oh, I'm going to be honest right up front.
0:46.7	I don't feel like saying my name, the name of the podcast, any kind of prefaces about what
0:52.0	it is or what it is.
0:53.5	I am depressed.
0:56.6	I am in a dark hole that I know I'm going to get out of, but I'm in that place.
1:02.4	Those of you that suffer from depression know what I'm talking about.
1:06.2	Your brain just feels like it hasn't been oiled and it's hard to make decisions.
1:13.7	It's hard to feel positive about anything.
1:17.0	It's hard to put sentences together.
1:18.7	It's hard to describe how you feel.
1:21.2	I've just been climbing back in and out of bed.
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