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Mental Illness Happy Hour

#546 Best Of - Jamie aka Jimmy Franzo

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 β€’ 6.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 2 July 2021

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

A β€œBest Of” episode from 2013, Paul’s friend opens up about being kidnapped by a motorcycle gang at 13, his success as a South Beach nightclub owner and the effect it had on his ego, the β€œanimal” he says he became and the cocaine and heroin addiction that brought him to his knees. He also talks about working on repairing his relationships with his sons after losing custody of them as young boys because of his drug addiction. More about Jamie aka Jimmy Franzo - IG www.Instagram.com/JimmyFranzo FB https://www.facebook.com/james.franzo.5 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 β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Episode 546, which is a best of episode.

0:06.5

It's a replay of an episode originally recorded in 2013.

0:12.2

And it's one of my favorites.

0:14.0

As I mentioned last week, we'll be back with new episodes in August.

0:20.6

Our sponsor is always for this week is betterhelp.com online therapy.

0:25.2

If you're interested, go to betterhelp.com slash mental.

0:30.7

Fill out a questionnaire.

0:32.2

And if they have a counselor that they think is a good fit for you,

0:35.3

they will match you up with one and you can experience a free week of counseling

0:39.0

to see if it's your thing you need to be.

0:40.9

Over 18, if you're not, they'll send you to teencounseling.com.

0:45.7

And then you can get the ball rolling on the paperwork to find a counselor there.

0:51.0

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this episode.

0:55.0

And if you don't, just please don't tell anybody.

0:58.6

I just wanted to get the fuck away from my life.

1:00.6

You know, I couldn't have felt any lower grief, guilt, shame.

1:03.6

Why wasn't it, boy, and girl?

1:05.0

There was a switch that gets flipped in my head.

1:06.8

I'm supposed to be a girl.

1:08.0

I experienced being treated like an alien.

1:10.4

How can a just god...

1:12.4

I have a vomit, fattish.

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