#558 Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity - Olachi Tiffany Etoh

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2021

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Writer and mental health advocate, Olachi Tiffany Etoh, shares her experience living with bipolar and how an episode of psychosis landed her in jail. She talks about archaic mental health laws and her struggle with release from a state institution. More About Olachi Website: olachitiffany.com Twitter: @OlachiTiffany You can also find more resources at your local NAMI chapter. But Olachi is most affiliated with NAMIChicago, a wonderful organization creating real change. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month 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 558 with my guest,
0:05.5	Allachi Tiffany Ito.
0:07.6	I am Paul Gilmarton.
0:09.6	This is the Metal Inus Happy Hour,
0:11.4	a place for honesty about all the bullshit
0:15.0	rattling around in our skulls.
0:17.4	I am not a therapist.
0:18.8	The show is not meant to be a substitute
0:20.6	for professional metal counseling.
0:24.0	The website for this show is
0:25.3	the medialpod.com medialpod, also the social media handle.
0:29.9	You can follow us at.
0:31.9	I was at one of my support group meetings this week.
0:37.4	And the topics are always related to intimacy
0:42.5	in one way or another, and self-care, and authenticity,
0:47.8	and the things that get in the way of that.
0:51.1	And we were talking about confusion.
0:54.5	And I thought, wow, that is such a great topic,
0:56.9	because a lot of times, we don't even
1:00.3	know that we're confused.
1:02.0	We're seeking out some type of truth
1:04.8	that seems inaccessible to us.
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