68 - How to Face Uncomfortable Emotions with "Mental Illness Happy Hour" host Paul Gilmartin

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Paul Gilmartin is a comedian. He was the longtime host of the TBS show Dinner and a Movie. He's also appeared on Comedy Central, MTV, HBO, and VH1. He’s now the host of a popular podcast called The Mental Illness Happy Hour. He interviews celebrities, experts, and everyday people about their trauma, mental illness, addiction, and negative thinking. He had always made other people laugh, and he looked like he was enjoying life from the outside. But mental illnesses are often hidden. And just because someone doesn’t “look depressed” doesn’t mean that they aren’t. In today's show, Paul talks about how he got sober, what helped reduce his depression, and how he faces uncomfortable emotions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:50.1	Okay. My guest today is Paul Gilmartin. Paul's a comedian who's best known for his role on the TBS show,
0:56.8	Dinner and a Movie. He's appeared everywhere from VH1 and Comedy Central to HBO and MTV.
1:03.9	Paul is also the host of a popular podcast called The Mental Illness Happy Hour. He talks openly about his lengthy battle with alcohol and depression. Today he shares some great strategies for
1:09.3	dealing with depression, addressing your mental health, and facing uncomfortable emotions.
1:14.7	I think you'll appreciate his raw honesty and realistic strategies as much as I did.
1:19.7	Make sure to stick around until the end for the therapist's take.
1:22.9	It's the part of the show where I break down my guest's mental strength strategies and share how you can apply them to your own life. So here's Paul Gilmartin. He's mentally strong and this is his story.
1:34.3	Paul Gilmartin, welcome to the very well-minded podcast. Well, thank you for having me.
1:39.7	I am excited to talk to you, as I was telling you before we hit the record button.
1:44.6	I'm a fan of your show.
1:46.5	I don't remember how I discovered it, but somewhere along the line, I stumbled across
1:50.9	your podcast and started listening to it at the gym.
1:54.4	And I'm a therapist, so a lot of the work I do is about telling people sort of actionable
1:58.9	steps and strategies so that when they're struggling
2:01.4	with the mental health issues that they can say, all right, I'm going to go home and I'm going to
2:04.3	practice this. One of the things that really stuck out to me about your podcast is, although you give
2:10.2	actionable advice, a lot of your shows are just more about support and helping people know that
2:14.2	they're not alone. And the letters that you read from your listeners are heart-wrenching sometimes.
2:21.0	Yet at the same time, sometimes they're almost kind of funny because it's true.
2:25.5	Right.
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