#779 Depression & Anxiety - Best Of - Jamie Denbo
Mental Illness Happy Hour
Paul Gilmartin
4.8 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2025
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
This ep was one of our first ever, recorded in 2011. Comedic actress / improvisor / writer / podcaster Jamie Denbo aka @JamieDenbo talks about being an only child, born to Jewish parents whose lives, culture and ancestors she feels are informed by fear. She talks about growing up in Massachusetts and feeling guilty for not having more obvious reason to explain her sadness, panic and anger, and how motherhood is helping her to recognize the familial and cultural cycles she would like to break. She and Paul also do an epic Fear/Love Off.
More about Jamie:
- TV Roles: Orange Is the New Black, Happy Hour, The Mighty B!, F Is for Family, Terriers, Return of the Mac.
- Film Appearances: The Heat, Spy, Daddy's Home, Must Love Dogs, Yes Man.
- Comedy & Podcasts: A staple in the comedy scene, especially with her popular podcast Ronna & Beverly, and appearances on The Thrilling Adventure Hour.
- Writer: Created the Lifetime series American Princess and has written for Grey's Anatomy and The Mighty B!.
Follow Jamie on social media @JamieDenbo
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| 0:45.7 | Welcome to episode 779, a best of episode with Jamie Denbo. |
| 0:49.9 | This was recorded way back in 2011, the first year of our podcast. |
| 0:51.3 | Or was this 2012? Um, 60, |
| 0:54.6 | 2012, actually. |
| 0:56.6 | And, uh, this was kind of shortly after I had, uh, major breakthrough about some, some |
| 1:05.7 | childhood shit. |
| 1:06.8 | So, uh, as I was listening back to, uh, little portions of this, I was kind of cringing because I was like, |
| 1:15.2 | oh my God, me talking about that shit again. |
| 1:18.1 | But what I really wanted you to hear more than that is Jamie's interview. |
| 1:26.1 | She's just an awesome person and she was such an open and honest and funny |
| 1:32.9 | guest and uh it's it's one of my one of my favorite episodes and i remember when we recorded this |
| 1:41.9 | a i was super excited that that she she had agreed to be a guest because I knew who she was and |
| 1:49.3 | I thought she was awesome and funny. |
| 1:52.8 | And the other thing I recall from doing this was I was in this headspace where I was, as I said, I was beginning to process childhood |
| 2:05.2 | shit. And I remember feeling like this is so ridiculous because I'm older than her, |
| 2:14.5 | but I just remember feeling like I want her to be my mom. |
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