Alec MacDonald aka @AlecWithPen

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2019

⏱️ 132 minutes

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The popular cartoonist @AlecWithPen shares his history with depression, anxiety, failed relationships, a wealthy but distant family, his type A Olympian dad, low self-esteem, trying to find his passion & how he finally channeled it into his drawings. More About Our Guest Follow him on Instagram @AlecWithPen 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. This episode is sponsored by Varidesk standing desk solutions. For more info go to www.VariDesk.com/workelevated This episode is sponsored by the audiobook Stay Sexy And Don't Get Murdered by the hosts of My Favorite Murder, Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff. Buy it wherever audiobooks are sold This episode is sponsored by New Chapter Vitamins, find them at your local health food store or Whole Foods. Other Links Mentioned Check out the Jordan Harbinger Show wherever you get your podcasts or subscribe at www.JordanHarbinger.com/subscribe Check out the podcast How I Get By with host Michael Shaw wherever you listen to podcasts or go to www.HowIGetBypodcast.com Check out Dr Ellen Hendriksen's new book How To Be Yourself. She is also the host of the Savvy Psychologist Podcast. For more about her go to www.EllenHendriksen.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 438 with my guest, Alec McDonald.
0:07.3	Today's episode is sponsored by new chapters, Zyflamand Whole Body.
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0:20.2	balance inflammation while enhancing mobility, flexibility, and joint function.
0:25.3	Find new chapter products like Zyflamand at the vitamin shop, Whole Foods, or your local
0:29.8	health food store.
0:31.6	These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
0:35.3	They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
0:41.4	These are enhancements for non-disease issues.
0:47.2	My name is Paul Gilmarton, and actually before I go any further, today's episode we
0:51.0	got an audio chapter from Dr. Alan Hendrickson, who was a guest and talked about anxiety.
1:00.4	She personally deals with anxiety.
1:04.6	She reads a chapter from her audio book, and the chapter is on social anxiety and making
1:12.6	friends, kind of expanding our support network.
1:17.4	This is going to be after the interview with Alec and a couple of surveys.
1:24.4	Oh, something I wanted to say to go, my name.
1:33.0	Paul Gilmarton, this podcast that you find yourself awkwardly sandwiched inside of,
1:41.5	is the metal illness happy hour.
1:43.6	This place we're honest about all the battles in our heads from medically diagnosed conditions,
1:49.0	past traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking.
1:54.2	It's not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling.
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