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Mental Illness Happy Hour

Back in My Parents' F-ing Basement - Live in MN w/Kjell Bjorgen

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 β€’ 6.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 7 December 2018

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

Recorded live in Minneapolis at Sisyphus Brewing, Paul and Kjell reunite and share stories of bombing onstage, panic attacks, depression, meds, feeling lazy, future tripping, anger at partners, living in parents' basements, self-doubt, dead-end jobs and self-sabotage. Older episodes can be found ad-free exclusively at Stitcher Premium for $4.99/month. Get one month free with offer code MENTAL at signup at www.StitcherPremium.com/mentalpod past guests include people like people like Tiffany Haddish, Maria Bamford, Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, NHL Legend Theo Fleury, Dr. Elyn Saks, Neal Brennan, Janet Varney, Marc Maron, Ashly Burch, Chris Gethard, Christina Pazsitzky, Aparna Nancherla, Eddie Pepitone, Shane Mauss, Karen Kilgariff, Clint Malarchuk, Caitlin Doughty, Dave Anthony, Andy Kindler, Aisha Tyler, TEDTalker Susan David, Anchorman Dan Harris, Jimmy Dore, Anna Akana, Dr. Guy Winch, Andy Richter, Jesse Thorne, Michaela Watkins, Adam Carolla, Dr. Jonice Webb, Paul Rust, Doug Benson, Melissa Broder (@SoSadToday), Rob Delaney, Pro Basketball player Royce White, Jimmy Pardo, Todd Glass, Nikki Glaser, Emily Gordon, Kathryn Hahn, Cameron Esposito and many others. More About Our Guest visit Kjell at www.Facebook.com/kjell.bjorgen 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 PolicyGenius.com To find a policy and company that is right for you go to www.PolicyGenius.com Other Links Mentioned 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to Stitcher Premium for back catalog (& much more) -Older episodes can be found ad-free exclusively at Stitcher Premium for $4.99/month. Get one month free with offer code MENTAL at signup at www.StitcherPremium.com/mentalpod -Subscription includes all episodes, ad-free, going all the way back to ep #1 in 2011, plus back catalogs of tons of other great podcasts, standup albums, original content and more. -------------------------------------------------------- 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]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fund the podcast going abroad and recording European guests in July. https://www.gofundme.com/pauls-trip-to-ireland 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€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” 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

Miss Fit toys.

0:02.8

Welcome to episode 412 with my guest, Chelle BjΓΆrgen.

0:06.5

I'm Paul Gilmart and this is the Metal Inness Happy Hour, a place for honesty about all

0:11.4

the battles in our heads, for medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas and sexual dysfunction,

0:17.7

to everyday compulsive negative thinking.

0:19.8

This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.

0:23.8

I'm not a therapist, it's not a doctor's office, it's more like a waiting room that

0:27.8

doesn't suck.

0:29.4

The website for the show is mentalpod.com.

0:32.7

Metalpod, also the social media handles.

0:36.6

You can follow us at Twitter and Instagram.

0:39.7

There's also a Facebook page, facebook.com slash mental pod.

0:47.4

Today's episode was recorded live at Cicifist Brewing in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

0:54.8

We recorded about a month or two ago.

0:59.6

Chelle mentions in the podcast, taping an album of his stand up.

1:09.5

It is that those tapings are, if you're listening to this, the day it comes out, which is Friday,

1:15.4

December 7th of 2018.

1:18.5

That taping is, there's two tapings, tonight at 8 o'clock and tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.

1:24.3

You can get more information by going to CicifistBrewing.com or just search Chelle's name and

1:36.1

something else.

1:40.9

He also mentions starting a podcast that has not launched yet, so don't look for that.

1:49.7

Before we get to the interview, I want to talk about the concept of happiness.

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