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Mental Illness Happy Hour

Behind The Laughter - Anthony & Brigitte

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 β€’ 6.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 2 August 2019

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

The comedian (Anthony Griffith) and doctor of psychology (Dr. Brigitte Travis Griffin) open up about losing their 2-year-old daughter to cancer and how they learned to navigate the grief process through faith, love, and humor. They are the authors of the new book Behind the Laughter. More About Our Guest Anthony's Instagram handle is @TheRealAnthonyGriffith Anthony's Twitter handle is @MrLaffaLot Buy their book Behind The Laughter here. 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 the Calm app. For 25% off a Calm premium subscription go to www.Calm.com/mental This episode is sponsored by the March of Dimes podcast UnSpoken Stories. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts or at www.unspokenstories.org This episode is sponsored by Baze. For 20% off go to www.Baze.com and use offer code MENTAL 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 446 with my guests' Anthony and Brigada.

0:07.3

There is no perfect pregnancy, birth, or parent, and yet we rarely hear the real stories.

0:12.7

And it's time we speak up.

0:13.9

Mom, actress, and advocate Tatiana Ali hosts unspoken stories, a new podcast from March

0:19.9

of Dimes featuring real stories detailing everything from the joys of parenthood to what happens

0:25.0

when things don't go according to plan.

0:27.7

Listen to unspoken stories for free wherever you get your podcasts or by visiting unspokenstories.org.

0:34.9

I am Paul Gilmarten.

0:36.4

I am back from vacation.

0:40.1

Some of you were a little confused why there was four or five best of episodes in a row.

0:44.7

It's because I decided to take the month of July off to recharge my battery.

0:50.2

And of course I got a bronchial infection the last week of my vacation.

0:56.4

And so if I sound sick still, I'm pretty sure I do.

1:00.2

I'm still getting over that.

1:04.2

But it was nice to have some time off and I hope you guys enjoyed those reruns.

1:11.0

Absolutely, really.

1:12.0

There's no other way to call it.

1:14.2

Best of, there were reruns, but there are great episodes.

1:18.4

Today's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.com if you've never tried online counseling.

1:23.4

I really recommend checking it out.

1:28.0

There's something I love about not having to leave the house.

1:32.3

The familiarity of having the same therapist week in, week out, month in, month out, you're

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