Heartache & Obsession - Elle Huerta

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2019

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

The IT entrepreneur and writer who created the Mend app talks about her struggles with obsessions and letting go especially after breakups or loss, how she is creating a community online to deal with the shame, isolation, obsession and feelings of rejection and not being enough. She also talks about the sickness of working to extreme exhaustion and trying to find validation outside of her accomplishments. More About Our Guest On leaving Google: https://medium.com/this-happened-to-me/why-i-left-google-c02f1ff471c6 On her parents' divorce: https://www.letsmend.com/posts/what-my-parents-divorce-taught-me-about-heartbreak Other links: Mend website: https://www.letsmend.com/ Elle's Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/loveislikeaplant Mend Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/wholehearts Elle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenhuerta/?hl=en Mend's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsmend/?hl=en Mend App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mend-self-care-for-breakups/id1074475992?mt=8 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. To learn more go to www.VariDesk.com/workelevated This episode is sponsored by the podcast But That's Another Story. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts. 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 432 with my guest, Elle Huerta.
0:06.6	My name is Paul Gilmarten.
0:07.8	This is the Metal In this happy hour, a place for honesty about all the battles in our
0:11.8	heads, from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas and sexual dysfunction to everyday
0:17.8	compulsive negative thinking.
0:20.1	This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:24.5	I'm a former TV host and stand up Jackass.
0:29.2	So you've been warned.
0:31.0	You've been warned.
0:32.0	But I have been in therapy and support groups for 15 plus years.
0:38.3	And I'm nuts.
0:39.8	So I bring a little of that expertise to it.
0:43.4	But this is not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling, as I said.
0:50.5	And that's not a doctor's office.
0:53.3	So don't be looking for highlights magazine.
0:56.3	You're not going to find it here.
0:58.3	Is there any place that has a worse selection of magazines than a doctor's office?
1:06.1	Yes, I have an hour to wait.
1:09.0	I would love to read pottery weekly.
1:17.8	Gracie is doing well for those of you that don't know.
1:20.2	I finally adopted a dog.
1:24.2	I wasn't sure.
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