Kelly's Shame and Secrets

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2017

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Summary

Growing up Kelly McCarron's home life wasn't chaotic or abusive but she still struggles mentally and emotionally. After filling out the show's Shame and Secrets survey she reads it aloud, touching on the issues of self-esteem, the aftermath of being sexually assaulted by a co-worker at 18, binge eating, social anxiety, BiPolar, loneliness, being bullied in middle school and giving up on a painful relationship with a sibling. Follow Kelly on YouTube Check out her standup on Open Comedy Follow her on Twitter @KellyBMcCarron and on her Facebook Page This ep is sponsored by BetterHelp online therapy. To try a week of counseling for free go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18 This ep is sponsored by the Family Ghosts podcast as well as The Hilarious World of Depression. This ep is sponsored by Quip electric toothbrushes. To get your first brush refill pack free at www.GetQuip.com/mental This ep is sponsored by the book Memory Rescue. Purchase it at www.MemoryRescueBook.com To become a monthly donor (and qualify for bonus content and goodies from Paul go to www.Patreon.com/mentalpod To make a one-time donations via Paypal go to www.mentalpod.com/donate Help the podcast by shopping (U.S. Canada and U.K.) with our podcast's Amazon link (it doesn't make your product any more expensive - even bookmark it!) To help fund Paul's next trip to record international guests, especially in Ireland, go to https://www.gofundme.com/pauls-trip-to-ireland Follow Paul on Twitter and Instagram @mentalpod 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 357 with my guest, Kelly McCarran.
0:06.9	This episode is sponsored by the hilarious World of Depression podcast.
0:11.3	It's a very funny podcast.
0:12.9	I'm on a very unfunny thing.
0:15.3	In the hilarious world, which actually won the best comedy podcast in the Webe Awards,
0:20.5	John Moe and some of the top names in comedy and entertainment, try to understand the mysterious
0:25.8	connection between comedy and despair by talking through their own personal experiences
0:30.5	with clinical depression.
0:32.3	In the latest season, you'll hear honest conversations with comedian Margaret Cho, Neil
0:37.2	Brennan, the author John Green, actor Will Wheaton, and many others.
0:41.4	It's a side of comedy you've never experienced before.
0:44.6	So, listen and subscribe to the hilarious World of Depression on Apple Podcasts and at
0:50.4	hilariousworld.org.
0:53.2	I am Paul Gilmart and this is the Metal Illness Happy Hour, a place for honesty about all
0:58.0	the battles in our heads.
1:00.0	From medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday,
1:05.9	compulsive negative thinking.
1:08.3	The show is not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
1:12.1	I'm not a therapist.
1:13.4	It's not a doctor's office.
1:15.4	It's more like a waiting room that doesn't suck.
1:17.5	This show is part interview and part listener confession through the surveys that you
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