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Mental Illness Happy Hour

Our Inner Critic - Cartoonist Lucy Bellwood

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 β€’ 6.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 11 January 2019

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

The cartoonist (100 Demon Dialogues) delves into her struggles with the mean/critical voice in her head and how she is confronting the lies it tells her about herself. She also shares about her dad, the author of The Highlander, and their complex relationship. More About Our Guestlucybellwood.com100demondialogues.compatreon.com/LucyBellwood www.twitter.com/LuBellWoo www.instagram.com/LuBellWoo 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 Third Love clothing/bras. For 15% off your first order go to www.ThirdLove.com/Mental This episode is sponsored by MadisonReed Hair Coloring Kits. For 10% off your first kit (plus free shipping) go to www.Madison-Reed.com and use offer code MENTAL This episode is sponsored by the podcast Phil In The Blanks. 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 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]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.

0:02.7

Welcome to episode 417 with my guest Lucy Bellwood.

0:06.1

I'm Paul Gilmarton.

0:07.1

This is the metal illness happy hour, a place for honesty, about all the battles in our heads

0:11.4

from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, sexual dysfunction, and just simple

0:18.1

everyday negative thinking.

0:19.7

Now the show's not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.

0:23.4

I'm not a therapist.

0:24.9

I'm not a doctor.

0:28.6

I'm not a lawyer.

0:30.6

I'm not an astrophysicist.

0:37.6

This is not a doctor's office.

0:39.6

It's more like a waiting room that doesn't suck.

0:42.8

The website for this show is mentalpod.com.

0:47.4

All the social media handles.

0:50.1

You want to follow me at is also a metal pod.

0:56.0

I want to kick things off with a happy moment filled out by a woman called goddess Sinko.

1:04.8

And she writes, the first Sunday I stopped going to my parents' house for the weekly

1:11.8

dinner.

1:12.9

It feels great to get up on a Sunday in a great mood and not be anxious, ruining my day

1:17.8

because I have to go to their house at a certain time.

1:23.4

This is such a small example of what recovery looks like.

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