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10% Happier with Dan Harris

Paul Gilmartin, The Battles in Our Heads, Uncensored

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.612.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Comedian Paul Gilmartin was the host of TV's "Dinner and a Movie" for 16 years, but smiling and acting happy on-screen often "felt like lifting 500 pounds," he said, as he struggled behind the scenes with depression and even contemplated suicide. When the show ended, Gilmartin launched "The Mental Illness Happy Hour" podcast, which he said has been a valuable outlet that allowed him to work through his claims of being sexually abused by his mother and helping others with their own personal struggles.

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0:00.0

Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

0:09.8

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

0:17.2

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

0:23.9

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

0:29.8

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

0:36.0

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

0:39.7

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0:45.1

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0:56.5

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1:02.6

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

1:08.8

wherever you get your podcasts.

1:17.6

From ABC, this is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris.

1:24.4

And I guess this week, as always Paul Gilmarten, the host of the mental illness, happy hour

1:29.8

podcast. We get into some really, really interesting, gritty areas. And speaking of that, I want

1:37.9

to just issue a little disclaimer at the top here. Some of this stuff is quite gritty.

1:45.8

I think very brave, but quite gritty and I just want to warn you in advance that if you're

1:51.1

feeling sensitive today, maybe not the best thing for you because he talks a lot about

1:55.8

his own personal struggles with mental illness and abuse. And if you're listening to this

2:01.6

with little kids in the vehicle or in the space, then you maybe go to another episode just

2:08.6

for now. But it's great and powerful stuff. Paul Gilmarten is coming up, but first a

2:13.8

quick item of business and your voice mouse. The business item is that we're hiring, not

2:22.8

here at the podcast, but at the 10% happier app company we're hiring. If you like what

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