Saturday Spill | Stop the Insanity - What Really Happened to Susan Powter

The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Chalene Johnson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Listen to the full 42 min Between Friends episode. Go Directly to this Patreon Episode "Stop the Insanity | What Really Happened to Susan Powter" https://www.patreon.com/posts/stop-insanity-to-147273225

Chalene Johnson sits down with her BFF, trauma therapist Dr. Mcayla Sarno, after watching a documentary that starts out nostalgic and quickly gets unsettling. It focuses on Susan Powter, the woman behind "Stop the Insanity," who was everywhere in the 90s and then suddenly disappeared. What seems like a fun throwback turns into a deeper conversation about fame, trust, money, mental health, and identity when success vanishes. They unpack what feels confusing and unfinished and ask the questions the documentary avoids. This isn't about tearing anyone down, and it's absolutely not a diagnosis.

This story is part of The Saturday Spill series a little peek into the wild, unfiltered stuff that usually stays on Patreon. Some weeks it's hilarious, some weeks it's jaw-dropping, but it's always real life that doesn't quite fit on the regular show. If you're into a little chaos and behind-the-scenes tea, you're in the right place. If you love it, amazing…you can listen to the full, unedited version here http://Chalene.com/more

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0:00.0	Welcome to this edition of the Shalene Show, which we're calling Saturday Spill.
0:05.2	I'm testing something here on the podcast. Let's be real.
0:09.0	You deserve something to listen to on Saturdays.
0:11.4	I want to keep you company.
0:12.6	And for selfish reasons, I just want you to know about Patreon.
0:15.5	If you enjoy the Wednesday episodes I do here on the Shaline show where it's like more personal, less structured,
0:22.1	the type of content that keeps you company while you're out on a long walk. There's no
0:26.3	question. You need to join Patreon. It's a private podcast feed where I share stuff. I can't
0:33.4	put on the normal show. The sponsors, there are no sponsors. there are no filters, there are no ads, it's just me,
0:41.1	sometimes very, very explicit, always real.
0:44.6	Think of this as kind of like my own little personal audio diary.
0:48.6	It's the kind of things I share with my girlfriends.
0:50.6	I tell stories I should not be sharing publicly. And sometimes my unfiltered experiences or
0:56.7	just sometimes opinions. And sometimes I share things that I find them interesting, but not all of my
1:05.3	listeners will, but those of you who know you know. Okay. So each Saturday, you're going to get a little
1:10.6	sneak peek. It's a clip from one of my full-length Patreon episodes. If you love it and you want more, awesome. Go to chalene.com forward slash more. There are two different levels. There's between friends. It's all the real life behind the scene stuff, and then there's one called The Vault.
1:27.8	The Vault is where you're going to get my husband, very, very unfiltered.
1:32.3	I already have my acknowledgement of cancellation letter prepared.
1:37.6	It's where I put all my deep dives.
1:39.3	It's all the collections.
1:40.5	Anything that I've ever released goes to the vault.
1:45.9	And today's episode is from Between Friends. Here we go.
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