In this episode of the Psych Central Show, hosts Gabe Howard and Vincent M. Wales welcome Jessie Close, sister of acclaimed actress Glenn Close. Jessie shares the story of her son’s diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, followed by her own diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Spurred by a desire to make people more aware of the stigma surrounding mental illness, ... Show More
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Want to Be a Mental Health Worker? Realities of the Front Lines
Think working in mental health is just sitting and listening? The reality is a chaotic, high volume front line where workers face severe psychological crises every single day. In this episode, our host sits down with the author of “So You Want To Work in Mental Health?: The Good, ... Show More
21m 24s
May 2022
Jessie J: I Quit Music, Deleted An Album, Then Changed My Mind
Jessie J is a singer and songwriter who has been singing professionally since she was 11 years old. In 2010 she shot to fame with the release of her first single, Do It Like A Dude. She has since sold millions of records, performed at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, ... Show More
1h 49m
Aug 2022
The Beginning of the End, Episode 3: Jessie
This is The Beginning of the End, a Relationship Doctor mini-series from author and podcaster Jessie Stephens. Jessie's debut book, Heartsick, follows three stories of heartbreak, the kind of heartbreak that upends a life, and puts words around a brand of grief that we, as a cult ... Show More
14m 48s
Apr 2024
#385 - Jessie Inchauspé - Glucose Goddess - Comment ne plus être dominé par le sucre
La Glucose révolution a commencé. Sa figure centrale : Jessie Inchauspé, la “Glucose Goddess” qui nous prêche la bonne parole, éveillant à ce jour plus de 2 millions de lecteurs avec son best seller traduit en 40 langues, et son compte Instagram aux 4 millions d’abonnés. Après un ... Show More
2h 43m
Aug 2023
Scottish rape survivors, Writer Natasha Walter, New research on the Y chromosome and male infertility
A group of women who were raped by the same man are now coming together to campaign for better treatment for survivors of rape in the Scottish justice system. After his sentencing, the women were photographed arm-in-arm outside the high court in Glasgow, having forged a close bon ... Show More
41m 43s
Mar 2022
Sarah Fay on The Challenges of Mental Health Diagnoses
Sarah Fay is an author and activist. Her writing appears in many publications, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time Magazine, The New Republic, Longreads, The Michigan Quarterly Review, The Rumpus, The Millions, McSweeney’s, The Believer, and The Paris Review, where ... Show More
1h 10m