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After being sent out of Cuba alone as a child, a man survives exile, smuggling, prison, and devastating loss, but in the aftermath, he must face the armor that protected him from the world and separated him from the people he loves.Today’s episode featured Carlos “JC” Perez. Carl ... Show More

After surviving a near-death experience as a young child, a woman has a vision of her own brutal kidnapping, assault and and torture, but discovers in the aftermath that everything she endured was preparing her for her life’s work. Today’s episode featured Annette Bricca. If you’ ... Show More

After surviving a childhood where love meant saving his mother from the ravages of schizophrenia, a man spends decades trying to outrun the self he lost, until one final visit forces him to face what was never his to fix. Today’s episode featured Johnathan Koller. Johnathan has w ... Show More

RaQuel Hopkins is a therapist and HR professional whose hot takes on growth and well-being have challenged how many people talk and think about mental health. In this episode, Adam and RaQuel explore how some people use mental health labels as a crutch, discuss ways to expand our ... Show More

Denise has a terrifying encounter. It leads to a choice she never expected to face.If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or domestic violence, here are some additional resources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Alliance on Menta ... Show More

In this urgent wake-up call, Carl and Laura Lentz expose the silent epidemic destroying modern life: consumption addiction. Drawing from their own dramatic reconstruction after public crisis and counseling countless people stuck in endless scrolling, they reveal why being the las ... Show More

Halley and Jaz are back on the couch and kicking off with a classic b**ching hour, and this one gets personal. after an awkward follower encounter at the grocery store turns into an unsolicited reddit recap, Jaz opens up about how far she’s come in setting boundaries with online ... Show More

This week we’re talking about ACEs - aka - Adverse Childhood Experiences. How do you move forward when there’s a lot of pain in your past? And how are you supposed to open up when you were raised not to air your dirty laundry?? We’re joined by WNBA superstar Chamique Holdsclaw wh ... Show More

<p>Hey yall! This week we are joined by our good friend, Ryan Kassim. Ryan has been on Cut The Crap a few times now, and this time he joins us as we talk about mental health, and more specifically, men&#39;s mental health. </p> <p>Ryan Kassim is a health coach and mental health a ... Show More

RaQuel Hopkins is a therapist and HR professional whose hot takes on growth and well-being have challenged how many people talk and think about mental health. In this episode, Adam and RaQuel explore how some people use mental health labels as a crutch, discuss ways to expand our ... Show More

This episode includes discussions of domestic violence, addiction, and heavy mental health topics. Please listen with care or feel free to skip if these topics are triggering for you. This week’s guest is a Pretty Basic legend in her own right — Alisha’s mom, Chris! From being to ... Show More

Julia is joined by genius mind P.E. Moskowitz for a conversation about their new memoir Breaking Awake, which chronicles the mental breakdown that drove them to experiment with drugs, reckon with trauma, and draw meaning from suffering. From Klonopin and SSRIs to ketamine and LSD ... Show More