Anna Mehler Paperny first tried to kill herself when she was 24 years old, just as she was finding success as a journalist. In her new memoir, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person, she talks unflinchingly about her experience with depression and tries to better understand the illness.
Oct 10
Portraits of childhood in Gaza
Today, if all goes well, a ceasefire will begin in Gaza.In phase one, Hamas has pledged to return all of the hostages, living and dead. For its part Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, while withdrawing troops to an agreed-upon line in Gaza and maintaining majo ... Show More
31m 3s
Oct 9
Inside the shadow war in Ukraine
Beyond the frontlines of the war in Ukraine, a shadow war between the Kremlin and Kyiv is escalating -- with covert assassinations, car bombs, civilian recruitment, and even the involvement of a terrorist group with a history in Canada. Today, national security reporter Ben Makuc ... Show More
21m 35s
Dec 2016
Episode #2: Maria Bamford Talks Bipolar II While Her Pugs Eat Nilla Wafers
For some people, treating depression is a matter of going to a doctor or therapist, maybe getting some meds, and then feeling better. For comedian and actress Maria Bamford, the path to doing better was way longer and more complicated. She shares her experiences with depression, ... Show More
37m 15s
Nov 2019
Battling Depression from the C-Suite
For most of his life, Paul Greenberg suffered from severe depression -- depression so bad that he had near constant thoughts of suicide from the age of 13. But you'd never know it if you met him. And he has built a successful media career, including stints at MTV and Time, and ev ... Show More
34m 4s
May 2022
Mental Health Awareness Month: The Factors of Depression, Anxiety, and What Gen Z Needs To Know
What’s up legendaries, it’s Ameenha Lee. On todays podcast episode, I discuss mental health awareness month. The rates of suicide and depression are rising by the minute within Generation Z. Thanks to contributing factors like school, family, and poverty, many young people are fa ... Show More
14m 20s