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Anne was 59. Had been hospitalized for depression, received rounds of ECT, survived an emotionally abusive childhood. Then she went to a Springsteen show. Her *first ever* concert. It changed everything. So she followed Bruce to Australia. Hell of a story this week. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Okay, the good news: one lady has found the cure for depression and anxiety. The bad news: you have to spend a lot of time with tarantulas, who are God's true monsters. Subscribe for free to our Depresh Mode newsletter! johnmoe.substack.com/p/nervous-br...

A couple years ago, singer/songwriter Emma Swift @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social had a nervous breakdown & psychotic episode. She was hospitalized for several weeks. Then got better and wrote some amazing songs. She walks us through all of it in a fascinating interview. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

This week's Depresh Mode newsletter has some very scary stuff and some hopeful stuff and some stuff about how great it is to be bored. Always free to subscribe. johnmoe.substack.com/p/ai-psychos...

People are using AI bots like ChatGPT, losing touch with reality, and ending up hospitalized or dead. It's being called AI psychosis, which is a pretty alarming name but seems pretty accurate. This week's show explores it. Important and disturbing listen. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

John here. Editing next week's show, which is about AI psychosis. At one point, I use the phrase, "the robot mommy who's going to kill us all." Gonna be a great episode! Please don't kill me, robot mommy.

Delighted to welcome Alex Edelman to the show this week. Emmy and Tony winner for his one-man show Just For Us and one of the stars of The Paper. We talk about those shows, psychic damage, ADHD, grief and so much more. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

In the latest issue of the (free!) newsletter: - Arranging your home for better mental health - AI psychosis - All the places we can hang out this fall - In defiance of MC Skat Kat, opposites DO NOT attract - Good news on post-partum depression treatment open.substack.com/pub/johnmoe/...

What is your clutter, your design, the overall THING of your home design doing to your mental health? We have Dr. Beverly Walpole to talk about the way you live and the relationship to the way your mind works. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Our latest newsletter, totally free to subscribe, is now available. Big news on the power of lithium plus why Bill Hader wasn't on the SNL 50th anniversary, people doing amazing things with yo-yos and dance moves, and tennis and Broadway stars putting you to sleep. open.substack.com/pub/johnmoe/...

Denise Winkelman is a: - comedian with a new debut special - transgender lesbian woman - former pro wrestler - person with chronic pain and fibromyalgia - fascinating human being with an amazing story - our guest on the podcast this week You'll want to hear this one. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Our show this week features Ashly Burch, acclaimed actor, maker, swell person. She has a new YouTube show about mental health featuring puppets and swears. We discuss ANXIETY, EMDR, trauma, and, you know, puppets. maximumfun.org/podcasts/dep... I'm glad she's here. And I'm happy too.

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I can't summarize our amazing interview with author and comedian Tiffany Jenkins this week so here are things that come up: Anxiety Addiction Stealing a cop's guns Selling them for drugs Passive suicidal ideation Comedy! Refusing to give kids grapes b/c choking terror maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Latest edition of our FREE Depresh Mode newsletter has alarming information on the FDA's approach to SSRIs, intriguing developments on mandatory mental health screenings in public schools, and how to upload a picture to a bird and then download it from a bird. johnmoe.substack.com/p/oh-dear-th...

Aaron Foster had an abusive father, his brother with schizophrenia died by suicide, and he's been diagnosed with depression. He's owned two restaurants and had a successful 20-year art career. Now in his 50s, he's decided to be a full-time comedian. He's very funny. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

This is a really interesting episode. In many ways, it's a lot like old episodes of The Hilarious World of Depression: an interview with a comedian with depression and during the interview the voice of that depression pipes up, trying to tear the guy down. It's like interviewing two people.

Aaron Taylor had an abusive father, his brother with schizophrenia died by suicide, and he's been diagnosed with depression. He's owned two restaurants and had a successful 20-year art career. Now in his 50s, he's decided to be a full-time comedian. He's very funny. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Nurse Blake started making comedy videos to manage the stress and burnout of his nursing job. Then they went viral and it turned into a comedy career. We talk about that, his experiences as a teenager in gay "conversion therapy", panic attacks and more. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Latest edition of the FREE TO SUBSCRIBE newsletter gets into, well, some scary shit: - Lines being crossed with ChatGPT and mental health - FDA's coming war against antidepressants - Billy Squier's pink shirt music video johnmoe.substack.com/p/dire-warni...

Feeling empty inside brother HH

I'm still not over getting caught up with @depreshmode.bsky.social episodes this weekend and not having any pending episodes.Tomorrow is Monday, and a new episode...one. THE FEELS

"The Hulkdepression is running wild over me, brother. What use are these massive pythons of they can't lift my spirits?"

Hulkamania suggests the existence of Hulkadepression.

New edition of our FREE newsletter features ChatGPT abetting a dangerous mental health situation (but NOT being sentient), Gen Z loving sharing locations with each other, Gavin Rossdale of Bush sharing wisdom, and more. Subscribe for, as I said, FREE. johnmoe.substack.com/p/gavin-ross...

We didn't expect to be approached about having Gavin Rossdale on our show but it made more sense when we learned that Bush's new album is a lot about mental health. He shared his thoughts about music, trauma, recovery, and the rewards of full emotional experiences. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Things covered: - INSOMNIA - THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS ON LOVE ISLAND, WHICH IS OBJECTIVELY A BONKERS SHOW SO HOW DOES THAT WORK? - DELETING YOUR HISTORY OF THOUGHTS AND IDEAS - MORE johnmoe.substack.com/p/is-insomni...

If you can't sleep, you know it's not just a physical thing, it's mental and emotional too. We dive into the links between insomnia, depression, anxiety, shame, and so much more. @jennifersenior.bsky.social of @theatlantic.com, herself an insomniac, joins us. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Got my @depreshmode.bsky.social pin yesterday, told my wife I thought I had ordered more than one pin. Ah well. Got an email from @maximumfun.org an hour later letting me know some of the pins were delayed. I was right! Also, I appreciate the transparency.

Very different show this week. It features a talk w/ former journalist Brandon Stickney who lost everything and ended up in prison due to a vicious substance use disorder and bad decisions. Hear what mental health is like behind bars and how he found hope and healing. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

This week's newsletter has a report on people relying on AI for therapy and subsequently having much worse problems with mental health. Also: trips to prison, the importance of breakfast, and holding a rectangle to cure your phone dependency. SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE. johnmoe.substack.com/p/topics-dis...

Revisiting one of our favorite episodes this week with @mariabamford.bsky.social. Delightful, smart, fierce. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Ginny & Georgia is one of the top shows on Netflix and we’ve been impressed by how they’ve handled stuff like depression, trauma response, and self-harm. This week, a talk with Sarah Lampert, creator of the series, about the steps they take to tell more honest stories. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Ginny & Georgia is a huge hit show and it tackles mental health in a refreshingly clear-eyed and insightful way. On our podcast this week, a talk with show creator Sarah Lampert about the steps they take to get it right. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

New @depreshmode.bsky.social newsletter features exciting breakthroughs in ketamine and psilocybin therapies plus our podcast guest this week from the hit show Ginny & Georgia and what hot weather does to your mental health. johnmoe.substack.com/p/how-ginny-... Subscribe for FREE.

Our newest episode features the singer-songwriter Alexandra Savior in an honest conversation about her bipolar disorder, the manic episode she's coming down from, her psychosis, depression, and healing. I appreciate her vulnerability in this memorable interview. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

The jobs with the highest and lowest rates of reported depression. The lowest one was kind of surprising until you factor in people simply not reporting their depression. All this plus news on inflammation! in the latest FREE newsletter. Subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/johnmoe/...

Climate change isn't just raising sea levels and melting glaciers, it's messing with your mental health too. We take a look at the effects of a changing world on depression, anxiety, PTSD, and more. And we learn what's being done about it. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Andrea @salinas.house.gov is one of the chairs of the bipartisan House Mental Health Caucus. Can Democrats and Republicans really work together in this political climate to make actual progress? We ask her. maximumfun.org/podcasts/dep...

Sign up for our FREE newsletter for updates on shows and interesting news stories on mental health. This week: the father-daughter team behind A Haunted Girl, sounding alarms for kids and social media, cool critter-adjacent Swiss hotels, and Hanif Abdurraqib. open.substack.com/pub/johnmoe/...

My daughter and I had an amazing talk with John Moe on her mental health battles, and the comic book A HAUNTED GIRL that sprung out of that journey. A moving conversation. (Get your extended edition here with part of the proceeds going to the @afspnational.bsky.social) zoop.gg/c/ahauntedgirl

This week, we have @ethansacks.bsky.social and his daughter Naomi, co-writers of the beautiful and moving comic A Haunted Girl, inspired by Naomi’s mental health journey. It’s a testament to family, perseverance, and art itself. Please listen. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Latest Depresh Mode newsletter (subscribe FREE) is here and you just have to go look at these pictures of a restaurant in New York that looks like a drawing and not a restaurant at all. Plus @felicia.day, the salt-depression link, and the wonders of AWE. open.substack.com/pub/johnmoe/...

A great and wide-ranging conversation with @felicia.day about, among many other things, depression, impostor syndrome, and achievement. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

A great @depreshmode.bsky.social episode about a band that goes through trauma and deals with it in therapy. Makes me want to write a musical called “Sessions” that takes place alternately in the studio and group therapy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

This week's show features Kenny Hensley from the band @headandtheheart.bsky.social in an open and honest discussion of music, mental health, substance use, 6-person therapy, and more. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

New episode up featuring Kenny Hensley from @headandtheheart.bsky.social talking about music, collaboration, Xanax, and the time he had to spend away from the band. Also, a look inside therapy for six band members all at once. maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...

Latest edition of our FREE TO SUBSCRIBE newsletter just got sent. It features stories on a breakthrough in psychedelics and motivation, Biden-era parity rules on thin ice, mental health benefits of weight loss drugs and more. open.substack.com/pub/johnmoe/...

Our latest FREE newsletter has an absolutely mind-blower-upper on people using AI chatbots and then everything going absolutely very wrong. Also, what's up with 988 and Alabama sues TikTok. open.substack.com/pub/johnmoe/...