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Manic Podcasting
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Manic Podcasting is a podcast that brings you conversations based on mental health, wellness, and community. Each Manic Episode will share insight into someone's life, provide information, or introduce you to something new all while relating it mental health. The content for each episode is curated based upon the guest's personal struggles and experience. Hosted by award-winning Peer Recovery Supporter Amanda Stoddard, Manic provides you with a first-hand account of struggle, success, recovery, and resilience. Plus, Bill Brown will being joining us as a guest host moving forward!
Want to open up about your struggles? Want a platform to share your story? Want to make some noise for your success?
Contact me: manicpodcasting@gmail.com
*upon request episodes can have an anonymous guest.
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People Pleasing
Mar 2300:40:40Tap to summarizeAmanda discusses the pause on Manic Podcasting and how People Pleasing shows up in her life, what that looks like, and where it comes from. She also dives into where to start if you want to change your people pleasing ways.
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What is Happiness?
Mar 1600:43:30Tap to summarizeAmanda & Bill discuss who they are, what brought Bill to the podcast as a special guest host and so much more. We delve into becoming who we are, how we navigate relationships, the body keeping the score, and rebuilding who we are after a life full of trauma. We add a mix of humor, peer support, mental health education, relationship conversations and so much more! Join us weekly on Manic Mondays to get your weekly dose of one on one "therapy". Maybe you'll learn something about yourself, or just more about us.
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Empathy & Other Things
Jun 10, 201900:44:31Tap to summarizeErin Wells aka Ms. Understood and I discuss what it means to be an empath. She talks about her struggles and all the intense emotions it brings her, we even get into different coping tactics and share different apps that help us. There's also a life pro tip at the end so to tune in until then. Be sure to check out Erin's website: https://www.msunderstood.co/ and book her for any of your stuff havin' needs: erinwellsmsunderstood@gmail.com Instagram: QueenMsUnderstood Twitter: MsUnderstood513 Apps discussed: Stop, Breath, Think - Meditation based upon your mood. Rootd - App for when you're in the heat of an anxiety attack. Headspace - Meditation.
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Dreams & Nightmares
Mar 5, 201900:58:21Tap to summarizeFor this episode, I got a chance to talk with THE Kodak Chris a local Chicago photographer who's made quite a name for himself. He just returned from a lengthy tour with the band Belmont and tells me all about it. We discuss his favorite/least favorite parts about touring, we also get into his favorite photographers and what exactly he loves about them. Chris also opens up about fatherhood and raising two beautiful children. As always, we include mental health talk namely discussing the misconceptions people have about depression and how we should combat those stigmatizations. All of this & more, just click play! Keep up with Chris on social media & support his photography: Twitter: @KodakChris_ Instagram: AhYoChris
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cPTSD & Other Acronyms
Feb 7, 201901:12:43Tap to summarizeMy friend and I sit and talk about our experiences with cPTSD, our trauma, and other aspects of our lives that heavily impact us. This episode is pretty heavy and contains topics such as self-harm, substance abuse, suicidal ideation & other topics. We also discuss DID, dissociation, and other mental ailments that are a result of trauma. This episode does contain heavy topics so I have listed timestamps of them below: 16:00 - 17:30 gun encounter 26:52 - 27:18 hospitalization 28:32 - 28:58 we talk about the movie split which has triggering content 30:15 - 30:30 self-harm urges 32:36 - 33:40 hospitalization 40:16 - 40:55 sexual assault 43:55 - 45:30 suicidal ideation & abuse 47:45 - 47:55 suicidal ideation jokes 48:25 - 50:45 substance abuse
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Behind The Curtain
Dec 20, 201800:57:41Tap to summarizeFor this episode, I am joined by Stix Newman aka Stixen Stones local Drag Queen, amazing fashion designer and close friend. We talk about the story behind her drag persona, her life's trauma, and what it means to be a fem-presenting non-binary person. Learn about what makes Stix who she is and how she sees the world around her. This episode taught me so much about life, Stix, the drag community, and pushing the boundaries on typical gender stereotypes. Check out Stix on Twitter: @OfficialStixen Instagram: @StixenStones Also learn more about Stixen's "Fear Theory" and check out her new podcast, Queerdo, now! Warning: there's a lot of heavy topics in here including: rpe, mlestation, c*nversion therapy
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Art vs Artistry
Dec 11, 201800:54:28Tap to summarize"We can miss almost everything amazing about art when we think of it as a competition" In this episode, I met up with Darby O' Dooley to talk about different art forms and their generational shift. We also discuss how we feel personally about the state of the art around us & how social media can impact and change that constantly. Many different topics are dissected and analyzed throughout these 54 minutes, so listen in!
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Author's Note
Sep 19, 201800:57:57Tap to summarizeJoining me for this one is Kevin White a writer from Pennsylvania. He stresses the importance of Submittable, the unnecessary focus on drafts, his writing inspirations, and what you can do to help move your writing further along. Kevin gives some great advice about writing and is an extremely inspiring individual. Listen in and learn more. Find out more about Kevin and keep up to date with his writing on Twitter: @MisterKRW
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OCD & Other Acronyms
Aug 29, 201800:52:05Tap to summarizeMaureen, Meredith and I sit down and discuss their struggles with OCD and other mental illnesses. They paint us a picture of what it's like for them on a daily basis. We also delve into society's stigmatization against mental health, physical health and even more. We give a shoutout to the males out there struggling as well! And we get kind of peeved at the current state of society in relation to mental health. Join the conversation!
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Cinci Local Scene
Jul 12, 201801:00:02Tap to summarizeManic Episode # 4: Cincy Local Scene ft Gabe McQueen, James Jardee, Nathan Hill, and Nick Smith. This episode was so much fun to record! I met up with Gabe McQueen, James Jardee, Nathan Hill and Deadculture's Nick Smith. They all discuss their inspiration's, favorite venues, and their own personal experience inside Cincinnati's local music scene! We give a ton of shoutouts to local bands, so be on lookout for a name drop or for some advice on who to listen to in Cinci. I also got called out about my lack of knowledge of the local music scene so I'm gonna fix that asap!!! Support your local music scene!!! Gabe: http://instagram.com/yungmilhouse & http://twitter.com/grungysavage James Jardee: http://instagram.com/dragon_mane867 Nathan Hill: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.hill.31337 Nick Smith: http://instagram.com/nsinkdup Deadculture: http://instagram.com/deadcultohio & https://www.facebook.com/Deadcultohio/
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