Mental Health News Radio

Kristin, Julie Raines

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Booking Overview

Mental Health News Radio focuses on exploratory, stigma-aware conversations at the intersection of mental health, neurodivergence, relationships, and spirituality. It’s a strong fit for PR pitches from clinicians, educators, and advocates who can speak to nervous-system/trauma-informed lived experiences and relational healing.

Metrics

Episodes: 657

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.9k subscribers

Instagram: 16.0k followers

Contact Information

info@mhnrnetwork.com

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Host

Kristin - Host of Mental Health News Radio; leads exploratory discussions on mental health, neurodivergence, relationships, and spirituality. (Specific public bio details weren’t provided in the provided epi...

Julie Raines - Cohost mentioned in the episode “Late Diagnosis, Real Life: From Masking to Meaning with Jeff Thompson.” She is a writer (Substack: https://substack.com/@julesraines).

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Clinicians/therapists and/or credible practitioners/educators in sex/intimacy, trauma-informed care, and somatic/nervous-system approaches; plus lived-experience advocates (especially neurodivergent adults/late-diagnosed individuals) who can speak to relationships, masking, and recovery. Public writing and advocacy presence appears important (e.g., Substack/TikTok/website links).
Required Achievements:  
Published online presence (e.g., Substack/TikTok), Founded or leads a related service (e.g., autism clinic), Visible advocacy work in autism/ADHD/neurodivergence, Practitioner credentialing in intimacy/trauma/somatic modalities

Recent Guest Discussions

Alicia Deer - Fangirling And Parasocial Attachment; Masking; Identity Performance Online; Emotional Attachment And Internet Intimacy For Neurodivergent People.

Andre Lazarus - Intimacy As Safety And Vulnerability; Touch And Nervous-system Regulation; Dissociation And Masking; Emotional Safety; Communication In Relationships; Relational Healing.

Jeff Thompson - Late Autism Diagnosis; Identity Collapse And Mask Fall; Suicidal Ideation/burnout And Recovery; Purpose Through Helping Others; Building Businesses Aligned With Neurodivergent Wiring.

Recent Topics

Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Trauma, Intimacy, Autism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Mental Health News Radio
:

Fangirling, Neurodivergence & the Internet’s Parasocial Fever Dream

May 08, 2026

What happens when hyperfixation, fandom culture, loneliness, attraction, projection, and neurodivergence all collide online?In this wildly honest episode, Kristin sits down with Alicia Deer to talk about fangirling, parasocial relationships, emotional attachment, identity performance online, masking, attraction, internet intimacy, and why neurodivergent people often experience connection so intensely. Funny, uncomfortable, self-aware, and surprisingly healing — this conversation goes way deep...

The Intimacy of Feeling Safe with Andre Lazarus

May 06, 2026

What if intimacy isn’t primarily about sex — but about safety, presence, vulnerability, and finally feeling at home inside your own body? In this deeply honest episode, Kristin sits down with intimacy practitioner and surrogate partner therapist, Andre Lazarus, for a powerful conversation about touch, nervous system regulation, neurodivergence, masking, dissociation, body image, trauma, and what it actually means to feel emotionally safe with another human being.Andre shares how his work help...

Late Diagnosis, Real Life: From Masking to Meaning with Jeff Thompson

May 04, 2026

In this episode, Kristin sits down with cohost Julie Raines (enjoy her gorgeous writing at https://substack.com/@julesraines) and guest Jeff Thompson for a raw, unfiltered conversation about late-diagnosed autism, identity collapse, and what happens after the mask falls off. Jeff shares his powerful story—from being labeled with multiple diagnoses and told something was “wrong” with him, to discovering autism later in life and finally understanding himself. That single word reframed everythin...

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