Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Booking Overview

This long-form mental-health interview show explores mental illness, trauma, addiction, recovery, and difficult personal experiences, featuring clinicians, authors, speakers, and guests with compelling lived experience. PR agencies could credibly pitch psychologists, therapists, mental-health advocates, authors, and experts with nuanced personal stories or specialized trauma expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantive credentials, a book or professional platform, or an unusually candid and relevant story rather than major celebrity status.

Metrics

Episodes: 711

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mentalpod@gmail.com

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Host

Paul Gilmartin - Comedian, writer, and podcaster known for creating and hosting an empathetic show focused on mental illness, addiction, trauma, and personal storytelling.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Licensed mental-health clinicians, psychologists, therapists, authors, speakers, advocates, and professionals with substantial lived experience relevant to mental illness, trauma, addiction, recovery, or access to care.

Required Achievements:

Published books, Clinical or academic specialization, Mental-health advocacy or nonprofit leadership, A compelling and relevant lived-experience story, Professional speaking or media experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Shermin Kruse - Immigrant Experience, Power, Stoicism, Morality, Empathy, Influence, Self-leadership, And Integrity.

Ashley McGirt-Adair - Racial And Generational Trauma, The Historical Roots Of Trauma, Cultural Barriers To Therapy, Racial Equity, And Expanding Mental-health Access.

Krissy Johnson - Leaving A Manipulative Relationship, Secrecy And Shame, Personal Recovery, And The Path To Becoming A Therapist.

James C. Jackson - Medical Trauma, Post-intensive Care Syndrome, Long COVID, Acceptance And Commitment Therapy, And Ocd.

Matthew Walden - Childhood Trauma, PTSD, Cults, Shootings, And The Psychological Impact Of Immersion In A Cult.

Recent Topics

Mental Health, Trauma, Addiction, Psychology, Recovery

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Mental Illness Happy Hour

#816 Meaning vs Success - Jim Murphy

September 04, 2026

Jim Murphy is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and performance coach to world #1 athletes and Fortune 500 executives. He also leads Inner Excellence, offsite retreats where guests immerse themselves in beauty and learn how to train their minds and hearts. Jim’s latest book is Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life.Jim’s books: INNER EXCELLENCE: Train Your Mind For Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life THE BEST ...

#815 The Mind/Body Connection - Liz Tenuto aka The Workout Witch

August 28, 2026

Liz Tenuto aka @theWorkoutWitch_ is a somatic specialist who has spent over a decade helping people release chronic stress through movement. Her work sits at the intersection of psychology and physical health, focused on how trauma and stress show up in the body as gut problems, insomnia, and chronic pain. Her new book is called When the Body Speaks.More about Liz:Purchase her book When The Body SpeaksSocialstheworkoutwitch.comInstagram(1.9 Million)YouTube (311K)Threads (235K)TikTok (2.2...

#814 Stoic Empathy - Shermin Kruse

August 21, 2026

Shermin Kruse is an author, law professor, and speaker. Born during the Iranian Revolution, she talks about her immigrant journey and her professional work on power, stoicism, morality, and empathy. Look for her book Stoic Empathy: The Road Map to a Life of Influence, Self-Leadership, and Integrity.For more about Shermin go to www.SherminKruse.comThis episode is sponsored Quince. Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.This...

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