Episodes: 210
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 1.4k followers
Publicly listed emails
thevanessabentley@gmail.com
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Vanessa Bentley - Therapist and podcast host whose work examines mental health, human behavior, relationships, personal responsibility, and the ways psychological and cultural ideas affect real lives.
Paul Drayton - ADHD, Diagnosis, Addiction, Creativity, Emotional Expression, Relationships, And The Limits Of Reducing A Person To A Mental-health Label.
Trey Tucker - Masculinity, Strength, Shame, Vulnerability, Resilience, Achievement, Relationships, And Men’s Emotional Needs.
What Christians are Getting WRONG about NARCISSISM
October 19, 2026
Everyone's favorite dysfunctional personality type is back: NARCISSISM.But are we actually helping people understand narcissism, or are we teaching them to label, manipulate, and dehumanize people they find difficult?Today, I'm responding to a viral video from a Christian counselor offering a "7-second test" to expose a Christian narcissist. Her advice? Ask a pointed question, sing "Happy Birthday" in your head, and watch what happens.I have some questions...As a C...
Great Relationships REQUIRE Conflict
October 05, 2026
Most of us don’t like conflict. Some of us are afraid of it. Some of us avoid it because we don’t know how to do it well. And some of us have gotten so good at shutting down that we barely register conflict at all.But avoiding conflict isn’t harmless.Over time, the things we don’t say—the hurt we swallow, the disrespect we ignore, the conversations we refuse to have—do something to us. They change our relationships, but they also change us.In this episode, I’m talking about what healthy confr...
A Psychiatrist Takes Down Psychiatry - Sami Timimi
September 28, 2026
What if the way we think about mental health is actually making things worse?In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sami Timimi, retired child and adolescent psychiatrist, psychotherapist, author, and longtime critic of the medicalization of human distress.And this conversation goes straight to the foundations.We talk about a question I’ve been asking for years: What happens when we take ordinary—and sometimes extraordinarily painful—human experiences and turn them into psychiatric diseases?Dr....
Notes from the Edge · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
Of Stone & Clay with Taylor Church · Low booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
The Thinking Mind: Mental Health & Personal Growth · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
P.S.A the Mental Health Podcast · Low booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
Circle This · Low booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
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The publicly listed email for The Work of Being Human: thevanessabentley@gmail.com.
Podseeker estimates The Work of Being Human reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
The Work of Being Human typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Licensed or practicing mental-health professionals, therapists, authors, and other credible experts with relevant personal or professional experience in psychology, relationships, masculinity, diagnosis, or personal responsibility. Common among recent guests: Published books; Established clinical or counseling practice; Substantive lived-experience narratives relevant to mental health and human behavior. Recent guests include Paul Drayton and Trey Tucker.
Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.
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