Sarah Fader The Podcast

I had the honor of interviewing Jillian Peterson PhD & James Densley, PhD about their book The Violence Project - How to stop a mass shooting epidemic. An examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies. Follow the project on Twitter @theviolencepro Get The Violence Project - How to stop a mass shooting epidemic. https://amzn.to/2WtQexk

David Bodanis is the author of The Art of Fairness - The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean. The idea that "nice guys finish last" is not exactly true. You can be a good person and rise to the top. Get the book on Amazon and learn more. https://www.amazon.com/Art-Fairness-Power-Decency-Turned-ebook/dp/B085PW2Z3N

Anna Vocino and I discuss how she got diagnosed with Celiac and learning to eat gluten-free! She even makes her own pasta sauce. Check her out here: https://annavocino.com/ Anna Vocino is a voice over talent and stand up comic who also happens to be a Celiac who writes cookbooks. She co-hosts the “Fitness Confidential” podcast with Vinnie Tortorich. She has voiced hundreds of commercials, cartoons, movies, promos, radio stations, and video games, which is a super cool day job to support her passion of food blogging and cookbook authoring. Her bestselling cookbooks Eat Happy and Eat Happy Too have 320+ easy to make low carb recipes that are all delicious comfort food free from sugars and grains. She has just launched Eat Happy Kitchen with three flavors of organic, non GMO, no sugar added tomato sauce. Anna hails from Santa Ynez, CA and cooks for a husband, a teenage daughter, and a tiny dog.

Welcome once again to our schadenfreude with the OG Gossip Girl series. On this episode, Joy Pearson and I discuss Eleanor and Vanessa's characters. What instances do you enjoy seeing them get what's coming to them?

Joy and I explore schadenfreude (taking pleasure in someone's misery in the original Gossip Girl (2007).

Do you have persistent acid reflux or heartburn? I do and it's awful. Do you suffer from constipation or stomach bloating? Are you feeling anxious much of the time or exhausted? The answer is "yes" to all of the above for me. Are these things interconnected? You bet they are! What's causing my discomfort is a hiatal hernia. Dr. Vikki Peterson told me all about it in our chat. Dr. Vikki Petersen, certified clinical nutritionist, chiropractor, and certified functional medicine practitioner tell us how these symptoms are often due to hiatal hernias. In her book, “Hiatal Hernia Syndrome: Many Symptoms, One Cause” (September 2021), Dr. Vikki Petersen finds the root causes, symptoms and treatments for hiatal hernias. I'm so excited to read it. Check out Dr. Peterson's clinic - Root Cause Medical Clinic here: https://www.rootcausemedicalclinics.com/

Leeor Gal AKA The Therapy Gal talk about her viral TikTok videos that feature her dancing and educating people about therapy! Listen as she crashes stigmas about therapists, and encourages us to have fun with mental health.

Drew Sheldon and I discuss the current scandal with Joss Whedon. Charisma Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase, took to Instagram to speak about the emotional abuse that she endured by Whedon on the set of Buffy. Drew and I share our thoughts about Charisma's courageous statement.

Join August McLaughlin, Jessi Sanfilippo as we discuss Girl Boner, House of Wise, what it means to be a trapezoid, anxiety, cats, and more!

Austin Davis is anxious, like me! He is a college student and poet. Austin volunteers at a homeless shelter, because he's a good man. We both have ADHD, have tried Vyvanse, and have been called lazy. We both write, and have stayed up ruminating because of OCD. He's my soul brother. Follow him at @Austin_Davis17

Drew is the creator and host of The Anxious Truth, a slightly unorthodox anxiety podcast that’s been in full swing since 2015. With over 500,000 downloads (and growing), The Anxious Truth has spawned a large, vibrant and engaged social media community of amazing humans supporting, inspiring, encouraging and empowering each other to overcome anxiety and fear. Having suffered with anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and depression several times over a 20 year period, Drew got it together once and for all in 2008. Since then life has been happy, productive, and “normal” (although we’d all be hard pressed to define normal at times). For the last 15 years Drew has been active in the online anxiety community, working to use his experience and understanding to help those that are following down the path he’s travelled. His no-nonsense approach to these problems and willingness to provide direct, actionable advice even when it might not be easy to hear, has established him as a unique voice in the community.

I'm an entrepreneur, CEO, father, husband who's on a mission to destigmatize the conversation on mental health. As someone who has battled depression and experienced the healing powers of psychedelics, I believe everyone deserves to find their own mental health balance, and the more knowledge one has, the more empowered they are to find it. Professionally, I have worked in the media and conferences industry since 2000, generating revenue, developing strategy, managing talent and executing growth plans. I have significant experience in technology, retail, consumer goods, financial services, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, defense, government, wellness and professional services. In 2012, I launched Momentum, a forward-thinking events company that relentlessly pursue future trends impacting the industries and professions that move markets. Today, I am dedicating the second act of my entrepreneurial life to busting the mental health stigma and finding creative ways to increase access and affordability of mental health diagnosis and treatment services for those who need it. In 2020, I launched Balanced, a division of Momentum that provides a catalogue of trusted knowledge about psychedelics, curated from the patient's perspective, in order to help the curious make decisions about the treatment of their mental health. Feel free to read about my journey living with depression as well as how I was able to push it into remission: “My Long Shadow: Living with Depression” and "My Long Shadow, Slayed". I am a proud #entrepreneur, #mentalhealth soldier, stigma-buster, husband, father of 3 and perpetually disappointed Mets fan. Social Twitter personal; @ bgreenzweig Twitter balanced; @ getbalancedco FB: https://www.facebook.com/BalancedTrail

Jeremy McKeen, editor for the Good Men Project, writer, English teacher and Aquarius talks about his upcoming book of essays - You Don't Have to Worry So Much. Jeremy lives with Bipolar Disorder type II, his wife, kids and cats.

Joy and I talk about being anxiously attached, introverted, and in quarantine during COVID-19. We try not to say "um," and "ya know."

Sometimes I feel like I inconvenience people by being myself

In this episode, Aaron J Smith and I discuss Instagram's ban on photos of graphic images of self-harm.

In this episode, I interview an extremely special person, my dear friend Norb Aikin. He is the first author we published at Eliezer Tristan Publishing. His book 100 is a collection of poems that documents Norb's journey from heartbreak to insanity and finally ending at healing. Get a copy of 100 on Amazon https://amzn.to/2E2CFex As a Buffalonian who transplanted himself to Cortland, NY, Norb Aikin has been able to up his free-verse game in ways he couldn’t have imagined without a change of scenery. He has since won multiple Writing.com Quill awards for poetry and blogging and is now hoping to win over the people who hold actual books. Read more at norbaikin.com, norbaikin.wordpress.com, and by following him at Writing.com and Twitter under the username Fivesixer.

Rudy Caseres and I hung out, talked about bipolar disorder and This is My Brave, which debuts in Los Angeles tomorrow night! Here's more from Rudy. My name is Rudy Caseres. I am an award-winning public speaker, writer, and vlogger who shares his story of living with bipolar and surviving suicide. I have traveled the country to work with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Mental Health America, Project Semicolon, and the American Association of Suicidology. My content has been featured on The Mighty, This is My Brave, OC87 Recovery Diaries, Wear Your Label, Project UROK, Schizophrenic NYC, The S Word, Mad in America, and HealthyPlace. In August 2017 I was awarded Outstanding Peer of the Year by NAMI California and in December 2017 I was selected by The Mighty as one of their Mental Health Heroes of 2017. I was born in and currently reside in San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA. Represented by This is My Brave Speakers Bureau

How Can You Be a Good Friend, When Your Friend Lives with Mental Illness? We all want to be there for our friends, but when your friend lives with mental illness it can be hard to know what to do, especially if you live far apart. Transatlantic best friends Martin Baker and Fran Houston share what they’ve learned about growing a supportive, mutually rewarding friendship between a “well one” and an “ill one.” “High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder” offers no-nonsense advice from the caring friend’s point of view, original approaches and practical tips, illustrated with real-life conversations and examples. No One Is Too Far Away to Be Cared for, or to Care Support your friend and celebrate each other, whether you live on the same street or oceans apart. Learn the key skills and attitudes you need for a successful caring friendship, and strategies to support your friend through episodes of mania, depression, and suicidal thinking, whilst also taking care of yourself.

Vanessa Jane is an International Creative Film Director. The Sydney based artist is best-known for both helping business owners from L.A. to Copenhagen design careers based on their purpose, and tripling their sales through sharing life and business stories on film. Think Humans of New York soul stories on film. But the 40-year old hasn’t always had such creative influence. Her previous life involved more studies and careers you could throw a stick at. Whilst some qualifications markedly quite impressive. And this journey alone directs her passion to spread creativity in the world. Vanessa Jane boasts a Advanced Diploma of Creative Producing, Diploma of Marketing, Arts and Entertainment, a Diploma of Social Science (Psychology) and a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming to name a few. Just ask her about the link between creativity with mental health, and you’ll see her face come alive. Throughout 2018 Vanessa Jane has plans to exclusively share the power of her work in the International press, at world-renowned film festivals through to a Ted talk planned for the Autumn. With tour dates including London, L.A. to New York before the end of year. To view more of Vanessa’s work visit her site www.vanessajane.com or contact her Publicist directly to arrange interviews at [email protected]

Kelby Carr is a new media innovator with 15+ years of experience in social media content, design, web development, SEO, marketing, email management and community building. Carr facilitated and coordinated online and live brand promotions for dozens of major corporations including YouTube, Disney Parks, Hasbro, Dodge, Johnson & Johnson, CVS, Best Buy, Hallmark, Little Debbie, HP and many more. She’s been interviewed in major publications including Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, NBC and MSNBC. Carr has been coding since 1982, social networking online since 1984, web publishing since 1992, blogging since 2002 and tweeting since 2007. She is the founder of one of the first conferences and online communities for influencers and digital marketers, Type-A Parent, and author of Pinterest For Dummies and Pinterest Marketing For Dummies.

Caitlyn the Intern is a wonderful 18-year-old who has struggled with self-harm and an eating disorder. She talks about attempting suicide at 14 and finding hope after surviving. She is working for Eliezer Tristan Publishing as an editorial intern.

ADHD is weird and it causes us to interrupt each other a lot.

I am sad that Evan is taking a vacation

Someone asked me something inappropriate online and I answered it!

She is a nurse who almost died and many people didn't believe her. Follow her on Twitter @MitochondrialEve

Steven Ratson is a Canadian mental health advocate who is passionate about suicide prevention, due to the loss of his best friend and soulmate Mike. In this episode we dicuss a variety of mental health-related topics, and one of those is his project entitled Couragegram. Listen and learn more. Follow him @StevenRatson

Can people change? Let's find out!

Hilary L. Jastram is the founder of J. Hill Marketing & Creative Services, an agency specializing in premier copywriting, editing and book editing for Fortune 500 brands and the “one-percent,” superstar entrepreneurs. Hilary is an author, editor at The Good Men Project, and contributor to Influencive, The Huffington Post and The Mighty, among other large-scale publications. Hilary is also the founder of Sick Biz, “An organization dedicated to providing support, resources, hacks, and hope to entrepreneurs affected by chronic illness, pain, disability, and sickness.

Sparklle and I talk about weird things including old ladies who are angry and do unpredictable things, ADHD, and passive aggressiveness. We forgot to sing Fiona Apple, but as soon as she gets to Portland it's on!

We talk about OCD of course, generic cheese crackers, compulsive everything and you know, stuff. Cats.

We didn't know what to call this episode. So we chose words that made no sense. We discuss bottled water, which we've probably talked about before, Doritos, cats, what Irish names are hard to pronounce and other things like not burning pasta.

Evan and I talk about emotional unavailability

Evan and I are distracted by bathrooms, selfies, children and getting reprimanded at work. We are excited about Doc Martens!

Michael Shields and I discuss his online magazine Across the Margin, the expression "let me circle back," getting in line or on line, the writing your truth workshop and "on accident" as opposed to "by accident."

Tristan and I talk about LOL, OMG, LMFAO, "u" versus "you," bipolar disorder and anxiety. He's in Brooklyn and I am jealous. Follow him on Twitter @CharmedChancer. He's a Virgo.

Who is the adult? Evan or I? You decide! Tweet us @TheSarahFader and/or @EvanJm02.

Three Jews eat sushi and talk about vaginas, knitting, schizophrenia and periods.

Evan and I miss each other and make plans to eat pizza because I AM COMING BACK TO VISIT NYC!

It's our 100th episode! Learn more about everything. But is it actually episode 100? Find out the truth about Planned Parenthood and Ravishly.com, our sponsor!

Evan and I talk about lots of things as usual. OCD ISN'T FUNNY but it is. Evan loves my cat, Carly. You should NEVER eat or drink near the computer.

Jennifer Kindhouse is one of my favorite people on the internet. She is an actor, a mom, and has a fun weird side that I love so much. She used to write a blog called MommyNaniBooboo and now she has launched https://lifeinitalics.com/ - Because she wants to stress what's important in her world.

Evan and I discuss being versions of ourselves and I wear depression pajamas. We are proudly sponsored by Ravishly.com an awesome feminist website where you can read about mental health, humor, parenting, cats, and dogs! You can also get advice from Erin Khar on life and love. #AskErin @ErinKhar. We love @joniboloney the editor in chief!

Aaron Reynolds makes a lot of weird stuff on the internet, he's the writer of @EffinBirds and @swear_trek and the curator of @BatLabels. In his spare time between being hilarious on social media, he's a software instructor, which is where most of his Effin' inspiration comes from. We talk about Batman the Animated series, and Stupid Hamlet too! www.effinbirds.com The Sarah Fader Podcast is sponsored by Ravishly.com Go to Ravishly where feminism, humor, and fun can be found! www.ravishly.com Follow them @ravishlydotcom

Talk to My Friend George - 1. Feel the feelings, 2. Accept the feelings, 3. Step out of the situation 4. See both people's points of view and 5. Script a response. This technique was written and developed by Ross Trowbridge, a mental health advocate from Iowa who lives with Borderline Personality Disorer.

I adore Elisa Camahort Page. In 2013 she helped me get to my first BlogHer conference. In this episode she talks about - social anxiety, being an introvert, acting but being a version of yourself on stage, moral episodes from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, BlogHer, political activism, being an Aries, honesty & integrity in business and empathy. Here's more about this lovely lady, who I embarrassed by telling her how awesome she truly is. Follow her on Twitter @ElisaC and learn more at https://www.elisacp.com Elisa Camahort Page is known as the co-founder and COO of scrappy start-up-turned-global women's media company BlogHer, Inc. She is now focused on writing (check out her debut book available for pre-order now) and consulting with entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and organizations are driven to take their big ideas to the next level. More from Elisa herself: "As a consultant I act as a business catalyst, working with executives and entrepreneurs to identify, prioritize, and strategize their next big leaps. I also use my experience building diverse, inclusive community and workforce online and off to help any company, conference, or content site improve representation. I work with leaders at every level to assess opportunity, prioritize objectives, build strategies, and plan action. I absorb nuanced value propositions, market trends, and data to transform ideas into assets and crossroads into confident pivots and next level achievement. "

Jennifer Marshall used to spend her days as an agency recruiter for creatives. Her story took a dramatic turn when she experienced a manic episode. Over 12 years ago she suffered two manic episodes. After a series of doctor’s appointments she was officially diagnosed Bipolar Disorder – type 1. She is now a wife and mother of two young children, whom she loves dearly. She began blogging on Bipolar Mom Life, telling her story about being a mother with Bipolar Disorder. She was hospitalized four times within five years – two before her diagnosis was reached, and two more because she was attempting to shield her infant son (during postpartum psychosis) and her unborn daughter – and all were due to the fact that she was unmedicated at the time. Jennifer has grown after being diagnosed and learning to live with Bipolar Disorder. She has worked hard to find the right medications and a great therapist. She now strives to help others live with mental illness through her nonprofit organization, This Is My Brave, a platform where people share their stories live on stage through poetry, original music, comedy, and essay. The performances are professionally videotaped and are available for viewing on the This Is My Brave YouTube Channel. To date, This is My Brave has produced 34 unique shows across the US. The show has recently expanded internationally with two shows in Australia!

We tried to talk about the origin of purple flags. I forgot if we did. I know Ra and I were saying that red flags sometimes look purple to us because we don't want them to be red. Bill decided that we should ask the guy who wrote me an email back two years later if he was going to reply in another two years. This podcast was recorded from a closet in Long Beach, California. Bill and Ra are both poets and writers. @Rarasaur and @ThatManFriday on Twitter "Ra lives and loves in Los Angeles and the internet, where frightfully wondrous things happen. She is a once-upon-a-time inmate, a reluctantly-optimistic widow, an exponential storyteller, and also basically a dinosaur. Her story is a long one, but the short version is she (probably) loves you. @Rarasaur" Fictionary... 8 Megapixel Artist... Bloody Awful Poet, Bill Friday is a recently-published bender of Words, Voice, and Stuff. He is a former internet talk show host, and long-time Citizen Journalist. Currently, Bill is a part of the Writer’s Room for a television pilot in pre-production. He communicates with the outside world through his own little web territory (www.billfriday.com)"

Ricky and I talk about panic, Verizon, New York area codes, things you just don't say like "Manhattan" or "the subway and how to be nice to people when you don't actually know how because you're from New York. Ricky is so much fun! Follow him @RickyFDefino on Twitter and https://www.richarddefino.com/ "My name is Richard De Fino. I'm a 33 year old writer and columnist living in Buffalo, NY. I was born and raised in the Bronx NY and had my fair share of unfortunate events throughout my childhood. My goal here is to use my written words as my own personal therapy and through that, I hope that my past and current struggles will resonate with my readers and make them feel less alone. When I am not writing, I enjoy spending time with my wife Andrea, our dog Zeke, and cat BeBe. I am a Columnist for Feminine Collective and a serialized writer for Channillo.com. I've also been published in Buffalo Black Book, Two Cities Review, Purple Pig Lit and forthcoming in Nameless Digest in the spring of 2018 and Chickpea Magazine forthcoming in the Spring of 2018. " https://www.richarddefino.com/

Once upon a time, I was super bored and my guest canceled on me. I was sad, and I decided to talk to myself. Then I got more bored and asked many of my friends to come join me. We talked for 3 1/2 hours.