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Relatively Normal
by Marc Paisant
Relatively Normal is a podcast detailing the mental health and well-being of its creator, Marc Paisant. He uses each episode to open up about his history of dealing with anxiety, depression, food addiction, low self-esteem and other issues. The show will include guest appearances from others who have dealt with mental issues and how they have coped. If you like this podcast, please think about becoming a paid subscriber for as little as .99 cents a month. This show is owned and produced under Relatively Normal LLC, control #22174610.
Episodes
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Relatively Normal - S6 - Ep154 - Sleep Lists with Helen Sernett
Helen Sernett, founder and host of the Sleep Lists podcast, was a non-profit fundraiser at the end of her rope, struggling with a long list of medical issues. Underlying all of it was the fact that she could no longer get herself to sleep. With Sleep Lists she serves up bedtime dreams every…
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Relatively Normal - S6 - Ep153 - Showing Up For Our Kids with M. Aurelius Higgs
Marcus is a communication coach for parents of preteens (ages 10-14). He helps them show up and maintain a meaningful relationship with their child during these crucial formative years. He works with parents who value doing hard things and want to connect with their tween before it's too late to...
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Relatively Normal - S6 - Ep152 - Strong. Love. with Kristal DeSantis, LMFT, CCTP
Kristal DeSantis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Austin, Texas, known for her expertise in relationships, trauma work, and sex therapy. With a focus on supporting first responder couples and addressing men's issues, Kristal offers a unique therapeutic approach rooted in...
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Relatively Normal - S6 - Ep151 - Unbreakable with Carolyn Sophia Skowron
For many years, Carolyn silently battled with depression and anxiety while struggling in school. Despite her relentless efforts, numerous tutors, and intense study sessions, success always felt out of reach. These challenges were compounded by her internalization of every situation and…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep150 - Your Personality Compass with Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala
Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala, a clinical psychologist and academic researcher, has dedicated her career to developing psychological treatments to help people recover from mental health difficulties. She has focused on proven strategies to shift the personality traits that put people at risk for...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep149 - The Somatic Psychedelic Guide with Leslie Draffin
Leslie Draffin is a somatic psychedelic guide, sensual embodiment coach & menstrual cycle educator focused on helping women embrace their bodies, sex, and psychedelics. She supports conscious women & menstruators who want to heal themselves & connect more deeply with the divine through…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep 148 - Rewrite Your Story with Dr. Wendy O'Connor
Dr. Wendy is a Stanford trained positive psychologist and success coach for female entrepreneurs. She helps women design their most meaningful, intentional, and fulfilling lives and businesses. Utilizing her strengths, values, and evidenced-based success method, Dr. Wendy has helped thousands of...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep147 - Navigating Love and Conflict with Kayla Crane
Kayla Crane, a licensed marriage and family therapist and owner of South Denver Therapy, specializes in relationships and mental health. Renowned for her practical advice and insights, she's an ideal guide for those seeking to improve their emotional and relational well-being. Kayla has learned...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep146 - Embrace Your Power with Shara Gabaldon
With over 25 years of experience in business and finance, Shara brings a wealth of expertise to the podcasting world. From building a service-based beauty business to achieving six figures within months, to later spearheading a multi-million dollar beauty academy, her journey is a testament to...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep145 - Get Over Indulgence with Duncan Bhaskaran Brown
Some people say that Duncan can help you to go beyond alcohol. But that isn't it. Duncan will help you increase your energy, power up your productivity, improve your relationships and enjoy the heck out of life. After 20 years of overdoing it, he cleaned up his act and trained with the world’s…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep144 - Stop Doing. Start Being. with Mary Sanker
Mary was once afraid that everyone would find out how incredibly ordinary she was and that would be her ultimate demise. She doesn't use smoke and mirrors, she is raw and honest and caring AF to be around. She believes in the magical mess of life and this informs her work. For the past 15+ years...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep143 - The Odd Mom with Britt Sandoval
A difficult childhood left Britt ill equipped to process the difficult things that had happened to her. For years, she turned to addiction and an eating disorder as she had underdeveloped coping skills and a lack of sound guidance. Years of self-work allowed her to cope in healthier ways, but…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep142 - Bulldozing Your Fear with Susan Snow
Halloween, 1985, Susan's life changed forever when her father, LAPD Detective Thomas C. Williams was ambushed and killed. Her compelling story of loss and the road to recovery from trauma provides hope and practical guidance for others who have been touched by violence and loss. Susan reclaimed…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep141 - Be Amazing You with Lolita Guarin
Are you ready to transform your stress management and reclaim control over your life? Well, then - you are listening to the right show with the right guest, Lolita Guarin. She is here to tell you not to let your past dictate your future – empower yourself with practical tools and insights to...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep140 - Evolutionary Men with Jason Lange
Many men are struggling right now as the old paradigms of what a "man" is supposed to be are no longer relevant or even appropriate. Men's work is where we discover healthier ways to be in the world, and where we as men can shed the old "lone wolf" way of being. Jason Lange is a men's embodiment...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep139 - Star In Your Own Movie with Manny Bains
Manny Bains is a 2-time award-winning film director, author, and the founder of The Rising Star Movie Experience. Which was founded to create social change on a global scale which excels in propelling entrepreneurs to international fame through cinematic endeavors. Manny’s last film F.E.A.R.…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep138 - Adventurer Turned Entrepreneur with Pamela Wagner
Pamela Wagner is an accomplished and award-winning entrepreneur, honored on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and has 15+ years of experience in the personal development industry. Recently, she completed a Master’s in Psychology at Harvard Extension School and has been running her ad agency for 8+…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep137 - Dr. J: Medicine Woman with Dr. J Dunn
Dr. J Ann Dunn BS, DC, CKP, CWK, is the Author of the Book Wholistic Kinesiology, and Perfect Health in Paradise, CEO of MyHappyGenes, creator and innovator of Wholistic Kinesiology, and Wholistic Methylation, teacher and lecturer. For over 30 years, she has practiced natural medicine researched,...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep136 - Time To Enjoy the Present with Heather Lillico
Heather Lillico is a Holistic Nutritionist and Yoga & Meditation Teacher. She teaches overthinking, people-pleasing perfectionists how to manage anxiety naturally & holistically. She's been featured on iHeart & Zoomer Radio, and in The National Post and Tiny Buddha. Heather is the creator of the...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep135 - A Sip With Samaad
Have you missed me? I have definitely missed all of you. But, I am back and I have a great show and a great guest for you. In this episode, I speak with Samaad Wes Keys, a gay black man, about his experiences growing up and navigating society. Samad shares how he felt different from a young age…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep134 - Say Goodbye To Your Anxiety with Daniel Packard
Daniel Packard is a U.C. Berkeley Mechanical Engineer that turned his painful 10-year battle with severe anxiety into a mission to engineer an actual permanent solution for anxiety. After 8 years of research and testing (working with 3000 people from 5 continents) Daniel and his research have...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep133 - Live Life on Purpose with Jisun Sunny Fisher, Ph.D.
Jisunny (Jisun Sunny Fisher, PhD, MA, CHt, CAPP), is a licensed psychologist, award-winning author and happiness coach with a superpower of helping entrepreneurs and empaths find their compelling direction and rediscover how to fall in love with life again. Her goal is to help mission-driven...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep132 - ACE Your Life with Dr. Michelle Maidenberg
Dr. Maidenberg is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of “Thru My Eyes”, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that offers free clinically guided videotaping to chronically medically ill individuals who want to leave video legacies for their children and loved ones. She is also an adjunct faculty at…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep131 - A Voice For Victims with Dana Diaz
Dana S. Diaz is a wife, mother, and author of the best-selling book GASPING FOR AIR: THE STRANGLEHOLD OF NARCISSISTIC ABUSE. Starting in her childhood years, she endured lifelong experiences with narcissistic abuse. Her education in journalism and psychology at DePaul University in Chicago gave…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep130 - How My Life Changed with Lion Goodman
To say I was blown away and impressed by Lion is an understatement. His story is not only incredible, his view of the world has made me rethink the type of person I want to be. Lion Goodman is founder of the Clear Beliefs Institute. He is a professional certified therapeutic coach with 40 years’...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep129 - Black Men with Kevin McIntyre and Bobby Shelley
The image of the Black man in America has changed over time and continues to evolve. Historically, Black men have been subjected to negative stereotypes and discrimination, often portrayed as violent, dangerous, and intellectually inferior. These stereotypes were perpetuated through media...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep128 - More Than One Month with Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis
I could have brought a black guest on to talk about February but that song and dance is played out. I could have told everyone that I am going to focus on poverty, police brutality, the unbalanced school system and other things plaguing the black community during Black History Month, but that is…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep127 - Please Fix Me with Josie Warren
This is going to be a little different for most of you. As some of you know, I am the host of another show, the "6AMRun Podcast." That show is not only about running and nutrition, but it also about self-help and lifesfyle. We bring on all kinds of guests and this week I wanted to bring you into...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep126 - Freedom Cubed with Patricia Lindner
Many of us don't know how to let go - let go of the fear, the pain, and the trauma. We also don't know understand what we can gain when we finally learn to let go: Freedom. That is where our guest, Patricia Lindner, comes in. Patricia joins the show all the way from the southern portion of…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep125 - Master Your Mindset with Vin Infante
How do you turn pain into power? How do you unlock that part of your mind that allows you use all trauma and negativity you have experienced and use it as fuel to build a prosperous and successful future? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, I have the perfect therapist and coach for...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep124 - Mental Health Keto with Nicole Laurent
With all the research being done on all the different diets available, how do we know which one could work for you? Should I eat meat, should I eat organic, should I eat carbs, PLEASE MAKE IT ALL STOP. For everyone going through these same emotions, I may be able to help. Nicole Laurent is a...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep123- Building Together with Dr. Mahsa Hojat-Khoshniyat
Relationships are hard. Or.....do we just make them that way? If you're like me, you will read every book, listen to every TED talk and relate to every meme in an attempt to get your relationship where you want it to be. What if, just for a moment, we did something so extraordinary, so…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep122 - Talk Sexy To Me with Elena and Anfisa
When it comes to relationships, the health of the relationship, the mental health of each partner and the possibility to the relationship lasting, we would be foolish not to talk about SEX. Yes, that 3-letter word that everyone takes part but no one talks about. Until now. Today, I welcome Elena...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep121 - Hey Coach with Austin Wheeler
Coaches are important. Simple as that. Some of the best memories I have from my childhood include my former coaches. From my dad coaching my brother and me at 8 years old to my soccer coaches at Clemson - some of the most crucial life lessons I learned were from my coaches. As an adult, we can…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep120 - A Divine, Messy, Human with Amanda Kate
How do we recover from our past? How do we take the steps needed to prioritize our mental health, continue our personal journeys and make sure we are not just giving our time and energy to those around us, but also setting up our own support systems? All great questions and that is why I am...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep119 - Unlimited Energy with Avital Miller
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope 2022 was amazing and I hope that 2023 will continue to bless you with success and fortune. Are you looking to make a change this year? Are you looking for that "passion project" that will not only fulfil a void in your life but also stimulate your mind? Well, if you have...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep118 - Strong, Calm, Flexible with Megan Nolan
Happy Holidays! I hope each and every one of you had an amazing Christmas and are looking forward to the new year! The word of today is: ENERGY. The energy you put out is usually the energy you receive. I am learning this fact more and more each day. That is why I am so happy to introduce…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep117 - You Are Not Your Diagnosis with Lyn Delmastro-Thomson
The mind-body connection is an extremely important part of the human experience. Within holistic healing, treating the underlying issues rather than just focusing on the symptoms is the key factor in the comprehensive approach to helping a person feel whole again. That is where my guest, Lyn...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep116 - A Manly Discussion with Tony Hardman, host of the "Not Quite Zen" podcast
It is always a good time when I have a rich and robust conversation with another man who has learned to be open and honest with his emotions and feelings. Another dad and husband that is working hard every day to show his friends and family an authentic version of himself so he can lead an open…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep115 - The Hacked Life with Joel Evan
What if I told you all the answers to every question you had about health and happiness? What if I was able to explain the ways we can all be successful in life, successful in fitness, better human beings and overall better at living the life we want to live? I think it is obvious I cannot do…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep114 - Yoga For The Soul with Anissa Hudak
One of the greatest things I learn from the guests on this show is all the ways we can help ourselves and help others. On this episode, I chat with Yoga Therapist, Annisa Hudak, on the ways she uses Yoga Therapy to guide others in the use of effective, science based methods and other holistic...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep113 - Just Be A Man with Keith Gilmore
What does it mean to be a Man? Are we allowed to show weakness? Fear? Vulnerability? Can we utter the words, "I just don't have it today?" A lot of us think we can't say or do these things because that goes against everything we have been taught. That is why I wanted to speak to Keith. Keith...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep112 - Burnout is Real with Dr. Hollie Sturgeon
In 1974, Dr. Herbert J. Freudenberger, a German-born American psychoanalyst, coined the term Burnout to describe symptoms of exhaustion and mental malaise. He delved into the underlying roots of burnout and outlined proven methods to alleviate the condition. Unfortunately, in 2022, some people...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep111 - A Deeper Connection with Jason Hopcus
Two simple words Everyone Struggles. Easy to understand; hard to quantify. When we start to understand that everyone on this planet has their bad days - you know, those days when the dryer eats one of our favorite socks, those days when we leave the house 5 minutes early but somehow arrive 15...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep110 - Leaving This World A Better Place with Dai Manuel
How do you describe yourself to others? Do you lead with your job title? Your generational title? Your race, gender or ethnicity? The reason I ask is because how we describe ourselves says a lot about what is important to us. I would like to introduce you to Dai Manuel. This is how he describes...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep109 - Living With Schizophrenia with Matthew Dickson
What do you really know about Schizophrenia? Have you used incorrectly in a sentence or phrase in your life? Do you just throw it out there to describe the mental state of your favorite movie or TV villian? Have you ever known anyone with the disease? Well, that is why I invited Matthew Dickson…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep108 - Not Just an Athlete with Chris K. Jones
Most of us only see the finished product when it comes to sports. We don't see the physical toll that training plays on and athlete and we definitely don't see the mental toll that it plays. That is why I wanted to speak to my guest this week, Chris K. Jones. Chris is a recovering serial...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep107 - You Can't (and Shouldn't) Please Everyone with Kara Regas
When I recorded a show last season, I spoke candidly about being burnt out at work and feeling underappreciated. I was guilty of perpetually people pleasing and not setting appropriate boundaries for myself. It wasn't until I took control of my situation and reframed what my job meant to me that…
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep106 - Talk to Your Kids with Dr. Nghi Dang
One of the biggest issues facing our children is bullying. A recent study found that 1 in 5 kids are the victims of bullying. That is why my guest, Dr. Nghi Dang, decided to write and illustrate the book series, The Adventures of Max and Friends, to assist kids and parents with talking about this...
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Relatively Normal - S5 - Ep105 - Socially Secured with Spencer Bishins
For many people who have mental health difficulties and struggle to work, Social Security disability benefits can be an enormous help. However, getting those benefits can often present a big hurdle to overcome. That is where my guest, Spencer Bishins, comes in. Bishins recently published a book...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Relatively Normal is a podcast detailing the mental health and well-being of its creator, Marc Paisant. He uses each episode to open up about his history of dealing with anxiety, depression, food addiction, low self-esteem and other issues. The show will include guest appearances from others who have dealt with mental issues and how they have coped. If you like this podcast, please think about becoming a paid subscriber for as little as .99 cents a month. This show is owned and produced under Relatively Normal LLC, control #22174610.
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Marc Paisant
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