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Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! | A Mental Health Podcast On Lived Experiences & Dark Humor

If you live with mental illness—or love someone who does—and you’re tired of sugar-coated wellness talk, this show is for you.

Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! blends dark humor with real recovery so you feel seen, steadied, and a little lighter. We tell it like it is, so you don't have to.

You’ll get:

Lived-experience truth from “The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective” (host) + grounded insight from "IndyPocket" (co-host and music therapist).
Edgy, stigma-smashing and often, controversial conversations about life with mental illness mixed with social commentary, relationships and messy real-world coping as it relates to mental health.
Some challenging takeaways you can ponder after each episode—along with laughs that punch up, down, left, right... EVERYWHERE.

Perfect for: people juggling therapy, meds, and everyday chaos who want honest talk, gallows humor, zero judgment and acceptance for who they are.

Guests include survivors, clinicians and everything in between... Any human being who is willing to share their story with our listeners.

Content notes are provided when necessary.

We (the hosts) are NOT providing professional mental health services. We are simply sharing our lived experiences and our perspectives on these topics while offering support to this community.

If you are in the U.S. and you need help, call or text 988 (24/7) and seek professional psychiatric care immediately.

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Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! | A Mental Health Podcast On Lived Experiences & Dark Humor

Unmasking Authenticity | Overcoming Insecurity To Be Seen

March 10, 2025 • Nicholas Wichman - Mental Health Advocate • Season 1 • Episode 9

How masking, people-pleasing, insecurity, and shame keep us small—and the tiny reps that build real authenticity without burning your life down overnight.

A candid mental health podcast with vulnerability, boundaries, and self-worth—no platitudes, just lived experience.

Content note: explicit language.

If you’re struggling (U.S.): Call/Text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7).

Episode focus: why we hide to stay safe, the true cost of performance mode, and micro-honesty practices that help you show up as yourself.

We cover:

Why we hide: shame, safety, and old rules
The cost of performance mode (and how to spot it)
Micro-honesty: tiny ways to be real today
Boundaries that don’t boomerang and punish you later

Hosts: The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick) • IndyPocket (Tony)

IndyPocket (Tony) links:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@indypocket
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indypocket
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@absolutezen

Post one “mask” you’re dropping this week on our Discord "The Struggle Bus"—we’ll back you up while you practice. (link below)

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Send us an email at beatthementalhealthoutofit@gmail.com

We’re a candid mental health podcast with lived experience—schizoaffective disorder, trauma recovery, coping skills, and dark humor that fights stigma!

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The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick)