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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.

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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

Drumming With ADHD | Coping Through Creativity w/ Jay Fenichel

March 24, 2025 • Nicholas Wichman - Mental Health Advocate • Season 1 • Episode 11

How drumming helps ADHD/ADD focus a noisy brain—plus burnout-proof content habits and teaching for obsession, not obligation.

A candid mental health episode on rhythm as a coping tool, practice systems, and raising musicians who actually practice.

Content note: explicit language.

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

Episode focus: using creativity and structured practice as “psych first aid” for attention—metronome drills, groove ladders, and micro-routines that stick—plus realistic boundaries for creators and parents.

We cover:

Drumming as a focus tool for ADHD/ADD (attention anchors, tempo breathing)
Creator reality: burnout, boundaries, bandwidth for TikTok/IG
Teaching for intrinsic motivation (make practice addictive, not punitive)
Goals vs. hacks: define outcomes and reverse-engineer reps
Raising young musicians: build relationship > perfect timing

Hosts/Guest: The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick) • IndyPocket (Tony) • Guest: Jay Fenichel (The Drummer’s Almanac)

Guest links:

• Website: https://studythedrums.com/webinar

• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jayfenichel

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedrummersalmanac

• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thedrummersalmanac

IndyPocket (Tony) links:

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

HEY DRUMMERS! Try a 5-minute metronome focus drill (60–80 BPM, 3×1-min singles w/30s rest). Post your “before/after focus rating” on our Discord "The Struggle Bus." (link below)

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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)