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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

Healing From PTSD | A Veteran’s Story Of Life After War w/ Marc Wichman

May 19, 2025 • Nicholas Wichman - Mental Health Advocate • Season 1 • Episode 14

How PTSD, childhood trauma, and the chaos of coming home shape a veteran’s life—and how therapy can keep you alive and help you build peace.

A candid conversation with my Great Uncle and Vietnam veteran Marc Wichman on combat, marriage, grief, and recovery—no platitudes.

Content note: graphic war stories; childhood abuse; explicit language.

If you’re struggling (U.S.): Call/Text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7). Veterans: press 1 after dialing 988.

Episode focus: surviving a hard start and a harder war, then choosing help over punishment—therapy vs. prison, living with PTSD, and building a steady life after the storm.

We cover:

Surviving childhood abuse and choosing the military
Vietnam memories and the cost of coming home
Therapy vs. prison—choosing help and what changed
PTSD & marriage: making peace in daily life (pets, routine, connection)
War movies: what rings true, what doesn’t

Host/Guest: The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick) • Guest: Marc Wichman

Guest links:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.wichman.9

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcwich0606

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