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Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! | Dark-Humor Conversations On Serious Mental Illness & Trauma

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.

Hosted by Nicholas Wichman (“The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective”) and often joined by co-host Tony Medeiros ("IndyPocket"), this is a brutally honest mental health podcast about what it’s actually like to live with serious mental illness on the schizophrenia spectrum. We talk schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, BPD, PTSD, addiction, religious trauma, bad therapy, psych wards, meds, disability, and trying to build a life in a system that isn’t built for us. You’ll get:

– Lived-experience truth from someone who hears voices, dissociates, relapses, parents, plays music, and still shows up.

– Grounded insight from a mental health professional who has sat across from hundreds of clients and worked inside the system.

– Edgy, stigma-smashing, sometimes controversial conversations about mental illness, relationships, family dysfunction, religion, work, creativity, and survival.

– Challenging takeaways and coping ideas you can actually try—along with laughs that punch up, down, left, right… everywhere.

This show is for people juggling therapy, meds, trauma, and everyday chaos who want honest talk, gallows humor, and zero judgment. Whether you’re schizoaffective, living with schizophrenia or psychosis, dealing with PTSD, supporting a loved one, or just trying not to lose your mind, "Beat The Mental Health Out Of It!" gives you language, community, and brutally honest hope.

We’re not your therapists—we’re fellow passengers on “The Struggle Bus,” sharing what we’ve learned the hard way and refusing to suffer in silence.

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Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! | Dark-Humor Conversations On Serious Mental Illness & Trauma

Exploring Men's Mental Health | Toxic Masculinity, Feminism & Vulnerability w/ Josh Guffey

July 23, 2025 • Nicholas Wichman - Mental Health Advocate • Season 1 • Episode 20

In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into men’s mental health and the intersection with toxic masculinity and feminism.

Join us as we uncover the critical issues of suicide risk and the strengths that men carry, challenging the notion that "toxic" equates to masculine.

This candid conversation opens the door to emotional containers, respect, and personal responsibility—essential elements for showing up authentically in relationships, whether at home, on dates, or with friends.

We explore what it means to 'show up' for men today, discussing how vulnerability is supported by strong emotional containers, the costs of traditional strengths, and the realities of navigating dating dynamics filled with resentment loops.

Furthermore, we cover essential communication skills such as boundaries, conflict etiquette, and the significance of consent and respect while demystifying real masculinity versus its cartoonish portrayals.

How can men achieve real courage, responsibility, tenderness, and self-control on their journey to equality among the sexes?

Check on a man you care about today—ask one REAL question and stay for the answer. Then post your question (and his consented response style) on our Discord "The Struggle Bus" so we can help you build a better understanding. (link below)

Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! is a candid mental health podcast with lived experience—schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia spectrum psychosis, BPD, PTSD, trauma recovery, coping skills, and dark humor that fights stigma.

Hosted by Nicholas Wichman (“The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective”) with frequent co-host Tony Medeiros, ("IndyPocket"), we talk serious mental illness, psych wards, religious trauma, bad therapy, meds, disability, and messy real-world coping.

New episodes drop every other Monday at 6am ET.

Want community and support? Join our Discord, “The Struggle Bus”: https://discord.gg/emFXKuWKNA

All links (TikTok, YouTube, Streaming, etc.): https://linktr.ee/BTMHOOI

Podcast cover art by Ryan Manning