Mental Illness Happy Hour Creators & Guests

Paul R. Gilmartin is a stand-up comedian, podcast host, and television personality.

Eric Zimmer is a serial entrepreneur, behavior coach, and author. Eric is the host and founder of a podcast called The One You Feed.

Jesse Finkelstein is a dialectical behavior therapist and creator of The Game of Real Life.

Ruby Cohen Love is a guest in Mental Illness Happy Hour.

Joseph Barksdale is a musician, producer, and comedian.

Thomas Hayes is a modern furniture designer.

Mary Mack is an American comedian and musician known for her quirky humor and distinctive voice. Born in Minnesota, Mack's comedy blends her Midwestern charm with observational humor and musical interludes. She has performed on various national comedy tours, appeared on television shows like "Conan" and "Last Comic Standing," and voices characters on animated series, including "Golan the Insatiable" (2013-2015) and "Solar Opposites" (2020-present).

Connor Franta is a YouTuber, author, artist, and businessman.

Dr. Janja Lalich is a sociologist, researcher, and writer, known for her expertise on cults and coercion, charismatic authority, power relations, ideology and social control. Currently, she is a Professor Sociology at the California State University Chico.Dr. Lalich is author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, articles, and chapters. Her most recent book, "Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships," was published in 2006. Her book "Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults," was published in 2004. Dr. Lalich is the founder and Director of the Center for Research on Influence and Control.Dr. Lalich received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Madison, her a Master’s degree in Human Development, and her Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University.

Jordan Harbinger, once referred to as “The Larry King of podcasting,” is a Wall Street lawyer turned talk show host, social dynamics expert, and entrepreneur. The Jordan Harbinger Show is where he deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth and shares their strategies, perspectives, and insights with the rest of us.

Dr. Scott Lyons is a holistic psychologist and educator. He is the founder and director at The Embody Lab.

Bethanne Patrick is a writer, author, and critic.Her monthly column on hot books appears in The Washington Post. Her book reviews and author profiles appear in The Los Angeles Times, Poets & Writers magazine, and on NPR Books, among others.

Amy Ziering is a film producer, director, documentary filmmaker, and speaker.

Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, and international bestselling author.

Joshua Fields Millburn is an author, filmmaker, writing instructor, podcaster, and international speaker.

Sierra is a standup comedian/writer/actor and host of Stay Podsitive.

Robert J. Waldinger is an American psychiatrist and Professor at Harvard Medical School, he is known for a TED talk about his findings from the Grant Study, a 75-year-long Harvard study on adult happiness.

Ashley Stahl is a national security professional turned podcaster, speaker, and career coach.

Meghan Daum is an author, essayist, and journalist.