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The Mentally ill Mentor
Welcome to The Mentally ill Mentor — the podcast that's revolutionizing the way the world thinks about and deals with mental health. Hosted by self-help author and mental health advocate David Grant Miller, this show is built on a simple promise: if you want to lose mental weight, build mental muscle, and crush anxiety, depression, self-harm, and thoughts of suicide, you can come here every week to get the personal training you need from someone who knows how you feel. Dave is a mental health…
Episodes
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76. Anxiety, Sleep, and Exercise: How I Learned to Calm My Panic
In this episode, Dave shares a vulnerable personal story from about 10 years ago, a panic attack he experienced in a Costco, and reflects on how far he's come…
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75. Meditation and Temper Control: How I Stopped Yelling at My Kids
In this episode, Dave shares a personal experience that brought up old memories from his own childhood, and reflects on how meditation transformed his own…
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74. The Neuroscience of Meditation: How It Physically Changes Your Brain
In this episode, Dave shares his own 8 year meditation journey, from starting with the Calm app to practicing Transcendental Meditation today. He dives into…
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73. AI Therapist: Can ChatGPT, Claude, or Grok Actually Help Your Mental Health?
In this episode, Dave shares his own experience turning to Grok for what he expected to be a quick check-in, and ended up in a long, unexpectedly therapeutic…
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72. Screen Time, Social Media, and the Mental Health of Our Teens
In this episode, Dave shares his own experience as a parent navigating screen time with his kids, from raising his now-adult children to parenting teens today…
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71. The $35 Costco Item That Could Be a Game Changer for Your Mental Health
In this episode, Dave dives into creatine, a supplement best known for building muscle, and explores its emerging role in mental health. He breaks down how…
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70. Intermittent Fasting for Mental Health: How I Trained My Blood Sugar to Stabilize My Mood
In this episode, Dave shares his own two-year journey with intermittent fasting, including the modified routine he's followed for the last six months: no…
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69. Why LeBron James Sleeps 12 Hours a Day — The Science of Sleep and Mental Health
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor, Dave dives into the power of sleep and why it might be the most important thing you can do for your mental health…
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68. How Sugar Negatively Affects Your Mental Health — Dr. Mark Hyman Explains Why
How Sugar Destroys Your Mental Health — Dr. Mark Hyman Explains WhyIn this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor, Dave shares the story of his legendary "Texas…
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67. What Andrew Huberman and I Both Do to Crush Anxiety — And So Can You
Episode 67 — What Andrew Huberman and I Both Do to Significantly Reduce Anxiety — So Can YouCan fifteen minutes of walking a day actually change your brain and…
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66. The One Thing That Changed Everything: Meditation for Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Regulation
What is the single most powerful tool for mental health that almost nobody in the traditional mental health system is talking about? For Dave Miller — a…
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65. 3 Simple Steps to Harnessing the Power of Love to Reduce Anxiety & Depresison
What if the secret to overcoming anxiety, depression, and self-harm was something you already have inside you? In this episode, Dave Miller shares 3 simple…
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64. My True Story. Things WILL Get Better for YOU. I'm Gonna Teach You How 😄
In this episode, Dave shares his incredibly compelling and deeply personal true story of struggling with mental health challenges over 25 years.These include…
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63. 3 Simple Tips for Overcoming Small Talk Social Anxiety
Do you get more than nervous making small talk? In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller you’ll discover 3 simple tips to help make small…
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62. Selena Gomez On: Mother’s Day and Mental Health
While Mother’s Day is a wonderful occasion for many people, it can be quite the opposite for some. In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller…
The Mentally ill Mentor61. Russell Brand On: How Addiction Can Be Overcome Through Transcendental Meditation
Russell Brand isn't shy about discussing his former addiction to drugs. In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave lets us in on some…
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60. Relationship Problems? How Understanding Attachment Styles Could Be the Solution
Did you used to feel deeply in love, but now feel frustrated and confused? In Episode 60 of The Mentally ill Mentor podcast, Dave discusses attachment styles…
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59. Camila Cabello, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, and Mental Health
It's no secret that celebrities have mental health challenges too. But in this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses celebrities…
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58. The POWER of Moving Your Body
When your mood is low it's hard to get out of bed and do much of anything! But, in this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the…
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57. 6 Powerful Tips for Silencing Your Inner Critic and Developing Self Compassion and Love
If you struggle with mental health, chances are pretty darn high that you talk to yourself in a negative, harsh way. Although changing our relationship with…
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56. Special Guest, Aimee Miller (Dave's Wife) On: How to Help a Spouse with their Mental Health
If you've got a spouse that's struggling with their mental health, there is hope! That's Aimee's main message on today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor…
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55. Insight Timer: Quest for the Best Meditation Apps of 2022
On today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the FREE Insight Timer app, which features unique meditations, along with Live…
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54. The Headspace App: Quest for the Best Meditation Apps of 2022
Full of cool cartoon-type pictures and fun, colorful backgrounds, the Headspace app makes you feel happy just opening it! In today's episode of The Mentally…
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53. The Simple Habit App: Quest for the Best Meditation Apps of 2022
Seen on Shark Tank and talked about by Forbes, the New York Times and more, the Simple Habit meditation app is a great one! In this episode of The Mentally ill…
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52. Aura: Quest for the Best Meditation Apps of 2022
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave reviews - in real time - the Aura app. Aura offers sessions for Life Coaching, Cognitive…
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51. The 1 Giant Mind App: Quest for the Best Meditation Apps of 2022
When it comes to Daily Mental Workouts (meditation), there are some pretty darn good apps out there. In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave…
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50. The Calm App (Part 1): Quest for the Best Meditation Apps of 2022
A quick Google search reveals there are over 2,500 meditation apps! With that many to choose from, if you've made the SUPER-SMART decision to get into…
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49. The Incredible Science Behind How Mental Workouts Can Heal Your Trauma
In April of 2021, Oprah and neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Perry released a phonomenal book entitled: What Happened To You? The name of the book…
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48.The Powerful Thing Ellen, Tom Brady, Jennifer Ashton, and YOU, Can Do for Optimal Mental Health.
Have you (or a loved one) tried and failed and tried and failed and tried and failed to improve your mental health? Do you wonder if you will ever get over…
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47. How to Harness the Power of Rewards to Improve Your Mental Health
Olympic athletes get medals. CEO's get big bonuses. Kids in school get pizza parties. But what about the rest of us? How do we cash in on what is arguably one…
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46. 5 Simple Steps to Setting New Year's Resolutions You Will Actually Stick To
Remember those New Year's Resolutions you set at this time in 2021? Me neither haha! In fact, as I reflected on my former New Year's resolutions, I wasn't even…
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45. How to Access Your Inner SuperPowers to Help a Loved One CRUSH Their Inner Villain
Isn't it wonderful to have people in our lives who really NEED us? Often, we try heroically to access our inner superpowers in an effort to help someone who…
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44. 5 Secrets to Silencing Your Inner "Oscar the Grouch"
Sesame Street was a show we all used to love - right! It was all about happiness and positivity...except for Oscar the Grouch. This green guy who lived in a…
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43. How to Overcome Negative Thinking: A Guided Meditation with Dave
Meditation is where it's at when it comes to learning to control our minds and become stronger mentally. Bottom line: Training our minds through meditation -…
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42. How to Meditate and 3 Ways It Will Completely Transform Your Life
Meditation. I used to think it was TOTALLY UN-manly. And, as someone who likes to think that he's all about "manly", I decided that meditation was definitely…
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41. How Gratitude Re-Wires Your Brain
Contrary to what used to be considered a "fact", science has now proven that our brains CAN re-wire themselves. This is SUPER exciting when it comes to mental…
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40. Want Your Happiness Back? The Incredible POWER of Keeping a Daily Gratitude Journal
For me, keeping a Daily Gratitude Journal has been an on again off again thing. In the past I've kept kept one out of duty...but keeping it because I felt I…
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39. How the Fisher Wallace Stimulator is Giving Me the Normal Life I've Always Wanted (and How It Can Do the Same for You)
The Fisher Wallace Stimulator is a wearable device that qualifies as a rapid therapy for depression, anxiety and insomnia. That claim was made, and much more…
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38. Expert Sleep Advice from My Friend, LeBron James
We all know we need it, so why don't most of us get enough of it? And, when we don't get enough sleep, how does it affect our mental health and our…
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37. 3 Ways to Show Love to Someone Struggling with Mental Health Challenges
It's not always easy to love those of us who struggle with mental health challenges, as Dave's wife of over 25 years can attest to!But, it can DEFINITELY be a…
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36. 4 Easy Steps to Helping You (or someone you love) Change Your Paradigm
While mindfulness is SO important, the reality is that our lives are controlled, to a HUGE degree, by our paradigms - mental programs that influence how we…
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35. Special Guest: Kelly Roman, CEO of Fisher Wallace (Wearable technology for depression, anxiety, and insomnia)
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave speaks to Kelly Roman, CEO of Fisher Wallace, a company that specializes in treating anxiety…
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34. A Step by Step Guide: How to Slow Down Racing Thoughts and Be Calm
Do you ever get the sense that your mind is "wide open" - that your thoughts are going "full throttle"?In today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave…
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32. How Adopting Oprah's POWERFUL Anti-Anxiety Mantra Will Change You
I'm SO excited for you to listen to this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller so I can share with you all that I've learned about lessening the…
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31. 4 EASY but POWERFUL Ways To Increase Your Level of Self-Love
If you're anything like me, loving yourself isn't on your list of things you've become super good at.But, the great thing is, being aware of that fact is the…
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30. What Oprah and a NASTY Dog Bite Taught Me About Controlling My Emotions and Trauma
If your experience with controlling your emotions has been anything like mine, I have often asked myself: "What the heck is wrong with me?"Observing my own…
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29. The POWERFUL Secret to Unlocking EXCELLENT Mental Health Advice
When it comes to advice on how to best deal with mental health challenges, things can sometimes get confusing.So, how do you get clarity?In this episode, I not…
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28. Special Guest: Angela Tabak on What Her Mom's Suicide Taught Her About Overcoming Codependence
As the oldest child in a large family, and with a mom who struggled with depression, Angela got used to sharing the burden of taking care of her younger…
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27. What Our 17-year-old Son and a Damp Basket of Laundry Taught Me About Good Mental Health
Even though nearly all the things we do are positive and good, it seems to be some kind of phenomenon that we often focus exclusively on the small number of…
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26. How I Went from Being Stuck in Bed to Being Excited About Life!
When it comes to feeling depressed, I know - from decades of personal experience - how hard it is to "get over it".The reality is, when you're in the middle of…
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25. Why You Need to Ask Yourself Byron Katie's Famous "4 Questions That Can Change Your Life"
Below is an excerpt from Byron Katie's website, TheWork.com"In the midst of an ordinary American life - two marriages, three children, a successful career -…
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24. Why I Wanted to Leave My Wife and Marry Jessica Simpson (and Why I Later Felt SO Bad About It).
I will never forget the day, over 20 years ago now, that I left my wife and our two young children with the goal of finding, proposing to, and hopefully…
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23. Beg Your Boss to Bring Your Dog to Work!? Why Time Magazine Recommends It, and Why Your Boss Might Enthusiastically Say "YES!"
I remember well a former boss of mine who was always pretty "chill".I now realize that bringing his dog to work most days must have been a big part of the…
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22. Special Guest: Germaine Fields on What the Suicide of Her Boyfriend Taught Her About Grieving and Staying Strong
Nothing can prepare you for the suicide of someone so close to you and the devastation that follows.After her boyfriend of 3 years took his own life, Germaine…
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21. Why I Decided to Quit Shaming Our 7 Children (And Why I Invite You to Do the Same)
Shaming is an AMAZINGLY effective way to elicit the behavior you want in your children.How can I be so sure?Sadly, I've been there, done that, even though I…
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20. FIGHT BACK Against Shame With These 5 POWERFUL Words!
Ever experienced a shame spiral?Your face may go red, your head may get a little dizzy, you might have a hard time concentrating on whatever it was you were…
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19. Advice from Jamie Kern Lima (founder, IT Cosmetics): "Champions Aren't Made When the Game is Easy!"
Living in this COVID world can be pretty tough some days.And, for those of us who have a wonderful added feature in our lives - mental health challenges - life…
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18. How Our 9-Year-Old Son Solved a Problem an $80,000 a Year Expert Couldn't, and How This Concept Applies to YOU!
Come with me as I tell the true story of an experience I had today when our 9-year-old son solved a problem in 5 seconds that a seasoned expert worked on for…
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17. The POWER of Making and Keeping Promises to Yourself
Although I wouldn't dream of breaking my word to someone else, I realized recently that, for over 20 years, I've been in the bad habit of breaking my promises…
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16. 3 Days Ago I Watched the Founder of IT COSMETICS Speak Live! Why I Am Forever Changed.
I typed at 100 miles an hour as Jamie Kern Lima, billionaire founder of IT Cosmetics, spoke LIVE on Zoom during a seminar I attended 3 days ago - I didn't want…