Season 2 Episode 5: Black Guy Fawkes

July 04, 2022 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Black Guy Fawkes about the stigma of mental health in the BIPOC community, personal responsibility on education around social injustices, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that he has had, and the insight that he can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Some of this conversation may be triggering to those battling their mental health so please keep that in mind. We are not licensed mental health professionals, councilors, or therapists. We speak only from our own personal experiences and perspectives.

Season 2 Episode 4: Anastasia Elliot

June 20, 2022 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Anastasia Elliot about Trauma Recovery, PTSD, Creating Art From Tragedy, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that she has had, and the insight that she can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Some of this conversation may be triggering to those battling their mental health so please keep that in mind. We are not licensed mental health professionals, councilors, or therapists. We speak only from our own personal experiences and perspectives.

Season 2 Episode 3: Emma Peridot

June 06, 2022 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Emma Peridot about Anxiety, Depression, Searching for Purpose, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that she has had, and the insight that she can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Season 2 Episode 2: Becky Fontaine

May 16, 2022 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Becky Fontaine of Nathan Gray and The Iron Roses about processing grief, Depression, Domestic/Spousal Abuse, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that she has had, and the insight that she can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Season 2 Episode 1: MNERVA

May 02, 2022 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Matt Wagner aka MNERVA about Losing a close friend, Depression, Dangers of self diagnosis, Finding emotional response balance, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that they have had, and the insight that they can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Episode 11: Kevin Andrew

December 06, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Kevin Andrew of Guardrail about Men’s Mental Health, Depression, Finding Community, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that they have had, and the insight that they can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Episode 10: Madison Olds

November 15, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Madison Olds about Surviving the suicide of a loved one, the ripple effect of suicide, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that they have had, and the insight that they can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Episode 9: Jeffery Fisher (Rogue)

November 01, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Jeffery Fisher of ROGUE about Creating art for coping, Emotional and Energy gas tanks, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that they have had, and the insight that they can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Episode 8: PLEXXAGLASS

October 18, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with PLEXXAGLASS about Identifying Non Binary, Bi-Polar Disorder, Depression, and much more. We spoke at length about real first hand world experiences that they have had, and the insight that they can provide. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Episode 7: Mel Taevin

October 04, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Mel Taevin about Asian Hate/Racism, Bi-Polar Disorder, Suicide Prevention, and much more. Mel spoke at length with me from a very personal perspective around asian racism, and growing up as an adopted Korean living in a very religious environment. We discussed moving from a small town to much bigger area’s and how that impacted and in some ways provided her with a new sense of self. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Episode 6: Mikey Murphy

September 20, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Mikey Murphy about Depression, Finding Community, and Breaking The Stigma. We talked about our personal experiences with depression, and the importance of us finding community through music. We also discuss our desire to help break the stigma around mental health.

Episode 5: Darro

September 06, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Darro about the Impact of Hospitalization on Mental Health. We talked about our personal experiences with extended hospital stays, how the news of our illnesses affected us, what it is like to be “stuck/trapped” in the hospital and much more. This conversation has a lot of great insight and could be helpful to anyone that knows someone that has had an extended hospital stay, or anyone that has been through one themselves.

Episode 4: Andrew Brittingham

August 16, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Andrew Brittingham aka Boy Becomes Hero about a variety of mental health topics including, depression, addiction, sobriety, religious trauma/religious stigma, manic mental health, and much more. Andrew and I have had similar views, and experiences in some aspects and I think that allowed us to expand and feel comfortable talking about this uncomfortable set of topics.

Episode 3: The Spins

August 02, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with The Spins about a variety of mental health topics including, depression, trusting your gut, feeling out peoples vibes, and Identifying Growth Experiences. I was lucky enough to get the whole band in on this conversation so you will get to hear a couple different perspectives on these topics and hear about their individual struggles with mental health as well as each person’s advice on dealing with mental health.

Episode 2: Sophie Powers

July 19, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I talk with Sophie Powers about Loneliness and Isolation in Youth. This conversation is so important to get an inside perspective on mental health from a Youth. Sophie speaks very well about this topic and has such a great grasp on mental health and how to articulate it. Sophie has written a song called Lonely Army which details the feelings of a teenager going through quarantine, changing schools, toxic social media, and many more of the trials and tribulations of life.

Episode 1: Sloane (Nick Rosen)

July 05, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

In this episode I speak with Nick Rosen, also known as Sloane. We discussed a variety of mental health topics but put a big focus around Depression and Managing Expectations. We thought this would be a great episode to kick off with and evaluate our own personal battles with depression. Nick was very open about his recent struggles with his mental health, including detailing a time when he was contemplating suicide and called the Suicide Prevention Hotline. Some of this conversation may be triggering to those battling their mental health so please keep that in mind. We are not licensed mental health professionals, councilors, or therapists. We speak only from our own personal experiences and perspectives.

Introduction

June 15, 2021 by Josh Custer in Podcast

Through the Musicians For Mental Health podcast we hope to raise awareness around the topic and help fans to understand that they are not alone in their battles, that it is ok to talk about, and that it is ok to seek help. While we are not licensed counselors or therapists we will give our perspective on mental health through the life experiences we have had, and will allow the artists to do the same.