This is the project — record a roughly 45 minute long interview with an author about some book on mental health every month. Why do it?
- I like podcasts
- I always wanted to make a podcast
- For the first time in a long time, I feel passionate enough about a topic to put in the hours to make something creative
The mind is really an amazing thing. It’s capable of always remembering to lock the front door (thank you OCD!), calculating the tip at a restaurant, buying flowers for a peeved partner, climbing a ladder, regulating my breath, beating my heart … and yet it’s also capable of freaking out in the tamest of situations — laying in bed, talking to a friend, sitting on an airplane.
How did we get here? Why is my mind both so awesome and also so difficult to deal with sometimes? Genetics, childhood development, regular survival mechanisms gone awry?
This podcast is mostly a self exploration of these questions — a way of understanding and improving. The good thing for you, dear reader, is that your mind and my mind have some things in common.
Enjoy! I hope you like what you hear, and if you don’t — share your brain’s thoughts with mine! I’m sure I will feel some feelings. Leave a comment or email me at joshuamalina@gmail.com.