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Podcast: Mental Illness Happy Hour
Episode: #341 80's Childhood Shitshow! - Dana Eagle
Description: Imagine getting gay hate mail from your own family. Â Or finding a letter where your parents talk about you in a way that confirms your worst fears. Â How does Bipolar 2 compare to having something like cancer? Â Comedian and author (How To Be Depressed: A Guide) Dana Eagle opens up about being a lonely kid in the 80s whose parents couldn't relate to her perhaps b/c her dad was alcoholic or her mom was thriving in her corporate job. Â Or is it genetic? Â Paul and Dana talk about art, comedy, shame, money, puberty, homophobia, abandonment, moving and apes! Â
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