About this episode

Marc Paisant shares his journey of transformation and the importance of mental health advocacy.

“What do you really want?” That was the question Marc’s therapist asked him on a beautiful, sunny Atlanta day when, inside, he felt like there was “one cloud raining on just me.” Mark’s answer was simple and heartbreaking: “I just want to be normal.” In this deeply honest conversation on LOA Today, host Walt and co-host Jodie Lynn talk with Marc - certified personal trainer, nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach, mental health advocate, and podcast host about what happens when therapy feels like it’s failing you, but you refuse to fail yourself. Mark describes walking into therapy feeling broken and abnormal. His therapist gently pushed back: “There’s nothing abnormal about you, this is your normal. Normal is relative.” Those words eventually became the seed for his podcast, Relatively Normal , a platform where Marc speaks with therapists, psychologists, and everyday people about postpartum struggles, imposter syndrome, and the crushing loneliness of mental health challenges. His mission: “I just want to make sure people don’t feel isolated and alone.” Walt relates to his own story - starting LOA Today after a total business “crash and burn” in 2008 and admitting that, at…

People in this episode

Host: Walt Thiessen

Guest: Marc Paisant

Topics covered

• mental health
• personal transformation
• therapy
• nutrition
• self-improvement
• podcasting

Keywords

• transformation
• mental health
• therapy
• personal trainer
• nutritionist
• imposter syndrome
• loneliness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Relatively Normal, LOA Today

Places: Atlanta

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