About this episode

A powerful conversation with Rama about her experiences as a minority and her journey through mental health challenges.

A powerful and intimate conversation and one of Paul’s favorites (and the origin of the "Herbert's Butthole" riff). Originally aired in 2015, the then 28 year-old Syrian opens up about always being the minority wherever she lives (She was born in Syria, grew up in Brazil and now lives in the US), racism towards Arabs, recovering from sexual abuse, battling depression and anxiety and how getting help has saved her life. Her boyfriend Haydn, whose episode was rerun a few weeks ago also sits in on the interview.  This episode is sponsored Quince . Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. This episode is sponsored by Alma . Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhour This episode is sponsored by Timeline . Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price . Mitopure now starts at $99, with the exact same science and formula and listeners can still get 20% off when they go to www.timeline.com/MENTAL This episode is sponsored by The…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Gilmartin

Guest: Rama

Topics covered

• mental health
• racism
• sexual abuse
• depression
• anxiety
• being an outsider

Keywords

• mental illness
• outsider
• racism
• sexual abuse
• depression
• anxiety
• therapy

Sponsors

Quince, Alma, Timeline, The Jordan Harbinger Show

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Syria, Brazil, US

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