Welcome to Recovery Diaries in Depth; a mental health podcast that creates a warm, empathic, and engaging space for discussions around mental health, empowerment, and change. Executive Director and podcast host Gabe Nathan brings a unique combination of lived experience with mental health challenges, years of independent mental health and suicide awareness advocacy, and an understanding of the inpatient psychiatric milieu as a former staff member at a psychiatric hospital. This extensive background helps him navigate complex and nuanced conversations with a diverse array of guests, all of whom are vulnerable and engaged; doing their utmost to eradicate mental health stigma through advocacy, storytelling, and open conversation.
Guests who have previously contributed a mental health personal essay read their essays aloud during the podcast and then chat with Gabe about what has changed in their lives since their essays were published on the site. By engaging in deep discussions with people living with mental health challenges like bipolar disorder, trauma histories, addiction issues, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive or eating disorders, Recovery Diaries in Depth further carries out Recovery Diaries’ mission to #buststigma by showing people that they are not alone, instead of just telling them. This mental health podcast features guests from all over the world and, while their own personal experiences are unique, the human experience is what unites, inspires, and connects. Subscribe, like, share, and enjoy!
Recovery Diaries In Depth is supported in full by the van Ameringen Foundation.

How to Tame the “Bipolar Beast”; Laura Riordan | RDID 221
Laura Riordan is living well and learning to tame the bipolar beast.
Bipolar Disorder, Love, and Breathless Creativity; Casey Cannizzaro | RDID 220
Casey Cannizzaro talks openly about his life with bipolar disorder and addiction.
An OCD Therapist (Almost) Missed Her Own OCD; Natalia Aiza’s Orthorexia-by-Proxy RDID; 219
OCD Therapist Natalia Aiza discusses her OCD and orthorexia-by-proxy.
All the Pain We Cannot See; Giovanna Errore’s Invisible Illness | RDID; 218
Writer and translator Giovanna Errore opens up about her fibromyalgia and anxiety.
A Fashion Designer with CPTSD Wears Her Recovery Well; Lilah Velez | RDID; 217
Fashion designer Lilah Velez lives with CPTSD and she speaks about her recovery.
A Screenwriter with Bipolar Disorder Rewrites His Recovery; Coli Sylla | RDID; 216
Screenwriter Coli Sylla lives a creative, productive, and full life with bipolar disorder.
A Musician Gives Up Alcohol and Finds Himself: Paul Curreri | RDID; 215
Musician Paul Curreri chose sobriety and he reflects on that choice and how it has impacted his life.
Until There’s a Cure for Mental Illness, There’s NAMI-Man: Nick Emeigh | RDID; 214
Nick Emeigh, Executive Director of NAMI-Bucks, survived multiple suicide attempts and lives in recovery.
Anxiety, OCD, and a Brain That Tries to Protect: Kayla Ackelson | RDID; 213
Kayla Ackelson, a writer, artist, and creator with an OCD brain talks about her recovery.
From Wanting to Die to Yearning to Live; in Conversation with Levi Mericle | RDID; 212
As a teen, Levi Mericle wanted to die every day; now he wants to live, and wants to help others.
A Black Woman’s Experience with Mental Health; Jacquese Armstrong | RDID; 211
Jacquese Armstrong talks openly about being a black woman and having mental illness in America.
Excuse Her While She Obsesses; Unpacking OCD with Manndi Maphies | RDID; 210
Manndi Maphies lives with obsessive compulsive disorder, which flared up after a miscarriage.
Refusing to Disappear: Life with Schizoaffective Disorder with Sarah An Myers | RDID; 209
Sarah An Myers lives with schizoaffective disorder but she refuses to be silent or disappear.
Bipolar, Books, Breakdown; In Conversation with Erika Nichols-Frazer | RDID; 208
Erika Nichols-Frazer, an author with bipolar disorder, talks about her manic MFA and recovery.
Manning Up Means Getting Help with Suicidal Thoughts: Chris Russell | RDID; 207
An actor, writer, and coach living with bipolar disorder and suicidal thoughts talks about manning up.
From Hiding To Helping – Schizophrenia Advocate; Rebecca Chamaa | RDID; 206
A Recovery Diaries In Depth podcast interview with writer and schizophrenia advocate Rebecca Chamaa about living with schizophrenia.
Surviving Suicidality in a Wonderful World: Javier Ortega-Araiza | RDID; 205
A podcast interview with writer and entrepreneur Javier Ortega-Araiza about surviving suicidality.
Living & Thriving with Illogical and Irrational Anxiety: Nicci Attfield | RDID; 204
A podcast interview featuring writer Nicci Attfield, who lives with anxiety and ADD.
A Black Mental Health Advocate & Survivor Speaks: Jasmin Pierre | RDID; 203
A Recovery Diaries in Depth podcast interview featuring Jasmin Pierre, an advocate focusing on Black mental health issues.
Police Officer Trauma & PTSD: Officer James Jefferson | RDID; 202
Police PTSD, trauma, and suicide are discussed with Officer James Jefferson.
From Squalor and Fear to Thriving and Helping; an Interview with Psychotherapist Sheri Heller | RDID; 201
Interview with psychotherapist Sheri Heller about her life and relationship with her mother who had chronic paranoid schizophrenia.
Mental Health On The High Seas: A Conversation with Writer/Filmmaker Stephen O’Shea | RDID; 124
Stephen O’Shea talks about his film “Hell or High Seas” about veteran mental health and suicide.
A Vibrant Voice with DID Explores Trauma through Writing | RDID; 123
Elizabeth Devine lives and writes and hopes with dissociative identity disorder.
Burnout, Bravery, Breakthrough: A Conversation with Artist-Scholar Shumaila Hemani | RDID; 122
Shumaila Hemani writes and talks about academic burnout at Harvard.
Hoarding, Helping, Hoping: An Interview with Psychologist Deborah Derrickson Kossmann, Author of “Lost, Found, Kept: A Memoir” | RDID; 121
Interview with Deborah Derrickson Kossmann, author of “Lost, Found, Kept” about her mother’s hoarding disorder.
How a Chance Encounter Led to a 30-Year Therapeutic Journey; in Conversation with Brian Marshall | RDID; 120
A chance encounter led to a lifelong therapeutic bond for Brian Marshall.
Walking Across America for Men’s Mental Health, a Conversation with Tim Perreira | RDID; 119
People do all kinds of things to bring attention to mental health and suicide prevention. There are people who have ridden bicycles nude around the United Kingdom. Some take ice baths and do push-up challenges. A few years ago, the host of this very podcast filmed...
An Author with Pure OCD Writes, Survives, and Thrives in Turkey | RDID; 118
Pinar Tarhan is an author in Turkey living with Pure OCD.
A Doctor in Rwanda’s Life with Anxiety | RDID; 117
Florence Mukangenzi is a doctor in Rwanda living and working with anxiety.
Jason Schreurs: A Punk Rocker with Bipolar Finds Hope and Healing | RDID; Ep 116
Jason Schreurs is a punk musician, support group facilitator, writer and advocate who lives with bipolar disorder.
A Writer & Therapist with Pure OCD and Anxiety; with Hannah R. Goodman | RDID; Ep 115
Living, working, and writing with bipolar disorder is the subject of this mental health podcast with Sheila O’Shea.
Work, Life, and Self-Care with Bipolar Disorder; with Sheila O’Shea | RDID; Ep 114
Living, working, and writing with bipolar disorder is the subject of this mental health podcast with Sheila O’Shea.
Kindness is a Powerful Choice; with Dr. Erica Harris | RDID; Ep 113
The trauma of COVID has not lessened Dr. Erica Harris’s commitment to providing care with kindness.
Surviving Childhood Abuse & Trauma with Morrene Hauser | RDID; Ep 112
Morrene Hauser is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and trauma, using horses and creative writing to help her heal.
Filmmaking, Friendships, and Autism with Reed Smith | RDID; Ep 111
Reed Smith is hosting podcasts, making films, and living with autism.
What Would AI Ask? Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and More with Gabriel Nathan & Chat GPT! RDID, Ep 109
AI and suicide prevention? Seems like they don’t go together, but our mental health “conversation” with Chat GPT proves that wrong.
Creating Mental Health Stories in Conversation with Laura Farrell | RDID, Ep 109
Peek behind the curtain at the inner workings of a mental health storytelling organization and this podcast with Laura Farrell and Gabe Nathan.
Suicidality and OCD: A Writer and Actor Finds Her Voice with Rebecca Wei Hsieh | RDID, Ep 108
Rebecca Wei Hsieh, a writer and actor, finds her voice as she lives with suicidality and OCD.
A Doctor with OCD Advocates, Treats, and Thrives; with Dr. Rachel A Davis | RDID Ep. 107
A doctor with OCD, Dr. Rachel Davis, openly speaks about her own mental health challenges as she helps others.
A College Professor Breaks Mental Health Stigma with Peter Leman | RDID Ep. 106
College professor Peter Leman talks about suicide prevention and mental health in higher education.
A Christian Mental Health Advocate’s Compassion & Empathy | Katie Dale Ep. 105
Mental health advocate Katie R. Dale openly talks about faith and mental health on our new podcast, Recovery Diaries In Depth.
A Musician’s Journey Through Grief and Anxiety with Jerzy Jung | RDID Ep. 104
Musician Jerzy Jung opens up in Recovery Diaries in Depth about anxiety, fear, and shame.
Bringing Both Feet in for Love with Kavita Sarmah | RDID Ep. 103
Indian mental health advocate Kavita Sarmah talks about love and trauma and letting go to create a beautiful life.
From Suicidal to Thriving with Tree Franklyn | RDID Ep. 102
Tree Franklyn lives a full, healthy life after a tumultuous period; recovering from suicidality and thriving.
Bipolar Disorder & Marriage with Gabe Howard | RDID Ep. 101
Mental health advocate Gabe Howard talks about marriage with bipolar disorder as the first guest on our new podcast.













































