124: Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, and Sobriety with Sara Benincasa

On Episode 124 of You, Me, Empathy, author, comedian, and Well, This Isn’t Normal podcaster Sara Benincasa and I explore limiting beliefs, the allusion of Hollywood, identity work in mental health, Sara’s experience with panic attacks and agoraphobia, sobriety and what addiction means to Sara, and our new friend, Jennifer.

Kicking off the show, I mention I was surprised Sara even said yes to being on the show, and then we both empathized over the limiting beliefs we put on ourselves. We gab about the sometimes delusions and allusions of working in Hollywood (Sara is a comedian, author, tv writer, etc.), and why identity is so important in our mental health.

Sara shares her experience living with panic attacks and agoraphobia, being diagnosed with depression at age fourteen, her sober grandma’s inspiration, finding the right medication, the stigma of divorce as a “failure,” our new friend Jennifer, and SO MUCH MORE.

Trigger warning: Suicidal ideation, depression, panic attacks, sobriety.

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