Podcast appearances and mentions of andy behrman

Rachel Steinman, the host of Dear Family, becomes the guest as her Dear Friend, Benjamin King flips the tables to interview her about her family’s legacy of mental illness, suicide, addiction, and more. Rachel was a psychology major who received her Masters in Education and multiple subject teaching credential from UCLA. She’s taught every elementary school grade, K-6 and has even been the school librarian. Rachel is a writer, essayist, and memoirist who can’t help but self-examine her own life as well as others’. She’s become a fierce and avid mental health advocate and educator working with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) as a lead presenter for the “Ending the Silence” program going into high schools to discuss warning signs, resources, and recovery with teens and their parents. To the outside world, Rachel has a picture-perfect Instagram family. She married her handsome and hilarious best friend, is the mother to two accomplished and beautiful teenage daughters, and rescued the cutest puppy. But like all families there are secrets; stories behind the pretty pictures because mental illness is invisible. Rachel is the daughter, granddaughter, and sister of bipolar, depression, drug addictions, ADHD, neurosis, narcissism, and suicide. She’s the half-sister and step-daughter of parents on their third marriages and a third divorce. She’s a mother doing her best to raise daughters growing up in an increasingly anxiety-filled world of social media, insane college applications and tuition. And yet those who know her, say she’s one of the happiest, most grounded, and mentally healthy people they know. But it hasn’t come easy. Twenty-four years after Rachel’s beloved grandfather jumped to his death from his high rise, she found his incomplete manuscript revealing dark family secrets. She became his unlikely ghostwriter to understand her family’s sad legacy of five generations of mental illness resulting in four suicides. With a burning desire to change the legacy her daughters would inherit, Rachel began to soul search and research. Her writing ended up not just helping her understand and forgive her bipolar mom, who came from parents who both died by suicide, it ended up saving her. Rachel has become a true believer we are only as sick as our secrets and that love and connection are the best medicine of all. By sharing her own and others’ personal stories we can heal, find community, and compassion for others and ourselves and we can live a life worth celebrating.   SHOW NOTE LINKS: Adam Kallen’s DF Episode   Benjamin King’s DF Episode   Andy Behrman’s DF Episode   Devorah Heitner’s DF Episode   Rachel’s Essay about Anthony Bourdain   Rachel’s Essay Divorced Parents Don’t Have to Suck   NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness   NAMI’s Ending the Silence Program   National Suicide Prevention Hotline     CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog @Medium *Rachel’s Twitter *Facebook *Instagram   PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group       WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review.        *SHARE with your Dear Friends and Family,.      AND   ***Listen and Subscribe via iTunes!!!  ***Listen and Subscribe via Stitcher!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Spotify!!!   Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.

We’re talking about the impact of rural community health centers in Florida with Andy Behrman, the President and CEO, and Ben Browning, Vice President, of the Florida Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. “I know that we have a chance to make sure that at the end of the day, access to care in rural America is not going to go away.” ~Andy Behrman Andy Behrman has been in healthcare in Florida for 45 years, working in multiple areas within the industry. He was the first AHEC center director in the State of Florida before starting at the Florida Association of Community Health Centers. Ben Browning has been working with Andy for almost 10 years now, where they work together to expand community health centers and improve access for patients across Florida. “The increased focus and the strengthened interest in rural communities excites me and I’m hoping it continues its push forward.” ~Ben Browning Andy and Ben have recently been working to address issues stemming from the 340-B program. While the program provides opportunities to save money to reinvest into patients, many organizations have taken advantage of this program. Ben and Andy are both working to bring these issues to the forefront, working with legislators and the Agency for Health Care Administration to address these obstacles.

Show date 7/12/2018

Andy Behrman is a larger than life personality, a nonfiction writer, and a national speaker. Andy was the subject of a New York media scandal for counterfeiting the Modern Art of Mark Kotsabi, the same art he once sold, putting him in federal prison for five months. Andy spent numerous sleepless nights fueled by drugs, had anonymous sex, traveled aimlessly, went on midnight binges and was even a male hustler. But before all of that, Andy had a happy childhood growing up in New Jersey, a golden boy who went on to graduate from Wesleyan University. Because he was never comfortable in his own skin he sought a high wherever he could find one and went on to change jobs the way some people change outfits, becoming a filmmaker, PR agent, stripper, or whatever made him feel invincible and bright. For years he was misdiagnosed by psychiatrists and psychotherapists, which only fueled his out-of-control euphoric highs and tornado-like rages of depression. At his most psychotic, Andy imagined himself chewing on sidewalks and swallowing sunlight. He was finally diagnosed when he was 29 with having bipolar disorder. After trying over 45 different medications, he decided to try electroconvulsive therapy, formerly known as electric shock treatment. Afterall Ernest Hemingway did ECT and Andy thought it was glamorous. Nineteen treatments later, Andy wrote Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania.  Andy lives in Los Angeles with his two beautiful teenage daughters. He doesn’t believe in true recovery for bipolar but rather feels lucky to be alive and manage his disorder by taking it one day at a time. One thing is for sure, Andy is outspoken, lively and controversial.     Show Note Links: Andy Behrman's Book, "Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania" Andy Behrman's Twitter Mark Kostabi- Modern Artist Kay Redfield Jamison's book, "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness" Elizabeth Wurtzel's book, "Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America" Pressured Speech Definition Stephen Fry's Youtube Video about Andy Behrman's Electric Shock Therapy Suicide Prevention Hotline Dear Family, the Podcast

In this episode of the Psych Central Show, hosts Gabe Howard and Vincent M. Wales welcome Andy Behrman, veteran mental health speaker, writer, and advocate who is the author of Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania. Andy shares his views on how mental health advocacy has changed over the past fifteen years and the ways in which our views of stigma have evolved. He also shares the story of his interview with noted actor and bipolar advocate Stephen Fry, his ideas on how to help fund advocacy groups, and his experiences with electroconvulsive therapy and memory loss. And, yes, he tells us how he got the nickname of "Electroboy."   MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [1:48]  How has mental health advocacy changed? [3:15]  Is mental illness less stigmatized now? [9:10]  Electroboy talks about ECT and memory loss. [11:22] Andy Berhman's Stephen Fry experience. [13:39] Andy shares his plans to help fund smaller advocacy groups.        

On Trimmel Gomes' latest episode of The Rotunda, Could Multiracial Americans Ease Racial Tensions? Amid racial and cultural tensions nationwide, advocates for the multiracial community are on a mission to remind the country that more things bind than separate the people in the United States. Gomes discusses the cultural and racial divide with Susan Graham, co-founder, and president of Project RACE. Gomes also interviews Andy Behrman, the president and CEO of the Florida Association of Community Health Centers about the services Floridians will be at risk of losing if the state's Low Income Pool (LIP) funding model changes. The Rotunda podcast is available each Monday via iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. Follow on @RotundaPodcast on Twitter and visit www.rotundapodcast.com for daily updates.

On Trimmel Gomes’ latest episode of The Rotunda, Could Multiracial Americans Ease Racial Tensions? Amid racial and cultural tensions nationwide, advocates for the multiracial community are on a mission to remind the country that more things bind than separate the people in the United States. Gomes discusses the cultural and racial divide with Susan Graham, co-founder, and president of Project RACE. Gomes also interviews Andy Behrman, the president and CEO of the Florida Association of Community Health Centers about the services Floridians will be at risk of losing if the state’s Low Income Pool (LIP) funding model changes. The Rotunda podcast is available each Monday via iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. Follow on @RotundaPodcast on Twitter and visit www.rotundapodcast.com for daily updates.

In this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Andy Behrman—author of Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania, published by Random House and translated into six languages. Behrman is a mental health advocate and speaker who promotes mental health awareness and suicide prevention, speaking to college audiences, mental health care professionals and local and national mental health support groups. Andy's writing has been published by The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine and he is a frequent contributor to mental health websites. Behrman has appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, NPR Radio and on the cover of Bipolar Magazine. He was interviewed by Stephen Fry for his documentary, “The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive” which aired on the BBC, and he will appear in a documentary called “In His Own Mind,” a film which traces his illness over a period of decade directed and produced by Brian Cresto. Andy lives in Los Angeles with his two daughters who are ten and twelve years old and never dreamed he would attend a Parent Association Meeting. His newest projects are the feature film version of Electroboy, which is currently in development, as well as a written sequel to his book. Andy’s work is near and dear to my heart for multiple reasons. He is a male voice for mental health and shares intimate, often painful details of his life—adding disarming humor and wit—in order to increase visibility for his own life and those he serves today. As a father with two little boys, I look up to Andy as someone who trail-blazed before me and is balancing fatherhood and activism. For more with Andy, visit electroboy.com and follow him on Twitter @electroboyusa JOIN THE DISCUSSION at FB.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number of mental health conditions, specializing in bipolar disorder and spiritual emergence. Chris’s experience with addiction, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, psychosis, and spiritual emergency allows him to relate to a wide range of clients. He utilizes a holistic approach to mental health which views wellness in physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual domains. Learn more about Chris and his work at colecoaching.com. The Waking Up Bipolar podcast in now available on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts | apple.wakingupbipolar.com Google Play | google.wakingupbipolar.com Stitcher | stitcher.wakingupbipolar.com TuneIn | tunein.wakingupbipolar.com wakingupbipolar.com

The author (Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania) and divorced father shares about his tumultuous life in the grips of manic episodes, including art fraud, sex work and prison as well as receiving ECT (electroconvulsive therapy or shock treatment) Follow Andy on Twitter @electroboyUSA Andy's website is www.electroboy.com This episode is sponsored by Howl.FM  For a free one month trial sign up at www.howl.fm and use the offer code MENTAL

In this episode we give a re-cap of the Show-Me Cannabis Fall conference, talk about Karl Skala's possible hunt for mayor and fill you in on the latest cannabis news. Check out the new global cannabis brand, Marley Natural Here is the full video we clipped for the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drwMRryy4xk Read “Mother's LIttle Anti-Psychotic is worth $6.9 Billion A Year” by Jay Michaelson at The Daily Beast Here are some creepy screenshots from the official Abilify website Click here for the full video of Andy Behrman, former spokesman for Bristol-Myers Squibb, entitled “Abilify Kills” If you are interested in learning about income inequality and influence journalistic coverage of the topic, please come to the symposium Laurien's capstone class have planned. We also discuss Ginny Chadwick's email conspiring with city manager Mike Matthes to send police presence and otherwise tank our planned Douglass Park Signature Drive event. That email is posted below, but you can also access all 207 emails obtained by Aaron Malin of Show-Me Cannabis here.   And of course don't forget to get involved with #CryptoChristmas! Visit http://bowlafterbowlcom/CryptoChristmas for more information.

For years Andy hid his raging mania under a larger-than-life personality. He sought a high wherever he could find one, and changed jobs as some people change outfits -- filmmaker, art dealer, hustler; whatever made him feel like a cartoon character, invincible and bright. Electroboy is about living life at breakneck speed. Andy hopped on flights from New York to Tokyo and Paris at a moment's notice, spent $25,000 without a bit of thought on a huge shopping spree and stayed awake nights exploring the underworld of nightlife in Manhattan or whatever city he happened to be visiting, in search of the perfect high. But when Andy turned to art forgery, he found himself the subject of a scandal lapped up by the New York media, then in jail, then under house arrest. And for once he didn't have a ready escape hatch from his unraveling life.  Andy was misdiagnosed by more than eight doctors and even when he was finally diagnosed with this chronic illness, he was treated unsuccessfully with any regimen of medication. Ingesting handfuls of antidepressants and tranquilizers, he felt his mind lose traction. With no hope of his condition stabilizing, he turned to the last resort: electroshock therapy also known as electroconvulsive therapy (or ECT). Andy underwent nineteen electroshock treatments over the course of about a year and a half.  Electroboy is currently being made into a major motion picture. Not only is Andy working on a sequel to Electroboy, but he is also writing a self-help book for sufferers of depression and bipolar disorder. Please visit his official website for full bio and more information: http://www.electroboy.com Andy joins us to discuss his book, his future projects, his own story and take callers who live with bipolar and depression.  Feel free to call in even if it's anonymous.

For years Andy hid his raging mania under a larger-than-life personality. He sought a high wherever he could find one, and changed jobs as some people change outfits -- filmmaker, art dealer, hustler; whatever made him feel like a cartoon character, invincible and bright. Electroboy is about living life at breakneck speed. Andy hopped on flights from New York to Tokyo and Paris at a moment's notice, spent $25,000 without a bit of thought on a huge shopping spree and stayed awake nights exploring the underworld of nightlife in Manhattan or whatever city he happened to be visiting, in search of the perfect high. But when Andy turned to art forgery, he found himself the subject of a scandal lapped up by the New York media, then in jail, then under house arrest. And for once he didn't have a ready escape hatch from his unraveling life.  Andy was misdiagnosed by more than eight doctors and even when he was finally diagnosed with this chronic illness, he was treated unsuccessfully with any regimen of medication. Ingesting handfuls of antidepressants and tranquilizers, he felt his mind lose traction. With no hope of his condition stabilizing, he turned to the last resort: electroshock therapy also known as electroconvulsive therapy (or ECT). Andy underwent nineteen electroshock treatments over the course of about a year and a half.  Electroboy is currently being made into a major motion picture. Not only is Andy working on a sequel to Electroboy, but he is also writing a self-help book for sufferers of depression and bipolar disorder. Please visit his official website for full bio and more information: http://www.electroboy.com Andy joins us to discuss his book, his future projects, his own story and take callers who live with bipolar and depression.  Feel free to call in even if it's anonymous.

Andy Behrman is the author of “Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania,” published by Random House. He is a mental health advocate and speaker who promotes mental health awareness and suicide prevention, speaking to college audiences, mental health care professionals and local and national mental health support groups. Andy's writing has appeared in “The New York Times Magazine,” “New York Magazine” and he is a frequent contributor to online mental health websites. He has appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, NPR Radio and on the cover of Bipolar Magazine. He was interviewed by Stephen Fry for his documentary, “Secret Life of a Manic Depressive” which aired on the BBC. He is a single father living in Los Angeles with his two daughters, six and eight. He never dreamed he would attend a Parent Association Meeting. Find Andy at http://www.electroboy.com or on Twitter @electroboyusa Read more: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/laliteraticarpelibrum/2014/03/06/la-literati-welcomes-author-andy-behrman-electroboy#ixzz36G8h7v6G

A lot of manic depressives already display the early signs of their disorder while they were still young. Andy Berman was no different. At the age of seven or eight, he was already obsessive compulsive who loved to do constant counting, checking, and cleaning. Yet it was completely undiagnosed, as the people around him saw him perfectly fine.    It was already in the 1980s when he went to college in Wesleyan University. That's when he started to spiral out of control. The easy access of drugs, sex, and alcohol only worsened his condition as he experienced a lot of manic episodes. When that happened, he was the star of the party, one of the best people to be with. He was bursting with energy that anyone easily gravitated toward him. Nevertheless, the bipolar disorder was also leading him the wrong directions that he almost failed in school.   READ FULL STORY...

Dr. Drew welcomes Andy Berhman and Juliann Garey to podcast for an extended discussion on bipolar disorder. They also take listener calls on the topic.

Drew is joined by Andy Behrman aka Electroboy to discuss Andy's journey through life with Bi-Polar disorder. They also take listener calls on sex addiction and the side effects of mental health medication.

Dr. Veronica looks at Bipolar Disorder--once called manic depression--an acute brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out everyday tasks. Guests include Andy Behrman (author Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania) who chronicles two decades of treatments from therapy to pharmaceuticals to electro-convulsive shock treatments.  Also: psychotherapist and bipolar specialist Amy Lynn Dvorkin; "America's Behavior Expert" Scot Ferrell (author The Success Guide To Bipolar Disorder); and acupuncturist Tom Ingegno (author You Got Sick. Now What?). Russell Cook co-hosts.

Andy Behrman guest hosts for Maggie Reese!  Dr. Chris Gorman, The Optimal Performance Doctor (TM), is a media-recognized expert on mood disorders and mental health issues since 1987.  His expertise has taken him to international conferences concerning mood disorders and earned him the title “Opinion Leader”. http://www.optimalperformancedoctor.com/about.html

Andy Behrman is the author of “Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania,” published by Random House. His book has been translated into seven languages. He is a mental health advocate and speaker who promotes mental health awareness and suicide prevention, speaking to college audiences, mental health care professionals and local and national mental health support groups. His writing has appeared in “The New York Times Magazine,” “New York Magazine” and he is a frequent contributor to mental health websites including "Healthline." He has appeared on  Anderson Cooper 360, NPR Radio and on the cover of Bipolar Magazine. www.electroboy.com “Electroboy” is currently being made in to a feature film. http://www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder

In its debut podcast, PEERS focuses on one of the most covered stories of the summer, the Casey Anthony trial. Three years after the death of two-year-old Caylee, a jury found the 25-year-old Florida woman not guilty of the murder of her daughter. Shortly after the verdict was announced, those still in disbelief of Anthony's innocence struggled with how and why a mother could allegedly kill her child. Many trying to make sense of the terrible act were quick to question the subject's mental state. Noticing the prevalence of the term "bipolar" in online forums about Casey Anthony around the globe, mental health advocate and writer Andy Behrman decided to write about the issue in the About.com article, "The Casey Anthony Trial Adds to Misunderstanding Mental Illness." Responding to others' questions about whether he thought Anthony had bipolar disorder, Behrman writes about the stigmatization of the condition. In the very first PEERS podcast with host Jenee Darden, Behrman discusses his thoughts on the Anthony issue and his perspective on the high use of psychiatric medication in the U.S., including why he quit acting as a spokesman for the drug Abilify. Behrman authored a memoir about his early journey through bipolar disorder called Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania, and is currently working on a second book that exposes how major pharmaceutical companies operate.