Once upon a time, Brandan Hickey was a philosophy PhD student in Ireland. Now he's a struggling comedian in Berlin. In this episode, we talked about his challenges with Depression since he's 14 years old. How he managed to maintain a stable mental health

After a burnout episode, Moni decides she'll have a quarterly check-in on her own mental health. In this episode, Melanie and Moni talked about Moni's road to burnout and her undealt grief from her past long-term relationship. This podcast is part of the

Craig Teatime is a poet and tattoo artist from Ireland. In this episode, we talked about mental health in the queer community, his addiction to dating apps, as well as his experience of healing & the 12 Steps Program. This podcast is part of the Berl

Krissi Kotev is a social worker & comedian from Bulgaria and based in Berlin. In this episode, we talked about her childhood growing up not loved by her parents and the consistent aggression & violence from her dad, as well as how she left that to

Pierre is a French dude based in Berlin. As a teenager, he was bullied at school and in his village. Now 43 years old, he's still dealing with the trauma and its aftermath. In this episode, we talked about his childhood, his mental health journey, his men

Mara Ambrosie is an English teacher, standup comedian, and portrait artist based in Barcelona. Originally she's from Romania. In this episode, we talked about our learnings from the loss of a long relationship, body acceptance, and our self-diagnosed ADHD

At Berlin Mental Health Festival 2021, we had a panel talk to share best practices that battle suicidal thoughts.  Panelists: Melanie Erbar: meli.erbar@gmail.com Alper Guney: alper1guney@gmail.com Divia Vogel: divia@findpoise.com Sen Zhan: sen.zhan@

Eléonore Clemente is an empowerment coach, Burlesque performer, poet and singer-songwriter. She quit her wellpaid corporate job to do art. She dreams of a world where everyone would have the courage to be doing what they love. In this episode we talked ab

Cedric Till is a Berlin based rap musician and poet. He had behavior issues as a kid and was sent to a group home when he was seven years old. Growing up in a single-parent & impoverished family, there was a lot of stress in life. Luckily he had music

Sarah is a burlesque performer and opera singer from the US. A year ago she was diagnosed with cancer and today she shares this journey with us. This podcast is part of the Berlin Mental Health Festival production. Follow us on social media: Berlin Menta