The Depression Files

The Depression Files


Latest Episodes

Al Interviews John MacPhee | CEO of The Jed Foundation
September 24, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews John MacPhee, CEO of The Jed Foundation (recorded 8-9-23). John describes his own mental health challenges and how they impacted him as a Division I college basketball p

Al Interviews Dr. Mark Harper | Attending Anesthesiologist in the UK and Norway, Researcher & Author on the Topic of Cold-Water Swimming
August 27, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews Dr. Mark Harper, attending anesthesiologist in the UK and Norway, researcher, and author (recorded 7-18-23). Dr. Harper describes how, although keeping patients warm dur

Al Interviews Shannon Walker | Founder & CEO of Northwest Battle Buddies
July 30, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews Shannon Walker, founder and CEO of Northwest Battle Buddies (recorded 7-11-23). Shannon describes her passion for training dogs and how she came to train service dogs fo

Al Interviews Craig Stanland | Former Account Manager of a Large Tech Company, Formerly Incarcerated & Now a Reinvention Architect
June 25, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews Craig Stanland, former account manager of a large tech company, formerly incarcerated in federal prison, and now a Reinvention Architect (recorded 6-7-23). Craig describ

Al Interviews Hal Hughes | Former Police Officer, Former MMA Fighter & Current Psychotherapist
May 28, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews Hal Hughes, former police officer, former MMA fighter, and current psychotherapist (recorded 4-16-23). Hal shares his story of two separate work-related traumatic brain

Al Interviews Mark Horowitz | PhD in the Neurobiology of Depression and the Pharmocology of Antidepressants on the Topic of Weaning Antidepressants
April 30, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews Dr. Mark Horowitz, a doctor in the neurobiology of depression and the pharmacology of antidepressants at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at Kin

Al Interviews Peggy Van de Plassche | Former Banker and Venture Capitalist on the Topic of Microdosing Psychedelics
March 26, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews Peggy Van de Plassche, former banker and venture capitalist on the topic of microdosing psychedelics (recorded 11-13-22). Peggy grew up in low-income housing in an indus

Al Interviews Kody Green | Motivational Speaker & Content Creator with Over 1M Followers on TikTok (The Schizophrenic Hippie)
February 26, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews Kody Green, motivational speaker and content creator with over one million followers on TikTok, where he is known as The Schizophrenic Hippie (recorded 12-2-22). Kody sh

Al Interviews Kaitlynne Yancy | Navy Veteran & Associate Director of Governmental Affairs of the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
January 29, 2023

In this episode, Al interviews Kaitlynne Yancy, a navy veteran and the Associate Director of Governmental Affairs of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) (recorded 10-26-22). Kaitlynne

Al Interviews CeCe Cheng | Founder of ShareWell - A Mental Health Company That Provides Virtual Peer Support Services
December 25, 2022

In this episode, Al interviews CeCe Cheng, founder of ShareWell, a mental health company that provides virtual peer support services (recorded 10-24-22). From the fall of 2019 through October 2020, Ce