Crazy! Right? With Dave Asher

21. Alwyn Mothershed

Alwyn Mothershed is a Chicago-based comedy person, raised in Nashville by improvisors. She was recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. She says people associate BPD with “horrible people” and that some days she feels that way herself. She confides, however, that through positive experiences with medication and a psychiatrist, she has had periods of feeling better, and recommends living a healthy life.

20. Ryan P. C. Trimble

Ryan P. C. Trimble is a Chicago-based writer and actor, who has lived his whole life with Tourette Syndrome. He speaks about how his condition has informed the construction of his personality, as well as the insights it gives him into life with a special perspective. He relates these things with his experiences with improvisation and sings a couple of improvised songs with Dave.

19. Aram Vartian

Aram Vartian is a 43-year-old multimedia producer with a diagnosis of bipolar. He creates actual role-playing podcasts and speaks about how his illness has affected his work life, professional relationships, and friendships.

18. Out From The Shadows

Stephen Reichelt is a Chicago-based musician and music educator specializing in orchestral double bass, jazz, rock, and composition. He has experienced drastic ups and downs throughout his life due to issues with depression and substance abuse. He sings two improvised songs with Dave and describes his experience on the podcast to be a form of expressive therapy.

17. My Head Is A Dangerous Place To Be

Carol Pearson is a former comedienne who studied improv in Chicago and recently moved to Indiana. She muses on the struggle of being depressed, comparing it to grieving, and speaks to suicidal ideation. She goes on to speak about her history with improvisation as a mode to get in touch with emotion and flow. And, she sings an improvised song called “My head is a dangerous place to be."

16. Manic From The Paris Attacks

Aurelie De Foresta is a 28-year-old French theater artist based out of Lyon and Paris. She speaks about her manic episode in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015, and the depression that followed. She improvises three songs about her medication, the ups and downs of life, and a musical suicide note. She notes that working in the theater is already a little bit crazy to begin with, and riffs, “To begin with, when do we begin to work in theater?”

15. Coming Out In Two Ways

“K” is a Chicago-based graphic designer who has battled bipolar, depression, and anxiety. She speaks about coming out to her friends and family about her mental health. She describes her journey of coming out as gay as well, and her own battle to identify herself along both of these lines. She describes these decisions and the reactions she receives from family, friends, and co-workers.

14. Have We Met Before

Matt Griffo is a comedic songwriter and performer who tours around the world. He has struggled with depression since childhood as well as memory loss. He sings one of his comedic songs and improvises two others: one about memory loss, and a song of gratitude to someone special.

13. Listening To The Inner Monologue

Rebecca Montalvo is an actor, musician, and family lady living in Chicago. She speaks about depression and self-medication through both drinking and performing. She sings songs about depression, the process of how alcohol affects her emotions, and coping mechanisms for social anxiety. She also shares about how she talks about mental health with her daughter.

12. Tear Down That Wall

Charles Torpe, a member of the Long Term Recovery movement, has been sober for 27 years and has worked in the field of human services for more than two decades. He speaks candidly about getting sober, mending relationships with members of his family, and his missions in life. He improvises a song with Dave about the power of recovery