Dead Inside & Board Certified

Have antidepressants really been causing violence? Are SSRIs harder to quit than heroin? Or are fear and misinformation drowning out the science? In this episode of Dead Inside & Board Certified, we take a deep dive into the headlines surrounding SSRIs and the recent public claims that have left many patients questioning their treatment. Rather than defending pharmaceutical companies, or dismi...

What happens when the person you love tells you they are transgender and want to transition? In this episode of Dead Inside & Board Certified, we sit down with a woman whose partner came out as wanting to transition during their relationship. Together, we explore the complex emotions that can arise for partners navigating this life-changing experience, including grief, confusion, love, guilt,...

Happy Pride Month. In this episode of Dead Inside & Board Certified, Morgan sits down with the owner of FemmeCare for an honest conversation about Pride, mental health, healthcare, and the importance of creating spaces where people feel safe to be themselves. Too often, conversations about LGBTQ+ issues become reduced to politics, headlines, and social media debates. But behind those conversat...

What happens when the person everyone turns to for help finally gets a chance to speak? In this episode of Dead Inside & Board Certified, we sit down with a licensed therapist for an honest, unfiltered conversation about the realities of mental health work. Beyond the therapy office and professional boundaries are stories of compassion, burnout, heartbreak, hope, and the emotional weight of ca...

For Mental Health Awareness Month, Dead Inside & Board Certified is having one of the conversations people avoid most: maternal mental health after stillbirth. In this deeply personal episode, we sit down with a mother willing to share the reality of losing her baby, navigating postpartum recovery without a child, and surviving the psychological aftermath that follows. Together, we discuss gri...

What happens after the phone call no one ever expects? In this episode of Dead Inside & Board Certified, we sit down with someone who lost a loved one to suicide and speak honestly about the reality of surviving that kind of grief. We discuss the silence that can exist before suicide, the warning signs people wish they had seen, and the painful truth that sometimes there are none at all. We al...

In this episode of Dead Inside & Board Certified, we talk about the reality of treating suicidality, beyond the checklists, liability fears, and textbook answers. From passive thoughts of “I just don’t want to wake up” to high-risk crisis situations, we break down what suicide assessment and treatment actually look like in the real world of psychiatry, emergency medicine, and outpatient care....

🎙️ You’re Going to Die… So Let’s Talk About It We plan everything—careers, weddings, vacations… But the one thing that’s guaranteed? We avoid it completely. In this episode, we’re having the conversation most people put off until it’s too late. This isn’t about being morbid. It’s about clarity, control, and protecting the people you love. We break down: Why avoiding conversations about death actua...

LETS CELEBRATE NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH! This week on Dead Inside & Board Certified, we’re going somewhere most people don’t want to look. We sit down with an organ donation professional to talk about what really happens behind the scenes… not just the medicine, but the moments that break you, shape you, and sometimes put you back together in a completely different way. We get into the conve...

We’re getting more “connected” than ever… but why do relationships feel more disposable, distant, and complicated? In this episode, we dive into how social media and online dating are quietly reshaping intimacy. From endless options and unrealistic expectations to comparison culture, validation chasing, and emotional detachment—are we sabotaging real connection without even realizing it? We talk a...

Episode 8.1: The Downfall of Relationships Somewhere along the way, relationships stopped being real… and started being curated. We went from connection → comparison. From intimacy → performance. From “this works for us” → “why doesn’t my life look like theirs?” Now we’re trying to build relationships while: comparing our partners to highlight reels on social media expecting porn-level performance...

What happens when loneliness, identity, and algorithm-driven echo chambers collide? In this episode, we descend into the manosphere—a corner of the internet that promises power, control, and “truth,” but often delivers isolation, anger, and distorted views of relationships and self-worth. We break down the new Netflix documentary, react to some wild hot takes, and explore the mental health undercu...

Somewhere along the way, the internet decided that every bad partner, every disagreement, and every uncomfortable conversation must mean one thing: “They’re a narcissist.” In this episode, we unpack how therapy language has taken on a life of its own online, and why words like narcissistic personality disorder and gaslighting are being thrown around far more than they’re actually happening. We tal...

“You don’t look depressed.” “Everyone has anxiety — just calm down.” “Borderline patients are just manipulative.” These are some of the most common and harmful phrases we hear in mental health. In this episode, we break down the myths behind these statements and talk about what these conditions actually look like in real life. Depression doesn’t always look like someone crying in bed all day. Anxi...

Is it Major Depressive Disorder… or is it late-stage capitalism? In this episode, we pull apart the uncomfortable overlap between psychiatric symptoms and financial strain. Because sometimes what looks like depression is chronic stress. What looks like apathy is burnout. What looks like “low motivation” is working two jobs and still not being able to pay rent. We talk about: • The symptom overlap...

What actually happens after we clock in? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on what a real day in psychiatry looks like — beyond the therapy couch and prescription pad. We talk about the chaos behind the scenes: charting at midnight, prior authorizations, crisis calls between patients, billing codes that decide reimbursement, and the messages that never stop coming. We break down: What a “f...

In this episode, we talk about the hard truth we don’t say enough in psychiatry: you can’t out-prescribe trauma. We dive into what it actually looks like to help patients navigate trauma — beyond SSRIs, beyond quick fixes — and the delicate balance of supporting someone’s healing without absorbing their pain as your own. We unpack: Why medication alone isn’t trauma treatment The emotional labor of...

Welcome to Dead Inside and Board Certified. In our first episode, we introduce who we are, how we ended up in psychiatry, and why we decided to start this podcast in the first place. We talk about the realities of working in mental health that nobody prepares you for — the burnout, the dark humor, the moral injury, and the moments that quietly change you forever. We also unpack the meaning behind...