Dysfunction Exposed
Dysfunction Exposed
Do you want to understand the reality of living with mental health, inclusive of the good, bad and downright ugly?! You’re in the right place. My name is Emma Jay and my life has essentially been dysfunctional since birth, what a ride it has been thus far! I’ll be discussing my life and sharing my personal experiences, providing a new insight on mental illness.
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Apr 4, 2026
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Episodes
S5 Ep4: Clutching at Straws 04.04.2026 19:33
Avoidance, embarrassment and falling into another mental abyss.
S5 Ep3: Intrusive Thoughts & External Crutches 12.03.2026 18:30
A confidence crisis, polyamory and an affair, what could possibly go wrong?!
S5 Ep2: A Breeding Ground For Mistakes 21.09.2025 24:13
Unintentionally cosplaying Pretty Woman, being put in the ‘BBW’ box and my first inferiority complex.
S5 Ep1: Unique Skill Set 31.08.2025 21:16
SEASON 5: ESCAPE ATTEMPT #1 is HERE!!! Thinking i woke up dead, wishlist hype and a weed farm…
S4 Ep6: Shifting Dynamics 23.08.2025 23:59
Playing with borrowed time, abandonment guilt and chasing a mother’s love.
S4 Ep5: Three Way Dirty Secret 23.08.2025 20:53
Corporate scandal, far too much free alcohol and manipulating positions of power.
S4 Ep4: Insecurity in Louboutins 19.08.2025 19:13
Corporate environments HATED me and i could never understand why, until now.
S4 Ep3: Being Fat Will Shape You, Literally. 18.08.2025 20:42
Experiencing thin privilege for the first time blew my head clean off, never mind how much false confidence is placed in to simply fitting in. How did i feel when the illusion shattered? Let me tell you.
S4 Ep2: Mentally Ill & Minesweeping 18.08.2025 25:15
Oh hindsight, you beautiful bastard you. The conversation continues with my personal experiences of unintentional self harm, recklessness and guilt.
S4 Ep1: Unintentionally Sheepin’ 17.08.2025 17:06
SEASON 4 - An Introduction to Adulting is HERE!!!! Today’s episode discusses going to college, witnessing Sticky Vicky and smashing egos!
S3 Ep6: Anti-Depressants, Actually 06.07.2025 23:22
Sneaking out in foreign countries, being diagnosed anti-depressants at 15 and discussing the disappointment i felt on an important day to a teenager.
S3 Ep5: Innocence Eradicated 26.06.2025 26:33
What do you remember about your first time? Let me tell you all about this awkward scenario, along with being arrested, escaping death and getting tattooed at 15!
S3 Ep4: Full Blown Karen 01.06.2025 19:14
Lacking trust, surrounded by hypocrites and trying to navigate it the best way i knew how…i had a full blown Karen moment! Let me tell you about it.
S3 Ep3: Adolescent Abandonment 25.05.2025 14:33
I didn’t have a typical life to begin with, but what happens when a young mind is dealt with multiple blows in quick succession? Let me tell you.
S3 Ep2: The C Word 18.05.2025 13:34
My dad was diagnosed with ‘The C Word’, Cancer, when i was only 14. Let me tell you about the day that changed my life forever and how my parents handled it.
S3 Ep1: Compassionless Comparisons 14.05.2025 16:26
Woooo! Season 3: Secondary Complications is here!! In this season, i’ll be discussing all things high school, my lack of support during this period and some of the toughest times i survived. Episode 1, i’m talking sibling comparison, shame showers and mixed gender sleepovers.
S2 Ep6: Glass Baths & Selling Lighters 04.05.2025 16:18
The last episode in Season 2: Primary Concerns! I’m discussing stupid, unsupervised decisions and my first experience with death.
S2 Ep5: Lead Roles and First Kisses 27.04.2025 15:12
Today’s episode consists of staged kisses, realising boys were attractive & loving the past from afar.
S2 Ep4: Crushed Dreams & Jet Skis 21.04.2025 15:37
This episode explores my rich childhood in the financial sense, but emotional poverty was always the buzz kill in the corner.
S2 Ep3: Pubs, Parties & Pulling Pints 13.04.2025 15:37
A flooded house, being the adopted pub child and pulling pints when i was nine…
S2 Ep2: Safeguarding Little Me 06.04.2025 16:43
As a child i was passed from babysitter to babysitter in the absence of my parents…let me talk to you about part time, paid mother figures.
S2 Ep1: Genetic Connections with Strangers. 30.03.2025 15:52
Season 2 - Primary Concerns is HERE! Let me tell you about my dysfunctional childhood and how my family dynamic initially set the tone for my declining mental health!
Psych Ward Shenanigans 16.03.2025 16:42
After the WORST 9 months of my life, i ended up going ‘Girl, Interrupted’. What is life like on a psychiatric unit? Let me tell you.
Anger & Antibiotics 09.03.2025 17:14
What actually happens when you go to the NHS for psychiatric help? Let me spill the tea…
Suicide with an audience. 03.03.2025 16:20
*Trigger Warning - Sensitive Content* Today’s episode consists of my experience with suppressing my mental health, Stockholm syndrome & suicide.
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