Jared Diehl The Louder Now Podcast

Jared first celebrates progress. This is the 2 year anniversary( as of March 1st) of this podcast being out in public. Jared also reminisces of going to the hospital a year ago and the last time he was in the movie theater. Jared talks about a recent story of dealing with conflict with a co-worker and then hanging out and trying to connect with each other but Jared's distraction with Facebook and...

Jared had the pleasure of teaming up with Listenable.io in creating a course called How To Cope With Depression. For the next 40 days you can use this code: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1518687-7da883&p_affiliate.referral_code=jareddiehl   And get 30% of the course. Please check it out and tell all your friends.    This course offers practical steps on what to do if you are dealing with...

Episode #38. This is a very special episode. Jared is honored to be able to meet new people all of the time thanks to NAMI this interview is possible.   Angelique is a new friend. Jared and Angelique did a In Our Own Voice presentation together and now she is a guest on the podcast. From Brooklyn to Harvard all the way to Los Angeles this talented young women has had some ups and downs and lives t...

In between interviews with friends and some reflection from two months of not posting much Jared reflects on three thoughts that have taken up a lot of mental space. #1 is comparison to others, #2 is the overall sensation of not feeling good enough and #3 is feeling like no impact is being made in life and in the world of mental health. These are real struggles. The solution: take some action. Jus...

So much to say about this interview. Recorded early December and now the first release of 2021. Wow. Almost 2 years of podcasting. Jacob Post is one of Jared's oldest friends. They reconnected over the summer when Jared was in a horrible place mentally. It was God doing what He always does and bringing great people into our lives at just the right time. Jacob and Jared have so many memories of wor...

Jumping right into it. Britt is a friend. Britt is awesome and brought a great talk to the show. I love our talk about mindfulness. It is something I need more of in my life and more of us need to hear and talk about it. A little bit more about Britt: Britt is a motivational speaker, 500 hour certified yoga instructor, and presenter/educator for NAMI West Los Angeles. She recently received a certi...

So much to say about Gio. His bio is rich in experience and life. Today is a day of honor. I am talking about Veteran's Day and today's episode dives deep into Army Veteran Giovanni.  Giovanni ( Gio  to friends and family) is a 35 year old, US Army veteran, born and raised in Orange County, CA. Throughout his life,  Gio  has always had a passion for helping. He has found opportunities to help othe...

This episode has a lot going on. I talk more about my friend who recently died by suicide. Please get help. Don't stay hidden in the darkness. Find people that you can trust and talk to about your depression. Challenge the lies. It will pass. Things will get better. I talk to my good friend Josh Rivas. Josh is a talented artist, a man of God, and a great friend. Josh talks to me about anxiety, sex...

In this episode of Louder Now I talk about my recent friend who died by suicide and more to come in future episodes about that. I get to interview a real special guest.  Meet Lisa. She's a Special Needs Instructional Aide, a mental health motivational speaker for our job NAMI, and a single mother of 3. Wow she doesn't get more charismatic than that. She loves writing poetry and enjoys dancing to 8...

This podcast episode is a lot of fun. After 6 months of not taking any speaking events due to my depressive episode I am back at it again with speaking. Most of the audio you have heard before but want to share with you the new and updated version of my story. Getting to speak is such a huge honor and blessing. Today's special guest is my good friend Amy Lynn. I've known Amy since 2013 and she has...

Talks about what the last 3 months of life has been like and why the gap from May to August...key phrase: in an episode. The movie Honey Boy inspired a conversation about blame and fatherhood and how bipolar and blaming parents can happen. 5 reasons why it's not your parent's fault.

Shortly after publishing the last episode in early May I checked myself into the hospital and the combination of a new medication mixed with life circumstances spun me into a horrible depressive episode. It has now been 89 days. Things have been improving the past 14 days hence recording this episode now. Here is a special episode recapping the last few months.

7 things I am grateful for 7 years later. 7 years ago I tried to overdose and I should have died but with much prayer from friends, family and a local church I made it. God has been faithful and so, so good. Please ask for help if you are struggling.

I give 3 things you can do when you are feeling sad and down. Today is a hard day and I feeling extra sad and depressed. I am being honest and hoping my openness will help some people.

A special episode with guest star Brantley Smith. My good friend from back in the Kansas City days. Brantley talks about his experience with physical pain and mental health.

A special episode. A throwback to November 2015 sermon that I preached at Cody's house back in the days of New Life Pomona. A reminder to make Jesus our source for everything and evaluate the amount of time we are spending with Him.

In this episode I talk about 5 areas of life to look at when you are depressed and how they can help you in your recovery.

In this episode we bring back special guest Will Carroll and talk about the power of hope in this depressive episode that Jared has been having.

I was recently in the hospital for 5 days. I talk about my experience and the importance of having community. I also talk about Luke 5 and Jesus healing the paralytic man.

A continuation of the last episode on hating bipolar. Feeling stuck at work and in life and fighting lies that progress is something that I have made.

I talk about 5 areas where Bi-Polar has affected where I say, " I hate having bipolar!" This is me processing right now what I have been thinking about recently.

I talk about what I am grateful for. Happy Thanksgiving!

All of my life I have wanted to preach the Gospel. Here is a special episode reflecting on preaching. I play some audio clips from my church days at New Life in Pomona. How my depression has played a role in preaching.

More lessons on the last 12 years. I talk about how acceptance has played a role and how my faith has impacted my mental health.

2007 was the beginning of mental illness and at first myself and my family were not in full acceptance of it. It took a lot of time to get to a place of acceptance. I also play audio from a recent speaking event where my friend Jamie compliments me on recovery.