On Hiatus: Mental Health Challenged

"The One Where... Grant's Mom Finally Visits" - Season Finale After countless mentions, one infamous phone call attempt to shame Jay, and years of anticipation, we finally welcome Grant's Mom into the studio for our season finale. But first, a word of caution: while we're known for finding humor in the darkest corners of mental health, this episode tackles some heavy subjects including depression,...

"The One With... Jay's Cousin Lori" kicks off our two-part season finale with what can only be described as Grant's attempt at investigative journalism – if investigative journalism involved interrogating your co-host's cousin about childhood trauma and angry ginger origins. Enter Lori, Jay's cousin and childhood partner-in-crime, who grew up more like a sister to our beloved Angry Ginger. Grant,...

"The One Where... They Read From The Notebook" isn't your typical tear-jerker (though Grant probably wished it was). In this revealing episode, The Angry Ginger unearths a nine-year-old notebook - and yes, we're absolutely certain about that timeline, as Grant fact-checks it approximately seventeen times. What starts as Jason flipping through old podcast ideas and show concepts quickly turns into...

It's time for another mind-bending episode of "On Hiatus," where we tumble through the rocks of reality and come out... slightly more confused than before. In this week's episode, "Rock Tumbling Through a Simulation Theory," we join our intrepid heroes, Grant and Jason, as they navigate the treacherous waters of mental health, masculinity, and... geology? Yeah, you heard that right. Excited to be...

...And we're back! This time with a much healthier Grant Markham! That's right, after 3 months of sickness and disparity, Grant is able to return to the microphone to discuss not just mental health but physical health.  Jay of course is along to help guide him and encourage him to take his vitamins, accept his old age and bring up actual texts of his downward spiral... just in case he forgot somet...

In this episode, Jay (The Angry Ginger) shares his struggles with Borderline Personality Disorder. His struggles with being a father of two daughters diagnosed with BPD. He feels guilty for potentially being part of the cause. He shares his struggles with trying to reach out to one of his daughters and the rippling effect that this disorder can have on the entire family.  Grant relates from being...

This week your favorite mentally challanged mental health advocates return to share their thoughts on clips that didn't make thier original episodes. These are conversations that maybe didn't fit the theme of the episode preveiously released or maybe they just needed to be cut for time... but Jay (The Angry One) deemed that they were still worthy of airtime!  Grant didn't have much say except for...

We're back from On Hiatus... this time with possible identity problems as Grant contemplates shaving off his handlebar mustache and beard in an attempt to take a decade off his image, but will he still get noticed?  Jason shares what he's grateful for in an attempt to lure Grant into doing the same thing but he adds his own dash of humor to the whole thing but in sharing his gratiude journaling, h...

Grant, who normally struggles to LIVE IN THE MOMENT, made a promise to do just that while on vacation with his family. Was he able to actually live in the moment? Was there a meltdown?  Have you ever heard the show before!?  If so, you won't be let down!    After we hear about Grant's vacation and all the fun (meltdown or not) included, we turn it over to Jay, who's planning one heck of a vacation...

Grant is headed out on vacation, but first he has to solve an RX problem. His reactions to name brand v.s. generic are different as is the cost. But then he discovers that name brands offer extensive discounts to their product on their websites. This can't be legal!! While trying to plan his prescription renewal during his vacation, Grant also admits to stuggling to enjoy himself on vacation.  Jay...

Jay and Grant are back with thier personal form of armchair therapy. In this episode Grant shares how he might have gotten himself into some hot water by comparing the way he precieves Jay's relationship with his girlfiend to his own relationship with his wife.  Jay admits to never really being passionate about any of his jobs but shares what really gets his juices flowing, while Grant shares his...

As if breaking down Grant's (mostly) cognitive distortions wasn't enough in this episode, Jay hits him with a fact about a high percentage of people don't have an inner monologue. This almost breaks Grant mentally. The comedic downward spiral and the wishful thinking that comes from the idea of not having to suffer from listening to his evil unreliable narrator is a rollercoaster of emotions, to s...

Does walking into a room fill you with Anxiety? Are you an immediate wallflower or do you become the life of the party?  Anxiety can effect the way we think and present ourselves in very different ways.  In today's episode, this conversation just happens to manifest itself. Grant admits to having an outing that he's nervous about once this weeks recording is finished, so Jay, his non social mask w...

Greetings dearest listener!  This week's episode was born from an actual moment in the streets, so to speak.  Grant arrives early for a recording session. Ginger isn't ready. He's still got a studio to clean up, kids to deal with and show notes to finish. This causes a bit of a panic. The simiple question of "What the F*** are you doing here already!?" was apparently out of line between friends of...

Welcome back dear listener! Here it is... The first OFFICIAL episode of season 3!  Grant has officially entered therapy, which means Jason is in therapy too, right? In this ep we discuss Grant's therapy sessions, his new diagnosis, thought more may be coming. Jason asks "What was it that pushed you to finally go back to therapy" and boy does Grant have an answer!  As of this recording Grant has on...

It's been a long while, but we are back with this here episode to announce that we are coming back! That's right, a brand new season of On Hiatus with Jay and Grant is returning!  In this "Announcment Episode" we discuss that one of us is now in therapy, complete with a diagnosis, which will get a lot more time on upcoming episodes. We have plans, we have topics and all we need is you to subscribe...

Using our first cars as a vehicle into our past, we discuss who we were at a much younger age and some of our mental health issues then... and what we've learned from then and of course what we've carried over into today. 

In this episode, your Hiatus Having Heroes are discussing all things vasectomy! That's right. One's had it, the other one hasn't. While explaining in more detail than any human would care to listen to, hemorrhorids and STD's come up. Who's this surgery for anyway and why are kids being brainwashed that 'Reality Shifting' is a real thing by Tik Tokers!? Seriously, Grant teaches Ginger that kids are...

Even though we may or may not still be On HIatus, we were banking episodes to come back from Hiatus. This is the first of said banked episode of On Hiatus where we came off hiatus, but just long enough to go back on hiatus.  In this episode we discuss the ease or difficutly of being friends with each other and others. What does that actually mean for two grown adults who are most likely closer to...

This is the second hour of the LIVE portion of ON HIATUS that took place during Podtoberfest.  Go back through the years of podcasting with us. Old recordings are used. Past events in our lives are discussed. Old Relationships. Death. Jokes. Depression and High Anxiety. 

This episode is a bit different than what we've done in Season One. For those new to any of the Monkey Poo Studios podcasts, which this one is, Jason The Angry Ginger does an annual podcast marathon involving all of the podcasts and cohosts. We do this live, there's always a plan, but the plans change. Topics get covered, ignored and new and crazy things happen. So if this isn't what you're used t...

In this episode, Ginger treats Grant (TK1) to a full facial ...shave and haircut. Grant uploads himself to the Matrix, the demo version of it anyway, and gets lost in virtual reality. Ginger's ex Grandma-in-law? has a conversation on the low low with his daughter about his bedroom shenanigans and Grant goes full Testosterone on his neighbor for no reason at all.

In this episode, Grant takes us on a trip through his current mental and physical health issues. What started as a Urinary Tract Infection actually grew into much more. From Therapy to Adderall. To the possible side effects of his blood pressure medication, he ends up in the ER. Twice. The second time, with possible life ending issues. Buckle up, Chuck because this one ends with a Funeral (of sort...

Grant gets groomed. A secret gets shared. A regret from a past relationship comes to bite Jason in the butt and Grant takes this as his queue to once again let him know that he has terrible taste in women, but he also urges Jay to never let him meet anyone he dates as well. It's a win-win! Personal lessons are learned. New walls are built. Jason will never help someone buy a car again!

In this episode, the one after Grants UTI but before the one.... Well, you'll just have to listen to the next two episodes after this.   Jason (Ginger) struggles with Therapeutic Maintenance while Grant (TK1) Struggles with pharmaceuticals without some form of dialogue therapy. Chemical depression V.S. Cognitive Depression. This is the beginning of a very real, deep talk conversation about suicida...