The Madhappy Podcast

Welcome to Episode 62 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Micheal Le onto the show to learn more about his evolution in the social media world since starting as a dancer in his formative years. Mason kicks off the episode asking Michael about his childhood in Florida (2:31) before the two get into a conversation about what inspired Michael to dance and try to make a name f...

Mason kicks off the episode talking about The Bear, a new show on Hulu, centered around family, food and loss (0:17), before Peiman opens up about his process of navigating unfamiliar feelings and emotions that have become more common in recent months (3:42). Mason shares more on his goals to prioritize his mental health ahead of a potential crisis instead of using a crisis to instill change in hi...

Welcome to Episode 60 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Carter Barnhart onto the show to learn more about Charlie Health, her company on a mission to provide accessible personalized mental health treatment. We start off as Mason asks Carter to share what inspired her to start Charlie Health (2:41) and to elaborate on the process of working with Charlie Health to gain acc...

Welcome to Episode 59 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Connor Beaton onto the show to learn more about the inspiration behind his podcast, Man Talks, and his personal mental health story. We kick off the episode as Connor shares about his experiences growing up with divorced parents (2:29), before the group gets into a conversation about the power of a father figure (7:...

Welcome to Episode 58 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Alec Benjamin onto the show to learn more about his experiences as a singer / songwriter and how he has worked to support his mental health through the ebbs and flows of his career. We kick off the episode as Alec shares his experiences finding and deciding to pursue a career in music (3:34) as the group talks about...

Welcome to Episode 57 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Rob Dial onto the show to learn more about the experiences that led him to creating his podcast, The Mindset Mentor, and how he uses the law of attraction and affirmation to better his daily life. We kick off the episode as Peiman asks Rob to talk about his childhood experiences surrounding his parents’ divorce &amp...

Welcome to Episode 56 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Miranda McKeon onto the show to learn more about her cancer & mental health journey from diagnosis to remission. We kick off the episode learning more about Miranda’s childhood & entrance into the theater world (1:39) before Peiman asks Miranda to share her cancer diagnosis story (6:01). Miranda speaks about...

Welcome to Episode 55 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Jacob Sartorius onto the show to hear more about his experiences growing up on the Internet & how he has worked to support his mental health through the ebbs and flows of his childhood and career. We kick off the episode as Jacob and Mason talk about adoption and their parental relationships (8:12). Jacob opens...

Welcome to Episode 54 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Victor Langlois, otherwise known as FEWOCiOUS, onto the show to learn about the experiences that drew him to understand & create art, how his life has evolved since coming out as trans, and how he uses art to share his personal stories with the world. We kick off the episode as Peiman asks Victor to speak more about...

Welcome to Episode 53 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week Peiman, Mason & Phineas take the time to reflect on a year of podcasting. The group talks about their motivations to host and produce the podcast (1:09) and why they believe guests are also willing to come on the show and speak to their personal mental health journeys (3:46). Phineas shares how producing the show has allowed him to better un...

Welcome to Episode 52 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Jay Shetty onto the show to learn more about his experiences as a monk and the key lessons he took away from his time practicing that he continues to use to enhance his daily mental health and life. We kick off the episode as Jay shares more about his formative years (5:12) and what ultimately pushed him to explore...

Welcome to Episode 51 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are thrilled to welcome Nastia Liukin onto the show to hear more about her experiences as a professional gymnast and how she worked to support her mental health throughout her athletic career and retirement. We kick off the show as Nastia shares some of her childhood experiences and what led her to pursue the sport of gymnastics (5:48). P...

Welcome to Episode 50 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome our longtime friend, Jesse Israel, onto the show to learn more about his past life experiences that led him to founding The Big Quiet, a mass meditation movement for all people. We start the episode as Mason asks Jesse about his life and profession before starting The Big Quiet (5:29), as Jesse shares his journey ab...

Welcome to Episode 49 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome content creator and entrepreneur Josh Richards onto the show to learn more about his mental health journey prior and throughout his rise in the public eye. We kick off the episode as Josh shares how he got his start in the social media space (2:37), before Mason and Peiman ask Josh about his transition from living i...

Welcome to Episode 48 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Harley Finkelstein onto the show to learn more about his mental health experiences and journey to becoming the President of Shopify. Peiman kicks off the episode asking Harley about his childhood, as Harley shares what it was like growing up in Canada as a second generation immigrant (6:41). The two then move into a...

Welcome to Episode 47 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Ariela Safira, to learn more about her mental health service company Real, that has been working not just to normalize mental health care but to celebrate it since 2019. Mason kicks off the conversation asking Ariela why she chose to start a mental health company (2:40) as the two talk more on their personal experie...

Welcome to Episode 46 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week Peiman and Mason celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of Madhappy by sharing highlights and memories of the brand over the past five years.  Peiman and Mason kick things off by taking the time to reflect on the big moments of 2017 (4:03) before sharing memories from 2018 (8:52). The two then discuss the highlights of 2019 (12:55), before talking...

Welcome to episode 45 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to have Camila Coelho onto the show to learn more about her experiences with epilepsy throughout her life and throughout her process of trying to build a family. We kick off the episode as Peiman and Mason ask Camila about her experience immigrating from Brazil to the United States when she was fourteen (1:53), leading the gro...

Welcome to episode 44 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week, we are excited to welcome Arielle Vandenberg onto the show to learn more about her growth and mental health evolution both in her personal and professional world.   Mason kicks off the episode asking Arielle about her first mental health experience (3:01), before the duo moves into a conversation about the joys and struggles of being an onl...

Welcome to Episode 43 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week, Mason and Phineas talk about siblings, diving into the evolution of the relationships between themselves and their brothers & sisters from childhood to adulthood. Phineas and Mason kick off the episode as Mason shares more about his experiences moving from an only child to middle child of a blended family (6:06) as Phineas opens up about hi...

Welcome to Episode 42 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Andrew D. Bernstein, also known to us as Andy, onto the show to learn more about the evolution of his career, since his childhood in New York, throughout the Showtime Lakers Era, and now as one of the most established sports photographers in the world. Mason and Andy kick off the episode with a conversation about An...

Welcome to Episode 41 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week, Mason and Phineas talk to Peiman about his experience moving to America when he was six and how he worked to navigate and adapt to life in the States. Phineas kicks off the episode asking Peiman about how his background has affected his mental health journey (4:19), leading the group into a conversation about the balancing act of maintainin...

Welcome to Episode 40 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome Stephanie Shepherd onto the show to learn more about her move from Ohio to Los Angeles and how she has worked to prioritize her mental health over the years. We kick off the episode learning more about Stephanie's childhood and the reasoning behind her decision to move from Ohio to Los Angeles after high school (7:4...

Welcome to Episode 39 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week, we are excited to welcome Johanna Kandel, CEO of the non-profit National Alliance For Eating Disorders, to hear more about her motivation to increase conversation and access to important resources to support people who struggle with eating disorders around the world. We kick off the episode as Johanna talks Mason through some of her childho...

Welcome to Episode 38 of the Madhappy Podcast. This week, Mason and Peiman talk about the importance of building habits and routines into daily activity and life.  Phineas, our producer, kicks off the episode with a question about daily routine, asking both Peiman and Mason to verbalize a day in their lives (3:11). The group talks about the importance of self-care and the practices they utilize to...