The Misophonia Podcast

Shela lives and works from home in California, leading a team of stylists at Stitch Fix. We talk about the pros and cons of online meetings and work from home. Working with different therapists and insights on what has worked and what hasn’t. Advocating for herself around the people that care about her, and working toward advocating more widely. She has also used a Pinterest board to educate her m...

Gilles is a strategy consultant living in Sweden, and a longtime fan of the podcast. We cover so many topics in this show... his unsupportive parents, difficulty making friends as a child, bodybuilding, ayahuasca retreats, being triggered by his daughter, the work of behaviorist Tom Dozier, brain plasticity, the Default Mode Network, and laying down the law at his work!   Links:  Misophonia Associ...

Lizzie is a graphic designer in London. We talk about life in lockdown in downtown London with housemates and noisy neighbors, miso in her family, and dealing with miso when she went to the office! Check out her Spotify playlist below. And don't forget to check out the Misophonia Association for details on this year's convention happening online. As usual this conversation could have gon...

Kateřina is in Prague, Czech Republic, and this marks the first time she has talked to someone with misophonia. She's a senior in high school and we talk about how miso has affected her family relationships, how her school friends have reacted, and what she hopes for the future. I always love being a part of the first time someone shares their story! Enjoy!   Here are some of the online group...

Claire is a visual artist based in northern California who is also a misophonia advocate. This conversation is jam-packed with her thoughts and insights on the psychology and even metaphysics of dealing with misophonia. There are some great stories too about her interactions with others. She also talks about her meditation practice and a breathing technique she finds super helpful for miso. Please...

Welcome to Season 2! I decided to start going by seasons because I'm recording interviews in bunches anyways - this is the first interview recorded since December 2019. This week I talked to John, a Lutheran pastor in Saint Paul, MN... and my next-door neighbor! I moved here a few years ago coincidentally next to another misophone. John has one specific trigger but he's only had it durin...

This week I talk to Isabel who lives in London. She’s in her early 20s and has had miso from a young age, like most of us. It's really accelerated in the last few years, but she’s also recently found out what it is, like most of us, and is taking steps to deal with it. She’s also at the beginning of her work life and so we talk about beginning your career knowing you have miso and what she ho...

This week talk with Liz, a mom working from home that suffers from misophonia, tinnitus, and also cares for a child with autism. We talk about all that and how they relate, plus we talk about events that are dubbed "sensory-friendly" for people with sensory issues.  Even though she works from home, this interview was recorded a few months before the coronavirus pandemic hit, but we do ta...

This week I’m bringing a conversation with Carson, a sophomore studying architecture in New York City. We talk about growing up in Nebraska, how he deals with Misophonia in NYC, how he uses the ADA effectively to get accomodations for miso at school, and why he flicks his family members on the shoulder. Fascinating conversation with lots of great insight and tips.    ---   Web: https://misophoniap...

Roz lives in Florida, has two adult children in their 50s and has been dealing with her miso since the age of 7. We talk about those early years, raising her own family... and even get a guest appearance by one of her kids!   Links: Book: Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight ---   Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com Email: hello@misophoniapodcast.com Send me any feedback! Also, if you want som...

Heidi is a coach for creative professionals. She also hosts the Vibrant Visionaries podcast. On this episode we talk about mindfulness techniques, her tips for approaching strangers and co-workers about misophonia, and some of her related issues that can overlap or exacerbate her miso. Enjoy! And please stay healthy!   Links: Vibrant Visionaries podcast Heidi Bennett - Professional Certified Coach...

Lindsay's story is one of misophonia alongside a host of other issues that she has dealt with throughout her life, including addiction, co-dependent relationships, and self-harm. She is in a much better place now and we talk about how she has worked on these, how they have affected relationships with the people in her life, and how they have affected her school and career.   Also, I talk at t...

Laurel is a mixed media artist who expresses her struggles with misophonia through her artwork. Check out our Instagram or follow her @actions.that.echo In this conversation, Laurel takes us very deep into her miso origins and the family trauma she had to deal with from a young age. She takes us all the way up to now where she is a college freshman and miso-mentor for others. I get a lot of messag...

Elise is a project manager in Portland that I met at the Misophonia Association convention last fall. She also runs a video chat for sufferers to share experiences and support each other. We talk about her childhood and just how we all deal with this thing day-to-day, at work and with the people we spend time with.  ---   Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com Email: hello@misophoniapodcast.com Send m...

Is there a genetic basis for misophonia? On this week's episode I have a special guest, Dr. Alisa Lehman from 23andMe. We discuss their report that studied the genetic results of 23andMe customers to see if there is a genetic marker that could indicate a person's likelihood of having misophonia. They found something very interesting and we talk about it here, plus potential next steps. C...

Yale is a software engineer and father of two in Portland, Oregon. We have quite a bit in common and this is a really fun interview. We talk a lot about work life and dealing with miso in public. Enjoy!    ---   Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com Email: hello@misophoniapodcast.com Send me any feedback! Also, if you want some beautiful podcast stickers shoot over your address.  Social: Twitter - @m...

I met Ellen at the annual Misophonia Association convention (see below for links on that). We talk a lot about classic stuff we all face, challenges in school all the way up through grad school, introducing new friends to our miso, dealing with family growing up, and spouses now. Ellen also shares her perspective on diet, alcohol, and healthy living and how it affects her miso. As she mentioned at...

This week I talk to Kevin, an engineer in NY, about co-workers, managers, ASMR, herbal supplements, his brother with miso, supportive family and much more. Enjoy!   ---   Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com Email: hello@misophoniapodcast.com Send me any feedback! Also, if you want some beautiful podcast stickers shoot over your address.  Social: Twitter - @misophoniashow Instagram - @misophoniapodc...

Living in a country where there is even less Misophonia awareness can be especially challenging. Marjorie has lived in Panama all her life. We talk about the unusual sound that was her first trigger, her anger and frustrations growing up at home, relationships, work life, and all the ways she now copes with her misophonia and misokinesia.  Links: White Noise Lite app: Apple Google ---   Web: https...

Cris is the founder of soQuiet.org , a non-profit aimed at spreading awareness and education about Misophonia. This was a fun, wide-ranging chat that goes over the advocacy work of soQuiet, recent Misophonia research, workplace accommodations, and coping mechanisms from his ~40 years of living with this disorder, and lots more. ---   Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com Email: hello@misophoniapodcas...

Sim is a nursing student in Canada and we talk about life in nursing, having roommates for the first time, large classes, new friends, and all those "fun" experiences of going out in the world.   Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/21vm39mf7THixhskyxcnBY?si=zKFNkmN6QSSzg9900iMuAg Feel free to add songs that make you think of dealing with Misophonia! My Misophonia sess...

Jon's story is unique because his symptoms started a couple years ago, well into adulthood. We talk about his unique miso origin story, plus some very diverse topics like strategies as a student with miso, oil fracking, seeing colors in musical chords, parenting as a misophonia sufferer, and "The Brown Note".   The Brown Note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_note --- Web: https:...

Dr. Johnson is a pioneer in the world of misophonia having identified the condition in her patients in the 1990s, and being a tireless advocate for us ever since. We talk about the early days, recent research, and her thoughts on growing the community and future research. Dr. Johnson's audiology practice: https://tinnitus-audiology.com The NYT article that reached a lot of sufferers: https://...

Happy holidays! This is not an easy time for many of us. So I wish you best of luck and happiness in the new year. This week I'm talking with Alyssa about switching careers from teaching to software engineering, how she has coped in each, how she plans to survive the holidays. She also talks through her strategies for explaining misophonia to new people. Support the podcast: The Misophonia Po...

Lyle has known he’s had misophonia for 60 years. No one else understood what he was going through. In this conversation, Lyle tells me about alienation and insults from family as a child, pursuing a career in boxing as an outlet for rage, substance dependencies, job struggles, but ultimately a fulfilling career as a hospice nurse and a 40 year marriage with a woman whose family accepts him complet...