https://simplecast.com Manic Podcasting Manic Podcasting is a podcast that brings you conversations based on mental health, wellness, and community. Each Manic Episode will share insight into someone's life, provide information, or introduce you to something new all while relating it mental health. The content for each episode is curated based upon the guest's personal struggles and experience. Hosted by award-winning Peer Recovery Supporter Amanda Stoddard, Manic provides you with a first-hand account of struggle, success, recovery, and resilience. Plus, Bill Brown will being joining us as a guest host moving forward! Want to open up about your struggles? Want a platform to share your story? Want to make some noise for your success? Contact me: manicpodcasting@gmail.com *upon request episodes can have an anonymous guest. © 2018 Manic Podcasting en Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:14 +0000 https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting Manic Podcasting https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/da8a7a2c-bef0-4022-b07c-8ac191e340c3/087a0c61-2f2d-40cc-a22c-b2f70850b2f3/3000x3000/manicpodnew.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting episodic Manic Podcasting is a podcast that brings you conversations based on mental health, wellness, and community. Each Manic Episode will share insight into someone's life, provide information, or introduce you to something new all while relating it mental health. The content for each episode is curated based upon the guest's personal struggles and experience. Hosted by award-winning Peer Recovery Supporter Amanda Stoddard, Manic provides you with a first-hand account of struggle, success, recovery, and resilience. Plus, Bill Brown will being joining us as a guest host moving forward! Want to open up about your struggles? Want a platform to share your story? Want to make some noise for your success? Contact me: manicpodcasting@gmail.com *upon request episodes can have an anonymous guest. Manic Podcasting true https://feeds.simplecast.com/sU1_O_U4 manic podcasting, manic, manic episodes, astod, music podcast, music review podcast, photography podcast, poetry podcast, art podcast, interview podcast, manic podcast, mental health podcast, bipolar podcast, cptsd, cptsd podcast, trauma podcast AStod manicpodcasting@gmail.com 912553f2-5b0d-4e1d-9785-5abb2228e389 People Pleasing Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (AStod) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting People Pleasing AStod 00:40:40 Amanda discusses the pause on Manic Podcasting and how People Pleasing shows up in her life, what that looks like, and where it comes from. She also dives into where to start if you want to change your people pleasing ways. Amanda discusses the pause on Manic Podcasting and how People Pleasing shows up in her life, what that looks like, and where it comes from. She also dives into where to start if you want to change your people pleasing ways. true full 18 37ab4a99-53a2-4747-8de4-713baa2fca6f What is Happiness? Amanda & Bill discuss who they are, what brought Bill to the podcast as a special guest host and so much more. We delve into becoming who we are, how we navigate relationships, the body keeping the score, and rebuilding who we are after a life full of trauma. We add a mix of humor, peer support, mental health education, relationship conversations and so much more! Join us weekly on Manic Mondays to get your weekly dose of one on one "therapy". Maybe you'll learn something about yourself, or just more about us. 

]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (AStod) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting Amanda & Bill discuss who they are, what brought Bill to the podcast as a special guest host and so much more. We delve into becoming who we are, how we navigate relationships, the body keeping the score, and rebuilding who we are after a life full of trauma. We add a mix of humor, peer support, mental health education, relationship conversations and so much more! Join us weekly on Manic Mondays to get your weekly dose of one on one "therapy". Maybe you'll learn something about yourself, or just more about us. 

]]> What is Happiness? AStod 00:43:30 Amanda & Bill discuss who they are, what brought Bill to the podcast as a special guest host and so much more. We delve into becoming who we are, how we navigate relationships, the body keeping the score, and rebuilding who we are after a life full of trauma. Amanda & Bill discuss who they are, what brought Bill to the podcast as a special guest host and so much more. We delve into becoming who we are, how we navigate relationships, the body keeping the score, and rebuilding who we are after a life full of trauma. true full 17 e5e87835-e46b-44be-a4ea-ceee7564a590 Empathy & Other Things Erin Wells aka Ms. Understood and I discuss what it means to be an empath. She talks about her struggles and all the intense emotions it brings her, we even get into different coping tactics and share different apps that help us. There's also a life pro tip at the end so to tune in until then. Be sure to check out Erin's website: https://www.msunderstood.co/
and book her for any of your stuff havin' needs: erinwellsmsunderstood@gmail.com
Instagram: QueenMsUnderstood
Twitter: MsUnderstood513

Apps discussed:
Stop, Breath, Think - Meditation based upon your mood.
Rootd - App for when you're in the heat of an anxiety attack.
Headspace - Meditation.

]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2019 23:55:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting Erin Wells aka Ms. Understood and I discuss what it means to be an empath. She talks about her struggles and all the intense emotions it brings her, we even get into different coping tactics and share different apps that help us. There's also a life pro tip at the end so to tune in until then. Be sure to check out Erin's website: https://www.msunderstood.co/
and book her for any of your stuff havin' needs: erinwellsmsunderstood@gmail.com
Instagram: QueenMsUnderstood
Twitter: MsUnderstood513

Apps discussed:
Stop, Breath, Think - Meditation based upon your mood.
Rootd - App for when you're in the heat of an anxiety attack.
Headspace - Meditation.

]]> Empathy & Other Things Manic Podcasting 00:44:31 Erin Wells aka Ms. Understood and I discuss what it means to be an empath. She talks about her struggles and all the intense emotions it brings her, we even get into coping tactics! Plus, we share different apps that help us through it all. Listen in & hear a LPT at the end. Erin Wells aka Ms. Understood and I discuss what it means to be an empath. She talks about her struggles and all the intense emotions it brings her, we even get into coping tactics! Plus, we share different apps that help us through it all. Listen in & hear a LPT at the end. triggers, emdr, erin wells, mental health podcast, coping tactics, headspace, bipolar podcast, empathy, anxiety, mental health, ms understood, empath, manic podcast, manic podcasting, therapy, depression, erin wells ms understood, cincinnati, rootd false full 16 82c3bdc2-52bc-46e0-a50a-51e4331783d5 Dreams & Nightmares For this episode, I got a chance to talk with THE Kodak Chris a local Chicago photographer who's made quite a name for himself. He just returned from a lengthy tour with the band Belmont and tells me all about it. We discuss his favorite/least favorite parts about touring, we also get into his favorite photographers and what exactly he loves about them. Chris also opens up about fatherhood and raising two beautiful children. As always, we include mental health talk namely discussing the misconceptions people have about depression and how we should combat those stigmatizations. All of this & more, just click play!

Keep up with Chris on social media & support his photography:
Twitter: @KodakChris_
Instagram: AhYoChris

]]> Tue, 5 Mar 2019 04:30:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting For this episode, I got a chance to talk with THE Kodak Chris a local Chicago photographer who's made quite a name for himself. He just returned from a lengthy tour with the band Belmont and tells me all about it. We discuss his favorite/least favorite parts about touring, we also get into his favorite photographers and what exactly he loves about them. Chris also opens up about fatherhood and raising two beautiful children. As always, we include mental health talk namely discussing the misconceptions people have about depression and how we should combat those stigmatizations. All of this & more, just click play!

Keep up with Chris on social media & support his photography:
Twitter: @KodakChris_
Instagram: AhYoChris

]]> Dreams & Nightmares Manic Podcasting 00:58:21 For this episode, I got a chance to talk with THE Kodak Chris a local Chicago photographer who's made quite a name for himself. We discuss his experience touring, favorite photographers, and of course delve into mental health. All of this & more, just click play! For this episode, I got a chance to talk with THE Kodak Chris a local Chicago photographer who's made quite a name for himself. We discuss his experience touring, favorite photographers, and of course delve into mental health. All of this & more, just click play! mental illness podcast, kodak chris, mental health podcast, belmont, high functioning depression, ahyochris, photography, chicago photographer, anxiety, manic podcast, manic podcasting, depression, photography podcast true full 15 24e02441-2ee7-4ccc-9f7c-2926b1069252 cPTSD & Other Acronyms My friend and I sit and talk about our experiences with cPTSD, our trauma, and other aspects of our lives that heavily impact us. This episode is pretty heavy and contains topics such as self-harm, substance abuse, suicidal ideation & other topics. We also discuss DID, dissociation, and other mental ailments that are a result of trauma.

This episode does contain heavy topics so I have listed timestamps of them below:

16:00 - 17:30
gun encounter

26:52 - 27:18
hospitalization

28:32 - 28:58
we talk about the movie split
which has triggering content

30:15 - 30:30
self-harm urges

32:36 - 33:40
hospitalization

40:16 - 40:55
sexual assault

43:55 - 45:30
suicidal ideation & abuse

47:45 - 47:55
suicidal ideation jokes

48:25 - 50:45
substance abuse

]]> Thu, 7 Feb 2019 01:00:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting My friend and I sit and talk about our experiences with cPTSD, our trauma, and other aspects of our lives that heavily impact us. This episode is pretty heavy and contains topics such as self-harm, substance abuse, suicidal ideation & other topics. We also discuss DID, dissociation, and other mental ailments that are a result of trauma.

This episode does contain heavy topics so I have listed timestamps of them below:

16:00 - 17:30
gun encounter

26:52 - 27:18
hospitalization

28:32 - 28:58
we talk about the movie split
which has triggering content

30:15 - 30:30
self-harm urges

32:36 - 33:40
hospitalization

40:16 - 40:55
sexual assault

43:55 - 45:30
suicidal ideation & abuse

47:45 - 47:55
suicidal ideation jokes

48:25 - 50:45
substance abuse

]]> cPTSD & Other Acronyms Manic Podcasting 01:12:43 My friend and I talk about our experiences with cPTSD, our trauma, and other aspects of our lives that heavily impact us. My friend and I talk about our experiences with cPTSD, our trauma, and other aspects of our lives that heavily impact us. cptsd, triggers, dissociation, childhood trauma, trauma, suicidal ideation, did, mental illness, depression, losing time, ptsd true full 14 cd5519b0-a037-457d-91db-bd8d965947ed Behind The Curtain For this episode, I am joined by Stix Newman aka Stixen Stones local Drag Queen, amazing fashion designer and close friend. We talk about the story behind her drag persona, her life's trauma, and what it means to be a fem-presenting non-binary person. Learn about what makes Stix who she is and how she sees the world around her. This episode taught me so much about life, Stix, the drag community, and pushing the boundaries on typical gender stereotypes.

Check out Stix on Twitter: @OfficialStixen
Instagram: @StixenStones

Also learn more about Stixen's "Fear Theory" and check out her new podcast, Queerdo, now!

Warning: there's a lot of heavy topics in here including: rpe, mlestation, c*nversion therapy

]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:00:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting For this episode, I am joined by Stix Newman aka Stixen Stones local Drag Queen, amazing fashion designer and close friend. We talk about the story behind her drag persona, her life's trauma, and what it means to be a fem-presenting non-binary person. Learn about what makes Stix who she is and how she sees the world around her. This episode taught me so much about life, Stix, the drag community, and pushing the boundaries on typical gender stereotypes.

Check out Stix on Twitter: @OfficialStixen
Instagram: @StixenStones

Also learn more about Stixen's "Fear Theory" and check out her new podcast, Queerdo, now!

Warning: there's a lot of heavy topics in here including: rpe, mlestation, c*nversion therapy

]]> Behind The Curtain Manic Podcasting 00:57:41 For this episode, I am joined by Stix Newman aka Stixen Stones local Drag Queen, amazing fashion designer and close friend. We talk about the story behind her drag persona, her life's trauma, and what it means to be a fem-presenting non-binary person. For this episode, I am joined by Stix Newman aka Stixen Stones local Drag Queen, amazing fashion designer and close friend. We talk about the story behind her drag persona, her life's trauma, and what it means to be a fem-presenting non-binary person. stixen stones, gender, queerdo, nonbinary, stix, trauma, drag, mental health, therapy, fear theory, religion false full 12 3298ee37-524d-422f-97fe-083961bb17d6 Art vs Artistry "We can miss almost everything amazing about art when we think of it as a competition"
In this episode, I met up with Darby O' Dooley to talk about different art forms and their generational shift. We also discuss how we feel personally about the state of the art around us & how social media can impact and change that constantly. Many different topics are dissected and analyzed throughout these 54 minutes, so listen in!

]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting "We can miss almost everything amazing about art when we think of it as a competition"
In this episode, I met up with Darby O' Dooley to talk about different art forms and their generational shift. We also discuss how we feel personally about the state of the art around us & how social media can impact and change that constantly. Many different topics are dissected and analyzed throughout these 54 minutes, so listen in!

]]> Art vs Artistry Manic Podcasting 00:54:28 "We can miss almost everything amazing about art when we think of it as a competition" In this episode, I met up with Darby O' Dooley to talk about different art forms and their generational shift. We also discuss how we feel personally about the state of art around us. "We can miss almost everything amazing about art when we think of it as a competition" In this episode, I met up with Darby O' Dooley to talk about different art forms and their generational shift. We also discuss how we feel personally about the state of art around us. modernist, performance art, astod, art, poetry, t.s elliott, manic podcasting, mental illness, local music, cincinnati music, spoken word true full 11 4414582f-34d7-46ab-8c83-6c9db7b16c57 Author's Note Joining me for this one is Kevin White a writer from Pennsylvania. He stresses the importance of Submittable, the unnecessary focus on drafts, his writing inspirations, and what you can do to help move your writing further along. Kevin gives some great advice about writing and is an extremely inspiring individual. Listen in and learn more. Find out more about Kevin and keep up to date with his writing on Twitter: @MisterKRW

]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting Joining me for this one is Kevin White a writer from Pennsylvania. He stresses the importance of Submittable, the unnecessary focus on drafts, his writing inspirations, and what you can do to help move your writing further along. Kevin gives some great advice about writing and is an extremely inspiring individual. Listen in and learn more. Find out more about Kevin and keep up to date with his writing on Twitter: @MisterKRW

]]> Author's Note Manic Podcasting 00:57:57 Joining me for this one is writer Kevin White who's been published over 20 times. He delves into his inspiration, gives us some advice, and expands on much much more. Joining me for this one is writer Kevin White who's been published over 20 times. He delves into his inspiration, gives us some advice, and expands on much much more. writing, essays, poems, submittable, flash fiction, fuck drafts, fiction, manic podcast, writer, non fiction true full 9 cc0de156-6d30-4291-81f7-7215a58ee600 OCD & Other Acronyms Maureen, Meredith and I sit down and discuss their struggles with OCD and other mental illnesses. They paint us a picture of what it's like for them on a daily basis. We also delve into society's stigmatization against mental health, physical health and even more. We give a shoutout to the males out there struggling as well! And we get kind of peeved at the current state of society in relation to mental health. Join the conversation!

]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting Maureen, Meredith and I sit down and discuss their struggles with OCD and other mental illnesses. They paint us a picture of what it's like for them on a daily basis. We also delve into society's stigmatization against mental health, physical health and even more. We give a shoutout to the males out there struggling as well! And we get kind of peeved at the current state of society in relation to mental health. Join the conversation!

]]> OCD & Other Acronyms Manic Podcasting 00:52:05 Maureen, Meredith and I sit down and discuss their struggles with OCD and other mental illnesses. We delve into society's stigmatization and more! Join the conversation. Maureen, Meredith and I sit down and discuss their struggles with OCD and other mental illnesses. We delve into society's stigmatization and more! Join the conversation. dpdr, bipolar, emdr, stigmatization, dbt, cbt, mental health, ocd, health true full 8 1cef4c39-4d42-47d1-9b0e-7c4943587ab5 Cinci Local Scene Manic Episode # 4: Cincy Local Scene ft Gabe McQueen, James Jardee, Nathan Hill, and Nick Smith.

This episode was so much fun to record! I met up with Gabe McQueen, James Jardee, Nathan Hill and Deadculture's Nick Smith. They all discuss their inspiration's, favorite venues, and their own personal experience inside Cincinnati's local music scene! We give a ton of shoutouts to local bands, so be on lookout for a name drop or for some advice on who to listen to in Cinci. I also got called out about my lack of knowledge of the local music scene so I'm gonna fix that asap!!! Support your local music scene!!!

Gabe: http://instagram.com/yungmilhouse & http://twitter.com/grungysavage
James Jardee: http://instagram.com/dragon_mane867
Nathan Hill: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.hill.31337
Nick Smith: http://instagram.com/nsinkdup

Deadculture: http://instagram.com/deadcultohio & https://www.facebook.com/Deadcultohio/

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2018 21:03:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting Manic Episode # 4: Cincy Local Scene ft Gabe McQueen, James Jardee, Nathan Hill, and Nick Smith.

This episode was so much fun to record! I met up with Gabe McQueen, James Jardee, Nathan Hill and Deadculture's Nick Smith. They all discuss their inspiration's, favorite venues, and their own personal experience inside Cincinnati's local music scene! We give a ton of shoutouts to local bands, so be on lookout for a name drop or for some advice on who to listen to in Cinci. I also got called out about my lack of knowledge of the local music scene so I'm gonna fix that asap!!! Support your local music scene!!!

Gabe: http://instagram.com/yungmilhouse & http://twitter.com/grungysavage
James Jardee: http://instagram.com/dragon_mane867
Nathan Hill: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.hill.31337
Nick Smith: http://instagram.com/nsinkdup

Deadculture: http://instagram.com/deadcultohio & https://www.facebook.com/Deadcultohio/

]]> Cinci Local Scene Manic Podcasting 01:00:02 I met up with Gabe McQueen, James Jardee, Nathan Hill and Nick Smith and asked them about their personal experiences inside the Cincy local music scene! I met up with Gabe McQueen, James Jardee, Nathan Hill and Nick Smith and asked them about their personal experiences inside the Cincy local music scene! interview, nick smith, cincy local hardcore scene, james jardee, music, cincy local music, deadculture, gabe mcqueen, nathan hill true full 4 67d5a1ae-accd-488e-a59c-8cf2e4c4383d Stay Focused For this episode, I met up with one of my best friends and one of the best photographers I know, Meredith Szturm! We talk about her successes, struggles, passions, and plans for the future. Meredith also leaves us with some fantastic advice for aspiring photographers. We also throw a bit of shade on the music scene, but you'll have to listen to find out.
​
Follow Meredith on Instagram: instagram.com/meredithszturmphoto
& on Twitter: twitter.com/meredithszturm
also check out her online portfolio: meredithszturm.format.com

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2018 20:44:00 +0000 manicpodcasting@gmail.com (Manic Podcasting) https://linktr.ee/manicpodcasting For this episode, I met up with one of my best friends and one of the best photographers I know, Meredith Szturm! We talk about her successes, struggles, passions, and plans for the future. Meredith also leaves us with some fantastic advice for aspiring photographers. We also throw a bit of shade on the music scene, but you'll have to listen to find out.
​
Follow Meredith on Instagram: instagram.com/meredithszturmphoto
& on Twitter: twitter.com/meredithszturm
also check out her online portfolio: meredithszturm.format.com

]]> Stay Focused Manic Podcasting 01:10:52 Meredith Szturm and I talk about her experience as a photographer, her dreams and aspirations and what's in store for her future! Meredith Szturm and I talk about her experience as a photographer, her dreams and aspirations and what's in store for her future! music industry, astod, meredith szturm, photography, music, manic podcasting, music photography true full 3