



Inside Schizophrenia Podcast

Inside Schizophrenia is a long-form monthly podcast by people with mental illness for people with mental illness. Each episode looks at life through the unique lens of people living schizophrenia and psychosis. New episodes once a month on your favorite podcast player or by visiting psychcentral.com/is.

Unlike our other podcasts, Inside Schizophrenia engages the listener over the course of 50 to 60 minutes. Each episode features a conversation between Rachel and Gabe about schizophrenia, and an interview with someone with lived experience with schizophrenia, a family member or caregiver, a first responder, or an expert in schizophrenia to help us understand schizophrenia in a more meaningful way.

The podcast is hosted by Rachel Star Withers with Gabe Howard. Learn more about them here.

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Episodes of Inside Schizophrenia

Inside Schizophrenia: Love, Dating, and Marriage with Schizophrenia

Can people with schizophrenia fall in love? Can they date or even get married? In today's episode, host Rachel Star Withers (a woman who lives with schizophrenia) and co-host Gabe Howard review their own past romantic experiences.



They also interview Andrew and Stephanie Downing, authors of Marriage and Schizophrenia: Eyes on the Prize. Listen to learn about their incredible journey of overcoming schizophrenia and building a healthy, rewarding, and happy marriage.

About the Guests



Andrew was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of eighteen. One year later he was engaged to Stephanie. After two more years, they were married. Schizophrenia and mental illness in general have been the main obstacles in their fourteen-year partnership. Their marriage has been transformed by the healing power of Christ. They live and work in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and have two wonderful children, Ella and James. Glorifying Christ in all they do is their goal. They strive to make Him the center of their personal lives, marriage, and family.

Marriage and Schizophrenia: Eyes on the Prize Amazon Link



(https://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Schizophrenia-Andrew-Stephanie-Downing/dp/151276485X)



www.andrewdowningmusic.com



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Inside Schizophrenia: Impact of Schizophrenia in Minority Communities Rates of psychosis are more strongly influenced by ethnicity and socioeconomic status than any other mental health condition. In this episode of Inside Schizophrenia host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard discuss...

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Inside Schizophrenia: The Role Nurses Play in Schizophrenia Treatment Some of the professionals that work most with helping people with schizophrenia are nurses. There are so many types with different skill sets. Host Rachel Star Withers and Co-host Gabe Howards learn who these often overlooked...

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Inside Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia in Men Men and women experience schizophrenia differently; from the age of onset to symptoms and how society treats those with mental disorders.

Schizophrenic, Rachel Star Withers and co-host Gabe Howard continue the discussion of the differences from the last episode but change the focus to men.

Jason Jepson, an author who has schizophrenia joins for a man’s perspective and Dr. Hayden Finch returns to explain the clinical side of the issues.



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Inside Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia in Women Often we don't really consider gender dynamics in treatment or medication. A lot of medications are only tested on men because of the risk of pregnancy, etc. This means there are whole drugs that have made it to market that may not have ever been tested with women. Schizophrenia affects women in many different ways than men.





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Inside Schizophrenia: Comorbidity with Schizophrenia Comorbidity is the presence of one or more additional conditions co-occurring with a primary condition. In this episode, host schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers with her cohost Gabe Howard will be discussing comorbidity with schizophrenia. Comorbidity is...

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Inside Schizophrenia: Treatment Strategies for Schizophrenia Medication, Therapy, Hospitalization, Electroconvulsive Therapy- what are the treatment strategies for schizophrenia? How do you convince someone they need help? What if someone refuses treatment?

Schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers with co-host Gabe Howard...

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Inside Schizophrenia: Psychosis in Schizophrenia What exactly is psychosis? What happens in the brain of a person with schizophrenia who is hallucinating?

Schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers shares her personal hallucinations and delusions and Dr. Joseph Goldberg, who specializes in researching what goes on in the brain when someone is experiencing psychosis, joins to break down how the brain functions during psychotic episodes.

Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard delve into these intense subjects in this episode of Inside Schizophrenia.



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Inside Schizophrenia: Motivation in Schizophrenia ﻿

The word "schizophrenia" tends to conjure ideas of dramatic imagery: hallucinations, delusions, insane asylums in the general public's mind. Most people don't think of the boring parts that consume many with schizophrenia, like lacking the motivation to get out of bed, to make friends...

Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard discuss avolition and ways to help motivate loved ones in this episode of Inside Schizophrenia. Family Counselor Ms. Breen joins to share ways to sort through dilemmas. And Rachel does an experiment on her own to address her lack of motivation in being social.







Inside Schizophrenia: Working With Schizophrenia Everyone complains about work. Having to go to work every day, working too much, not getting paid enough- working can be challenging for so many reasons. Today's episode focuses on working while having schizophrenia.



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Inside Schizophrenia: Childhood Schizophrenia ﻿

In this episode of Inside Schizophrenia, our hosts tackle the topic of early onset – or childhood – schizophrenia. Host Rachel Star discusses her personal experiences with schizophrenia symptoms as an adolescent and Dr. Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich from Harvard Medical School discusses some of the latest research. Listen in now!



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