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PODCAST

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

Christina & Lauren

Through the art of candid conversation and with the help of their community, cohosts Christina and Lauren tackle heavy topics with a blend of empathy, insight, and humor. We hope you"ll join the conversation! picklesandvodka.substack.com

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All Episodes

46:22

#218 A Good Death feat. Anonymous

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2025/11/04

On this episode, we’re joined by a longtime internet friend to talk about assisted dying for mental illness. Topics include the government definitions of “chronic” and “incurable”, psychiatry as a broken industry, LEGO funerals, and what our favorite cheeses say about our worth as friends. This is a sensitive one, so take care of yourselves.The quiz we took: Everyone Loves A Good Charcuterie Board, Right? Build Your Own And See What Type Of Friend You AreThoughts on the episode? Here’s how to join

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44:51

#217 Sorry, Sweet Jesus feat. Caroline Jumper

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2025/10/28

Christina’s sister joins the podcast to process their disability hearing. Tangents range from childhood rituals and Martin Short impersonations to secret Facebook accounts and creepy music we used to fall asleep to. Enjoy!Thoughts on the episode? Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube:

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60:53

#216 Unearthing Ancient Memories feat. Syd Wachs

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2025/10/21

Six years after recording episode 11 in 2019, I catch up with my friend Syd, an Alabama-Christian-homeschooler-turned-queer-Kiwi-weirdo. We talk about coming out as nonbinary, surviving an abusive relationship, the ripple effects of religious trauma, and ways we were cringe in the past (but sooo aren’t anymore). Tangents include Homeschoolblogger.com, New Zealand, and anesthesia. Enjoy!You can follow Syd on Instagram @houseghostcreative.Thoughts on the episode? Here’s how to join the conversation:*

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43:51

#215 Glass Children and Tortured Artists

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2025/10/14

Lauren shares a phenomenon that takes us both by surprise. Side topics include haggling with your therapist, feeling forgotten, depending on pain to make art, and Intervention (the show). Enjoy!We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube:

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41:14

#214 Imperfect People

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2025/10/07

Topics for this week include trauma comparisons, self-censorship, dubious growth, and mad libs. Enjoy?We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube: youtube.com/@picklesandvodkapodcast* Follow our Instagram for poll alerts: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Join our Facebook group:

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37:49

#213 Depression Confessions

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2025/09/30

We hit our rock bottom as podcasters on this episode. Topics include asking parents for money in your 30s, self-care as a performance, and a palette destroyer. You’ve been warned.We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube: youtube.com/@picklesandvodkapodcast* Follow our

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40:29

#212 You Can't Recover If You're Dead

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2025/09/23

We return from an unplanned break and catch each other up on the chaos that is the world right now. Topics include traumatic dreams, body neutrality, crackdowns on harm reduction, and an unexpected houseguest. Enjoy!References:* SAMHSA's response to new executive orderWe’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode:

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33:02

#211 Avoiding Retraumatization

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2025/09/09

We respond to a voice message left by a concerned listener. Tangents include retraumatization, rock bottom, and a new roommate. Enjoy!The quiz we took: I Can Guess Your Exact Birthday By Which Of These Polarizing Foods You LikeWe’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube:

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43:08

#210 Our Brains Do What They Do

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2025/09/02

We’re back with more updates, trauma, and dark humor! Lauren shares a startling new development in her dog saga, Christina laments a bout of relocation depression, and we take a quiz. Tangents include ADHD-friendly jobs, library cards, and Michigan. Enjoy!The quiz we took: What Should You Major In At College?Books we referenced:* Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo* American War by Omar El AkkadWe’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at

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33:22

#209 Update Corner

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2025/08/19

As the title suggests, we wanted to make an episode where we share what’s been going on in our lives. Topics include onions, a new mascot, moving, and death. Enjoy!We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube: youtube.com/@picklesandvodkapodcast* Follow our Instagram for

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47:19

#208 Have You Ever Been Betrayed?

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2025/07/29

We share listener responses to the questions “Have you ever been betrayed? Have you ever betrayed yourself?” Unsurprisingly, we spend most of the episode talking about childhood shame and religious trauma. Enjoy!We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube:

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21:20

#207 Stressed, Depressed, and a Mess

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2025/07/15

We pop in for a brief moment to announce upcoming changes to the podcast. Tangents include Chiweenies and a goth skate party. Enjoy!We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube: youtube.com/@picklesandvodkapodcast* Follow our Instagram for poll alerts:

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51:50

#206 When Hens Come Home to Roost feat. BETRAYAL

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2025/07/10

Lauren presents Christina with a series of questions that make everyone spiral. Topics include backstabbing besties, roommates gone wrong, getting ghosted, when your family thinks you’ve betrayed them, and feeling like a traitor in your body. Enjoy!Poll due 7/25: How have you experienced betrayal? how have you betrayed yourself? How do you respond?We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free

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44:48

#205 How Does Unhappiness Serve You?

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2025/07/01

We share listener responses to the question “How does unhappiness serve you?” Along the way, Christina reveals a disturbing new development and Lauren continues to face a painful predicament. Luckily our listeners lift the mood and we’re (almost) able to laugh about it. Enjoy?We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode:

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49:07

#204 Your Excitement Is Embarrassing feat. CYNICISM

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2025/06/19

What do religion, politics, and relationships have in common? Could it be that they make us lose our faith in humanity? On today’s episode, we talk about the differences between cynicism and pessimism, debate the merit of doubt, and find shreds of delight from a surprising source. Enjoy!Next poll: How does unhappiness serve you? (DUE 6/20)We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles

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40:03

#203 When Plans Go Awry...Again

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2025/06/10

We had a plan for this episode, but the universe had another idea. Listen to us talk about pride, withdrawals, hospitalizations, gender, and slugs. Content warning for us being idiots. Enjoy!Current poll: How does unhappiness serve you? (DUE 6/20)We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Watch on YouTube: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Follow our

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50:56

#202 Riding It Out feat. HAPPINESS

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2025/06/03

After a week off, we share the latest chaos in our lives before Lauren takes us on a pursuit of…well, you know. Topics include contentment vs. happiness, feelings we confuse for happiness, why we need to be unhappy sometimes, and what’s bringing us joy these days. We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Watch on YouTube:

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47:54

#201 Well Darlin', I Sure Do Disagree feat. Adeline

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2025/05/20

We are once again joined by our friend Adeline, who challenges us to a game of increasingly vulnerable questions. Along the way, we discuss life transitions, accountability, and practice how to say no. Enjoy!The game we played was the Friendship Edition of We’re Not Really Strangers. They aren’t a paid sponsor, we just love an excuse to make one another uncomfortable.We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka*

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54:33

#200 Pickles, Peaches, and Hobgoblins

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2025/05/14

We are joined by friends and past guests Adie and j’naii to celebrate Pickles and Vodka’s 200th episode! Topics include airport anxiety, setting unpleasant boundaries, being vulnerable on the internet, and the gift of online friendships. Plus, we share listener voicemails, eat biscuits from across the pond, and receive the best gift we’ve ever gotten on this show. Enjoy!We’d love to hear from you! Here’s how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka*

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56:22

#199 Do You Find Mental Health Diagnoses Helpful or...

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2025/05/06

We share listener responses to the question “Do you find mental health diagnoses helpful or hurtful?” Topics include flashbacks, stigma, accountability, and trendy soda. Enjoy!See below for ways you can join the next conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Watch on YouTube: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Follow our Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Join our Facebook group: Pickles and Vodka: a

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