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Voices for Voices®

Founder of Voices for Voices®, Justin Alan Hayes

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67:44

She Carried the Shame for 30 Years | Now Ellen's...

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2026/04/23

She Carried the Shame for 30 Years | Now Ellen's Demanding Justice | Episode 490 Silence protects offenders, not survivors, and Ellen is finished staying quiet. She joins us to share what happened when she was raped at 14, how blame and disbelief followed her for decades, and why speaking up now feels like a form of protection for the next person in line. We talk honestly about what it’s like to carry trauma in your body, live with PTSD triggers, and rebuild after addiction, depression, and y...

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The Grass Got Cut And So Did My Stress | Episode 489

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2026/04/22

The Grass Got Cut And So Did My Stress | Episode 489 Some days, the biggest mental health breakthrough is finishing a basic chore. Justin Alan Hayes shares a raw “days in the life” update that starts with the mission behind Voices for Voices and ends with a surprisingly powerful story about mowing the lawn while living with ongoing mental challenges. We talk through what it takes to keep a mental health nonprofit moving, including how you can support the work, where to find resources on voic...

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30:30

Flashbacks During Spring Chores? Here's What's...

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2026/04/20

Flashbacks During Spring Chores? Here's What's Actually Happening | Episode 488 A messy yard can be more than a weekend chore. Sometimes it’s a trigger, a mirror, and a mental health workout all at once. Justin Alan Hayes shares what happened when spring weather turned his hilltop lawn into a tall, waterlogged project and why the first mow of the year brought back anxiety, perfectionism, and memories from an earlier life. We talk about the pressure to keep up with neighbors, the obsession ov...

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35:25

Safe Enough to Dream | Safe Enough to Build | Episode...

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2026/04/19

Safe Enough to Dream | Safe Enough to Build | Episode 487 If you’ve ever felt torn between “do more” and “I’m running on empty,” this one is for you. I’m Justin Alan Hayes, and I’m sharing what it looks like to build Voices for Voices while protecting mental health, managing stress, and refusing to let burnout decide the pace. The goal is big, but the strategy stays human: community, consistency, and self-care that actually works. We get real about the everyday stuff that shapes our nervous ...

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37:27

When You're Waiting for Bad News | How to Show Up for...

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2026/04/19

When You're Waiting for Bad News | How to Show Up for Yourself | Episode 486 Some days don’t just feel “busy” or “off” they feel heavier in your body and louder in your mind. We talk honestly about why certain days of the week can trigger stress and anxiety, from the Sunday scaries and workplace burnout to that sinking feeling when you know a tough appointment is coming. If you’ve ever felt your brain bracing for Monday, a deadline, or a manager dropping three more tasks on your desk, you’ll ...

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Why a Puppy's Medication Sent Me Back to the Worst...

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2026/04/17

Why a Puppy's Medication Sent Me Back to the Worst Day | Episode 485 A syringe shouldn’t be able to time-travel, but sometimes it does. I’m connecting a few moments that still live in my nervous system: my grandma’s declining health, her move through care facilities, the day she kept saying “we need to get out of here,” and the shock of being asked to hold her still while staff gave her a shot. It’s a raw look at how caregiving, elder care, and grief can create trauma triggers that don’t fade...

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40:11

Sexual Assault Awareness Needs Real Action, Not Just...

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2026/04/16

Sexual Assault Awareness Needs Real Action, Not Just Promises | Episode 484 We’ve got a lot of “special days” on the calendar, but I keep coming back to one question: why do we wait for a date to care? I walk through a handful of April awareness days and holidays and use them as a mirror for how we live the other 364 days, from health and family to the environment and the way we treat one another when no one is watching. That includes a frank look at Easter and how easily meaning gets buried...

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35:33

Novocaine Brain And The Accidental Kardashian Vibe |...

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2026/04/15

Novocaine Brain And The Accidental Kardashian Vibe | Episode 483 A cracked filling doesn’t sound like a big story until you’ve lived through the years that lead up to it. I’m Justin, and I’m talking candidly about what happens when mental health and major depression knock out your routines, including brushing, dental cleanings, and basic maintenance. When I finally got back into the dentist chair after that “mental health valley,” the bill wasn’t just money, it was reality: fillings, crowns, ...

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23:31

When Technology Gives Disabled Artists a Real Voice |...

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2026/04/11

When Technology Gives Disabled Artists a Real Voice | Episode 482 A commercial stopped me in my tracks: a young girl onstage making music with her eyes. Not metaphorically, literally. That moment sent me straight back to my experience with a special needs orchestra where musicians use iPads and GarageBand to play songs with confidence, structure, and joy. It also reminded me why Voices for Voices exists in the first place: “having a voice” is not limited to spoken words, and access to express...

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71:07

How Folklore Becomes A Shared Universe For Every...

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2026/04/11

How Folklore Becomes A Shared Universe For Every Community | Episode 481 Your hometown has lore. Someone saw something. Someone swears it happened. And most of the time, those stories stay trapped inside a diner booth, a school hallway, or a local police report. We want to pull them into the light and build something bigger than another random monster tale. We’re joined by David Solomon, CEO and founder of Mythical Creatures Around the World, to share the blueprint for a shared universe buil...

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53:24

The Gap Between What Companies Promise and What They...

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2026/04/10

The Gap Between What Companies Promise and What They Do | Episode 480 A “we care about mental health” slogan is easy to print. Living it as a workplace policy is the hard part. I’m Justin Alan Hayes, and I’m getting real about how expectations, judgment, and chaotic work culture can pile up into stress and anxiety that follows you home. If you’ve ever felt like you’re failing when the system is actually broken, you’re not alone. I walk through what it looks like when onboarding falls apart: ...

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36:16

My Mom Saved Me At That Funeral | Episode 479

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2026/04/09

My Mom Saved Me At That Funeral | Episode 479 A funeral can be a strange kind of trigger, even when you think you’re prepared. I share what it felt like to walk into a service with my anxiety running high, why grief-heavy spaces are hard for me, and one simple choice that made it more manageable: I didn’t go alone. If you deal with stress, panic, or emotional overload, this conversation offers something practical and human, not polished advice from a distance. That day also brought me back i...

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30:11

The Song That Broke Open Everything At This Funeral |...

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2026/04/08

The Song That Broke Open Everything At This Funeral | Episode 478 A funeral can make everything else feel quieter and somehow sharper at the same time. We start with gratitude for the Voices for Voices community and the mission to reach and help billions, then the day takes a turn into something more personal: showing up for family, sitting in a Catholic Mass, and letting grief do what it does. What stayed with us most was the way a life got honored through meaning, not perfection. The urn w...

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30:03

Diagnosed With Autism in My 30s | Why People Doubted...

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2026/04/07

Diagnosed With Autism in My 30s | Why People Doubted Me | Episode 477 Some people hear “loud concert” and think inconvenience. I hear it and think sensory overload, the kind that can flood your body with too much sound, too much light, and too much motion all at once. For Autism Awareness Month, I’m getting personal about being diagnosed on the autism spectrum in my thirties, what that clarified for me, and why so many autism and mental health challenges stay hidden in plain sight. We talk a...

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Fear of Being Forgotten When Nobody Comes | Episode 476

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2026/04/07

Fear of Being Forgotten When Nobody Comes | Episode 476 A quiet cemetery can say more than you expect. After Easter weekend, I drive to visit my dad’s grave and I find myself sitting in the car, trying to gather my thoughts before stepping out. The grief is real, but what hits me next surprises me even more: I look around and see so many headstones with nothing on them. No flowers. No flags. No small sign that someone stopped by. And my mind goes straight to the mental health questions we don...

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55:53

Challenge Your Limits or Stay Stuck in Them | Episode...

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2026/04/04

Challenge Your Limits or Stay Stuck in Them | Episode 475 What if the biggest thing holding you back is not effort, luck, or timing, but the number you quietly decided you deserve? We get honest about limits, the sneaky kind that live in everyday expectations and turn into a ceiling for confidence, mental health, and momentum. We start with real life: gratitude for the community behind Voices for Voices, why sharing the show matters, and how the nonprofit mission stays alive through listener...

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45:13

Artemis II And The Question Every Dreamer Must Answer...

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2026/04/04

Artemis II And The Question Every Dreamer Must Answer | Episode 474 A Moon launch has a way of making you feel like a kid again and also forcing you to face what you are actually afraid of. I’m watching Artemis II lift off and suddenly I’m back in that old dream of wanting to be an astronaut, back in the reality of what space training costs, and back in the bigger question: what do we do when something we love collides with fear, anxiety, or the limits of our own bodies? We talk through what...

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30:08

You Don't Have to Forget to Forgive | Reclaiming Your...

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2026/04/02

You Don't Have to Forget to Forgive | Reclaiming Your Boundaries | Episode 473 Forgiveness is supposed to bring peace, but what happens when “moving on” starts to feel like erasing yourself? Justin Alan Hayes takes a straight, human approach to one of the most loaded phrases we hear in mental health conversations: forgive and forget. We unpack why forgiving can be a real act of strength while forgetting can feel impossible or even unsafe, especially when the original words or actions created ...

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44:04

Gloomy Days Hit Different When You're Depressed |...

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2026/04/01

Gloomy Days Hit Different When You're Depressed | Episode 472 A gloomy morning can feel like a weighted blanket you never asked for and no amount of “just get up” advice touches it. Justin Alan Hayes gets real about what it’s like to wake up on an overcast, rainy day with depression and seasonal affective disorder, when your body moves slower, your mind needs more time, and the world still expects the same pace. He shares a laugh-out-loud moment of being attacked by an energetic dog while try...

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39:53

More People Die as You Get Older: Facing That Reality...

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2026/03/31

More People Die as You Get Older: Facing That Reality | Episode 471 Death does not wait for a “good time,” and grief does not follow a script. I sit down and speak plainly about what it feels like when more people start passing away as you get older, how losing a parent stays with you, and why those emotions can turn into real mental health challenges. If you are navigating bereavement, trauma, depression, anxiety, or addiction recovery, I want you to hear one clear message: you are not alone...

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