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Episode Synopsis
One of the most common complaints from high-performers? “I can’t turn off my brain.” So we turn to doomscrolling, alcohol and other substances. Tara Schuster used weed to cope — until she blacked out and left a terrifying voice message for her therapist. [Episode 26]
Tara is a former executive at Comedy Central (Key and Peele, David Spade) and 2x best-selling author.
This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or visit988lifeline.org
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REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz
Self Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness Using IFS, A Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy by Jay Earley
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Tara is a former executive at Comedy Central (Key and Peele, David Spade) and 2x best-selling author.
This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or visit988lifeline.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT TARA
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There
Glow in the F*cking Dark: Simple Practices to Heal Your Soul, from Someone Who Learned the Hard Way
Substack
REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz
Self Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness Using IFS, A Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy by Jay Earley
Affect labeling
JOIN OUR GROUP COACHING COHORTS:
Are you looking to ask deep, introspective and provocative questions about your own life (with Khe and likeminded peers)
Apply today
BECOME A RADREADER:
📩 Join 50,000+ ambitious professionals for our weekly essays on productivity, money and career.
🐦 Twitter
📸 Instagram
💼 LinkedIn
🌍 RadReads Blog
🎥 TikTok
Podcast art by Nate Kadlac, photography by Henry Thong
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