Beyond Introspection: A Podcast About Neurodivergence & Identity
Two 20-somethings talk about mental health, neurodivergence and how it impacts literally every aspect of our lives. A psychology major and a communications major jamming about how cool/weird brains are Personal experiences with therapy, medication, and diagnosis Chill talks about stimming And more!
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Episodes
31 episodes
Recovery: It's Beyond Relative
Pen and Harvey discuss recovery, including what it means, their own experiences, and what the roadmap can look like. Featuring: We have jobs (and it makes podcast recording hard to do); Harvey Is Forced To Define Recovery; Piano ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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51:44
Neurodivergent Pride
Harvey and Pen discuss what it means to be proud of neurodivergence, both on a personal and societal level. Also, it's the two-year anniversary of Beyond Introspection! Featuring: Podcast origin story; The different types of prid...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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38:27
Dating While Neurodivergent (Feat. Atlas Harveypartner)
Harvey, Pen, and a guest discuss the good, the bad, and the complicated when it comes to dating other neurodivergent people. Featuring: Special Musical Guest Cher; We're very sorry for using slang; Harvey has two hands and a polyc...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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58:58
Masking (ND & Mental Illness, Not Covid-19)
Harvey and Pen discuss what it's like to mask symptoms of mental illness and neurodivergence, why people do it, and possible benefits and drawbacks. Warning for some discussion of intense depression and references to self-harm.Featu...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:00:48
Navigating Conflict while Neurodivergent
Harvey and Pen discuss how neurodivergence impacts emotional communication through the lens of a recent issue they had. Feat.: Conflict doesn't have to be scary; Harvey and Pen care about each other!; In other news, neurodivergence changes how ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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58:44
Parent & Child Genetics (w/ Special Guest!) - Part 2
Harvey and Pen are joined by Pen's dad as they talk about genetics, nature vs. nurture, and the strange things you can pass on to your children. Part 2 of 2.Featuring: A variety pack of emotional issues you can pass to your kids;...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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32:17
Parent & Child Genetics (w/ Special Guest!) - Part 1
Harvey and Pen are joined by Pen's dad as they talk about genetics, nature vs. nurture, and the strange things you can pass on to your children. Part 1 of 2.[Timestamp note to skip direct discussion of classroom animal dissection...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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31:32
Intersectionality: Being a Neurodivergent College Student
Harvey and Pen talk about their experiences being neurodivergent college students, including the challenges, the hurt, and the occasional actual benefit.Featuring: Being a model student means being beyond your capacity basically always;...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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48:10
Intersectionality: Location, Location, Location
Harvey and Pen discuss the areas they grew up in, research on mental health in those places, and the availability of resources.Featuring: When I say small town, I mean small town; Mental health resources? In my rural area? It's...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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49:36
Intersectionality: Identity Overview
Harvey & Pen are back for Season 3! This time, the focus is on intersectionality. To set the stage, here's an overview of the identities Harvey & Pen hold and how they affect each other (broadly speaking).Featuring: Wow, it's be...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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46:30
BEYOND Two Hosts: DSM & Beyond - Part 2 (Feat. Demetrea Edwards)
Harvey and Pen are joined by Demetrea Edwards to talk about the DSM, including its uses, shortcomings, and how therapy and treatment look outside of it. The second of two parts.Featuring: The last couple minutes of Part 1; Therap...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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36:19
BEYOND Two Hosts: DSM & Beyond - Part 1 (Feat. Demetrea Edwards)
Harvey and Pen are joined by Demetrea Edwards to talk about the DSM, including its uses, shortcomings, and how therapy and treatment look outside of it. The first of two parts.Featuring: Welcome back Demetrea!; Thanks Wikipedia f...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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37:13
BEYOND Basics - Fake it 'Til You Make it
In this episode, Pen and Harvey discuss the "fake it 'til you make it" method of building confidence, including personal experience, how effective it is, what makes it happen in the brain, and the best ways to utilize it.Featuring: Sorr...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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49:48
BEYOND Basics - Anxiety
In this episode, Pen and Harvey talk about their respective anxiety disorders and how they (unsurprisingly) impact literally every aspect of their lives.Featuring: Anxiety Refresher Course; Pen's good at public speaking, but can't talk ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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49:39
BEYOND Basics - Gifted Kid Syndrome
In this episode, Harvey and Pen discuss Gifted Kid Syndrome and the effects of academic pressure and stress on children and teens - including how that stress continues to impact people throughout their lives.Featuring: We know we've sai...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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51:27
INTROSPECTION: Communication Theory
In this episode, Pen talks about communication theory and how it can explain common miscommunications between neurodivergent & neurotypical people. (Also, they just think it's neat.)Featuring: Aristotle's been dead for thousands of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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48:44
BEYOND Basics - Coping & Humor
Harvey and Pen discuss how mentally ill and neurodivergent people often turn to humor as a form of coping.Featuring: Mental health jokes: The good, the bad, and the unhealthy; What's "deviant" changes with context; The surprising releva...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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47:03
INTROSPECTION: Death & Grief
In this episode, Pen & Harvey discuss death, dying, grief, and how we might think about it differently.NOTE: This episode contains discussion about suicide, both our own experiences and more conceptually. If this may be triggerin...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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52:43
ADHD & BEing Misdiagnosed
Pen and Harvey discuss the high rate of misdiagnosis for people with ADHD, including likely reasons for it and common comorbid conditions. Note: Around the 38 minute mark, Harvey mentions & reclaims the r-slur. If that's som...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:41
BEYOND Basics - Autism
Harvey leads a discussion with Pen on autism, including core parts of what autism is, how autistic people interact with the world, and how the world chooses to interact with autistic folks.Featuring: The Wahoo! Moment of the We...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:03:53
BEYOND Basics - ADHD
Pen leads a discussion with Harvey on ADHD, including basic information, symptoms that aren't usually talked about, and their own personal experience.Featuring: Our favorite French listener; the 2 degrees of separation between you and A...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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46:53
BEYOND Exhaustion
Harvey and Pen discuss how tired they are and where that exhaustion comes from. Note:This episode discusses politics because they are, for better or for worse, an unavoidable part of that exhaustion.Featuring: Our self-care routines...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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43:30
Individual INTROSPECTION: The Chill Talks About Stimming
Pen and Harvey are separate hosts in this episode! Due to Pen's secondhand COVID exposure, they were not able to record in the same room for this one. Instead, this episode is split into two parts, where they both answer the same prompts about ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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45:01