Pickles and Vodka
A mental health podcast where we discuss heavy topics with a blend of insight, empathy, and humor
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- Sep 29, 2026
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#257 How to Stop Worshipping the Suffering feat. Kye Plant (opens the original)
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It’s a great day when a former guest comes out of hiding, and today is that day! Kye Plant is an interdisciplinary artist and former podcaster who talks about why he ended his show and what he’s been doing since. Tangents include gratitude (yuck), needing pain to make art, struggling with extremes, rollerblading, and balancing our past and present selves. Enjoy!Kye’s podcast, Feelin Weird, is no longer streaming (RIP), but you can still listen to it on Patreon!References:Kye’s original 2021 epis
#256 Emotional Diuretics feat. j’naii (opens the original)
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Friend of the pod j’naii is out of treatment and back in the guest chair to talk about ways the system is intentionally confusing, the difficulties of receiving a diagnosis, resisting rest due to guilt, and a surprising moment in therapy. Plus, we take you through a breakdown-based guided meditation and Chris issues a MAJOR correction. 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!
#255 Full Send feat. Caroline Jumper (opens the original)
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Stuck in a funk? Decision paralysis got you down? Have we got the philosophy for you. Tangents include weird things we imagined as kids, Smooth Move, our 1-year anniversary of living together, things we survived to get here, and what “full send” means to us. Enjoy!Thoughts on the episode? Here’s how to join the conversation:Leave us a voice message at w… Read more
Announcement: We Made a Listener Survey! (opens the original)
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Hello friends! After 8 years of doing the show, we realized that we’ve never taken a survey of our listeners and their feedback. Since Lauren is taking a few weeks off, we figured now would be the perfect time to take a pulse.Answers are completely anonymous and are for the sole purpose of helping us make the show better and expand our community. All in all, it should take 2-5 minutes to complete.Click the link below to be taken to the survey. We appreciate you all!!Take the 2026 Pickles and Vod
Take the 2026 Listener Survey! (opens the original)
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Hello friends! Welcome to Pickles and Vodka, the mental health podcast that is sometimes a newsletter.After 8 years of doing the show, we realized that we’ve never taken a survey of our listeners and their feedback. Since Lauren is taking a few weeks off, we figured now would be the perfect time to take a pulse.There are 7 questions, 5 of which are required and multiple choice. Answers are completely anonymous and are for the sole purpose of helping us make the show better and expand our communi
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