
Going Mental with Eileen Kelly
GOING MENTAL was born out of host Eileen Kelly’s desire to reckon with the shame she felt around her mental health journey. Despite early career success, internal struggles and a crippling personality disorder drove Eileen to leave her exciting New York City life behind and seek treatment at McLean — one of the oldest mental hospitals in the country. After five months and some serious self-discovery, she returned to the outside world looking for a way to disseminate what she'd learned in treatment and connect to others with similar experiences.
Each week, along with personal stories from Eileen, she interviews some of today’s most compelling media figures, artists, authors, and celebrities about their own mental health journeys, along with a range of experts who provide information and support around various mental conditions.
New episodes releasing every Thursday.
Latest episodes

Feb 22, 2024 • 1h 5min
Pimple Patches & Morning After Pills with Starface Founder Julie Schott
Julie Schott is a former beauty editor turned entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Starface, FutureWise, Julie, and Blip. In 2019, she launched Starface, redefining pimple patches as a fashion statement. Her new ventures, Julie and Blip, address taboo markets, focusing on emergency contraceptives and smoking cessation. All her brands share a fun, young, and exciting branding approach, bringing freshness to neglected spaces. Julie discusses starting her brands, how she manages her time and mental health while building four separate companies, pressures in entrepreneurship, and believing in your own ideas. You can follow @julie_schott on Instagram and check out her brands @starface @julie @futurewise and @blipworld. For exclusive bonus episodes please visit: patreon.com/goingmental Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com

Feb 15, 2024 • 1h 5min
Boyfriends, Break Ups, And Exes, Oh My
In her first episode back, Eileen reveals her current relationship status, how she navigates on and off relationships, and manages her mental health when her exes move on. She discusses Instagram stalking, getting back with exes, the reason for her podcast break, and the real motive behind her move to LA. This episode is a sneak peek of what's to come in the new season of Going Mental. For exclusive bonus episodes please visit: patreon.com/goingmental Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com

Jun 22, 2023 • 1h 5min
Eileen Is Alive: Summer Life Update (Solo)
Eileen discusses her recent podcast hiatus, updates on her love life, a project in LA that is overwhelming her, summer plans, and how she maintains her mental health when stressed out. Episode ends with a guided meditation. She is also bringing her Patreon back for exclusive content: patreon.com/goingmental Show links: Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @killerandasweetthang on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com

May 18, 2023 • 1h 1min
Surviving Female Genital Mutilation with Shamsa Araweelo
Trigger warning: Severe physical and emotional trauma. Shamsa Araweelo grew up in Somalia, where when she was only 6 years old, she was taken by family to be cut. Today, she opens up to Eileen about her experience suffering from female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is often carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15 as a way to suppress sexuality and ensure virginity. According to the United Nations, an estimated 200 million women and girls worldwide have undergone some form of FGM. Shamsa now resides in the UK and shares her experience to raise awareness and funds for those who are victims of FGM. She and Eileen discuss her heartbreaking story, how she refuses to be defined by it, why FGM occurs, how we can stop it, and more. Show links: Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @killerandasweetthang on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com

May 11, 2023 • 1h 6min
Food Freedom with Dietitian Mallory Page
Mallory Page is a registered dietitian in Austin, Texas. She has worked in the athletic departments at the University of Arizona and University of Oklahoma — currently, she runs a private practice and hosts her own podcast, Seems Like Diet Culture. She and Eileen discuss the ins and outs of disordered eating as a mental illness, how it can be easily masked, treatment options, and more. Show links: Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @killerandasweetthang on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com

May 4, 2023 • 1h 7min
UTI 101 with Urologist Dr. Angelish Kumar
Dr. Angelish Kumar, a urologist, discusses UTIs, their prevention, treatment, and their relation to physical and mental health. Topics include recurrent UTIs, post-coital antibiotics, medication in the bladder, ketamine usage, bladder cancer, and preventing UTIs in young women.

Apr 27, 2023 • 41min
Jeffree Star Is Healing: Trauma and a Problematic Past (Part 2)
This is the second episode in a two-part series. Jeffree Star is a YouTuber, makeup artist, and the founder of Jeffree Star Cosmetics. He first gained notoriety on MySpace as the most-followed person on the platform. He is one of YouTube's most famous beauty influencers with over 15 million subscribers and over 2 billion views. Since then, he’s been involved in dozens of controversies — and accused of racism and bullying. Jeffree and Eileen discuss his problematic past, his traumatic upbringing including his parent's addictions, his father's suicide, therapy, and leaving LA for a yak ranch in Wyoming. Show links: Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @killerandasweetthang on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com

Apr 20, 2023 • 56min
Jeffree Star Is Healing: Trauma and a Problematic Past (Part 1)
Jeffree Star is a YouTuber, makeup artist, and the founder of Jeffree Star Cosmetics. He first gained notoriety on MySpace as the most-followed person on the platform. He is one of YouTube's most famous beauty influencers with over 15 million subscribers and over 2 billion views. Since then, he’s been involved in dozens of controversies — and accused of racism and bullying. Jeffree and Eileen discuss his problematic past, his traumatic upbringing including his parent's addictions, his father's suicide, therapy, and leaving LA for a yak ranch in Wyoming. Show links: Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @killerandasweetthang on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com

Mar 30, 2023 • 1h 21min
DBT Explained with Dr. Maddy Ellberger
Dr. Ellberger specializes in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She is a professor at Columbia University and runs her own private practice, Downtown Behavioral Wellness, in New York City. Today, she and Eileen piggyback off of last week's episode discussing Eileen’s BPD diagnosis for a deep dive into all things treatment, from DBT-specific skills, learning to name and control your emotions, utilizing DBT while navigating the dating landscape, and deciding what form of therapy is right for you. Check Out squarespace.com/goingmental for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: GOINGMENTAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Go to HelloFresh.com/mental60 and use code mental60 for 60% off plus free shipping! Show links: Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @killerandasweetthang on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com Produced by Dear Media.

Mar 23, 2023 • 1h 1min
Eileen’s Diagnosis: (Solo)
~Trigger Warning: Suicide Talk~ On today’s episode, Eileen opens up about her own mental health journey. She walks us through her borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis and the wild goose chase she went on to get it — beginning with her life pre-diagnosis and her misinterpretation of her own symptoms. Later, she discusses the BPD diagnosis itself, the relief she felt after getting it, the treatment she received, and what it means that she no longer meets criteria for the disorder. Right now for my listeners, if you go to HelloFresh.com/mental60 and use code mental60 you'll receive 60% off your HelloFresh order, plus free shipping! Show links: Follow @eileen on Instagram Follow @killerandasweetthang on Instagram Follow @eileeninparis on TikTok More information at: Goingmental.com Produced by Dear Media.
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