Ginger Minj: Living with Chronic Depression

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matt look back on some of their favorite moments with the amazing drag queens that have appeared on the show. Alaska Thunderfuck opens up about the backlash she received after Drag Race, Peppermint talks about sex addiction and self-loathing, Trixie Mattel shares how she overcame a horrific childhood, Sherry Vine gets vulnerable about aging, and so much more. This is an episode you definitely don’t want to miss! https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec selects some of the most impactful and helpful Hot Messages from the show. Listen to what Jodi Sweetin, Jackie Beat, Joely Fisher, Tina Burner, Naomi Ekperigin, Johnny Sibily, Denali, Nikki Blonksy and others have to say about what has helped and inspired them to triumph over adversity and live with purpose, joy and peace. https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matthew re-air a heartfelt and hilarious conversation with a famous tv personality and author of Name Drop, Ross Mathews. This episode was recorded just after Ross’ mom passed away and Matt, Alec, and Ross talk about dealing with the loss of a loved one during the pandemic. Ross opens up about his special relationship with his mother, his coming out journey, letting himself grieve, and finding meaning in pain. Stay tuned for Ross’ story about how Matt LeBlanc was rude to him in public and then apologized to him 10 years later. https://www.instagram.com/helloross/ https://www.facebook.com/HelloRoss https://twitter.com/helloross https://www.cameo.com/helloross https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matthew address people-pleasing with Raven, the Emmy award-winning make-up artist and host of the new competition show Painted with Raven on Wow Presents Plus. Raven opens up about growing up in Victorville, California, falling in love with makeup and beauty, being the runner-up in Season Two of Drag Race, ending people-pleasing, getting rid of crazymakers and finding people worth an emotional investment. Listen in and you’ll feel inspired to find all the beauty in yourself and others! Interested in advertising on the show? Visit: https://www.advertisecast.com/AlecMapaHotMesswithMatthewDempsey https://www.instagram.com/itsravenhunty_/ https://twitter.com/ravenhunty?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matthew are excited to welcome the star of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12, Rock M Sakura. Rock shares with Alec and Matt her challenging childhood being raised by a mother who struggled with addiction. Rock shares why she left home at 15 and her journey to becoming a sex worker. The three have a candid and often hilarious conversation about learning to survive, dealing with shame, transactional sex, kink, and how we define our self-worth. https://twitter.com/rockmsakura https://www.youtube.com/c/RockMSakura https://www.instagram.com/rockmsakura https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matthew are excited to welcome childhood dancer from the Missy Elliott music videos, Disney Channel child actress and creator of Movement Genius, Alyson Stoner. Alyson opens up about the pressure of being a child actress and the resentment she felt, struggling with an eating disorder, her diagnosis of Alexithymia, and why she felt she needed to go to rehab. Alyson shares what she learned about the mind-body connection through her experiences and the tools and strategies she has developed and used to help her heal herself and continue to grow as an artist and person. Alyson has generously offered a free 30-day trial on Movement Genius plus her new e-book Mind-Body Movement to all Hot Mess listeners. Just use the code below to access! https://www.movementgenius.com/offers/oQSgLodB?coupon_code=HOTMESS https://m.facebook.com/alysonstoner/ https://twitter.com/alysonstoner https://www.instagram.com/alysonstoner/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBza-oDKEaRps26VQOHJ35g?app=desktop https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matthew express their gratitude to all of their listeners for tuning in each week and making Hot Mess such a success! They then re-air their first ever episode of Hot Mess with Alec’s former college classmate and Emmy-Award winning actress Kristen Johnston.  The real-life friends share Hollywood stories including the celebrities they replaced on “Ugly Betty” and how Kristen saved him from Madonna’s brother!  Kristen reveals how addiction turned into one of her greatest gifts.  She gets candid about her definition of addiction and how everyone faces their own struggles. Alec shares his personal recovery with sex and love addiction and Kristen reveals intimate details of hitting rock bottom, coming close to death and how she was able to come out on the other side!  https://twitter.com/thekjohnston https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts Stage 29 Podcasts Facebook  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matthew are thrilled to welcome Oscar-nominated child actress from The Good-bye Girl and author of Notes from the Underwire and The Year of Learning Dangerously, humorist Quinn Cummings to the show. Quinn opens up about why she decided to try Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and what she learned about herself from the experience. Alec, Matt and Quinn explore whether psychedelics can replace talk therapy, what happens when you make a decision to cut yourself off from feelings, and how to connect with real joy in your life. https://www.instagram.com/quinncummings/ https://www.facebook.com/10154762064190957 https://twitter.com/quinncy https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matthew are excited to welcome the star of 3 seasons of drag race and host of the podcast “Local Queen”, Ginger Minj. Ginger opens up about the chronic depression that has been with her for as long as she remembers. She reveals publicly for the first time, the trauma that was a part of her experience and how she has coped and moved forward in her life. Matt, Alec and Ginger talk about feeling out-of-control, being invalidated, the value of therapy, and lifelong healing. https://www.facebook.com/thegingerminj https://www.instagram.com/gingerminj/ https://www.tiktok.com/@thegingerminj https://www.youtube.com/c/gingermin https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsey Psychotherapist, Alec and Matthew are excited to welcome Oscar-nominated actress from Bullets Over Broadway, world-class poker player, and star of the new Chucky television show, Jennifer Tilly. Jennifer opens up about growing up in a dysfunctional family, how she started to play the airhead, and how her use of self-deprecating humor has both worked for her and been a disservice to her in her life. Alec and Matt share their own experiences of using humor as a defense, struggling with imposter syndrome and learning to tell the difference between what we feel and what the truth actually is. Stay tuned for Jennifer’s wild stories from her long career in show business and why as a queer icon, she says she often finds herself running from lesbians! https://twitter.com/jennifertilly https://www.instagram.com/jennifertilly/ https://www.instagram.com/alecmapa/ https://www.youtube.com/user/wapa710 https://twitter.com/alecmapa https://www.facebook.com/people/Alec-Mapa/100057653426944/ https://www.instagram.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.facebook.com/mjdempseypsych/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgOmfPKTaarlwGmgIWzOaQ https://twitter.com/MJDempseyPsych   http://stage29.tv/  https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts  https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts  https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices