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This episode is all about survival, and in it I talk about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, derealization, and taking vitamin supplements to help get you back on the road to recovery. Read this guide to vitamins and depression, then print it out and take it to the store with you. If you're curious as to what I take, it's Deva Prenatal Vitamins. They are vegan, they contain a minimum of the B vitamins that are important for mood health, and they have iron (since I tend to get anemic). If you're an omnivore or your iron levels are sufficient, you're better off with an iron-free supplement like this one.

Just for the fun of it, here's a cheapie concert video of Jarvis Cocker performing the title song. I <3 Jarvy...the man's got moves.
Oh yes, and the extra music is "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley Poet and a Prophet.

Just a note: I'm working on a new show! My job has quieted down and now that I have weekends again, I've already got loads of new material. Keep your ears open!

I found out today that I will be working extra hours at my day job for a little while, and because I am also trying to make progress in other areas of my life, I think it's time to put this podcast to rest for a while. I know that many of you have gotten a lot out of it, and I had hoped to do at least one more episode, but I am going to be having a hard enough time feeding myself and doing housework (I try to keep a clean house; it's one of the ways I stay sane). I hope to talk to you all again soon!

The marvelous Kevin Barnes from of Montreal, who unwittingly provided the music for this episode!

I'm back, friends, with a whole lot of "ums" and a great show, featuring a review of the book Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression, edited by Nell Casey, who contributes an essay in the book along with her sister Maud. Also quite enthusiastically talked about: the album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? by of Montreal. Here is an interview from VenusZine with Kevin Barnes discussing--enigmatically--his take on the album, and an article from Pitchfork entitled Please Mr. Pharmacist, which goes over more music for the medicated.

YouTube won't let me embed it, but if you want to watch of Montreal in action, here is the video for Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse, the song about chemicals (the kind inside your head). Enjoy!

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