PODCASTS
The I’m Good Podcast is a bi-weekly pod, hosted by Jay Gillespie and Shawn Ruiz. Jay first encountered Shawn at an open mic, and immediately started talking about the love of the craft of joke telling. The next topic, however, was one that bonded them. That was their shared struggles with severe depression. Jay and Shawn met each other in a rebuilding period from some very low points concerning their mental health, and have watched, and encouraged each other to regain happiness and balance in their lives. Soon the weekly meetings at The Comedy Mic turned into a small circle that grew a little more every week. Guys who just needed a space to talk, it became more important than the comedy that came before.
“We should do a Men’s mental health podcast, for others like us”, was a phrase Jay uttered to Shawn that first night that they met, and now here it is. Jay and Shawn offer this podcast for everyone, but have a major theme of giving men a learning place, and a way to grow their emotional vocabulary, brought to you by guys who have been there. When men are asked how they’re feeling the answer is usually, “ I’m Good”, and that is seldom the case. A lot of times men won’t feel the space is one where it's safe to share, or have the words to be able to properly express their struggle. Being able to inventory, and accurately express your emotions is hard, and while Jay and Shawn are not professionals, they are passionate about creating a healing community, one listener at a time. Trying to share the information they learned on the road from I’m Good, to I’m actually Good.
