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Crazy Together

Crazy Together

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If you’re sick and tired of listening to the negative talk track playing in your head, then why not listen to us instead? We are Marcus and Esme O’Kayvius (not our real names), a married, neurodivergent couple with a lot of experience managing our own mental health issues while raising a daughter and navigating the dystopic hellscape that is corporate America. Join us each week as we discuss trending mental health issues and explore how they impact our health and wellness. We’ll also examine the myths and misconceptions associated with mental health and what we can do about them. Visit our website: crazytogetherpod.comCopyright 2024 All rights reserved. Beziehungen Hygiene & gesundes Leben Seelische & Geistige Gesundheit Sozialwissenschaften Wissenschaft
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  • 150. Institutional Betrayal: The Science of Gettin’ Screwed Over

    150. Institutional Betrayal: The Science of Gettin’ Screwed Over
    Oct 22 2026
    Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences museum recently announced that after nearly 200 years of continuous operation, it was going to close its doors forever. Or rather, Drexel University, who assumed management responsibilities for the museum back in 2011, announced it would be closing the museum because, well, it just seems like nobody wants to go there anymore. This was very sad news in the O’Kayvious household. Both Marcus and Esme have fond memories of visiting the museum on field trips when they were kids. Esme also had the pleasure of staying in the museum overnight with her girl scout troop. It was a popular package the museum offered for many years that was both fun (there were plenty of activities and games) and vaguely disquieting (the taxidermied specimens watched you as you slept with their cold, black eyes). Marcus and Esme’s daughter is also a fan of the museum, having visited it at least once every year since she was 4 (not counting the COVID years). However, as the days and weeks passed, their sadness turned to confusion as details began to leak out from former employees and volunteers. Could it be that management decisions, may have contributed to the museum's financial difficulties? Their confusion then turned to frustration and bewilderment as community leaders and activists began to speculate that Drexel might be motivated by other factors, such how much money they might make by selling such a valuable piece of real estate. Eventually, the Okayvious clan just became downright angry. But at who? And for what reason specifically? It was hard to pin down. But they couldn’t shake the feeling that someone or something had betrayed their trust. And then they realized, hey, this phenomenon feels really familiar. Nowadays, it seems like any system people might have put their trust into in the past (e.g., our political system; the criminal justice system; our lousy, broken health care system, etc.) is willing to betray that trust whenever it suits their needs. Eventually it dawned on them that if a phenomenon really is so common and widespread, surely there must be a name for it. It turns out there is: it’s called Institutional Betrayal, and it might be one of the many factors contributing to the depression and anxiety epidemics in America. BUT! It doesn’t have to be. It turns out with a problem like this, naming the source of your distress can bring you closer to healing, and deciding whether you want to mourn what is lost, move on with your life, or fight back (non-violently). Marcus shares these lessons and more in this very special episode. Visit our website: crazytogetherpod.com Contact us: https://www.crazytogetherpod.com/contact Sources for this episode include: Federico, Laura. “The Heartbreak of Institutional Betrayal.” Psychology Today, 14 June 2025. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/identity-in-disruption/202506/the-heartbreak-of-institutional-betrayal Freyd, Jennifer J. “Institutional Betrayal Research Home Page.” University of Oregon, https://dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/institutionalbetrayal/ Freyd, Jennifer J.. “Center for Institutional Courage.” Center for Institutional Courage, https://www.institutionalcourage.org/ Smith, Carly Parnitzke, and Jennifer J. Freyd. “Institutional Betrayal.” American Psychologist, vol. 69, no. 6, 2014, pp. 575-584. DOI: 10.1037/a0037564. PDF hosted by the University of Oregon, https://dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles/sf2014.pdf “Institutional Betrayal Magnifies Post-Trauma Effects of Unwanted Sexual Activity.” University of Oregon News Archive, 8 Mar. 2013, https://pages.uoregon.edu/digital/uonews-archive/archive/news-release/2013/3/institutional-betrayal-magnifies-post-trauma-effects-unwanted-sexual-act.html DePrince, Anne P. “When a Trauma Is Also a Betrayal.” Psychology Today, 16 Nov. 2022, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/awareness-action/202211/when-trauma-is-also-betrayal Crimmins, Peter. “Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences Museum Is Closing.” WHYY, 1 Sept. 2026, https://whyy.org/articles/academy-natural-sciences-museum-drexel-closes/ Yu, Alan. “What Went Wrong at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences? Former Museum Staffers Point to Years of Missteps.” WHYY, 2 Oct. 2026, https://whyy.org/articles/academy-of-natural-sciences-closing-explainer/
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    55 Min.
  • 149. HYPERFOCUS BONUS: Self-Care, Psychopathy, and Halloween Preparations

    149. HYPERFOCUS BONUS: Self-Care, Psychopathy, and Halloween Preparations
    Oct 16 2026

    Esme’s back! And within the first few minutes of the episode, she confirms that: a) she’s doing what she needs to to take care of herself, b) Marcus is not a psychopath, and c) Canada’s worst export is the thistle weed which bears that proud country’s name.

    Marcus and Esme also discuss the amount of mental bandwidth required to make appropriate preparations for the Halloween season, and an upcoming intervention Esme has planned to help the family manage their interior space better. Marcus briefly muses upon the value of adding a neurotypical person to the household, but immediately disavows the idea, knowing that the three current neurodivergent members of the house would make that person’s life a living hell.

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    35 Min.
  • 143. HYPERFOCUS BONUS: Church for Broads and the Fate of Principled Irish Musicians

    143. HYPERFOCUS BONUS: Church for Broads and the Fate of Principled Irish Musicians
    Sep 25 2026

    Marcus and Esme make an effort to watch the same TV shows and movies together whenever possible. However, subject matter sometimes interferes and results in one of them begging out of the viewing experience. Case in point: Esme recently watched a program that Marcus noped out of in the first five minutes of the first episode once it became clear the tragic death of a young child was one of the key plot points. But Esme pressed on (with Marcus’ blessing, of course). She shares her impressions of a new classic British cop drama that, incidentally, is NOT about a church where one might go to pick up women (as its name implies).

    Marcus then shares his two cents on the recent controversy singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has made for himself, and salutes the integrity of the musicians who left his tour. In particular, Marcus calls out Aaron Rowe and the band Beoga –* two Irish acts with a lot more to lose than their American counterparts. He also provides some much needed context for listeners who might not know who Ed Sheeran or Macklemore are because they have managed to craft beautiful aesthetic bubbles for themselves.

    Also, Esme provides an update on her continued success with her “watercolor habit” and Marcus identifies the one thing that would make the act of watching football a lot more manly.

    *NOTE: The em dash in the second paragraph is NOT AI generated. It was put there by a real human being who thinks and writes tangentially and refuses to abandon a useful punctuation mark just because some people think it’s an automatic sign that a piece of content was written by a glorified Google search result. The author in question has been using parentheticals since he was writing term papers on an ancient word processor and he’s not about to stop now.

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    Our theme music

    • Midnight—Declan DP [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: • Midnight — Declan DP | Free Backgroun... Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/midnight-declan-dp
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    29 Min.
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