#742 Jennifer Westcott Part 2

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Sexuality

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Jennifer Westcott is a therapist who has shared her story of sexual abuse at the hands of her mother. She returns for her second visit on the pod and opens up about the emotional hangover she had after recording her first episode. In this episode, she digs into her healing journey and the immense progress she’s made.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 742, which is part two of my conversation with Jennifer Westcott.
0:07.4	Actually, I just lied.
0:09.0	We recorded two separate times, but it's an addendum.
0:13.5	Is that the right word for it?
0:15.3	I don't know.
0:16.5	But it's a great conversation, and she is definitely a kindred spirit.
0:20.8	If you're new to the podcast, welcome.
0:22.7	This is a place for honesty about all the battles in our heads, from medically diagnosed
0:28.2	conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking.
0:34.3	And this show is not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling?
0:39.0	I am not a therapist.
0:41.7	And this is not a doctor's office.
0:45.7	Although Gracie sometimes does dress like a nurse.
0:49.9	She just picked her head up from the pillow.
0:51.9	What?
0:52.7	Am I being talked about?
0:55.0	God, she just got groomed.
0:56.6	She is so fucking adorable.
1:00.6	Dogs that, that, um, don't shed when they get haircuts, especially when they got like,
1:09.5	when has she got in her, she's got a little when has she gotten her?
1:11.5	She's got a little Cocker Spaniel, little poodle, maybe a little chihuahua.
1:17.7	But when they have those just fucking little squeezable faces, when they get groomed,
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