A note to our listeners. This episode contains mention of suicide.

Talking about trauma is a good thing. You know, trauma like huge vents of great upheaval that caused a lot of damage.

They're good to discuss, generally. Maybe not talking about all of it to everyone constantly, but processing it with therapists,

writing about it, getting on top of your story and its effects, telling your story,

tends to be good and healthy.

Hopefully that's not a controversial statement.

It can be healthy for the person doing the talking, and I think,

healthy for people listening as well. Because even though the stories can be very upsetting,

very painful to imagine and inhabit by proxy, even for a few minutes, I think they provide

wisdom and ideas on how to handle the listener's trauma, too.

Because there's a darn good chance something terrible will happen in your life.

And we're all stuck with each other, after all.

We're all we have.

So let's speak and listen and support one another.

Granted, it's kind of a plus when the person doing the talking is a skilled comedian.

It's DePreshmode.

I'm John Moe.

I'm glad you're here.

Ophira Eisenberg is a very funny stand-up comic, podcaster, and writer.

She was the host of NPR's Comedy Trivia show Ask Me Another, currently hosts the Parenting

Is a Joke podcast.

Her stand-up and storytelling have been featured on Comedy Central's premium blend,

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