Doing Time Drew Loryn

Drew Loryn sits down with two Chicago Comedians, Jessica Misra and Evan Hull. Drew, Jessica, and Evan in addition to being stand up comedians, we’re all former Division I divers in college. In the beginning, Evan and Jessica discuss their experiences of going to therapy and what led them to start. The common thread of the episode was discussing how the culture of Diving and the NCAA affected their bodies (physically & mentally), mindset, relationships, identity, and more.

Watch them do Stand up comedy this month! Jessica is performing at the Comedy Shrine in Aurora March 11/12 and Evan will be performing at the Laughing Tap in Milwaukee March 18/19.

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Drew Loryn sits down with New York comedian, Sam Evans. Sam discusses going to therapy from a young age and what led him to eventually trusting therapy into his adulthood. Sam discusses how social media plays a huge role in his comedy career and anxiety. Drew and Sam discuss how comedy culture impacts self-reflection and identity. He also talks about how therapy helped him become more open with his emotions and communication skills in relationships.

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Ep 50 - Deanna Ortiz: Body Image & Boundaries

Drew Loryn sits down with Chicago Comedian, Deanna Ortiz. Deanna talks about her experience in therapy in her late 20s and how her nutritionist has become her new found therapist. She discusses how body image issues and having an eating disorder has played a huge role in her life; and how these issues have helped her establish boundaries with people. Deanna dives deep into how to create boundaries with people who make unnecessary comments about her body. She has a podcast called “Crushes” (@crushespodcast) where her and her guests discuss their celebrity crushes and topics surrounding dating and relationships.

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Drew Loryn sits down with her college friend, Josie McGarva. Josie talks about her experience living with Chron’s Disease since she was 13 and having upwards of 20 surgeries. She discusses how Chron’s impacted her mental health and the journey it took her to finally be open about living with this disease. Josie then went on to discuss how she is in Graduate School for Psychology and what it was like to work in a pediatric psychiatric unit. Please follow Josie’s Instagram account (@it_takesguts) she created about living with Chron’s in order to create awareness surrounding IBD.

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Drew Loryn sits down with one of her best friends from Jewish Summer Camp, Carly Spielberg. Carly discusses her experience of growing up with paranoia as a child and being put into therapy since she was 10 years old. She also talks about having OCD as a child and what is was like growing up with divorced parents and being put in the middle of them. Towards the end of the podcast Carly opens up about her brother passing away from a heroin overdose. She discusses how it impacted her, her family, and how she bonded with Drew over siblings battling heroin addiction.

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Drew Loryn sits down with Chicago Comedian and Filmmaker Ben Gerber. Ben discusses his experience with depression, self harm, and panic attacks. He talks about going to therapy and why he has a hard time talking about his emotions. The second half of the podcast Drew and Ben read some DM’s from both men and women and discuss how BEING HOT IS HARD.

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