Neurotic Tornado

Yuvi Zalkow

A podcast series that explores relationships and emotions and pain and other messy, hilarious things.

  1. 06/29/2022

    45: The Failed Q&A Episode

    We attempt a Q&A episode with various fake questions that lead us into a conversation about gardening, narcissism, and self-discovery. This the last episode of the season! 😭 If you want more info about the Neurotic Tornado 😫🌪podcast, check out the podcast home page (link). And if you want more info about my new novel, check out I Only Cry with Emoticons on my website (link).

  2. 06/07/2022

    44: Stage Fright, Book Launches, and Other Nightmares

    With my new novel launching on June 7th, we discuss stage fright, the book launch experience, and my nightmares about peeing. We also give Jackie Shannon Hollis a call (17 minutes into the show). She hosted this show in seasons 2 & 3, and released a fabulous memoir in 2019: This Particular Happiness (link). If you want more info about the Neurotic Tornado 😫🌪podcast, check out the podcast home page (link). And if you want more info about my new novel, check out I Only Cry with Emoticons on my website (link).

  3. 05/27/2022

    43: The Depression and Anxiety Episode

    We discuss my relationship to depression and anxiety over the years. Turns out that I used to date depression but now I'm hooking up with anxiety. So... yay??? To get more info about depression and anxiety: Tell Me All I Need to Know About Depression (Psycom.net link) Depression Definition and DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria (Psycom.net link) How Can I Get Help for Depression? (Healthline.com link) Tell Me All I Need to Know About Anxiety (Psycom.net link) Do You Live with Anxiety? Here Are 11 Ways to Cope (Healthline.com link) If you want more info about the Neurotic Tornado 😫🌪podcast, check out the podcast home page (link). And if you want more info about my new novel, check out I Only Cry with Emoticons on my website (link).

  4. 05/13/2022

    42: Pain Scale from 1 to Fuchsia

    I suffer from chronic migraines. Every week I have to work through the ups and downs of how I feel. In this episode, my wife and I talk about how we manage our lives alongside my chronic pain. For some context, here are two YouTube videos I made about chronic pain: The Pain in My Head: the story of my chronic headaches Writing Through Pain: how I remain a chronic creator even with chronic pain Also, in the episode we reference the Spoon Theory (coined by writer Christine Miserandino). To learn more about this helpful metaphor, check out her original blog post (from 2003!). If you want more info about the Neurotic Tornado 😫🌪podcast, check out the podcast home page (link). And if you want more info about my new novel, check out I Only Cry with Emoticons on my website (link).

  5. 04/29/2022

    41: Spiral of Foreboding

    We discuss my overactive sense of dread and foreboding, and why my sense of object permanence is only slightly better than a baby's. If you want more info about the Neurotic Tornado 😫🌪podcast, check out the podcast home page (link). And if you want more info about my new novel, check out I Only Cry with Emoticons on my website (link).

  6. 04/17/2022

    40: I'm My Obsession

    Welcome back to the podcast after a long hiatus! In this episode, my wife visits me up in the attic to talk about obsessive thinking, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and why I'm capable of re-reading an already-sent email 87 times.  Related links:  Measuring Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: Common Tools and Techniques (website)  Obsessive Concerns Checklist (PDF) Compulsive Activities Checklist (PDF)  If you want more info about the Neurotic Tornado 😫🌪podcast, check out the podcast home page (link). And if you want more info about my new novel, check out I Only Cry with Emoticons on my website (link).

  7. 12/31/2021

    Season 4 Prep: The Catastrophizer (Episode 39)

    So I brought my wife on the show again after a FOUR-year hiatus to check-in about... relationshippy things. And then I lost the episode for THREE years. And so now, after a SEVEN-year hiatus, my wife and I talk about our marriage, and her counseling, and my ability to catastrophize. To those of you who are heroically still subscribed, I hope you enjoy this one-off episode. ❤️️ For more info about the podcast, check out the podcast home page.

  8. 07/05/2016

    S3-38: Very much our space

    We conclude the Beyond Coupled season. We talk through what we learned. And we share an exciting update about Ben... We loved doing this season; we’re so appreciative that you joined us; we appreciate the honesty of the crew we interviewed; we’re even appreciative of the semicolon. But now we need to take a nap.

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A podcast series that explores relationships and emotions and pain and other messy, hilarious things.

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  • Creator
    Yuvi Zalkow
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2022
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Yuvi Zalkow
  • Show Website
    Neurotic Tornado