Sad Times
Sad Times is a podcast*.
Each week, we feature kind, generous, empathetic guests who share stories of some of the most difficult times of their lives.
It is our firm belief that if we could just talk a bit more about these things, we might be able to better understand each other, and perhaps feel more content in day to day life.
*Podcasts are like FDR fireside chats, but with mattress ads.
Recent Episodes
Justin: Righteous Rage and Self Discovery | 86
Brandon Stosuy: Sad Happens | 85
David Essel: Spirituality is About Service | 84
Maggie: Our Thoughts Dictate Our Emotions | 83
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Recent Blog Posts
Guest Blog Post | Carol “Stratospheric Proportions”
Stratospheric Proportions by Carol As soon as I put a Cheeto's Cheese Puff into my mouth, my mood instantly soars. Oh, and, if followed by a beer chug, it reaches stratospheric proportions.
Guest Blog Post | John “I Am Simply Me”
I Am Simply Me By John One day, in late September, I found myself sitting on the edge of my bed for 30 minutes wondering why I couldn’t put my clothes on. I had been depressed before. But I had never in my life found myself so unabl…
Guest Blog Post | Lisa “Believing in Brighter Days”
Believing in Brighter Days by Lisa Like Kevin, I’ve come to believe that stories are powerful. When we share our story, it gives others permission to share theirs. My story has been a bit of a rollercoaster. It includes a lot of darkness, bu…
About the Hosts
Kevin Crispin
Chief Sad Officer / Host
Years ago, I wrote and performed a one man show called “Invisible Now”. I had the idea for the show when I had gone through a particularly dark period. My anxiety was overwhelming. I was exhausted at all hours of the day. I was feeling as though I was losing hope and I just wanted it to end. Luckily, we realized that the issue was something was interfering with my medication. Once this was righted, I started to think about all the things I had worried about in that period, and for my whole life. I had a thought: Wouldn’t it be funny if I did a show where I just talked about all the weird shit I’ve been afraid of?
Sad Times springs from this same well. When I did that show, I hoped that by sharing my weird shit, people would feel less alone; hoped, even, that they might feel comfortable sharing with someone close to them their own weird shit.
Here’s some more of my weird shit.
Katie
Guest/Blog Contributor
I'm a GenX survivor. I was born in small-town Wisconsin but currently live in Northern Virginia with a husband, 17 birds, and 3 dogs, and zero quiet. I'm a beginning potter, working on a Masters in Adult Education, knitter, runner, and formerly known as an alcoholic. I strive to never become a phony - (yes, Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books).
Bill
Guest/Blog Contributor
Bill Kincaid is a freelance theatre director based in southwestern Ohio. His most recent directing projects have been at the Cortland Repertory Theatre in New York, Florida Repertory Theatre (education tour), Iowa’s Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is the author of Performing Shakespeare Unrehearsed, published by Routledge, and recently retired from Western Illinois University, where he ran the MFA acting program for 17 years. (Profile photo courtesy of: Todd Joyce of Joyce Photography)
Lisa
Guest/Blog Contributor
Podcaster | Speaker | Mental Health advocate
Lisa has walked with mental health for decades and has survived the unthinkable loss of a child. Now, she is a public speaker, podcast host, and founder of the Hope & Healing Community for grieving mothers. Lisa believes in hope and she believes that it is possible to carry hardship in one hand and happiness in the other.
John
Guest/Writer
John works as a learning consultant for a medical technologies company just outside Chicago. He is also an actor, sometimes writer, husband, and father of two.
Carol
Blog Contributor
Carol LaChapelle is a writer, teacher and the author of Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Stories. She can be reached at writingworkshops@msn.com.