Catholic Black Sheep - Joe Bill

Paul's longtime friend and improv teacher talk about his violent ex-Notre Dame football player dad, his mentally unstable and sexually abusive mother and how he found his voice in creativity but still struggles with shame, codependency and self-love. Links Mentioned To fill out the listener demographic survey (anonymously) and help the show attract advertisers go to www.PodSurvey.com/mental More About Our Guest Joe Bill Teaches FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182602909978/   BASSPROV: https://www.facebook.com/BASSPROV/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjoebill   Tumbler...yes, Tumbler: http://mrjoebill.tumblr.com Support Our Sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling.  To get a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental  Must be 18. This episode is sponsored by Handy.  To get your first 3-hour cleaning for $39 when you sign up for a plan go to www.Handy.com/mental and use offer code MENTAL  Recurring charge terms and conditions apply. This episode is sponsored by MadisonReed hair coloring kits.  For 10% off your first color kit plus free shipping go to www.Madison-Reed.com and use offer code MENTAL This episode is sponsored by Parcast's Crimes of Passion podcast.  Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or go to www.Parcast.com/Passion WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review.  It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 ————————————————————————— Spread the word via social media.   It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod  -------------------------------------------------------- Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal  or Zelle (make payment to [e-mail]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services --------------------------------------------------- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.