Negative Thots

We're baaack! And it's 'That Time of the Month' (sorry were a little late). We are back in the Media22 studio! We brought Taylor Dugger and the occasional ho-host of Negative Thots, Nina Davis, all the way from Colorado. It's Negative Thots first threeway (interview)! Taylor Dugger is a comedian and producer of Bad Comedy; he is also a veteran who has been diagnosed with PTSD and chronic Depression. Nina Davis is a comedian and producer of Manitou Comedy & Festival; she's had many other titles along the way from death doula to cheese monger. She is on the ASD spectrum, and has spoken to NT before about her outdated ODD diagnosis and PDA, (again not the holding hands or kissing in public kind). They're back in WI traveling with our host Samara Suomi doing shows all over the midwest, to test our host's new hip. As well as to come into the old studio stomping grounds to revamp and resurrect Negative Thots! Let's get these thots back in your head! This week's revival episode revives old thots and new alike. We all sit down and talk what it's like leaving the military with a fun new brain chemistry, the search for community through comedy, how to change places that don't want to change, the sacrifices of sanity it takes to stay where you feel unwelcomed, the Colorado and Wisconsin pipeline, periods and so much more on this renewed episode of Negative Thots! Huge thanks to Corey Whitmore of Media22 and Radio22 studios for letting us in again while we were in town. The timing was perfect (I mean it is 'That Time of the Month'), and the studio looks amazing. Madison is blessed to have you. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22 And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod

Did your head feel empty without your weekly Negative Thots?? We know our host Samara's head has been alternating between empty and full this whole time away! She's never stopped thinking of you, but she was busy moving across the country. But she and your favorite thots are back! And a little different! Samara is here to update you on the status of Negative Thots; the status is, they're still around! Operations have changed and Samara discusses the difficulties of navigating technology, leaving a professional studio for a corner bedroom desk, what's in store for the future thots, where in the world our co-host is, and many other side tangents in this quick but thotful update on everything Negative Thots! And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. Especially during this time of change and transition. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We are back (even though we never really leave) to fill your heads with our Negative Thots! This time, we introduce a new segment with a familiar face; Recurring Thots! Where we re-interview a former guest to catch up with how their thots have been. Our first Recurring Thot is Kessa Albright! This time around, Kessa and our host settle in with familiar conversations about (once new) jobs in the service industry, working with your anxiety, depression, and every other thot in your head, finding good environments for your growth, community, and how to care for it, putting the self in care mode, and many more life updates from your favorite person(s) around town(s), right here on Negative Thots! Big thanks to Kessa for coming back and sharing more of their infinite wisdom. To become part of their community, follow them on Instagram @molotovcraftcocktail And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

Our host Samara strips down her sanity for another solo episode of Negative Thots! Our silly host has been open about living with bipolar throughout this podcast, but you can really hear the signs as we dive Deep into her Thots. Samara (over)shares her gratitude to studio 22, how the podcast is going to change in the near future, how she's going to change in the near future, leaving your job for the mountains, how to change your environment for the better, growth and what that means, and so much more on another solo episode of Negative Thots. You likely know by now, but you can find our host online through Instagram @thatsamarachick Follow her there, not in real life! And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We're back in the studio trapped with our Negative Thots! This week Amber Peterson joins us for a family ties episode. Amber is a mom/boss lady/in the midst of mid-life indecision, just like all Americans! She also is related to Samara's partner. Family! Amber operates her family and job while her brain operates under the stress of social anxiety and general anxiety. She also feels the symptoms of depression at times, and has childhood traumas, (just like all Americans!?) Amber and Samara sit down over a family dinner with no food, just in-depth conversation about trying to maintain a balanced life while having a chemically imbalanced brain, losing your train of thot, watching your kids and phones age, being a mom living with teens (your own teens btw), finding stability as you go along, seasons of life and how they change, being fair to yourself even if your brain tries not to be, casually dreaming of a library in Ireland to yourself, and much, much more on this week's episode of Negative Thots! To keep up with this working mom's life, follow along on her Instagram @mrspetie This episode is not sponsored by Blueland products, but it should be! Because we talked about it nicely, and enough to mention in the description! And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

It's 'That Time of the Month' again here on Negative Thots! Everyone's favorite! This week our host is synced up with Shawn Vasquez, a comedian and friend of ours. Who performs all over the country, while his brain puts on its own performance of ADHD. This week our friends get right into it and spill the tea of how important sleep is, being an active kid who just can't stop, what happens when you take the routine out of your life, then how to get routine back into it in some way, sleep debt and how to pay it back (by sleeping! Go to sleep!), how to grow as a performer and person, accepting when it's time to change things in your life, getting your meds from (hopefully) a doctor, the importance of good people in your life, and oh yeah getting some damn sleep! That and so much more on this dream sequence episode of Negative Thots! Big thanks to Shawn for being open enough to share his story (on behalf of man), to enter his world follow his Instagram @entertheshawniverse And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We're back, entertaining those silly thots in your brain with our Negative Thots! This week our host hangs out with Olivia Hoffman. Olivia is a Neuroscience Researcher, she learns about the human mind while she works with ADHD, Anxiety and Depression in her own mind. She can also relate (honorable mention) to symptoms of Complex PTSD. Olivia and Samara get right into it, with a fun little conversation about how having seizures as a kid and researching seizures as an adult have nothing in common, loving to learn because your brain's gotta go fast, desperately wanting to leave your hometown, getting betrayed by your own diary, how cool and chill it is coming out as lesbian in a conservative Christian town, finding family along the way, what you learn about yourself in polyamorous relationships, gay panic, loving yourself and so much more on another silly little episode of Negative Thots! Big thanks to Olivia for agreeing to tell her story, and for doing it so well! To keep up with Olivia and all her phases of life, follow her Instagram @olivia_hoff96! And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

ARJ: "Don't be afraid to ask questions... especially about cow udders!" We're back on track with our thots in the studio. This week we are joined by a UW Grad student, and funny little guy; ARJ. ARJ researches hormones while their own body produces anxiety and ADHD. Rock on! Don't worry we get immediately into it, thankfully our host is a (semi) pro! Samara and ARJ sit down for a silly little discussion about being a cowperson, growing up in different middle-of-nowheres, realizing how learning can help, being big-ol' nerds about stuff, saying silly stuff because you have to, being a part of something, helping while you're here, being friends with your brain and other people, and so much more on this pretty upbeat episode of Negative Thots! Big thanks to ARJ for wonderfully articulating their side of life with us, and to follow along with them follow their Instagram @arjuufta And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

It's 'That Time of the Month!' This time in the cycle we have Aristotle Awes contributing to our thots. A drag performer and comedian with Generalized Anxiety, Major Depression and ADHD. Samara and Aristotle combine their names and their brains to discuss; doing drag in front of your dad, being subtly Greek, what leads a person with anxiety to the stage, the importance of a stage outfit, grieving for family members, moving onwards and upwards, being proud of who you are, and every little thot in between on this philosophical episode of Negative Thots! Big thanks to Aristotle (Aris!) for confidently and openly sharing their story. To see what stage Aris will be blessing next, follow his/her/their Instagram @aristotle.awes And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We're back in the studio with all our Negative Thots! This time around we are joined by Ashleigh Gradel, a corporate girlie who tells jokes to feel alive sometimes. Ashleigh recognizes that 'gender dysphoria' is still, sometimes, considered a mental illness, so we open the conversation of what that means to transgender people these days. It's surprisingly optimistic! Listen up, as Ashleigh and Samara dive head first into deep end of gender identity, the significance of finding right blazer, how cool and chill it is growing up LGBTQ+ in the south, what it means to be pitch perfect, how lame and uncool it is to be misgendered, growing up as young surfer boys, starting comedy as a woman, finding your voice, owning a home to be sad in it, and so much more on this thotfully silly little episode of Negative Thots! Huge thanks to Ashleigh for such an important (and fun) conversation, and for being so open about her experiences! To follow along with Ashleigh follow her Instagram @ashleigh_gradel And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

People at Persephone Grae's Cafe in Manitou Springs Co., were gathered around to hear all of our thots out-loud for the first time ever! Hopefully (and likely) not the last time! The live recording was part of Manitou Comedy Festival which was founded and produced by our guest Nina Davis. Nina is a comedian, show producer, improv performer, business woman, cheese monger, death doula, and good friend of our host Samara Suomi. Nina wears all of these hats while wearing a newer (informal-ish) diagnosis of being on the autism spectrum, and we get really deep into the process of diagnosing autism, particularly women. She is also open about her outdated diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and what PDA means in terms of autism, not holding hands in public. Samara and Nina catch up in front of a captive audience with an informative, yet silly conversation about the pricey process of being diagnosed with autism, adults calling kids who don't listen ODD, running a comedy festival with a brain that's always running, masking (no not the act of putting on an actual mask), what fish go in what metaphor, discovering yourself while also learning to love the self you discover, and much more on this LIVE(ly) episode of Negative Thots! Massive thanks to Nina for not only being courageous enough to open up in front of an audience, but for getting the audience there and everywhere else at Manitou Comedy Festival! You did it girl! For all things Nina Davis follow her Instagram @ninacommadavis For more info about Manitou Springs Comedy and where to find it, follow @manitoucomedy on Instagram! And while you're on the app, follow @lulusdownstairs on Instagram to support a growing, and important venue to performers. A venue that Nina helps run in Manitou. And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We're back with another 'Deep in Thot' episode! We take the guest away from our host to give a real life look at her inner most thots. Our host Samara Suomi gets right into her side of things and speaks on the importance of community, growing, finding yourself some good friends, how everything starts going wrong once you talk to yourself for more than 35 minutes, believing in yourself, what shows are coming up and all the big big changes coming to Negative Thots. Follow our hosts life and shows, through her Instagram @thatsamarachick And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We're back with an actual real episode of Negative Thots! Our host talks to a real person again! That real person is Sara Phillips. A Businesswoman, Property Manager, Photographer, animal lover, and all-around good human. Although she is undiagnosed for any mental illness, she can relate to PTSD, dissociative amnesia, depression, and anxiety. #relatable Our host and guest have yet another thot provoking conversation about topics like managing properties and your sanity, how to sell houses to toddlers, bullying someone so much they decide to be a teacher, the alternative teachings of sarap-therapy, allowing yourself to feel, going with the flow, ruining Valentines Day by dying, overcoming trauma by going through it, and so much more on this uniquely optimistic episode of Negative Thots. Giant thanks to Sara for speaking so clearly about her trauma and sharing her story/perspective on the complexities surrounding grief. To follow along and see life through Sara's perspective, follow her Instagram @sarap2772 And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots, follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22, download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We're back with another 'Deep in Thot' episode! We take the guest away from our host to showcase her mental illness in full swing! Follow our host's train of thot if you can. This time around, our host Samara Suomi talks to herself but claims it's for the listeners, about so many things. She talks about the podcast and what it means to her (again), what possibilities lie ahead for the pod, community (not the TV show), how to think all the time without actually thinking, being bipolar, vacationing at mental hospitals, and way too much more on this behind the crazy curtain episode of Negative Thots! Follow along our host's pixelated life via her Instagram @thatsamarachick And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

It's 'That Time of the Month' yet again! Everyone's favorite time and this time we share it with everyone's favorite guy! Jared is a Madison-based comedian, and fisheries biologist who is just an average guy right with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder). This time around our host and our guest address the elephant in the room that is Jared's height, monks who order Starbucks, being an anxious guy with maybe too much Xanax, having a substitute therapist who only plays DVDs and comedy, and who supports it, being so hard on yourself that HR gets involved, meditating with anxiety, fish and their feelings and everything in between on this uninterrupted train of thot episode of Negative Thots! Giant (no pun intended) thanks to Jared for his honest conversation, to follow his fresh Instagram account follow @_jaredporter_ And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We're back in the studio, letting our intrusive thots win. This week we have a winner of a conversation with Skye Roventini. A multi-faceted Psychology student, niche internet micro-celebrity, clown doll enthusiast, and autistic creature. Her words, not mine! Who juggles the life of a college student while also juggling Depression, anxiety, autism, insomnia, tourettes, and possibly bipolar and ADHD. Our host Samara and our guest Skye have a direct but very silly conversation about having a fun-filled history of mental illness, transitioning, de-transitioning, and everything in between, how to know if your therapist is the one, fun and easy psychological experiment sketches you can do at home, how crying on stage is still technically theater, and so much more on this psychological episode of Negative Thots. Giant thanks to Skye for her corporation and honest conversation about sensitive identity topics. Keep looking to Skye by following her Instagram @normalhumangirl27 To follow her micro-celebrity meme page follow @daddyknives on Instagram And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

Blythe Ratzmann: "Speak up for yourself... and for God's sake, unionize strippers!" We're back after a longer than expected break! This week on Negative Thots, our host sits down with Blythe Ratzmann. A Construction Site Engineer, who breaks barriers (then probably rebuilds them) in a male dominated field. While she's hard at work, her brain has built Generalized Anxiety (GAD) and Major Depression for her, nice! We break our radio silence with a cool and calculated conversation about being a woman and engineer at the same time, the construction of construction sites, how everyone needs a Jerry in their life, teenage fantasies and why they're terrifying, why strippers should unionize, the fourth kind (of man), how to be a loud white guy and so much more on another thot provoking episode of Negative Thots! Huge thanks to Blythe and all her (literally) groundbreaking work and for taking the time to talk about it. To see what she's up to follow her Instagram @blythe.r And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

We're back, back again! This week we're in the studio with Maggie Krueger. An outdoors enthusiast, hairstylist, and avid snowboarder who shreds the hills with anxiety and depression. On another unusually positive episode, happy thots fill the studio with conversations about being a stylized therapist, how it's fine to let kids play with scissors as long as they can cut hair, knowing what you want to do in life; then doing it, how nature doesn't judge you, how much family matters (not the show, but definitely the dogs), being a positive person who loves what they do and so much more on this upbeat episode of Negative Thots! To see what hike Maggie is probably on follow her Instagram @magpieee3 To book a hair appointment with Maggie (as you should!) Go to anaala.com And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

It's "That time of the Month" once again, everyone's favorite time! This time around we're talking to Mike Jonjak. The post-human comedian and creator of the show/podcast/experience, known as High Concept (with Mike Jonjak). He runs the hit (and lit) show while his brain forces him to run with Chronic Depression. Our host Samara sits down with Mike and they get right into talking about your first formed memory being a real bummer, being mindful and medicated, how to move your sad body around until it feels something, different kinds of swimming pools that could save the world, how to stop being an angry millennial, what weed is good for, how to adopt vs shop for local metal kids, and so much more on this motivationally bleak episode of Negative Thots. Huge thanks to Mike for his insight and inspiration for millennial metal heads (and everyone in between). To keep up with Jonjak follow his Instagram @jonjak2024 For all information on High Concept, including show dates follow @highconceptwithmikejonjak on Instagram! And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22

On this week's positively fit episode of Negative Thots, Samara sits down with Fitness Instructor and Gym manager, Lizzy O'Hara. Lizzy gets people pumped up while her brain pumps out a fun little Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depression diagnosis and throws in a little bit of OCD symptoms for the road. Lizzy and Samara talk about life as a former sad jock, what fitness means today, how to stop trash-talking the food you eat, growing up with a Zumba queen, how to make sure your body and mind stay friends, how everyone out there is a different shape and how to get into it, and so, so much more on this inspiring "let's just get out and move," episode of Negative Thots. Giant thanks to Lizzy for sharing her uniquely positive perspective about health, wellness, and for inspiring people to feel better for themselves! To see what Lizzy is up to follow her Instagram @lizzy_oh And to check out what her work is all about checkout www.burnbootcamp.com And as always... To keep up with all things Negative Thots follow their Instagram @negativeth0tpod Another huge thanks to Radio22 for their space and support of the podcast. For all other shows produced by Radio22 download the app and follow their Instagram @myradio22