Confessions and Ramblings of a Functioning Psychotic

This is Pop Short #3!Do YOU have Trump Derangement Syndrome?  Maybe you haven't heard of this asinine knock off with roots all the way back to George W. Bush!  When Democrats complained about how inept or uneducated President Bush was, someone coined the term Bush Derangement Syndrome which meant that nobody was correctly criticizing Bush, they simply had some kind of mental incapacity that made them hate every single thing that Bush did whether it was right or wrong.  Now the uninformed and inaccurate catch phrase has been repurposed for former President Donald Trump!  But can any intelligent, sane, moral human being really think that all of the evidence against Trump throughout the last three decades is all a lie?Parrish and Aunt Bo remind everyone just how much fact piles up in the unbelievably big shit pile of wrongdoings that Mr. Trump has defecated all over the American people.  There definitely IS Trump Derangement Syndrome- but on the other side of the aisle!

This is episode 29: Ketamine!  For many years, ketamine use outside of medical facilities was rampant in club settings by younger people looking to get high.  Known as "special K," snorting ketamine gave users a sedated version of euphoria unlike any other mind altering substance.  Not inherently dangerous or expensive, it became very popular.  But there were certainly no medicinal benefits in those settings.  The past decade or so, many proponents of ketamine as a therapeutic aide have been dedicating lots of time and money towards bringing ketamine therapy to the mainstream.  Sam Mandel and his father started Ketamine Clinics of Los Angeles, one of the first to open in the US in 2014.  Sam takes us on his journey and explains the extreme benefits of ketamine therapy.  Here are just some of the things Sam discusses with Parrish:The therapy is excellent for an array of mental health issuesThe difference between psilocybin therapy and ketamine therapyKetamine is legal in all states for medical purposesKetamine therapy has an 83% success rate at Sam's clinicsThe difference between ketamine as a medicine and Special K, the party drugHear this and so much more ONLY on Confessions!Listen, rate, review, subscribe and SHARE!! 

This is Pop Short #2 N'SYNC'NG SHIP!Britney Spears' new memoir is out and she drops some major shit bombs!   Hear Parrish and Aunt Bo discuss:Her disgusting grandfather and his sexual abuseThe roles she almost played in Hollywood blockbustersand most importantly, the shitty way Justin Timberlake treated her when she got pregnant and after! Is the N'SYNC reunion over before it starts?Find out now ONLY on CONFESSIONS!Listen, review, rate, subscribe and SHARE!  Help us grow!

This is our first POP SHORT episode where we discuss the hottest news in pop culture, entertainment and around the world.  This edition we discuss the terror that has transpired in Israel as they were bombed and massacred by Palestinian forces known as Hamas.Aunt Bo, who is Jewish, feels an extreme sense of horror and sadness watching this unfold after a lifetime being subject to anti-semetism. The problem is, much of the world on social media continues to scream "Free Palestine" and the side of the oppressor, without having any real knowledge of what they are declaring with that support.  This is a very important conversation that everyone should hear.Listen to this heartbreaking first edition of POP SHORTS ONLY on Confessions.Listen, rate, review and SHARE!  Help us grow!

Happy Halloween, folks!  What better time to conjure up some evil spirits with Parrish and Aunt Bo? This is episode 28: OUIJA!Do you believe in the wives' tales about the dangers of the Ouija board?  Have you ever had a bad experience or have you just never touched one because mommy told you not to?  No matter what religious denomination people adhere to, many Americans would not touch a Ouija board because of all the warnings from family, friends, priests and blockbuster movies.  But not many actually have a scary experience story to tell.  In fact with over 25 million Ouija boards sold in the last 100 years, there are less than 10 confirmed cases that the board has any relation to something bad happening.  LESS THAN 10!So this Halloween, Parrish and Aunt Bo lay hands on the plancette to see who's watching them and what they can summon from the netherworld.Find out a little history of the boards before the action too ONLY on Confessions!Listen, review, like and SHARE!  Help us grow!  

Parrish and Aunt Bo are back with Episode 27!  Their special guest is Savannah Hauk, who lives as a female for a small portion of her life and then as a man the rest of the time.  Savannah is an alter ego, of sorts, of Chuck- who is a married heterosexual female who considers herself gender diverse.  Confused?  You're not alone.  And subjects like this have sparked debates and controversy around the country as some people just want to live their lives the way that makes them happy while others refuse to accept any other way of living or thinking then they are accustomed to- even if they aren't being hurt in the process.  The hosts ask Savannah:When did you first have this desire to live as a female?Why do you expect others to refer to you as a female if you are biologically a male?Are you heterosexual?Does your significant other spend time with Savannah?We learned a lot on this episode that we didn't know and we hope you will too.Listen to this important and topical episode now ONLY on Confessions!  Listen, rate, review and SHARE, help us grow!

October is here and it's spooky season!  Everyone's favorite time for all things creepy and scary.  Parrish and Aunt Bo have Danielle, The Living Gothic Doll, back on the show to discuss what's new in her world.  Then she breaks out her favorite tarot card deck to give them both readings for everyone to hear!Aunt Bo hears about the blockage that is standing in her wayParrish hears that he's coming into money!Danielle tells Parrish when he meets a new potential suitor to run the other way!Parrish & Aunt Bo have dirty chakrasHear this and more ONLY on Confessions!Listen, rate, share and spread the love!  Help us grow!

We got another hot one as Parrish and Drew discuss last week's biggest pop culture stories!  Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) of Harry Potter fame has died at 82. The power of Taylor Swift!The return of the best boy band in history, N'SYNC!Britney Spears plays with knives??Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion play them BONGOS!Drew finally realizes who Thirty Seconds to Mars actually is.Usher, the Superbowl and his $20 million herpes battle!STDs and flickin the bean?!The end of the WGA strike is finally here!Hear this and a lot more ONLY on Confessions!

Drew and Hudson are back in the saddle with Parrish and this episode they are discussing dating, marriage, and having children.  Why?  Because our episodes Generation Gap and Masturbation Nation have taught us that the younger generations are doing less and less of all three once-solid life events.With erectile dysfunction increasing among males, and at much earlier ages; the lack of dating; the lack of sex; the new infrequency of marriage and the drop in childbearing, the United States appears to be engaging in its own unplanned population control.  So what do the co-hosts see for their futures?  Drew is already engaged, but Parrish and Hudson are nowhere near it.  Sound engineer Ethan returns for another episode and Parrish makes him think twice about that promise ring he's wearing.Hear this and so much more ONLY on Confessions!  Listen, follow, subscibe, SHARE and help us grow!

It may be our 23rd episode this season but it's actually our 50TH original episode of the show!  Aunt Bo joins Parrish to discuss what they have learned about themselves, each other and the world in the last 49 episodes.  Since Aunt Bo is already over 50 and Parrish is almost there, they also discuss life before and after the dreaded big 5-0. AND a very special last minute surprise- AUNT BO REVEALS HERSELF!  That's right, after three years of being anonymous, Aunt Bo finally shows the world who she really is.  What has Aunt Bo learned in her 50 years?What are some new things you can learn after 50?What does aging look like compared to 30 years ago?Hear all this and much more ONLY on Confessions!Follow, listen, subscribe, and SHARE!  Help us grow!

After a short Summer break, Parrish is back with pals Drew and Hudson!  It's time to open up that pandora's box and see what secrets and goodies the crew has in store.  We welcome new sound engineer Ethan to the show to chime in for that younger opinion and, as always, these sound engineers have no idea what they're getting themselves into!Who choked out their neighbor?Who packed up and moved out of their boyfriends house without even a conversation?What happened with Drew, Hudson and their former friend and coworker after ASStrology and WHOREoscopes?What are the hosts' greatest regrets?Hear this and so much more ONLY on Confessions!Listen, rate, follow, and SUBSCRIBE!  But most importantly, SHARE to help us grow!

This is Ep. 21: We put the MEN in mentalThe statistics are alarming.  Over 6 million men suffer from depression.  Males die by suicide at four times the rate of females with nearly 80% of all suicides being men.  Suicide rates have gradually risen among black and hispanic adults while steadily dropping for white adults.Parrish has special guest "Rico" back in studio to discuss mental health and the stigma around men discussing it.  Most times men will not talk about any mental anguish or issues they are experiencing because they are taught to always be strong and to never be vunerable.  These leads to disproportionate numbers of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and suicide among men over women.  Rico had a normal, uneventful childhood; has a lot of friends; is very well-loved; and has a great job and family life- but not everything is as good as it seems and all of these positive environmental factors do not guarantee stable mental health.There is no shame in discussing mental health and, in fact, it would be beneficial to all men and society as a whole.  Start the journey today with this first episode about men and mental health that Confessions has ever done with Parrish, special guest "Rico" and sound engineer Oz!Hear this and much more ONLY on Confessions!Listen, like, follow, subscribe and SHARE!  Help us grow!  

Many older people believe that the future is fucked if we have to count on Generation Z and the current age class which is Generation Alpha.  With college attendance down and trade schools practically empty; cell phone obsession; lack of communication and the inability to perform a plethora of the tasks of previous generations, it appears like the future isn't looking so bright.  So Parrish brings on one of his former employees who is currently a teacher to find out the state of our children in schools.Do they seem more depressed?  Are they allowed to use cell phones all day?  Do they pay attention and do well or are they too distracted?  Find out this and so much more ONLY on Confessions!Listen, review, follow, subscribe, rate and SHARE!  Help us grow!

Grab that bowl of popcorn and make sure it's splashed with Tabasco cuz this one is spicy!  In fact, it's our spiciest episode ever!  When our supposed mushroom expert and shaman screws us over for the second time, Parrish has no choice but to throw together another off-the-cuff type episode!  And since the hosts were still on fire from the previous episode on karma, they have no choice but to dive further into their personal situations and get down to the dirty details.  Do you let people walk all over you?  Have you ever had a "very good friend" treat you poorly?  Some get revenge while others sit in heartbreak.  Some let bygones be bygones while others look for a fight.  In this new selfish world where accountability and common decency are hard to find, the hosts discuss the best way to navigate tough waters when it comes to bad situations with people they love.  Co-hosts Drew and Hudson do not hold back when it comes to their situations and it leads to one of the most savage and raw conversations the show has ever seen!Hear this and a whole lot more ONLY on Confessions!Listen, like, follow, review and SHARE!  Help us grow!

UH-OH!  Somebody poked the bears!  That's why this is episode 18:  Karma's a Bitch!When people treat the hosts like dogshit, they have no choice but to discuss good ol' karma.  But does it really exist?  According to Hinduism and Buddhism, it certainly does.  Hinduism identifies karma as the relationship between a person's mental or physical action and the consequences of that action.  Buddhism refers to it as cause and effect- which is not only caused by the negative action but also the intention of that action.In America, it is very easy to throw around the phrase "Karma's a bitch!" but it usually is not in a very Buddha-like way.  When people use those words, they are generally hoping something bad happens to someone who has done something wrong.  Or when someone gets "instant karma" by immediately suffering some sort of pain after saying or doing something fucked up.  Find out what karma means to Parrish, Drew and newbie co-host Hudson and whether or not they think it's best to wait for karma to take its course or for them to take matters into their own hands with some good ol' fashioned revenge! Then as the guest for the next episode bails on Parrish YET AGAIN, he has no choice but to do another off the cuff show but this time it's clear that the hosts aren't done with their karmic exploration- which soon becomes a descent into madness that will bleed over into Ep 19: ASStrology and WHOREoscopes!ONLY on Season 2, Ep 18 of Confessions!Listen, share, rate and review.  Help us grow!!

Don't worry, it's not as dirty as you would assume!Parrish speaks with certified porn addiction and betrayal trauma coach Joshua Shea.  Josh believes that as children get cell phones younger and younger, our nation could be in a downward spiral of porn addiction, unrealistic expectations and erectile dysfunction.  Parrish presents the opposing research which states that sex positivity and masturbation can have positive effects both on individuals and in relationships and that the majority of human beings treat it like a quick coffee break, not a life-ruining habit.  So how much is too much?  If 91% of men and 60% of woman watch porn, there is no signs that those numbers will ever decrease.  Will a discussion of the dangers of porn ever change what has become a more universally standard activity than sports and television?  How young do we have this conversation with our children, if ever?Find out this and so much more ONLY on Confessions!Like, review, follow, subscribe and SHARE!  Help us grow!

What happens when a guest has last minute "technical difficulties" and can't zoom in for his episode?  The hosts decide to go balls out and call it OFF THE CUFF so they can continue to talk shit about each other and the world around them.  This time sound engineer Connor is mic'd up and ready to join in on the fun.Hear them discuss:Judging people by their looks.  Who does and who doesn't?Gym life.  Is it for everybody or only meatheads?Positive reinforcement works.  High five yourself!EqualitySexualityReligionand so much more!  If someone isn't offended, then are you really having a conversation that matters?  Find out now ONLY on Confessions!Listen, rate, review, share and SPREAD THE LOVE!

We are back with one of our most popular show types ever... it's another Confessions episode!  This time Drew is along for the ride.  What could possibly go wrong when these three get back together in the studio?  And sound engineer Connor joins in on the fun!First, Aunt Bo and Drew fill each other in on what has transpired since episode one of season two.  Then the trio answer questions like:Would you ever chop someone up with a machete if you could get away with it?What's the biggest lie you ever told your mother as a teenager?What's the worst thing you ever did?If you could go back and make one different decision what would it be?Find out this and more as we bring back our most fun segment on another savage Confessions episode!  Like, review and SHARE!  Help us grow!!

For the first time, Parrish was invited to be a guest on someone else's podcast!  Rick Clemons has a few shows in his roster and has done hundreds of episodes.  His show Life (Un)closeted is about sexuality, coming out and building acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community.  Most guests talk about their coming out stories and how they transitioned into the LGBTQ+ community happily ever after.  But Parrish has never been comfortable taking that stance.  Not because there's something wrong with it, but because there shouldn't be a need for it.  After a childhood of torture over his perceived sexuality, Parrish was never comfortable discussing his love life until moving to Los Angeles and being around other people who were more open about it.  But there was still so much negativity surrounding it so he decided to research the history of sexuality to find out if it was a mental disorder or an immoral choice or if it was something much more than that.  Hear a bit of the history of sexuality and religion that led him to a new awakening about this topic and what he says the dangers are of continuing to put people in boxes.  This is our most personal episode yet.  Please listen, share and review and keep the conversation going. 

For years, Danielle Graves was bullied in school.  She was told she was ugly, worthless, and never going to amount to anything.  She decided to start taking acting and modeling classes so that she could improve her look and move into a different lifestyle of acceptance.  As other "prettier" girls were getting chosen for roles and jobs, she realized that she still wasn't getting the satisfaction and acceptance she deserved so she decided she would take it a step further.  She wanted to be an original.  She wanted to be something that would be the only one in the world.  She then created The Living Gothic Doll- a girl with a doll-like appearance whose weight is 103 lbs and whose measurements are 32/18/35.  From 5 a.m. every single day, she performs a specific  routine that is necessary to create the doll image.  She claims to be a witch and has used witchcraft to slim her nose as well as to cast spells when and where necessary.  Danielle says because of witchcraft she will never age a day in her life.  She also claims to be a healer who gets paid to "heal" customers and to give tarot card readings.While all of this sounds peculiar to us, many people suggest that they do not care what someone looks like or where they are from as long as they are a good person.  So is that true?  Do people treat Danielle with the respect that every single human deserves?   Or is she made fun of and still treated poorly?Find out now ONLY on Confessions!