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Episodes
503 episodes
I Couldn't Get The Pills Even Though They Had Them | Episode 506
A prescription can be sitting at the pharmacy, but still be out of reach. I’m Justin Alan Hayes, and I’m putting a spotlight on what happens when prior authorization, insurance approval, and pharmacy systems collide and the patient pays the pri...
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I Called My Pharmacy Live to Confirm the Damage UnitedHealthcare Surest Did | Episode 505
My prescription didn’t change, my doctor didn’t disappear, and the pharmacy had the medication ready, yet I still hit a wall that left me without a key psychotropic med for a day. The wall was insurance prior authorization, and the price tag on...
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Joy and Panic Attacks Hit the Same Weekend—Here's What Happened | Episode 504
Two big events in one day can feel like a victory or a minefield, depending on what your brain and body are carrying. We’re Justin Alan Hayes and Voices for Voices, and we’re unpacking a recent weekend that held both joy and pressure: celebrati...
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Don Matis, Jr. on What It Takes to Stay Sober 40 Years | Episode 503
Forty years sober sounds like a headline, but it’s actually thousands of small choices stacked on top of each other. We met up with Don Matis Jr. out at Hudson Springs Park on a bright day to celebrate a bright kind of win: four decades free fr...
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Timed Tests Taught Me I Was Broken | I Was Just Different | Episode 502
A stopwatch in a classroom can teach a lesson nobody intended: your value equals your speed. We get personal about how timed quizzes in elementary school planted stress, anxiety, and a “finish first” mindset that followed us into adulthood, eve...
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Other People's Opinions Cost Me Years—Here's How I Stopped | Episode 501
We spend so much time scanning other people for flaws that we forget to check the one relationship that shapes every single day: how we treat ourselves. Justin Alan Hayes gets real about self-talk, compassion, and the thin line between healthy ...
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After Watching Her Feed Our Baby, I Completely Changed How I Love Her | Episode 500
Mother’s Day can expose the quiet cracks in a home: the assumptions, the missed signals, the “I meant well” moments that still land like neglect. We sit down with David Solomon, a new dad navigating newborn life, and he doesn’t sugarcoat what h...
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Why I'm Celebrating Lucy's Third Birthday | Episode 499
Episode 500 is coming up fast, and I wanted to slow down for a minute and talk about what it really takes to keep a mission-driven show going. Voices for Voices exists because you share it, talk about it, and help other people find it. I explai...
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Disneyland's Strangest Visitor | A Family's Encounter We Can't Ignore | Episode 498
A family photo in front of the Disneyland castle turns into something stranger: a whispered “Hello,” a tall man with golden hair and pointed ears, and then he’s gone. We read and react to the “Venus Man of Disneyland” folklore from our Mythical...
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Rehearsal Changes Everything | What Public Speaking Taught Me About Confidence | Episode 497
Practice sounds ordinary until you notice how much of your life depends on it. We dig into the difference between practicing and not practicing, starting with the kinds of incentives that got many of us moving as kids, including the Pizza Hut B...
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Choose Goals That Are Yours, Not Someone Else's | Episode 496
Choose Goals That Are Yours, Not Someone Else's | Episode 496Every day you wake up, you are already moving closer to something. The uncomfortable part is naming it: are we getting closer to our dream, or closer to inactivity that ...
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Your Psychiatrist Can't Help If You Don't Tell Them This | Episode 495
Your Psychiatrist Can't Help If You Don't Tell Them This | Episode 495A missing refill can feel like a personal failure, even when it’s really a system problem. We’ve both felt that sudden drop in the stomach when the pharmacy rec...
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We're Pushing 500 Episodes - Here's Everything We Do | Episode 494
We're Pushing 500 Episodes - Here's Everything We Do | Episode 494Almost nobody needs another vague “mental health resource” they need a clear path to action. We go live with a straightforward update on Voices For Voices: what we ...
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Clean Bed, Safer Body with Bedding That Cares | Episode 493
Clean Bed, Safer Body with Bedding That Cares | Episode 493A hospital bed can look clean and still be a revolving door for pathogens. That’s the unsettling premise behind our conversation with Rich Cordero, who founded Betting Tha...
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Dyslexia And Autism Don't Cancel Out Your Gifts | They Shape Them | Episode 492
Dyslexia And Autism Don't Cancel Out Your Gifts | They Shape Them | Episode 492Autism can change how we process the world, but it doesn’t change our worth, and it definitely doesn’t erase our ability to create, lead, and build som...
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9 Years Sober and Still Getting Pressure: Here's How I Stay Steady | Episode 491
9 Years Sober and Still Getting Pressure: Here's How I Stay Steady | Episode 491Friday nights can reveal what we’re really living for. Justin Alan Hayes gets candid about the mindset he carried 20 to 25 years ago, when weekends re...
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She Carried the Shame for 30 Years | Now Ellen's Demanding Justice | Episode 490
She Carried the Shame for 30 Years | Now Ellen's Demanding Justice | Episode 490Silence protects offenders, not survivors, and Ellen is finished staying quiet. She joins us to share what happened when she was raped at 14, how blam...
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The Grass Got Cut And So Did My Stress | Episode 489
The Grass Got Cut And So Did My Stress | Episode 489Some days, the biggest mental health breakthrough is finishing a basic chore. Justin Alan Hayes shares a raw “days in the life” update that starts with the mission behind Voices ...
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Flashbacks During Spring Chores? Here's What's Actually Happening | Episode 488
Flashbacks During Spring Chores? Here's What's Actually Happening | Episode 488A messy yard can be more than a weekend chore. Sometimes it’s a trigger, a mirror, and a mental health workout all at once. Justin Alan Hayes shares wh...
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Safe Enough to Dream | Safe Enough to Build | Episode 487
Safe Enough to Dream | Safe Enough to Build | Episode 487If you’ve ever felt torn between “do more” and “I’m running on empty,” this one is for you. I’m Justin Alan Hayes, and I’m sharing what it looks like to build Voices for Voi...
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When You're Waiting for Bad News | How to Show Up for Yourself | Episode 486
When You're Waiting for Bad News | How to Show Up for Yourself | Episode 486Some days don’t just feel “busy” or “off” they feel heavier in your body and louder in your mind. We talk honestly about why certain days of the week can ...
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Why a Puppy's Medication Sent Me Back to the Worst Day | Episode 485
Why a Puppy's Medication Sent Me Back to the Worst Day | Episode 485A syringe shouldn’t be able to time-travel, but sometimes it does. I’m connecting a few moments that still live in my nervous system: my grandma’s declining healt...
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Sexual Assault Awareness Needs Real Action, Not Just Promises | Episode 484
Sexual Assault Awareness Needs Real Action, Not Just Promises | Episode 484We’ve got a lot of “special days” on the calendar, but I keep coming back to one question: why do we wait for a date to care? I walk through a handful of A...
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Novocaine Brain And The Accidental Kardashian Vibe | Episode 483
Novocaine Brain And The Accidental Kardashian Vibe | Episode 483A cracked filling doesn’t sound like a big story until you’ve lived through the years that lead up to it. I’m Justin, and I’m talking candidly about what happens when...
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When Technology Gives Disabled Artists a Real Voice | Episode 482
When Technology Gives Disabled Artists a Real Voice | Episode 482A commercial stopped me in my tracks: a young girl onstage making music with her eyes. Not metaphorically, literally. That moment sent me straight back to my experie...
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