9 Month Drive

Part 2 of Episode 10! The first part we hear testimonies from friends of mine who are writers, actors, musicians, comedians, and have to work on their mental health.  Licensed Psychiatrist (and comedian), Dr John Shuster talks about how common these disorder are in America, for entertainers and “normal” people alike.   He explains the Difference between being depressed and clinical depression, contemplating Suicide, how Depression is on a spectrum. He talks about your first plan of action, natural ways to treat yourself (don’t suffer alone). He talks about taking care of yourself if you’re prone to these things the same way you would if you had diabetes or cancer.  Your health should come first.  He gives his stance on antidepressants and other drugs.  I wanted to do this episode and talk to him because Comedy seems like a breeding ground for these disorders.  The same kinds of people who want to do comedy as a way to cope with things are often the same type of people who are prone to addiction and depression.   We also talk about: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation, How medication works, How i learned not to mix alcohol and antidepressants, Borderline personality disorder, Dealing with rejection, getting addicted to the high of performing and Why it can be hard to seek help. (for me personally, people think i’m really happy and positive so i feel like i’m exposing something when i ask for help.)  Do you buy into the idea that artists have to be these tortured souls? We discuss this idea.  Talking about the real stuff is what heals us, those telling it and those hearing it. To support the podcast and my upcoming tour, LIKE it at https://www.facebook.com/summerwildernesscomedytour/ Also, order merchandise at https://www.gofundme.com/summerwilderness Thank you so much for listening! if you want to get in contact with anyone on the podcast, email me at paulina.combow@gmail.com 

Episode 10 is all about mental health and being a creative person. We talk about anxiety, depression, alcoholism, and addiction. I have some friends and acquaintances give me testimonials about their own personal issues that they deal with.  They give some information about their history, and tell us how they cope, if they are. We have a writers, comedians, actors, and musicians.   In part two we hear from someone who has an extremely unique perspective on these issues, Dr. John Schuster who is a licensed psychologist as well as a comedian.  He listened to the same testimonials that you are about to and then he gives us some great information about what these mental disorders are, how common they are, and ways to live your life while living with disorders.  Tons of great information, i learned a lot.  In part three I have a long chat with my buddy Marty Linville on his way to SXSW.  He’s a comedian and musician who came back from the brink of death as a heroine addict.  He’s not only alive, but better than ever.  He taught me so much about what addiction is and what it does to you.  This is for anyone who deals with addiction or loves someone who does.  My hope is that this information is just what someone needs to hear to make a positive change in their life. If you want to talk to me or anyone you hear on this podcast, please get in touch with me at paulina.combow@gmail.com Now you can support me and the podcast by buying merchandise for my upcoming comedy tour here:  https://www.gofundme.com/summerwilderness And like the Facebook page too: https://www.facebook.com/summerwildernesscomedytour/ If you want to skip around this episode, here’s a guide: 0.30 Intro 3:35 Paulina’s Story - Anxiety, Depression, ADHD 14:20 Neth’s Story - Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Attempted Suicide 18:25 Greg’s Story - Depression, Sex Addiction 23:07 Adam’s Story - Depression, can’t find right doctor 28:15 Brad’s Story - Depression, Addiction 46:42 Tour Update, how you can get merch    

6 Month Update!  No guest for this episode, just me telling you about my progress since the last update at three months.  I can’t believe 6 months have gone by and I’m still as motivated and driven to make this dream a reality.   I tell you about what I’ve done, what helped me, and tips for how you can do it too.   I also read iTunes Reviews, so keep em coming! 

Ep 9 Welcome to Affordable Las Vegas: Tips from a Former High Stakes Poker Dealer on How to be a Baller on a Budget When I found out one of my best friends was getting married in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve, I didn’t want my budget to stop me from celebrating with her.  I got lots of insider tips from Michael Boegh, a former Las Vegas resident and and poker dealer.  He’s someone who used to get paid in poker chips and didn’t wear jeans for five years so he has stories to tell.  I’ve compiled a list of tips for staying in Las Vegas in style while saving money.  You’ll have a blast, but won’t be in debt when you return.  Hosted and Produced by Paulina Combow www.paulinacombow.com 

In this Episode I talked to the Wealthy Yogi, Dr. Roshawnna Novellus about balancing life through mindfulness. http://www.thewealthyyogi.com/

Complete guide to how I had a fabulous Christmas while on a strict budget. Includes tutorials for christmas cards, dog treats, and handmade gifts.  Check out the website for photos and links to everything in this episode. Click here   Music “Christmas Rap” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Stoic Morning” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Eyes Gone Wrong” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 6 Part 2 is the second part of Investing in Yourself. Corey Poirier shares his story, what he’s learned doing nearly 3000 interviews (or conversations with passion) from the world’s most motivated people.  Find him at http://thepassioncure.com/ He’s a Canadian, comedian, author, speaker, radio host, and now I’ve probably convinced him to do all that from an RV.  He can bring his cats! Corey Poirier dissects the wisdom of thousands of thought leaders so you don’t have to. One of my favorite things he said, “People have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable if they want to achieve their goals” Check out his Tedx Talk called “The 5 Weeds” http://youtu.be/TLBvm3DWgBU Listen to his radio show Conversations with Passion, also on iTunes   Don’t forget to rate and subscribe on iTunes! Also find me on facebook.com/paulina.combow Twitter @paulinaGC Youtube.com/paulinacombow email me at paulina.combow@gmail.com my website is www.paulinacombow.com And check out my blog for this podcast, the link is in the bio.  Thank you!

We’ve always been told to invest in our futures, save money, build your wealth! But I propose we can do all this by investing in ourselves.   I talk to Chris Martenson and Adam Taggart, authors of PROSPER!: How To Prepare for the Future and Create a World Worth Inheriting Chris Martenson, PhD (Duke), MBA (Cornell) is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion, and co-founder of PeakProsperity.com (along with Adam Taggart). As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris rose to prominence with the launch of his seminal video seminar: The Crash Course which has also been published in book form (Wiley, March 2011). It’s a popular and extremely well-regarded distillation of the interconnected forces in the Economy, Energy and the Environment (the “Three Es” as Chris calls them) that are shaping the future, one that will be defined by increasing challenges to growth as we have known it. In addition to the analysis and commentary he writes for his site PeakProsperity.com, Chris’ insights are in high demand by the media as well as academic, civic and private organizations around the world, including institutions such as the UN, the UK House of Commons and US State Legislatures. Here are links to Chris’ recent appearances in the media: http://www.peakprosperity.com/page/chris-martenson-media Adam is the President and Co-Founder of Peak Prosperity. He wears many hats, but his basic job is to handle the business side of things so that his fellow co-founder, Chris Martenson, is free to think and write. Adam Taggart is an experienced Silicon Valley internet executive and Stanford MBA. Prior to partnering with Chris (Adam was General Manager of our earlier site, ChrisMartenson.com), he was a Vice President at Yahoo!, a company he served for nine years. Before that, he did the ’startup thing’ (mySimon.com, sold to CNET in 2001). As a fresh-faced graduate from Brown University in the early 1990s, Adam got a first-hand look at all that was broken with Wall Street as an investment banking analyst for Merrill Lynch. Most importantly, he’s a devoted husband and dad. Seriously, check out www.peakprosperity.com  They have some great info and videos.  Don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes and give this podcast a review! Thanks! Tell a friend about this podcast and they will be your friend for life (hopefully).  You can also check out my comedy at www.paulinacombow.com  www.facebook.com/paulina.combow - be my friend, not my fan Twitter @PaulinaGC 

This episode is just a check in, a check up, a progress report.  It’s a 9 month drive, so this is the first 3 month update, a 1st trimester report, if you will.  I talk about my progress, setbacks, failures, what I’ve learned already, and what’s coming up.  It’s also my four year comedy anniversary.  Time to graduate!  Don’t forget to subscribe and rate the podcast on iTunes! 

Financial Advice for Creative Types! Do you avoid knowing anything about your finances because you’re more of a right brain person? Me too.  But knowing where your money comes from and where it’s going is key to your success.   We talk about  -tips to becoming debt free -Saving money in ways you may not have heard about (not the latte effect) -looking at yourself as a business We also have financial experts to apply their methods to freelancers, artists and traveling folk.  James Pollard, Managing Director, Personal Finance Genius www.personalfinancegenius.com Upcoming book: Above Average Finance Marv Doniger, Author and Financial Consultant Common Sense Road Map to Uncommon wealth http://booksbydoniger.com/1.html   Common Sense Approach to Successful Investing http://booksbydoniger.com/4.html   Common Sense Prescription for Financial Health http://booksbydoniger.com/8.html https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUnaMnnTCnqRrpL_RKJy03w Subscribe and rate on iTunes so more people can find this podcastMore info on this episode and the rest of the podcast at paulinacombow.wix.com/9monthdrive   Music in this episode is by Kevin McLeod, and the intro song is by Ryan at Custom Drum Loops   Upbeat Forever Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 4 is all about purging! Getting rid of your junk and clutter to make room for you to live.  There are lots of ways and reasons to this, and I go over the ones that have worked for me. I also talk to a friend and comedian, Cindy Hinton Church, who recently went through 20 years of memories and boxes to downsize to her own smaller space.  I also tell you all about my yard sell from HELL! Organizing and Downsizing links: http://www.moneycrashers.com/why-downsizing-can-save-you-money/http://www.theproject333.com Kon Mari Method on Goop http://goop.com/the-illustrated-guide-to-the-kondo-mari-method/ 100 Thing Challenge Book http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061787744/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p14_d8_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1DGDFHJ6H6RZ3CRZPR92&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846   Cindy Hinton Church facebook www.facebook.com/ and website  http://cindy-church.com/ Music in this episode is by Kevin McLeod, and the intro song is by Ryan at Custom Drum Loops Upbeat Forever Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Slow Ska Game Loop Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Subscribe and rate on iTunes so more people can find this podcast More info on this episode and the rest of the podcast at paulinacombow.wix.com/9monthdrive

Episode 3 is all about RV’s and Campers! I did tons of research online, had a conversation with my Aunt Barb who lived in an RV for 18 months, and also got a lesson in RV’s at Cullum and Maxey by one of their super sweet salespeople, Jay Jessup. This episode has everything you need to know to get started in your camping lifestyle.  I learn the difference in 5th Wheel Campers and Travel Trailers, What the black, gray and clean water tanks are all about, how the RV gets power, and how to choose a floor plan. We also talk about towing capabilities of different vehicles, and why you want to stay lightweight to save money.  We go over logistics of shopping and mapping out your trip.  We also talk about minimizing your junk and how to keep the clutter down in your camper.  If you find this entertaining or helpful, please subscribe and rate 9 Month Drive in iTunes. Also tell your friends! Find me online on facebook at www.facebook.com/paulina.combow and Twitter @PaulinaGC My comedy website is www.paulinacombow.com Check out the website for this podcast to learn more at paulinacombow.wix.com/9monthdrive Theme Music by Ryan at Custom Drum Loops Background Music: Perspectives Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

In episode 2 I talk to three comedians at different levels in their professional careers about what it means to be full-time. Rik Roberts, Maher Matta, and Kendra Corrie gave great insight and advice. For more info, go to the podcast website at http://paulinacombow.wix.com/9monthdrive   

Welcome to the first episode of 9 Month Drive! Please excuse the low volume, you may need to turn this up to hear it.  I fixed the audio issues in the other episodes.  In this first episode, I explain my plans of attempting to pay off my debt, sell all my stuff, and move into an RV to travel the country doing comedy. I talked to my mom, Nancy, and my boyfriend of 10 years, Zach.  They’re both very “practical” people and they have some good questions and advice about how I’ll survive this.  I think they will try to talk me out of it, and I’ll have to defend my decision, but I’m surprised at how supportive they are. Follow my progress on the accompanying website for this blog at paulinacombow.wix.com/9monthdrive You can also find me on facebook at www.facebook.com/paulina.combow and Twitter @PaulinaGC My comedy website is www.paulinacombow.com If you like this podcast, follow along with me! Share your stories, thoughts and questions, but also SUBSCRIBE and RATE 9 Month Drive on iTunes! Background music: Perspectives Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/