Best Em Kacey Podcasts (2026)

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Listen Now: The Energy Curfew Music Hour Season 2 9:05

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2M ago9:05

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The Grammy-winning Punch Brothers, fronted by Chris Thile, are back for Season 2, bringing you a multi-episode collaborative musical variety show with dazzling musical guests like Billy Strings, Sara Bareilles, Jacob Collier, Shawn Mendes, Meshell Ndegeocello, Andrew Bird, Cecile McLorin Salvant and many more. We join them in an imagined near futur…

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Episode 8: Kacey Musgraves & Tiny Habits 1:01:45

1+ y ago1:01:45

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Episode 8 of The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Hosted By Chris Thile & Punch Brothers. This episode features special guests Kacey Musgraves and Tiny Habits. The Energy Curfew Music Hour is taped live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, NY. Happy Dark Day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:…

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Episode 7: Jon Batiste & Lake Street Dive 1:11:33

1+ y ago1:11:33

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Episode 7 of The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Hosted By Chris Thile & Punch Brothers. This episode features special guests Jon Batiste and Lake Street Dive. The Energy Curfew Music Hour is taped live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, NY. Happy Dark Day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https…

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Episode 5: Sylvan Esso & The A’s 1:03:24

1+ y ago1:03:24

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Episode 5 of The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Hosted By Chris Thile & Punch Brothers. This episode features special guests Sylvan Esso and The A’s. The Energy Curfew Music Hour is taped live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, NY. Happy Dark Day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.…

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Episode 6: Norah Jones & YMusic 1:09:56

1+ y ago1:09:56

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Episode 6 of The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Hosted By Chris Thile & Punch Brothers. This episode features special guests Norah Jones and yMusic. The Energy Curfew Music Hour is taped live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, NY. Happy Dark Day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c…

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Episode 4: Jason Isbell & Emily King 1:01:41

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Episode 4 of The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Hosted By Chris Thile & Punch Brothers. This episode features special guests Jason Isbell and Emily King. The Energy Curfew Music Hour is taped live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, NY. Happy Dark Day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar…

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Episode 3: James Taylor & Gaby Moreno 1:08:56

1+ y ago1:08:56

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Episode 3 of The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Hosted By Chris Thile & Punch Brothers. This episode features special guests James Taylor and Gaby Moreno. The Energy Curfew Music Hour is taped live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, NY. Happy Dark Day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a…

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Episode 2: Vulfmon & Haley Heynderickx 1:03:07

1+ y ago1:03:07

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Episode 2 of The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Hosted By Chris Thile & Punch Brothers. This episode features special guests Vulfmon and Haley Heynderickx. The Energy Curfew Music Hour is taped live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, NY. Happy Dark Day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://…

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Episode 1: Madison Cunningham & Louis Cato 1:05:02

1+ y ago1:05:02

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Episode 1 of The Energy Curfew Music Hour, Hosted By Chris Thile & Punch Brothers. This episode features special guests Madison Cunningham and Louis Cato. The Energy Curfew Music Hour is taped live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, NY. Happy Dark Day! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http…

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Trailer 0:51

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It’s time to unplug with the Grammy-winning Punch Brothers, fronted by singer - mandolinist Chris Thile, as they bring you a multi-episode variety show with dazzling musical guests, like Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell, Jon Batiste, Norah Jones, James Taylor and many more. We join them in the near future when diminishing resources and extreme weather…

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Creating Emotional Safety with Sam Tielemans 40:33

3+ y ago40:33

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Sam Tielemans is a marriage and family therapist in the Las Vegas area, and also the host of the podcast "Couples Healing from Pornography Addiction". Sam speaks with Em about the unique challenges couples face when one has a mental health challenges, and real strategies for reconnecting and building more emotional safety when it may have been erod…

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Kimberly Part 2 and Jasmyne: When your Parent has Bipolar 36:16

4y ago36:16

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I continue my conversation with Kimberly Simpkins, author of http://www.simpkinsfamilychronicles.com who is also releasing her own podcast with the same name which you can find on any platform where you listen to podcasts. We also get to talk with Jasmyne, Kimberly's daughter, who is 18 and has a great perspective on her Dad's bipolar, and also her…

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Kimberly Simpkins Part 1 46:00

4y ago46:00

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Author of the blog Simpkinsfamilychronicles.com, and fellow member of the Mental Health Strong Leadership summit, Kimberly Simpkins shares parts of her 20 year history with her husband Scott, who has Bipolar type one. Kimberly wants others to have the hope and resilience and support that she has found, and feels called to share her story. Look forw…

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#26 The Cycles 15:37

4+ y ago15:37

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Em here announcing our Mental Health and Marriage Summit for October 2, 2021. Sign up at mentalhealthstrong.com , or email me at [email protected]. In this episode, I give you an update on huge life transitions and what that does to everyone's mental health, and how I'm confident we will come out the other side and get back to thriving…

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Further Down the Line with Temple: Part 2 39:00

5y ago39:00

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Author of "Whoops, I married a Bipolar" Temple Leffingwell talks with Em about the Pandemic, dealing with our own mental health, and the heartbreak that comes when you do everything you can and you're not seeing results yet. She wants to offer anyone who loves someone with Bipolar sound advice (crisis hotline, stay away from pot, etc), and support.…

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Further Down the Line, With Temple Part 1 59:02

5y ago59:02

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Author of "Whoops, I married a Bipolar", Temple Leffingwell joins Em to talk more about things she wishes she had known in navigating the treatment of Bipolar for her husband of 8 years. This is part 1 of a long conversation about the emotional roller coaster, effects of marijuana on Bipolar, and building our own resiliency and spiritual foundation…

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Stick it to the Stigma 52:48

5y ago52:48

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Guest Tara, author of "When Hope Speaks" talks to us about her 3 year marriage to her husband who suffers from Bipolar disorder. On top of everything they face with mental illness, they dealt with 8 years of infertility before their daughter came to them. hey also know what it's like to live with the fear that comes for Black Americans, and share t…

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Mental Health Strong with Erin R. 1:00:06

5+ y ago1:00:06

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Erin Ramachadran speaks to us about her book "Mental Health Strong". She uses her experience from 13 years of marriage to her husband who has OCD, Depression, and other mental health conditions, to provide guidance and support for those of us wanting better marriages. There is a statistic that says 80% of marriages where mental health is involved e…

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Self Coaching Through Coronavirus: Beth Bush part 2 1:03:14

6y ago1:03:14

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We are all having all kinds of thoughts, therefore feelings happening related to the anxiety of a global pandemic. Having a spouse with a mental health issue can just add more anxiety to the pot. Beth coaches Em through some of those scary thoughts, and we learn how to redirect and replace them with thoughts that serve us, and help us show up in th…

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Beth Bush and the Life Changing Power of Self Coaching 1:00:03

6y ago1:00:03

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Not only is Beth Bush is a certified life coach through The Lifecoach School, but she also has been dealing with her own feelings and struggles being married to a man who has Bipolar 2. Hear her story, and the life changing break through's she has had, which she now helps her clients with in her work. You can reach her at marriedtobipolar.com, as w…

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Anxiety, Depression, and Finding Community Part 2 34:30

6y ago34:30

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The 2nd half of my conversation with "Ruth", whose husband has gone through bouts of Anxiety and depression, which cause work, marital, and life issues. She shares with us their plan as a couple for his treatment, and her own coping strategies on how to still have a great life and marriage, while dealing with this illness. She mentions the book "Ho…

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Anxiety, Depression, and Finding Community Part 1 37:18

6y ago37:18

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Em interviews "Ruth" who has been married to her husband for 15 years. He has dealt with years of anxiety and depression, and she has learned many ways to make it through the tough times and has some great insights to share with us. Support the showBy Spouse of man with Anxiety and Depression

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Winter and Mental Health 19:14

6y ago19:14

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Winter is upon us! And for those of us with mental illness, or who have a spouse with anxiety, depression, or any other mental illness, this is a tough time of year. We need to fortify ourselves with every tool in our belt to help us get through this time without becoming depressed ourselves. I share some things that work for me, and I also introdu…

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Bipolar is not an Excuse for Infidelity 1:02:55

6+ y ago1:02:55

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Guest "S" tells of her 24 year marriage to a man only recently diagnosed as both Bipolar 2, and ADHD. She has been through a lot, including infidelity, financial struggle, having a child who is also Bipolar and all the other ups and downs that this illness brings. She has much life experience to share, and also some hard questions she is asking her…

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The Human Condition and Spiritual Journey 1:01:02

6+ y ago1:01:02

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Guest "K" shares how loving someone with Bipolar really opened the gate into his own Spiritual Journey. He has found better lenses and tools to view our experiences and make sense of this life. We talk about the power of myth and the Hero's Journey (Joseph Campbell), and discuss a few authors you may want to look up including Richard Rohr, and "The…

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Healing is a Slow Process 24:24

6+ y ago24:24

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When we want to hand our mentally ill spouses over to their Doctors or their Therapists and say "Fix Him/Her", we need to understand one thing: It's a slow process. You can't drop them off at the hospital one night and have them come home in a couple days good as new. It takes a long time, often years, to heal, grow, mature, and improve your relati…

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Surviving the Bipolar Storm with Hope and Grit 1:01:07

7y ago1:01:07

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Meet special guest Michelle: she has been married to her High School sweet heart for over 20 years, has two boys, and yet only in the past 2 years has her husband been diagnosed with Bipolar 2. We discuss how she took a pretty much broken marriage, and turned it around (with lots of help of course) into something stronger than ever. The goal for al…

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Whoops, I Married a Bipolar: Temple Cartmill 1:21:31

7y ago1:21:31

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"GET A GENE SITE TEST" and other great advice from the author of the book "Whoops, I Married a Bipolar". Temple shares her story with Em and they discuss deeper things like the spiritual roots of mental illness, and how to heal your own pain and "stay in your lane". Check out more about what Temple has to offer at templesworld.org and enjoy all the…

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Wanting too Much, and Not Enough 27:38

7y ago27:38

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Where is the balance between wanting a better life, and appreciating all the good things that you do actually have? This is something I struggle and wrestle with constantly, and maybe it's the pendulum of these two conflicting ideals that ultimately leads to both balance, and growth in our lives. But as with everything else, mental illness makes it…

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Falling in Love Again 27:03

7y ago27:03

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Dealing with a mental illness for the first time, or over the span of a long relationship can leave it's scars. Sometimes we wonder if our mentally ill spouse is even capable of loving us, or of being in a relationship at all. But re framing the whole idea of what it even means to be "in love" have helped me tremendously to get back those old lovey…

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Finding Beauty in Pain 48:22

7y ago48:22

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In this interview, we hear from "L" who is the wife of a man diagnosed as on the Bipolar spectrum, whose biggest struggle has been severe bouts of depression that have led to a suicide attempt and hospitalizations. How do you come back from that? Well, you can, and people do, and L shares things from "what not to say to someone whose spouse is real…

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Military Family deals with Bipolar, and decides EVERYONE needs therapy 58:30

7y ago58:30

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Interview with "T" who is the spouse of a man recently diagnosed with Bipolar two, whose symptoms are mostly obsessive behaviors and irritability. We talk about how she deals with this, the struggles of sometimes parenting alone, her own struggles with postpartum depression, and some delightful coping strategies as well. We also cover ways to help …

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It's Going to be OK 19:48

7y ago19:48

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Are you dying to hear those words, and believe them? With so many situations out of your control with the mental health issues of your partner, you sometimes, or even all the time, just need someone to give you a giant hug, and tell you that it's going to be OK. Well I want to do this for you, but more importantly, you need to do it for yourself. S…

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Taking Back Your Power 23:56

7y ago23:56

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Feeling helpless? Powerless? Desperate? You are not alone, and the host will share with you some helpful things you can do to take back your power, own your own happiness, and take steps to creating a more stable life for yourself and your family. Support the showBy Spouse of Bipolar 2

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Friends and Allies 52:43

7y ago52:43

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Hear a heart warming and hopeful interview with a couple who have been through the ups and downs of mental illness for 11 years. Even though there will still be struggles ahead, this couple has really learned to communicate, simplify, and hang on to their love and loyalty for each other. Support the show…

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A Call to Growth 37:24

7+ y ago37:24

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What does all the bad stuff that happens in this life mean? Well, good news, we get to decide. And let's decide to put our struggles and pains to good use. CORRECTION: I brought up Gretchen Reuben's four tendencies, and mistakingly called her Elizabeth Gilbert. Here is a link to the four tendencies quiz: https://gretchenrubin.com/2015/01/ta-da-the-…

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Let's Talk About Our Kids 31:00

7+ y ago31:00

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Parenting is not easy, add some mental health problems to the family, and you will inevitably make some parenting mistakes along the way. Em describes some of her mistakes, and some of the things she has learned along the way that have helped her relationship with her daughter. Support the showBy Em, spouse of Bipolar 2 man

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Coming up for Air 26:40

7+ y ago26:40

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Host Em tells what it's like to hit a long awaited good phase after a tough month/year. Thoughts presented about how we can focus on the good, instead of letting the down phases consume all the ups and downs of the mental health marriage. Support the showBy Host, Em

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Hello Bipolar 2, not so nice to meet you! 36:39

7+ y ago36:39

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An introduction to the podcast, and your host, Em, as she discusses what it has been like to be married to a man who developed depression and bipolar 2, all while attending graduate school and starting a family. Em shares what she has learned in the process, and offers a general "we're not alone" air hug to those going through something similar. Su…