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Candid conversations with people who live with Misophonia. Misophonia is a disorder in which there is a strong sensitivity to certain sounds. A person with misophonia feels rage and an inability to focus on anything but that sound. It feels like a fight-or-flight response. Host Adeel Ahmad has misophonia and interviews other "misophones" from around the world. All episodes are edited to be more sensory-friendly including equalization and brown noise. If you'd like to be a guest, go to https: ...
Jill is a former "Miss America" finalist and the Real Estate radio host of "Find Your Way Home with Jill”. Jill reached out a while back wanting to be on the podcast and told me about an article she had written in a local newspaper in Michigan about her misophonia. I thought this was a wonderful way of getting the word out. Local newspapers are oft…
Sophie is a young woman from Boston who is currently getting graduate degree in Scotland. As you’ll hear and probably recognize, she went from hiding her condition for a long time to now learning to be more open about, learning to negotiate life telling people when they need to know, and just coping with it at other times. You’ll hear lots of tips …
Daniella is an artist in Santa Cruz, and someone who, now in her 70s, has known she’s had misophonia going back to the 60s. It’s always interesting talking to one of our elders to get a sense of how misophonia awareness has changed over the years, and also all the coping tips picked up along the way. We talk about sounds that actually make her feel…
Today I'm really excited to bring you my conversation with Vivien. Some of you may be familiar with Viven . In 2019, while still in high school, she took it upon herself to produce an excellent documentary about misophonia, featuring interviews with providers of therapy and coping, as well as teenagers who have misophonia, some of whom have been in…
Today I'm talking to Michael, who recently graduated with a master's degree in psychology with a study on Misophonia that we talk about in this episode. Of course we also get into Michael's miso origin story, what led him to do this research, and where he'd like to see it go. Be a guest on season 4: Book here --- Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com …
This week I catch up with a past guest, Tim - who was the fourth person I interviewed for this show. Many of you filled out a misophonia survey by Tim for a project he's working on and we'll get a little update on that. We'll hear how it's been like at college as they start opening back up in-person, as well as some success he's been having handlin…
Olivia actually grew up in the US and is now living and working on a graduate degree in Germany. Her masters thesis will focus on navigating white collar offices with misophonia and envisioning solutions related to design and policy. This is very near and dear to my heart because I think more awareness in the workplace will lead to a lot more aware…
Today I talk to Ayla, who was at the virtual Misophonia convention and reached out to be on the show. Ayla is in high school in Montana. I get a lot of requests to hear more about the high school experience . We've had some great episodes with young people and this is yet another one with super helpful advice and tips. We talk about pets, trigger s…
This is a followup to last week's amazing conversation with Jane. Cleo, is Jane's daughter - she also suffers from misophonia and now we hear about life from her perspective. Here we get to listen to how Cleo has handled relationships of all kinds, friends, boyfriends, and especially family, having a parent who is a misophone and able to provide so…
Today I bring the first of a two-part series featuring mother and daughter, both misophones in Germany. In this episode I talk to the mother, Jane. We go through her early years of misophonia in the UK, working on both sides of the Atlantic, going through multiple marriages, raising children, who also have miso, and now her life in Germany as a scr…
This is a very powerful conversation with Matt, a young man who lives just outside of Chicago. Matt is just out of high school but he’s already lived through a lot of darkness and pain brought on by his misophonia, having effects on family, friends, school, work, and ultimately culminating in a hospitalization last year to treat his mental health. …
I talked to Jess shortly after the most recent Misophonia Convention. We talk about the positive feelings you get after meeting so many people with miso. She faced resistance from her family about her miso as she was growing up and we talk about those struggles in communicating the condition then, as well as through friendships, relationships, and …
Rachel came to my attention when I found an excellent short story she wrote (under the pseudonym Rebecca Campbell) called “Golden”, which revolves around a misophonia incident. We talk about that, her background with misophonia and misokinesia, her career as a children's author, growing up in a family with miso, as well as dealing with miso as a mo…
Clare is on a mission to find more misophones around her and spread the word. We talk about that, synesthesia, how miso has affected her family, living in a world designed for neurotypicals and of course a whole lot more. --- Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com Email: hello@misophoniapodcast.com Send me any feedback! Also, if you want some beautiful…
André Felipe is in Brazil, happens to be a podcast producer, and is of course suffering from misophonia. He’s also a Highly Sensitive Person, a term that has come up in some previous podcasts. We talk about that, we talk about cultural differences in Brazil and how they affect misophonia, we get really deep into how miso has scarred family relation…
Ashton is a television journalist based in Kentucky. You may have seen her requests for interviews since she is also a grad student working on a documentary about misophonia. We talk about all that, her family’s experiences with miso (she’s definitely not the only one in her family), and a lot more. ashton.jones@wbko.com Twitter Facebook --- Web: h…
Jennifer is known to many of us as Miss Misophonia through her popular and very informative Instagram. We talk about themes she is hearing in the questions and feedback she gets, her coping mechanisms and how they’ve evolved over the years, and we get to hear about the book she is writing about misophonia. Miss Misophonia: Instagram More links --- …
There was a young woman from Cork Who hated the scrape of a fork If anyone dared She’d throw her death glare And leave them alone with the pork -- A. Ahmad Claire is my first guest from Ireland. She has lived on both sides of The Atlantic but is now back home. This was a really fun conversation. She actually comes from a large family of misophones,…
Marcus is an award-winning standup comedian based in Australia. He tours the world (when there is no pandemic) with his show, which now also incorporates jokes and experiences about his misophonia. We talk about advocating for misophonia and mental health, how he copes with traveling to so many new places and not always being able to control his en…
Erica is a teacher, among many things, but currently her main gig is teaching gymnastics virtually from home. We talk about all the things she works on, how her partner is extremely sensitive to her misophonia, and how miso gets easier in some ways, but more difficult in other ways going from childhood into adulthood. She also gives some great advi…
John runs a couple of the Facebook Groups devoted to Misophonia support. You can find links to them below. He's passionate about misophonia support and advocacy. I met him a couple years ago at the first Misophonia convention I went to. In this episode we cover the online groups, the convention, mini-reviews of ear plugs and Airpods, plus his life …
Excited to bring you this episode with Heather, maybe better known to some of you as That Girl With 4S - @chewwithyourmouthclosed, her social media account. She’s also quite active in forums helping people make sense of their miso and the the miso of family members. She’s been doing this for years. Heather came on and actually brought, her boss Mic…
This week I’m talking to Melody, an artist living in Israel. I haven’t talked to enough people outside of North America or Europe so this was really cool. It’s a really interesting conversation because she talks about some unusual triggers and coping mechanisms due to her problems handling sound volume and vibrations more generally. Melody's Twitch…
If you were expecting this episode a couple days ago my apologies, I got over extended on a number of projects that I’m trying to finish off by the end of summer and had to slip this week’s episode. I assure you we’ll be back on schedule every Wednesday next week. I’m particularly bummed because Wednesday my guest’s birthday, so a very happy belate…
Brianna is a psychology student at San Diego State and an advocate for all mental health issues. In the vein of last week’s episode with Malya, here Brianna and I talk about the support system she has in place and how she got there, her supportive parents, her boyfriend and her friends circle. Now she is very confident and proactive telling anyone …
Malya is a high school student in Utah. A lot of students, and parents of students write in wondering about how to survive at school with miso. Malya is a strong advocate for herself at school and has great support from her family. She does some work for an amazing youth mental health advocacy organization called Hope Squad. She talks about her too…
Christos is yet another resident of England, though originally from Greece. We talk about everything from metalcore music, telling our friends and partners about miso, anxiety attacks, mandatory army duties in Greece, and how to badly injure your hand when punching a door after a trigger. I want to do a shout out from Misolist again, this week it’s…
Some of you may be familiar with Dorian after she posted a beautiful, raw Instagram Story @dorianlouise where she talked about her misophonia publicly for the first time. It got a great reaction and hopefully inspired others to speak out and share their experiences. I immediately wanted to get her on the show and we were able to finally chat a coup…
Cory is an artist living in Long Beach, California, as well as a teacher. In this episode we talk about art as not just therapy, but a form of meditation, grief and loss as an aggravator of triggers, and we discuss the still very relevant topic of working from home and its pros and cons. Check out Cory’s art on Instagram at @artistcorybilicko. Plus…
Maisy is an art history student who took a few years off before starting college, in no small part due to misophonia. We talk about healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms, sleeping arrangements, and other ways to live with a partner. Maisy is a big fan of the podcast and says it has really helped to listen to all the past guests, so thank you to e…
Natalie is a student at UCLA and is the founder of the Misophonia Support and Awareness group at UCLA. I’m really excited to have her on because I noticed her student group last year and really see her as an inspiration hopefully for other schools and institutions. Miso List shout-out this week to Old School Screenprinting & Design. They offer scre…
Ella is a high school student in Washington State and we talk about life at school, her miso origin story, meeting Dr. Marsha Johnson, ADA accommodations and her plans for the future. Shout-out to the 2020 Misophonia convention! This is the annual convention I sometimes talk about which was actually the place I thought of starting this podcast. It …
Tim works as an LGBTQ advocate professionally and we talk about, many of his common experiences as someone with misophonia but also some interesting similarities in the life experiences of bring an LGBTQ person and a misophone. Both are very personal experiences that are often difficult to understand and talk about. Also want to say happy pride mon…
Ana is an active misophonia advocate. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about her coping mechanisms which include changing her thought process during triggers, breathing exercises, meditation, journaling, and living a healthier life. We also talk about her family and her home country of Russia, which are both in total denial on misophonia. …
Dr. Storch is a clinical psychologist, vice chair of Psychology at the Baylor College of Medicine, and leading a study at Baylor on misophonia. I'm usually speaking with other misophonia sufferers on this podcast but once in a while I like to bring great conversations with experts. We talk about his research (funded by the Misophonia Research Fund)…
Shela lives and works from home in California, leading a team of stylists at Stitch Fix. We talk about the pros and cons of online meetings and work from home. Working with different therapists and insights on what has worked and what hasn’t. Advocating for herself around the people that care about her, and working toward advocating more widely. Sh…
Gilles is a strategy consultant living in Sweden, and a longtime fan of the podcast. We cover so many topics in this show... his unsupportive parents, difficulty making friends as a child, bodybuilding, ayahuasca retreats, being triggered by his daughter, the work of behaviorist Tom Dozier, brain plasticity, the Default Mode Network, and laying dow…
Lizzie is a graphic designer in London. We talk about life in lockdown in downtown London with housemates and noisy neighbors, miso in her family, and dealing with miso when she went to the office! Check out her Spotify playlist below. And don't forget to check out the Misophonia Association for details on this year's convention happening online. A…
Kateřina is in Prague, Czech Republic, and this marks the first time she has talked to someone with misophonia. She's a senior in high school and we talk about how miso has affected her family relationships, how her school friends have reacted, and what she hopes for the future. I always love being a part of the first time someone shares their sto…
Claire is a visual artist based in northern California who is also a misophonia advocate. This conversation is jam-packed with her thoughts and insights on the psychology and even metaphysics of dealing with misophonia. There are some great stories too about her interactions with others. She also talks about her meditation practice and a breathing …
Welcome to Season 2! I decided to start going by seasons because I'm recording interviews in bunches anyways - this is the first interview recorded since December 2019. This week I talked to John, a Lutheran pastor in Saint Paul, MN... and my next-door neighbor! I moved here a few years ago coincidentally next to another misophone. John has one spe…
This week I talk to Isabel who lives in London. She’s in her early 20s and has had miso from a young age, like most of us. It's really accelerated in the last few years, but she’s also recently found out what it is, like most of us, and is taking steps to deal with it. She’s also at the beginning of her work life and so we talk about beginning your…
This week talk with Liz, a mom working from home that suffers from misophonia, tinnitus, and also cares for a child with autism. We talk about all that and how they relate, plus we talk about events that are dubbed "sensory-friendly" for people with sensory issues. Even though she works from home, this interview was recorded a few months before the…
This week I’m bringing a conversation with Carson, a sophomore studying architecture in New York City. We talk about growing up in Nebraska, how he deals with Misophonia in NYC, how he uses the ADA effectively to get accomodations for miso at school, and why he flicks his family members on the shoulder. Fascinating conversation with lots of great i…
Roz lives in Florida, has two adult children in their 50s and has been dealing with her miso since the age of 7. We talk about those early years, raising her own family... and even get a guest appearance by one of her kids! Links: Book: Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight --- Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com Email: hello@misophoniapodcast.c…
Heidi is a coach for creative professionals. She also hosts the Vibrant Visionaries podcast. On this episode we talk about mindfulness techniques, her tips for approaching strangers and co-workers about misophonia, and some of her related issues that can overlap or exacerbate her miso. Enjoy! And please stay healthy! Links: Vibrant Visionaries podc…
Lindsay's story is one of misophonia alongside a host of other issues that she has dealt with throughout her life, including addiction, co-dependent relationships, and self-harm. She is in a much better place now and we talk about how she has worked on these, how they have affected relationships with the people in her life, and how they have affect…
Laurel is a mixed media artist who expresses her struggles with misophonia through her artwork. Check out our Instagram or follow her @actions.that.echo In this conversation, Laurel takes us very deep into her miso origins and the family trauma she had to deal with from a young age. She takes us all the way up to now where she is a college freshman…
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Is there a genetic basis for misophonia? On this week's episode I have a special guest, Dr. Alisa Lehman from 23andMe. We discuss their report that studied the genetic results of 23andMe customers to see if there is a genetic marker that could indicate a person's likelihood of having misophonia. They found something very interesting and we talk abo…
