Schiz and Giggles
Episodes
"My Son Has Schizophrenia" | Interview w/ Maye Jepson
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit are joined by Maye Jepson! Maye is the mother to a son living with schizoaffective disorder, and has a lot to s...
How Psych Meds Make Us Feel
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Psychiatric medications bring a whole host of worries and fears, with a big one being… do they change who you are? This week on the podcast, Kody an...
Autism Advocate Interview | Kaelynn Partlow
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit are joined by Kaelynn Partlow: a prominent autism advocate and writer! She’s the author of Life on the Bridge...
Can Pets Help Individuals with Schizophrenia?
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pets are a major source of comfort for many, but did you know they can help those with severe mental illness too? Including schizophrenia and schizoaf...
Ketogenic Diets & Schizophrenia
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the last few years, using the ketogenic way of eating as a metabolic therapy to treat mental health conditions like schizoaffective disorder, schiz...
3 Diagnosed Schizophrenics w/ Guest- Michelle Hammer
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a several week break, we are BACK! This week on the Schiz & Giggles podcast Kody and Kit are joined by Michelle Hammer! Michelle lives with ...
Additional Treatment Options?
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Medication and therapy are mainstay for mental health conditions, especially for those on the schizophrenia spectrum. But did you know there are other...
Understanding Bipolar Disorder with Guest: Gabe Howard
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit are joined by Gabe Howard, a prominent mental health advocate who lives with bipolar disorder. Gabe has been ad...
Early Signs of Schizophrenia
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many people know that psychotic episodes exist, but how about the fact that they have not one, not two, but three phases to them? This week on the pod...
Comorbid Diagnosis's with Schizophrenia
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It wouldn’t be too far off to say that when someone has a severe mental illness—like schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder—there’s usually...
Celebrities with Schizophrenia?!
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit talk about celebrities with mental illnesses and how they advocate for their conditions. Kody speaks about cele...
Understanding Delusions
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Delusions are fixed beliefs that are held regardless of fact and are an extremely common symptom in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. So, th...
Childhood Schizophrenia Advocate Interview
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit are joined by Stephen Lathrop from Surviving Schizophrenia. Stephen was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age...
How to Talk about Our Schziophrenia...
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the toughest questions to answer when it comes to being mentally ill—-whether it’s anxiety and depression or schizophrenia—is when to tel...
Self-Awareness: A blessing or a curse?
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One thing that’s encouraged when it comes to mental illnesses—especially severe ones like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder—is self-awa...
Internalized Ableism
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One thing a lot of those with disabilities face is ableism from other people. This goes for physical and mental disabilities. But did you know there c...
Things we miss...
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One tough thing about having a severe mental illness like schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder is that there… is an old version to mourn. Both ...
Good Days vs Bad Days with Schizophrenia
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One thing about having a social media presence—where one shares so much of their lives online to the world—is that showing mainly good times, and ...
Can LLAMAS cure Schizophrenia?!
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit tackle the latest research when it comes to schizophrenia: Llama antibodies being used to help cognition! That ...
What are Psych-Wards really like?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psychiatric hospitals are a wild topic to tackle, but this week on the podcast Kody and Kit do just that! Both mental health advocates have spent some...
Can our Schizophrenia Traumatize our Loved Ones?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard to talk about, but the effect someone with mental illness has on those around them can be difficult to say the least. It's complicat...
Navigating Relationships with Schizophrenia
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit talk about relationships. Whether it's romantic or platonic, it's still more complicated with a schizop...
Answering the Most Googled Schizophrenia Questions!
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a pretty common activity to google a mental disorder if one is curious, diagnosed with one, or know someone with a condition. So, this week on ...
Myths about Schizophrenia
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of myths out there about schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and this week Kody and Kit bust five of them! Both hosts have dealt with th...
Top 10 Questions We Get About Schizophrenia & Schizoaffective
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kody and Kit get a lot of questions as schizophrenia spectrum disorder advocates, so what are the most common ones they receive? This week on the podc...
Psychosis & College
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
College/University is a tough time for anyone, but it’s especially tough when mental illness is involved: specifically, schizophrenia spectrum disor...
What are Negative & Cognitive Symptoms?
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Negative and cognitive symptoms are some of the worst parts of schizophrenia spectrum disorders but not everyone knows about them! This week, Kody and...
Peer Support "Green Flags"
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peer support is a topic that has come up a few times on the podcast so far, and it’s important to actually bring up what makes someone a good peer s...
Self Care for Patients and Adovacates
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a few weeks…AND WE ARE BACK! This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit return to discuss burnout, but also self-care from two perspectives....
Traveling with a Mental Illness
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast Kody and Kit talk about travelling while managing mental illness, specifically medications, sleep, and other preparations. Ko...
Addiction & Schizophrenia
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TW: Discussion of harm reduction, drug addiction, alcoholism, and self-harm--but know it's all about the recovery from each. If that's not som...
Injectables VS Oral Medication
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the podcast Kody and Kit tackle oral vs long-acting injectables (LAIs) when it comes to psychiatric medications. Kody—...
Learning to Live and Cope with our Diagnosis's
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit have a frank discussion about mental illness, dreams, and how both learned to live with their disorders. Living...
Lack of Insight with Schizophrenia
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode join Kody and Kit as they explore the concept of insight when it comes to mental illness. A lack of insight, often called anosognosia,...
Schizophrenia vs Schizoaffective Disorder | What is the Difference? Ep. 2
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Schiz & Giggles podcast, your hosts Kody Green (a schizophrenia advocate) and Kit Wallis (a schizoaffective disorder advocate) ex...
Schiz & Giggles Ep. 1
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Schiz & Giggles, a weekly podcast where Kody Green (a schizophrenia advocate) and Kit Wallis (a Schizoaffective disorder advocate) come...