The Misophonia Podcast
Episodes
Robert - Robert's Misophonia: A Story of Family, Isolation, and Discovery
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert reached out via email earlier this year desperate to tell others his experience growing up with miso, being triggered by a specific sound from ...
Jennifer C. - Rediscovering Joy Beyond Misophonia's Impact
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview I’ve been really looking forward to sharing. It’s one that really hit me hard as we were talking, and for several weeks since...
Annie W. - A journey of resilience through Misophonia struggles
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like my previous guest, Annie is also a student of neuroscience who entered the field to make an impact on misophonia, inspired by her own experiences...
Grace - From trauma to neuroscience through Misophonia
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Grace is a college student majoring in neuroscience, hoping to make an impact on misophonia. We talk about childhood trauma, dealing with high school ...
Courtney - Coping with Misophonia as a New Mom
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m talking to Courtney from Baltimore. She talks about being a new mom and not being triggered by her child, but wondering what the futur...
Samantha, LMFT - Therapist's personal and professional journey with misophonia.
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Season 6! Samantha is a therapist based on LA, who now focuses on misophonia. She doesn’t actually have miso, but her husband does, and so do ...
Colin - Finding Community and Coping in Misophonia
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Season 5 Finale! Starting next week I’ll the kicking off season 6 with fresh new conversations. This was a special interview though that I’m speci...
Annie - Navigating misophonia with art and therapy.
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This was one of the most memorable interviews from the last batch I recorded late last year. Annie has been through a lot, and has thought really deep...
Tània - Finding peace with misophonia at home and work.
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talk to Tania, who is a translator based in Helsinki, Finland, but grew up in Barcelona. This is the first time Tania has talked to anyone els...
Gabe - Musician's Journey with Misophonia
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabe is a student of classical guitar up in northern Washington State. Our conversation touched on the effect of music on his life within and outside ...
Allison - Navigating life and connections with misophonia
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Allison lives in Tacoma Washington and works for as a biologist for a science agency there. Allison has misophonia and a number of her family members ...
Leanne - Finding solace in solitude: A journey to peace.
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leanne put her money where her mouth is and bought a large 6 acre property in rural North Carolina where she could be away from her misophonia trigger...
Assal - Navigating Misophonia Across Cultures
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Assal works in engineering at Uber in Seattle but has an unusual background. She is the first person I’ve interviewed who has been detained in anoth...
Chloé (@misophoniamemes) - Humor Meets Healing: Chloe's Misophonia Journey
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chloé runs the @misophoniamemes Instagram account you know and love. This is a rare opportunity to hear her story, her coping tips, her thoughts on t...
Soledad - Turning Misophonia into a Growth Opportunity
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Soledad lives out near Milan, Italy. She is an instructor of Kundalini yoga and we talk about how that affects her misophonia reactions. She actually ...
Joannie - Navigating Family Life with Misophonia
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joannie hails from southern Minnesota. She’s in her mid-fifties and wanted to come on in part to talk about the role she thinks hormones have played...
Nathan - Art, Misophonia, and Online Education
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan is 19 and lives in Columbia. He's taking a break after high school and focusing on art and design. We talk about his experiences with miso...
Jessica - Student Navigates College Life with Misophonia
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talk to Jessica who is a senior in college and we talk about living on campus, being in class and all her coping tips. She just found out abou...
Jeffrey Scott Gould (Quiet Please...) - Discovering Shared Misophonia Experiences
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Excited to finally bring out this conversation I had a few months ago with Jeffrey Scott Gould. You may already know the name if you’ve seen his doc...
Michelle - Finding Style in Coping with Sounds
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle works in medical sales and had a pretty typical onset story, though moved around a lot being in a military family. We talk about those early ...
Mary and Sophie - Generational misophonia impacts and coping mechanisms.
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mary doesn’t have misophonia herself, but she is the mother of someone with misophonia. She has become extremely passionate about the cause of misop...
Ben - Screenwriter Champions Misophonia Awareness
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben is a screenwriter in Los Angeles. We talk about his very normal childhood, nothing particularly traumatic of note when his miso started. We talk a...
Liz G. - Navigating misophonia with humor and therapy.
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I bring my conversation with Liz, yet another Canadian living up in Toronto. We walk about being a misanthrope, someone who doesn’t necess...
Elektra - Navigating motherhood and creativity with misophonia.
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m talking to Elektra, a clothing designer and mother, recently moved to LA, although at the time of this interview she was living in Phi...
Denburg family - Navigating Life and Designing Spaces with Misophonia
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the annual family episode! Last year around this time I had two episodes back to back of a mother and a daughter who both have misophonia. I de...
Nick - Exploring the Depths of Life with Sensory Sensitivities
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a conversation I’ve been thinking about lot since I recorded it. Nick lives with his wife and family, and works as a software developer, b...
Sadie - Navigating Misophonia in Showbiz
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sadie is a model, actress and student, and introvert based in NYC. Really interesting to hear her coping tips from working in places that are much mor...
Bryan - Family Dynamics and Workplace Understanding
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan is in software consulting and is a dad with a family in Colorado. This was a special conversation for me, all my interviews are special because ...
Julia M. - High School Senior Tackles Misophonia Challenges
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julia is a senior in high school and as we spoke back when this 2021 school year began, it was interesting getting her thoughts on the past 18 months....
Dr. Jennifer Brout - Pioneering research and personal insights on managing misophonia.
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the second anniversary of this podcast! Few people have had as big of an impact on Misophonia awareness as Dr. Jennifer Brout. She is a psyc...
Rachael - Navigating Life with Misophonia: A Global Journey
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week it’s back to a UK episode, with Rachael. We talk a lot about family, friends and relationships, and work, common themes, as well as trauma...
Michael O. - Facing triggers to build resistance in New Zealand.
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I have Michael, from down in New Zealand, where he lives in a place with I think about 7 other people. This one’s really interesting becau...
Tia - A mother's journey navigating misophonia at home.
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I have another conversation with a Canadian. Tia is a single mother of two boys. She has misophonia, and one of her sons has it too. Between...
Brittany - Navigating Life with Misophonia: A Personal Journey
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to Brittany in Canada. Brittany didn’t schedule this interview - it was actually her partner after they discovered the podcast and ...
Jim - Author's Journey from Office Chaos to Writing Solace
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jim is a self-published author in California. I’ve got tons of links to Jim’s work and other things we mention below in the show notes. Jim went t...
Mary-Rachel - Navigating Misophonia with Community Support
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to an exciting season 5! Mary-Rachel is a casting director and producer in LA who had a miso-related breakdown following an MRI a few months a...
Kyle - Teacher embraces misophonia, educates students
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I'm talking to my (white) brother from another mother. Kyle is an art teacher, an artist, musician, and dad living in New Orleans. Chec...
Pauline - Understanding Community Through Shared Struggles
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline lives in the UK but has spent a lot of time working for news organizations in the Middle East. She just found out about misophonia a few years...
Claire G. - Navigating Misophonia and Bipolar Disorder
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Claire has found ways to work with her family and significant other to help her deal with her misophonia. This episode is also special because Claire ...
Alexandra - Pianist finds harmony in managing misophonia
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra is a talented pianist getting a graduate degree in piano performance. This was interesting for many reasons especially because it must be ch...
Jono - Creative Exploration of Misophonia
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jono is a musician, coffee entrepreneur, comic writer, and serial room-leaver. In 2019, he released the album Life in Misophonia with his band Baggage...
Christina - Journey from misophonia discovery to therapy.
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I speak with Christina, a fashion photographer in New York/New Jersey. We start by comparing our elevator pitches for how we explain misopho...
David - Preemptive strategies and personal growth in Misophonia.
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m talking to David in New Jersey. David reached out to me last year with a paper he wrote for a university course called Early Recogniti...
Martha - Sobriety and Misophonia: A Journey of Resilience
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I have the pleasure of talking to Martha of @martharecoveringoutloud. This is a wild ride with great stories including: snapping at other ki...
Hazel - Uniting Tinnitus and Misophonia Advocacy Efforts
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hazel is the Director & Chief Strategist at Tinnitus Hub and Tinnitus Talk. She also has misophonia. A number of guests who’ve come on here have...
Jennifer H. - From Chaos to Clarity: A Misophonia Journey
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer just found out about the podcast after going through what she describes as a “misophonia episode” in January. It got her to seek help in ...
Andrea - Founding MisoMatch amidst Pandemic Challenges
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea is the founder of misomatch.com, a platform for helping misophones connect with each other, and find resources to help them deal with misophoni...
Mercede Erfanian - Exploring Misophonia's Neuroscience and ASMR Connection.
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emergency pod! This is a special episode with Mercede Erfanian, one of the co-authors of the very recent paper, "The motor basis for misophonia&q...
Paul - Navigating parenting and validation through education
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I loved this conversation with Paul because it turns out we have a lot in common, and actually through the conversation Paul asked me a lot of things ...
Dr. Jane Gregory - Exploring Misophonia with a Researcher's Insight
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jane Gregory is a clinical psychologist and misophonia researcher at Oxford University... she also has misophonia herself! Find her on the web and...
Natalie R. - Trauma, Work, and Coping with Misophonia
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie is in Austin Texas, living alone, now working alone at home like many of us. In this episode we talk a lot about her childhood and family situ...
Jennifer A. - Navigating life changes due to Misophonia
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer recently left the city, quit her job and started homeschooling her daughter, who is also showing signs of misophonia. We talk about all that,...
Patrick - Music Student's Journey Through Sound Sensitivity
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m talking to Patrick, a musician currently in college studying music therapy. Patrick is one of many creative people I’ve had on the s...
Bonus Episode: Joyce Cohen (NY Times) - Landmark misophonia article's genesis discussed
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011, the New York Times published an article that would change the course of misophonia's history and catapult it into wider awareness. It&ap...
Drake - Journey of hope and coping with triggers.
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m talking to Drake (not that one), who lives in Florida currently, with one of her biggest triggers her mom. She talks about her plans t...
Sarah - Navigating Relationships with Misophonia
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah has a doctorate in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is the owner of Aquarius Acupuncture in downtown Manhattan. We talk about her experiences wi...
Dr. Zach Rosenthal - Hopeful Advancements in Misophonia Research
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rosenthal is the director of the Duke Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation. This is one of the leading groups studying misophonia, doing n...
Mara - Exploring Misophonia Through Art and Identity
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I had the great privilege to talk to Mara, a rock artist in North Carolina. We talk about trans issues, dissociation and reassociation, complex ...
Audrey - Marine Biologist Navigates Misophonia with Therapy and Support
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Audrey is a marine biologist up on an island off of Washington State. Audrey just found out her condition had a name last year and immediately dove in...
Julie - Navigating life and work with misophonia
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julie is a mother, a social worker, and a misophone living in the UK. This was a really fascinating conversation where we really get into how it affec...
Julia - Influencer Navigates Travel and Work with Misophonia
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julia is a professional Instagram influencer, sports product tester and much more. She travels the world constantly for her work and we’ll hear abou...
Keara - Navigating college life with misophonia
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode I’m talking to Keara, a senior at Macalester College right around the corner from my house in Minnesota! Keara tells us about her is...
Tom Dozier - Hope and Treatment Insights from a Misophonia Expert
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Dozier is a name that is very well known in the misophonia world. He has come up on a number of previous episodes as someone that guests have gone...
Jill - Former Miss America finalist discusses coping with family triggers.
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Sophie - Overcoming silence and finding community support
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 hidin...
Daniella - Artist integrates misophonia into creative journey.
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 interestin...
Vivien - Teen filmmaker sparks family understanding
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Michael - Psychology graduate explores misophonia's memory effects
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Tim - Unique Journey of Coping with Misophonia
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Olivia - Navigating office life with misophonia in Germany.
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 col...
Ayla - High Schooler's Journey with Misophonia
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Cleo - Navigating life and relationships with misophonia
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 hea...
Jane - Screenwriter Navigates Misophonia in Life and Career
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Matt - A young man's journey through misophonia's trials.
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 live...
Jess - Finding resilience and coping strategies through community
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 mi...
Rachel - Author's Tale: From Annoyance to Inspiration
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel came to my attention when I found an excellent short story she wrote (under the pseudonym Rebecca Campbell) called “Golden”, which revolves...
Clare - Finding community among London's misophonia sufferers.
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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, livin...
André Felipe - A Podcast Producer's Battle with Misophonia
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ter...
Ashton - Journalist crafts documentary on misophonia awareness
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 docum...
Jennifer (Miss Misophonia) - From sibling triggers to global advocacy
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ques...
Claire O. - A journey from teenage triggers to hope
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 po...
Marcus - Comedian Uses Laughs to Tackle Misophonia
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 incorpora...
Erica - Coping with Misophonia through Advocacy and Environment Control
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Smooter - Journey of discovery and coping with sound sensitivity.
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John runs a couple of the Facebook Groups devoted to Misophonia support. You can find links to them below. He's passionate about misophonia suppo...
Heather (That Girl With 4S) and Michael - Advocacy and Recovery from Misophonia
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Excited to bring you this episode with Heather, maybe better known to some of you as That Girl With 4S - @chewwithyourmouthclosed, her social media ac...
Melody - Unique Coping with Sound Sensitivity
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 real...
Samantha - Exploring misophonia's challenges and coping strategies
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Brianna - Advocacy and Support in Misophonia Journey
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Malya - High School Student's Proactive Misophonia Management
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Christos - Finding Positivity and Solutions Amidst Misophonia
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christos is yet another resident of England, though originally from Greece. We talk about everything from metalcore music, telling our friends and par...
Dorian - Embracing Misophonia: Dorian's Journey
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some of you may be familiar with Dorian after she posted a beautiful, raw Instagram Story @dorianlouise where she talked about her misophonia publicly...
Cory - Utilizing Art and Environment to Manage Triggers
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 meditat...
Maisy - Navigating Life and Creativity with Misophonia
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 unheal...
Natalie - Empowering change in academia and personal growth.
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 n...
Ella - Navigating Life and Education with Misophonia
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 accommodati...
Tim J. - Connecting Misophonia and LGBTQ Experiences
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tim works as an LGBTQ advocate professionally and we talk about, many of his common experiences as someone with misophonia but also some interesting s...
Ana - From discovery to advocacy, a transformative journey
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ana is an active misophonia advocate. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about her coping mechanisms which include changing her thought process...
Dr. Eric Storch - Exploring Misophonia Treatments and Research
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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&apos...
Shela - Navigating Misophonia in Online Meetings and Work
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Gilles - Navigating life and work with innovative coping strategies
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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,...