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 and times with miso. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/WesternAndPacificMisophoniaSupportGroup" target="_blank">Western and Pacific Misophonia Support Group</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/misophoniawithoutborders" target="_blank">Misophonia Without Borders</a>

LA-based misophonia advocate who runs some of the Facebook Groups devoted to Misophonia support.

Smooter

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 environment, and much more. Don't miss this fun episode! For more on Marcus, including videos, check out <a href="https://www.itsmarcusryan.com" target="_blank">itsmarcusryan.com</a>

Award-winning standup comedian based in Australia who often brings misophonia advocacy into his work.

Marcus

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 about her condition, including sometimes educating her therapist.

Psychology student at San Diego State and an advocate for all mental health issues.

Brianna

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 affected her school and career.

We talk about struggling with miso, addiction, and recovery.

Lindsay

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 coronavirus pandemic hit, but we do talk about working from home and some tips and problems for miso sufferers.

A mom with miso, tinnitus, and caring for a child with autism.

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 advice toward the end on how to manage miso mentally as well as how to advocate for yourself.

A Chicago-based teacher and gymnastics instructor

Erica

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! <a href="https://sharonheller.net/tooloud.php" target="_blank">Book: Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight</a>

Roz has children in their 50s, one of whom also has miso and joins the call.

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. <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/melomarshmelo">Melody's Twitch</a>

An artist in Israel with some relatively unique triggers.

Melody

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.

A professional LGBTQ advocate.

Tim J.

This week I talk to Kevin, an engineer in NY, about co-workers, managers, ASMR, herbal supplements, his brother with miso, supportive family and much more.

A NY-based engineer talking about offices, ASMR, herbal supplements and a brother with miso.

Kevin

Samantha, a longtime listener of the show.

Longtime listener based near Austin and HSP (Highly Sensitive Person)

Samantha

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 story!

High school senior in Prague, talking about miso for the first time.

Kateřina

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 technique she finds super helpful for miso. Please check out Claire's art below and follow her on Instagram. At the end of the episode she talks about wanting to hear from sufferers for a book she's writing. <a href="https://www.clairepupo.com" target="_blank">www.clairepupo.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clairepupo" target="_blank">Instagram @clairepupo</a> Warnings: We've got some "bad words", some brief descriptions of triggers (no sounds made) and a reference to thoughts of suicide from her past.

Visual artist in northern California discussing psychology and metaphysics of miso coping.

Claire

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. Misophonia Support and Awareness group at UCLA is on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/misophonia.ucla/" target="_blank">Instagram @misophonia.ucla</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Social-Club/Misophonia-Support-and-Awareness-at-UCLA-2236029239990907/">Facebook</a>

Founder of the UCLA Misophonia Support and Awareness student group

Natalie

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, which you’ll hear about. She has tons of tips she uses for dealing with miso and you'll hear some great stories about dealing with miso at work - like the sniffling woman, and the bowl banging man.

Long, fun chat with an Irish miso sufferer

Claire O.

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. She has also used a Pinterest board to educate her mom about misophonia, now one of her biggest supporters.

Team lead at Stitch Fix talking about advocating for yourself at work and beyond.

Shela

Living in a country where there is even less Misophonia awareness can be especially challenging. Marjorie has lived in Panama all her life. We talk about the unusual sound that was her first trigger, her anger and frustrations growing up at home, relationships, work life, and all the ways she now copes with her misophonia and misokinesia. <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/white-noise-lite/id292987597">White Noise Lite iOS</a> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmsoft.whitenoise.lite&amp;hl=en_US">White Noise Lite Android</a>

Dealing with miso in Panama - a country with very little to no awareness.

Marjorie

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 specific trigger but he's only had it during adulthood - which is all the more interesting since his siblings also share it.

A pastor, my next-door neighbor who has miso.

John

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 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artistcorybilicko" target="_blank">@artistcorybilicko</a>. Plus here is the documentary Cory talks about:<a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11722685" target="_blank">Sensitive</a>.

Artist and teacher in Long Beach talking about art as therapy.

Cory

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 tools and techniques, plus how she explains it to friends, and family. She also talks about some treatments that we haven’t covered yet on the podcast, specifically neurofeedback, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing). <a href="https://www.eeginfo.com/what-is-neurofeedback.jsp " target="_blank">Neurofeedback</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_desensitization_and_reprocessing" target="_blank">EMDR</a> <a href="https://hopesquad.com" target="_blank">Hope squad</a>

High school student in Utah who strongly advocates for herself and is a member of Hope Squad.

Malya

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. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/miss.misophonia/" target="_blank">Instagram @miss.misophonia</a> <a href="https://www.flow.page/missmisophonia" target="_blank">More links</a>

Prolific and informative miso advocate on social media and beyond.

Jennifer (Miss Misophonia)

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 about it here, plus potential next steps. Check out the links below to read more, and please join the conversation on social media! <a href="https://23andMe.com" target="_blank">23andMe.com</a> <a href="https://objects.23andme.com/res/pdf/eEK9zpYQRGYVvUXuEd0VQw_23-08_Genetic_Associations_With_Traits.pdf" target="_blank">Genetic Associations with Traits in 23andMe Customers - 23andMe White Paper</a> <a href="https://blog.23andme.com/23andme-research/something-to-chew-on/" target="_blank">Something to Chew On - 23andMe Blog</a>

Discussing the 23andMe report on a genetic marker for misophonia likelihood.

Dr. Alisa Lehman - 23andMe

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. Lizzie's <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/21vm39mf7THixhskyxcnBY?si=R0bWOEXQQLSVvjPCzDSaGg">Misophonia playlist</a> on Spotify

Graphic Designer in the UK - miso-life with housemates, neighbors, co-workers, and working from home.

Lizzie

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), his clinical observations on misophonia and how his work is informed by different conditions like anxiety, OCD, even Tourette’s and autism. <a href="https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/eric-storch-31196" target="_blank">Dr. Eric Storch</a> <a href="https://www.bcm.edu/news/participants-sought-for-child-adolescent-misophonia-study" target="_blank">Baylor Misophonia Study</a> BCM Misophonia on <a href="https://twitter.com/bcm_misophonia" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://misophoniaresearchfund.org/" target="_blank">Misophonia Research Fund</a>

On the Baylor College of Medicine misophonia study.

Dr. Eric Storch

Dr. Johnson is a pioneer in the world of misophonia having identified the condition in her patients in the 1990s, and being a tireless advocate for us ever since. We talk about the early days, recent research, and her thoughts on growing the community and future research. Dr. Johnson's audiology practice: <a href="https://tinnitus-audiology.com/">https://tinnitus-audiology.com</a> The NYT article that reached a lot of sufferers: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/health/06annoy.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/health/06annoy.html</a> Research linking misophonia to a neurological basis: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28162895">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28162895</a> Misophonia Association website: <a href="http://misophonia-association.org">misophonia-association.org</a> Misophonia Association convention videos: <a href="https://misophoniavideos.com/">https://misophoniavideos.com</a> Sound app used by Dr. Johnson: <a href="https://www.relaxmelodies.com/">https://www.relaxmelodies.com</a>

Pioneering audiologist who is one of the world's leading advocates for misophonia.

Dr. Marsha Johnson

Sim is a nursing student in Canada and we talk about life in nursing, having roommates for the first time, large classes, new friends, and all those "fun" experiences of going out in the world.

Nursing student in Canada on college, roommates and making new friends with miso.

Some of you may be familiar with Dorian after she posted a beautiful, raw Instagram Story <a href="https://instagram.com/dorianlouise">@dorianlouise</a> 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 couple months ago.

Dorian was inspired by this podcast to share her story on Instagram and reached a wide audience.

Dorian

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 everyone who has come on. Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maisy_made/">@maisy_made</a>

Art history student who took a few years off due to miso, and discusses unhealthy coping mechanisms.

Maisy

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.>

Washington state high school student on ADA accomodations and thinking about her future.

Ella

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 career knowing you have miso and what she hopes for the future. This was the last interview recorded before COVID-19.

Based in London in her early 20s talking about miso accelerating and starting her career.

Isabel

Laurel is a mixed media artist who expresses her struggles with misophonia through her artwork. Check out our Instagram or follow her <a href="http://instagram.com/actions.that.echo">@actions.that.echo</a>. 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 and miso-mentor for others. I get a lot of messages from young people and parents who are wondering how to cope and this is a deep look into someone's struggle. I hope folks can find some healing by relating to Laurel's story.

College freshman, miso-mentor, and mixed media artist.

Laurel

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! <a href="https://vibrantvisionaries.com/">Vibrant Visionaries podcast</a> <a href="https://heidibennett.com/">Heidi Bennett - Professional Certified Coach</a>

Coach for creative professionals, podcast host, and misophone.

Heidi

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. <a href="http://www.misophonia.blog/">Misophonia Blog</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/misophonia.blog">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/misophoniablog/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://thework.com/">The Work by Byron Katie</a>

Misophonia advocate, founder of misophonia.blog on coping mechanisms and benefiting from a healthy lifestyle. 

This week I'm talking with Alyssa about switching careers from teaching to software engineering, how she has coped in each, how she plans to survive the holidays. She also talks through her strategies for explaining misophonia to new people.

Switching careers from teaching to software and coping with miso in each.

Alyssa

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 insight and tips.

Nebraska-born architecture sophomore in NYC.

Carson

Lyle has known he’s had misophonia for 60 years. No one else understood what he was going through. In this conversation, Lyle tells me about alienation and insults from family as a child, pursuing a career in boxing as an outlet for rage, substance dependencies, job struggles, but ultimately a fulfilling career as a hospice nurse and a 40 year marriage with a woman whose family accepts him completely. Lyle wants his story to help as many people as possible and I am proud to call him a friend.

Long, tough life dealing with miso for 60 years.

Lyle

I met Ellen at the annual Misophonia Association convention (see below for links on that). We talk a lot about classic stuff we all face, challenges in school all the way up through grad school, introducing new friends to our miso, dealing with family growing up, and spouses now. Ellen also shares her perspective on diet, alcohol, and healthy living and how it affects her miso. As she mentioned at the end of the show, you can reach out to her if you want to learn more or just have someone to talk to. Her email is ellen.shnj (at) gmail dot com <a href="https://misophonia-association.org/2020-misophonia-convention-philadelphia-pa/">Misophonia Association Convention</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/health/06annoy.html">Original NYT misophonia article</a>

Dealing with friends and family growing up, and adopting healthy habits to help with miso.

Ellen

I talk with Andrew about life as a graphic design student, having a supportive spouse, and a timely story about losing it at Thanksgiving.

Graphic design student in the Pacific Northwest on having a supportive spouse and losing it at Thanksgiving.

Andrew

Linda is on the podcast from the Netherlands. We talk about having a job where she has to analyze recordings of people speaking, her sister who also has this disorder, and having "the talk" with a significant other. <a href="https://abc.uva.nl/research/institutes/institute-articles/academic-medical-center-amc.html">Academic Medical Center - Amsterdam</a>

A misophonia in the Netherlands on talking to significant others, a sister with miso and voice recordings for work.

Linda

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 down the law at his work! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_mode_network">Default Mode Network</a> on Wikipedia <a href="https://misophoniatreatment.com/">Tom Dozier</a> at Misophonia Treatment Institute

From Sweden, wide-ranging talk about unsupportive parents, bodybuilding, psychedelics, brain plasticity and much more.

Gilles

Jon's story is unique because his symptoms started a couple years ago, well into adulthood. We talk about his unique miso origin story, plus some very diverse topics like strategies as a student with miso, oil fracking, seeing colors in musical chords, parenting as a misophonia sufferer, and "The Brown Note". The Brown Note: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_note">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_note</a>

On first noticing misophonia well into adulthood, interesting coping strategies and parentng with miso.

Cris is the founder of <a href="https://www.soquiet.org/">soQuiet.org</a>, a non-profit aimed at spreading awareness and education about Misophonia. This was a fun, wide-ranging chat that goes over the advocacy work of soQuiet, recent Misophonia research, workplace accommodations, and coping mechanisms from his ~40 years of living with this disorder, and lots more.

Founder of soquiet.org - non-profit for misophonia awareness and education.

Cris

Elise is a project manager in Portland that I met at the <a href="https://misophonia-association.org">Misophonia Association</a> convention last fall. She also runs a video chat for sufferers to share experiences and support each other. We talk about her childhood and just how we all deal with this thing day-to-day, at work and with the people we spend time with.

Portland-based project manager and a community advocate for misophonia.

Elise

Kristen is an extremely talented singer living in Florida. We talk about her many experiences, including working recording studios, on Tinder dates, using ASMR to sleep, and the person from childhood that started it all. Kristen's YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ohshttson">https://www.youtube.com/user/ohshttson</a>

Based in Florida and talking about Tinder, ASMR, friends, family and much more.

Kristen

This is the first episode! Gisselle is a student in Denver and we talk about life with Miso in college. We also get into when she first noticed she had Miso and what it was like growing up.

First interview of the podcast, a college student in Denver.

Gisselle

Tim talks about misophonia inside a large family, being homeschooled, adjusting to college life, and the psychology of grappling with this isolating disorder. He also lets us know how he uses noise-cancelling and pass-through features of headphones to get through the day.

College student from a large family on homeschooling, miso psychology, and his coping mechanisms.

Yale is a software engineer and father of two in Portland, Oregon. We have quite a bit in common and this is a really fun interview. We talk a lot about work life and dealing with miso in public.

Software engineer and father of two in Portland.

Yale

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.

Greek misophone now living in England on dealing friends and relationships, anxiety attacks and metalcore music.

Christos

Excited to bring you this episode with Heather, maybe better known to some of you as That Girl With 4S - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chewwithyourmouthclosed/">@chewwithyourmouthclosed</a>, 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 Michael. So we get to talk all about their experiences obviously, what it’s like to have multiple miso at work, Heather talks about her insights from having to talked to so many families about miso over the years, and Michael is sort of the opposite, having been pretty private about his miso due to years of bad experiences from speaking up, so we hear that perspective.

Longtime miso advocate comes on with her boss and fellow misophone.

Heather (That Girl With 4S) and Michael

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 <a href="https://twitter.com/ashton_onair">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashtonjones13news">Facebook</a>

Ashton is a television journalist based in Kentucky.

Ashton

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 relationships, and we also talk about self-triggers, which is something that Andre says is definitely a thing with him. <a href="https://hsperson.com/">Highly Sensitive Person Test</a>