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Rena Sofer (General Hospital, The Bold and The Beautiful)

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There's no guest for this episode. Instead Maurice talks about a bout of anxiety that he recently through which reminded him how important friendship is.

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Johnny Wactor (General Hospital, Army Wives, Criminal Minds, The Passenger) Johnny Wactor joins Maurice talk about how they similarly share having a 'rage' inside of them, likely stemming from childhood, that they're able to tap into when acting. They also discuss experiencing the loss of their fathers and how that impacted them, before diving into Johnny's storyline on General Hospital.

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Michael Easton (Port Charles, One Life to Live, General Hospital)

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Stephen A. Smith (ESPN’s First Take, Stephen A's World, Sports Radio host, and Sports Journalist). In this first episode, Stephen opens up to Maurice about overcoming struggles in school and dealing with the loss of his mother and what it was like to join General Hospital as Sonny's right hand man, Brick, after having watched the show for so long.

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Chad Duell (General Hospital, The Bay, The Wizards of Waverly Place). Chad joins Maurice for a very thoughtful conversation about the necessity of continuing to do things that make you uncomfortable. While you may want to avoid it because of anxiety and stress, when you continue to push yourself to do those things, you build up your tolerance and it does get easier to do.

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Eve LaRue (CSI: Miami, All My Children, General Hospital)

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Steve Burton (General Hospital, Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives)

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Russell Butler 

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Martha Byrne (Actress, As The World Turns; Singer; Television Writer)

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Martha Byrne (Actress, As The World Turns; Singer; Television Writer)

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Charles Shaugnessy (The Nanny, General Hospital)

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Robert Gossett (The Closer, Major Crimes, The Oath, General Hospital)

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Jake and Laurette McCook

The Cliffs of Schizophrenia is available to purchase everywhere books are sold. For more information, please visit: https://www.jakemccook.com/

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Jon Lindstrom (General Hospital, Port Charles, As The World Turns)

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Pete Antico

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This special Mother's Day episode was recorded out on Maurice's farm with his goat, Buddy. Please excuse the background of the wind as Maurice shares stories about his mother, Martha Morales, and wonderful wife, Paula Benard.

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Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis served 537 days in a Japanese prison after he lost consciousness while driving, resulting in a car accident that left two Japanese citizens dead. Japanese authorities denied Ridge access to a translator or legal counsel resulting in a prison sentence that was much longer than if this incident had occurred in the United States.

Maurice is joined by Ridge and his best friend Andrew Eubanks, who along with Ridge's wife, Brittany, rallied to get him out of prison in a story that will leave you breathless. 

To learn more, please visit: https://www.instagram.com/bringridgehome

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Carolyn Hennesy. (Emmy Award winning Actress: General Hospital, True Blood, Cougar Town, The Bay; NY Times Best Selling Author: Pandora series, The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli) Along with talk about General Hospital, Carolyn opens up to Maurice about her father, his death and her achievement of being 21 years sober.

Note: This episode was shot prior to Maurice's father's passing, so his illness is mentioned today.

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Sharon Lawrence. (Advocate, Heal the Bay; Actress, NYPD Blue)

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Castin Marion. Castin and her family have been friends of Maurice and his family for many years. Years ago, tragedy struck her family and changed their lives forever. Castin joins Maurice talk about how she was able to overcome and lead a healthy and productive life.

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Réal Andrews (Actor, Author, Motivational Speaker). You'll hear a conversation between two friends that have known each other forever and yet there's still things we don't quite know about each other.

It's raw, emotional, deep, funny, truthful, as we discuss anxiety, mental health, love, family!

Don't forget to pick up Réal Andrews book 'Do You Want It? No Fear, No Limits, No Excuses' 

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Tabyana Ali (General Hospital)

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Preston Durnford. (Author of Epic Journal; Owner & Founder of Epic Journey, Inc; and Founder of Fresh Start of California)

Preston tells Maurice how he was able to harness the power of journaling to transform his life after battling heroin addiction, losing his father to suicide, and brother to drug overdose. 

He says the 'Epic Journal' is not just a writing tool, but an invitation to harness the transformative power of introspection to achieve one's fullest potential. https://theepicjournal.com

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Clark Bartram. () You won’t find a more driven, dedicated, and inspirational man than my guy Clark Bartram. And oh, did I mention his guns! Not the deadly kind, I’m talking his arms. You want to feel good, listen to Clark. You won’t regret it!

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Mark Teschner (Emmy Award winning Casting Director at General Hospital). Mark has unique ability to communicate with actors, encouraging them to deliver their best performances and he shares insight in his casting of Vanessa Marcil, Steve Burton and Michael Sutton.

Maurice and Mark talk about the younger generation's outlet of being able to showcase their talent being on platforms like TikTok and Youtube and shows like American Idol and America's Got Talent.

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Eileen Davidson (The Young and The Restless, Days of Our Lives, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) 

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Gary Plummer (linebacker, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers). After a 15-year NFL career, and 2,500 concussions, the former linebacker was left with a terrifying diagnosis of early onset dementia.

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GloZell (Actress, YouTube personality)

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Jackie Evancho (America's Got Talent, Singer, Actress, Model) Jackie is a platinum selling recording artist that first became a worldwide sensation at the age of 10 years old with her stunning debut performance singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" on season 5 of NBC's America's Got Talent (AGT).

Jackie Evancho's new EP "Solla" is available now: "I chose this title to represent a specific point in my life. There’s a saying I’d heard that goes “𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖, 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖, 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖”. It’s something you say to yourself when celebrating the loss of something or someone you once loved and relinquishing them to an earlier part of your memory. I chose this to represent the beginning of this new phase in my career." 

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Frank Grillo (Guiding Light, For The People, Kingdom, Prison Break, The Shield, Billions)

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Sean Kanan (The Karate Kid Part III, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Studio City)

Sean Kanan joins Maurice to talk about his new book 'Way of the Cobra' (https://wayofthecobra.com) and what it really means to unleash your inner badass along with his Emmy Award Winning Show 'Studio City' which is available to stream on Amazon.

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Sarah Joy Brown (General Hospital, As the World Turns) Returns! Sarah and Maurice reminisce about working together and the storylines they shared when Sarah admits that she's recently been watching scenes from when she played Carly on General Hospital. They talk about relationships and Sarah shares her tricks for medication. The conversation gets heavier when Sarah reveals the reason why she wanted to sit down again with Maurice on State of Mind.

Trigger Warning: This Episode contains description of sexual assault. Please don't watch if you feel like this discussion could cause you any harm.

For more information, please visit Rainn.org. The National Sexual Assault Hotline. Free. Confidential. 24/7. Call 800-656-HELP.

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Bryan Craig (General Hospital, Grand Hotel, Good Trouble). Bryan Craig joined Maurice Benard to record this episode of State of Mind in front of a live audience. Bryan opens up about a time in his life where he was dealing with being in a relationship with a narcissist and the dramatic way it ended - almost costing him his life! They talk about Bryan's return to General Hospital, as Morgan, in a recent episode that was filmed immediately following Maurice's latest battle with anxiety. The episode ends with an incredible question and answer session with those attending the event.

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John J. York (General Hospital)

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Thaao Penghlis (Days of Our Lives)

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Adam Huss (General Hospital, Power, The Bold and The Beautiful)

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Emma Samms (Dynasty, General Hospital)

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Alex Clark

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Tabyana Ali (General Hospital)

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Kristen Vaganos (General Hospital) 

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Uriah Hall (MMA Fighter)

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Jennifer Esposito (Blue Bloods, Spin City, NCIS, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Fresh Kills)

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Dr. Suzette Glasner (Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, Scientist and Award Winning Author)

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Paolo Presta

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