Mental Health News Radio

Join one of the founders of Stepstone Connect, Barry Toone, and Kristin as they talk about how online counseling has paved over many of the barriers first responders have to getting mental health treatment.Mr. Toone is an entrepreneur, businessman, speaker, and attorney. He is co-founder, CEO, and, General Counsel of Stepstone Connect, a telebehavioral company headquartered in Woods Cross, Utah. Stepstone Connect has a network of trauma-trained clinicians throughout the United States providing a wide-range of mental, emotional, and behavioral-health services using secure, on-line, HIPAA-compliant technology. Stepstone Connect proudly works with America's First Responders and Veterans through its growing professional network and contractual relationships with police, fire, and other first-responder agencies across the U.S. at the federal, state, and local level. Mr. Toone co-hosts a weekly podcast (First Responder Mental Health Network) with Kristin Walker, CEO of the Mental Health News Radio.Prior to founding

Christy Warren joins Barry and Kristin to talk about her diagnosis of PTSD. She thought her life was over. Tune in as she goes in depth on being a female firefighter and how stigma about mental health made treatment options seem impossible...until they weren't! Christy is a retired fire captain from the Berkeley Fire Department (California). She has 25 years of service as a first responder. She was diagnosed with PTSD and her world was shattered. The stigma and appearing weak were great obstacles to her recovery. She finally went to therapy, took medications, and attended a retreat for first responders with PTSD. She now serves as a peer at this retreat and is getting ready to release her gritty and honest book about her career, struggles, and recovery from PTSD. www.thefirefighterdeconstructed.com

Join Chas and Kristin as they talk about what it takes to make a film set a mentally healthy experience.Born and raised in New Jersey. With over 25 years of experience in stage, both combative and acting, as well as several films under his belt, he is an extremely versatile performer. Growing up, Chas wanted to be a baseball player, but that dream was shattered after he was run over by a car on Labor Day, back in 1984, when he was 6, about to turn 7. It was a hit and run accident which stunned him for life. The girl that ran him over was young herself, and afterwards, picked him up, and carried him to the sidewalk, and drove away. Since then, Chas has recovered quite nicely, and because of that day, he always has a positive attitude about life.Chas started performing stage work back in his middle school days. Since then, Chas has done a few musicals each year, and received an Outstanding Actor award, as his portrayal as Miles Gloriosus, in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum in his high school days

Selfcare? Who has time for that? How can lead, however, without practicing it? How can we practice it if we have no idea what it is?Join hosts Catherine and Kristin as they dive into what it means to be a woman in a leadership position that MUST practice selfcare in order to be successful.Catherine Greer Limpo is a listener of a few shows on MHNR Network. She is also a mom, a friend, a leader, a professional, a mentor, a daughter, a sister, and most importantly, a mistake-maker. She has a deep desire to understand how we, as women, connect to one another and to our world as leaders. She identifies as an Oregonian, and is very thankful to live in and enjoy the Pacific Northwest with all of the outdoor beauty it has to offer.Her mission is to help other women see the leader in themselves in every aspect of life, and despite our suffering or blemishes, to succeed. She has had multiple experiences and careers as a high level executive, and has been so fortunate to build relationships with special people throughou

The benefits of CBD for your mental health are astounding. It has become a useful treatment protocol in conjunction with counseling, meditation, medication, and more. There is so much information out there but do you really know how it works? How it's formulated specifically for mental health benefits? Join geneticist Dr. Dave Vigerust, CEO and Forumulator Sanjeev Javia, and Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Jim Silliman, with Kristin to talk about this life changing addition to your mental health treatment. Sanjeev Javia has an undergraduate degree from the University Of Michigan in Biology and Biopsychology and a graduate degree in Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. In addition to these educational certifications he frequently attends continued educational courses focusing on dietary supplement formulation, sales and marketing strategy development, and corporate development at institutions such as Harvard University, Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Manage

Dr. Gustavo Kinrys and Kelly Bliss join Kristin to talk about telemedicine. There have been so many barriers to healthcare. Organizations like Teladoc Health have succeeded in removing those barriers. Mental Health News Radio Network has been talking about the use of what we call Tele Behavioral Health so everyone can receive the benefit of counseling regardless of location. Join us for a thoughtful episode about where telemedicine is taking us! Dr. Gustavo Kinrys is medical director and vice president, Behavioral Health Services at Teladoc Health. Prior to joining Teladoc Health, Dr. Kinrys served as associate medical director at both the Clinical Trials Network and Institute and the Bipolar Clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). An accomplished author, he has published several articles and books, including Anxiety Disorders manual and Natural Remedies for Anxiety and Stress. He earned his medical degree from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and completed his psychiatry residency at the M

Join new podcaster to MHNR Network, Jan Canty, as she talks with Kristin about her new show. She also shares her personal story which was the impetus for creating her podcast: The Domino Effect of Murder.www.jancantyphd.comThe new podcast can be found on all your favorite podcast apps: The Domino Effect of Murder.

Craig DeLarge joins Kristin for a unique discussion about digital mental health. Craig has been working on this topic since 2014 and shares why this topic is his passion and mission. Kristin and the team at Digital Tech Initiative are excited to have come across The Digital Mental Health Project as we've looked for organizations that discuss the positives and not so positive effects of digital technology on our mental health.Craig and his wife, Cheryl L. DeLarge, are the principals at Digital Mental Health Project. They are both mental health advocates and caregivers as well as healthcare executives. Craig is a digital health strategist and Cheryl is a learning & development leader. This Project brings together their occupational expertise and their vocational calling to positively impact mental health outcomes.Over 3 decades of his earlier career, Craig held healthcare marketing and digital health roles with Takeda Pharma, Merck, Sharpe & Dohme, Novo Nordisk, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Communicatio

Join Barry and Kristin as they talk with Ken Falke about the definition of struggling well. Ken is a 21-year combat veteran of the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community and retired Master Chief Petty Officer. Ken is highly respected around the world as an innovative and forward thinking leader on the subjects of wounded warrior care, military and veteran transition, counterterrorism, military training, and innovative technology development. Ken’s passion is taking care of his fellow combat veterans and their family members, and he is chairman and founder of Boulder Crest, an organization focused on the teachings of posttraumatic growth, and the EOD Warrior Foundation. Ken spends the majority of his time educating the public and private sectors on the issues surrounding the long-term care of our returning military personnel and their families from the last 16 years of war. Ken is a serial entrepreneur. He was the Founder and CEO of A-T Solutions, which is a recognized international expert and

Join Dr. Lisa Day, registered nurse and clinical psychologist with Meier Clinics as she discusses with Kristin what the red flags are for dealing with evil people.www.meierclinics.com

From the archives, Christine Louis de Canonville talks with Kristin about working with victims of narcissistic abuse.For more information about Christine go to www.narcissisticbehavior.net.

From the archives, Christine Louis de Canonville talks with Kristin about why victims of psychological (narcissistic) abuse blame themselves.For more information about Christine go to www.narcissisticbehavior.net.

Dr. Laura Dabney discusses healthy narcissism with Kristin. Why do so many people in abusive relationships believe that putting themselves first makes them "the narcissist"? Dr. Laura Dabney has been a psychiatrist in Virginia Beach, VA for almost twenty years and has treated patients in more than a dozen cities across Virginia, including Richmond, VA. Her psychiatric expertise has been featured on radio, podcasts, websites and in print media. She consults for a number of large institutions, including the Virginia Veterans Administration Medical Center. She received her MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School and has been Board Certified in Psychiatry.www.drldabney.com

Join the host of Hysteria Radio, author, musician, and mental health advocate, Joe Fusaro, for a deep dive into YOU and YOUR Mental Health. Joe and Kristin examine what it means to really practice selfcare when it seems the entire world is pulling your attention to look outside of yourself for validation, love, and support.

Join former undercover detective and first responder advocate, Michael Koch, along with Barry Toone and Kristin Walker as they talk about Mike's career in law enforcement. Mike worked for years as an undercover narcotics officer. He shares his journey through addiction and the road to working as an addiction counselor with first responders.Michael C. Koch, BS, CADC II, SAP, is a former narcotics detective who now works as an addiction counselor in Encinitas, CA. Michael is dedicated to helping all of those who suffer but he has a special place in his heart for the recovering peace officer.www.positiveconnectionsradio.comwww.stepstoneconnect.comwww.firstrespondermentalhealthnetwork.com

Kristin and Rachel Wilson discuss the journey of behavioral health wellness centers opening in today's healthcare marketplace. Some issues are the same but overall it's a whole new world in behavioral health treatment.Rachel graduated with a B.A. in Economics & Business from Agnes Scott College. Since that time she has earned a Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology; worked as an executive in sales, marketing and operations; and has even had a chance to work for high powered music and business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. She now resides in Atlanta where she manages a portfolio of family businesses and is most proud of her role as Chairwoman of the board in Omnis Health Life – an addiction and mental health treatment program serving 200+ patients in Baltimore, MD. She is also the Director of Operations at Collab Capital an Investment firm dedicated to investing in Black startup founders – Collab partners with Google, WeWork, and many organizations to provide re

Kristin and Barry speak with Nick Bauer about his mental health struggles after several first on the scene incidents in his long career as a first responder. They also discuss his need to help his colleagues navigate the trauma they experience on the job!Nick Bauer Is a sergeant with the Seattle Police Department, with over 28 years of tenure. Including tours in patrol, precinct detectives, Major Crime Task Force, Federal Task Force assignments, undercover operations including a one year long term undercover assignment, Homicide detective in the Force Investigations Team that investigated all officer involved shootings for the department, Robbery, and Narcotics. Nick has been involved in lethal shootings, and has been involved in countless critical incidents thru out the years. He is the recipient of the Medal of Valor, Excellence award (2 citations), Inspiration award, and Impact award. Nick has personally surmounted acute critical incident stress related issues, and has now devoted his collateral time to he

Join Dr. Allen Tien, Dave Ballenberger, and Kristin as they discuss how clinical outcome measurements are driving value based care and payment in behavioral health.Allen is the Founder and President of mdlogix. He has spent his entire career dedicated to advancing healthcare with over 30 years professional experience as a clinical and research psychiatrist. He has contributed significantly to developments in the field of health sciences informatics, including innovations in clinical research, team workflow automation, and behavioral health screening and tracking. In 1997, he founded mdlogix to provide researchers, clinicians, and patients with the technologies, tools, and practices they need to improve healthcare outcomes.As President and Chief Science Officer at mdlogix, Allen has overseen the development of a portfolio of enterprise-level software products that address the clinical and research data collection and workflow integration needs of organizations across the U.S. and abroad.Allen is the author of

What is gaslighting syndrome and how does the term "coercive control" play a part in it? Join your favorite podcast guest, Christine Louis de Canonville, as we discuss her newest book The Gaslighting Syndrome. In “The Gaslighting Syndrome” Christine Louis de Canonville (a mental health professional) demystifies the phenomenon of “Gaslighting”. Gaslighting is a dangerous form of psychological abuse and coercive control that is akin to “Intimate Terrorism”, and anybody can become a target.In "The Gaslighting Syndrome", The reader is taken inside the mind of some of the darkest intimate terrorists that live amongst us. This book is essential reading for anybody struggling in an emotionally abusive relationship (i.e. in the home, the workplace, or a friendship) and cannot figure out exactly what is happening. If you do not understand the pathological narcissist with their “Gaslighting” behaviour, how are you ever going to recognise their manipulative psychological and emotional abuse that will rob you of your id

Join the incredible Aline Duriaud and Kristin as they talk about Borderline Personality and Aline's podcast Beyond the Borderline. Aline is an artist, podcaster, mental health advocate, and the press release writer for Mental Health News Radio Network. Her show can be found here: https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/beyond-the-borderline/