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Photographer, runner, speaker and mental health advocate, Alan Scherer joins Kristin to talk about the winding paths that friendships can take.www.fierceful.org

Phil Saviano is a victim of child sexual abuse by a Massachusetts Catholic priest in the 1960s. In 1992, at the age of 40, he went public about his abuse, generating national headlines. Through the pursuit of a civil suit, he gained evidence that least 7 bishops in four states had known that his abuser, Fr. David Holley, was a child molester. After settling his lawsuit with no confidentiality restrictions, he established the New England Chapter of SNAP, the national support network. Through SNAP, he formalized his outreach to other victims of child clergy abuse and assumed a role of expert and media spokesperson on the issue. Phil’s year 2001 contributions to the Boston Globe’s landmark investigation of clergy abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston, MA are portrayed in the movie “Spotlight,” the Academy Award Winning Best Film of 2016. Mike Rezendes is a member of the Boston Globe Spotlight Team and shared a 2003 Pulitzer Prize for revealing the cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. In more than two de

Join Dr. Evian Gordon and Kristin Walker to discuss how revolutionizing the brain impacts your mental health! Dr. Gordon is the Founder and Chairman of Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net.He is the Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). He also published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). The Brain Database has over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boei

David answers questions from listeners below:"I was listening to a Christian based podcast and I started thinking about different cultures and all the different theories people have about life, religion, morals and the best way to live your life. You (Kristin) came to my mind and David because I thought of this after I listened to his show because you both know so many different types of people. Out of all those different types of people, who is the happiest? Who does the most for others? Who spreads the most positivity? Or is there not an answer for that question? How much does religion play a part in it all?""What have you experienced in terms of a patient who comes to you with severe mental anguish who seems to merely be figuring out that the construct they've been living under is just that - a construct? To the outside world this person is so mentally 'disturbed' that traditional psychiatry would have them locked in a mental institution.""How much do you think we create our own reality? I find myself havi

Rabbi Steve Leder joins us to talk about grief, suffering, and transformation. He shares with us why he wrote the best-selling book More Beautiful than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us and shared that it included an apology for all the people he had counseled in the past. He had an awakening after a life threatening car accident that left him in chronic pain, with depression, and an Opioid addiction. Through that experience he learned that much of what he'd endeavored to help people with he didn't truly understand. This show is a great reminder as to why our suffering is transformative and can lead to a deeper and richer life experience. We also discussed that the very act of suffering is not a call to martyr yourself. None of us actually wants to suffer. If we can avoid it we certainly work hard at trying, but leaning into it can transform your life.Twice-named by Newsweek Magazine as one of the ten most influential rabbis in America, Steve Leder is the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Ang

Faith means different things to different people. When you have suffered tremendous loss whatever your definition of faith is can be shaken. Often you feel as though it has been shattered. Join Kristin with Martha Juchnowski continuing the discussion about her grieving process from the passing of her son. In this episode Martha talks about finding your faith and discovering a new definition.

Join Kristin Walker and Karl Stedman as they discuss how positive media can help all of us improve our mental well being.PSTV started because of a text. A text from Karl Stedman’s mom. What was the text? Simply a positive quote but it provided a moment of clarity.How little positive news are we exposed to during our days? More importantly, How much negative media are we exposed to? Those two questions led to the creation of PSTV. When we began researching, it was worse than we thought. Over 90% of media consumed is negative. Even worse, there is significant data linking negative media consumption and depression/suicide. How have we missed something so glaringly obvious? We have become so careful about our nutrition. About positive lifestyle habits. About exercise. So why do we slow drip poison into our minds with negative media?We created PSTV to give people a platform, where they can stay informed on the world without the constant negative media.We are going to solve the negative media crisis.How are we goin

Join hosts David Ballenberger, MSW and Kristin Walker with their guest, Dr. John Huber, talking about the impact Smartphones have made on our mental health. Dave Ballenberger is the CEO of NextStep Solutions, a behavioral health electronic healthcare records software platform. Dr. John Huber is a forensic psychologist and the founder of a non-profit Mainstream Mental Health.www.mainstreammentalhealth.org

Join avid horseman and our cohost of Mental Health Business, David Ballenberger, with Kristin Walker as they discuss the role of horses in a mental health counseling practice. David Ballenberger is the CEO of an electronic healthcare records company for behavioral health, NextStep Solutions. He is also a masters level social worker that has been working in the mental health profession for over 30 years. www.nextstepsolutionsinc.com

Join Veronica Conway and Kristin Walker on what was supposed to be a show about racism and the danger of making false accusations. The pendulum swing we are all experiencing in this post #metoo movement era is at times awe inspiring. False accusations around racism, sexism: abuse of any kind don't help the very causes we've all been fighting to be taken seriously. The topic started as one specifically about what happens and how damaging it is for everyone when a false accusation is made but who largely makes them? Our conversation moved towards the root causes of false accusations. We find the toxic underbelly of narcissistic personality disorder and delve into this in depth. We also share how vital it is for empaths to stand together against this behavior. Read into the deeper meaning and take stock of the pathology and history behind emotional predators. These predatory people cry victim better than the actual victims of their behavior and their histories of abuse with many people and organizations speak to

Two friends discussing friendship! Dr. Mark Goulston and Kristin Walker take us on a journey about what friendship is, can be, and how vital vulnerable and authentic connection is for our psyches. Originally a UCLA professor of psychiatry for over 25 years, and a former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer, Dr. Mark Goulston's expertise has been forged and proven in the crucible of real-life, high stakes situations. An influencer who helps influencers become more influential, his unique background has made him an indispensable and sought after resource and change facilitator to Fortune 500 leaders, entrepreneurs and educators across the nation. He lives with his wife in Los Angeles, California.

Much of what's been propagated by society about Wolves has to do with being alone. The "lone wolf" who is thrown to the pack and comes back leading it. Not so. The wolf is a pack animal and each position in the pack strengthens the survivability and thrivability of the pack as whole. The leadership is shared by each member of the pack. Women in leadership positions take note that rising as a pack in family systems, work systems, friendships - all strengthen the wolf packs in their lives. Join Catherine Limpo and Kristin Walker as they delve into this new way of looking at strength and female power.Kristin is the founder and CEO of Mental Health News Radio Network and CEO of everythingEHR. Over the course of her career as a technology consultant she has worked with some of the largest organizations in the world. Catherine Greer Limpo has and does work in high level executive positions in many industries, including those that are still heavily male dominated. She has a unique perspective about how things have c

Michael Ames is an investigative reporter and features writer for Newsweek and Harper’s Magazine. His work for Newsweek revealed the mishandling of military intelligence in the days following Bergdahl's 2009 disappearance and the ensuing coverup by the Pentagon. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and The Believer. He worked for nine years in Idaho as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor, and now lives in Brooklyn. He is the coauthor of American Cipher, Bowe Bergdahl and the United States tragedy in Afghanistan.www.michael-ames.com

Join Dr. Lisa Day, Kristin Sunanta Walker and John W. Whitehead for a show about how digital media use has helped make sex trafficking a billion dollar industry.John Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law, human rights and popular culture.Widely recognized as one of the nation’s most vocal and involved civil liberties attorneys, Whitehead’s approach to civil liberties issues has earned him numerous accolades and accomplishments, including the Hungarian Medal of Freedom and the Milner S. Ball Lifetime Achievement Award for “[his] decades of difficult and important work, as well as [his] impeccable integrity in defending civil liberties for all.” As nationally syndicated columnist Nat Hentoff observed about Whitehead: “John Whitehead is not only one of the nation’s most consistent and persistent civil libertarians. He is also a remarkably perceptive illustrator of our popular culture, its insights and dangers. I often believe that John

How often do you look at things in your life from the perspective of you five years from now? Join Kristin with Martha Juchnowski continuing the discussion about her grieving process from the passing of her son. In this episode Martha talks about we can pull ourselves to a new place in our grieving if we look at our lives from a different perspective.

Join us for a discussion with Dr. Peter Vermeulen, the 2020 keynote presenter for the Converge Autism Summit by Springbrook Autism Behavioral, about Autism in Context.Peter is the founder, director, CEO, lecturer, consultant, website developer, secretary. Occasionally, Peter even does the cleaning of the office of Autism in Context, the senior Autism lecturer and consultant for Autisme Centraal, and the Chief Editor of “Sterk in Autisme!”, a bimonthly magazine of Autisme Centraal. Autisme Centraal is responsible for autism awareness campaigns and ‘autism friendliness’ support activities throughout Europe. He is a Member of the Editorial Board of ‘Tijdschrift voor Orthopedagogiek, Kinderpsychiatrie en Klinische Psychologie” (Journal of Special Education, Child Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology of the University of Leuven, Belgium) (currently Chief Editor of that Journal), a reviewer for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders; Journal of Intellectual Disability – Diagnosis and Treatment.When Peter is n

Please welcome a new podcast to Mental Health News Radio Network: Widow Walking Forward. The show is an inspiring, uplifting, and informative podcast made to bring joy where there is grief! Lisa Joy has been a widow for three years, and it is now her mission to teach lessons on moving forward after losing a spouse. Derived from personal experience, intuition, and love, Lisa is dedicated to bring topics and themes that are sure to inspire. On this podcast she talks about the journey she has undertaken as well as that of her family. She is inspiring and has a unique message that can help anyone moving through any kind of grieving process. We are excited to have our first podcast covering this all important mental health topic.www.widowwalkingforward.com

An introduction into The Feeling Life with David Klugman. David completed his undergraduate work at Bennington College, after which he took a Masters in English and Creative Writing at Johns Hopkins University. While working on his Ph.D. at Rice, however, David experienced a turn in his path and left academia to start a business in the so-called real world. All things being equal, David returned to University several years later, in his late twenties – this time to Columbia, where he took an MS in Social Work.Since that time David has been a practicing psychotherapist, trained in a variety of traditions including intensive practical studies and applications in psychosynthesis and psychoanalysis. In addition to the many peer reviewed articles David has published over the years, he is currently at work on completing the third book of a trilogy, entitled, Changing Thoughtforms: A Study in Imagination and the Repression of the Obvious.

Dr. Mark Goulston joins us to talk about his book that helps you deal with irrational, impossible people. An Oprah's Book Club selection. Let's face it: we all know people who are downright irrational. No matter how hard you try to reason with them, it never works. So what's the solution? How do you talk to someone who just won't listen? What can you do with an unrealistic boss, an angry spouse, or an overly emotional friend? You can't win by ignoring the insanity-and you can't argue it away. But you can stop it cold. Top-ranked psychiatrist and communication expert Mark Goulston shows you how in Talking to "Crazy", a life-changing book for everyone trapped in maddening personal or professional relationships. Goulston unlocks the mysteries of the irrational mind, and explains how faulty thinking patterns develop. His keen insights are matched by a set of counterintuitive strategies proven to defuse crazy behavior, along with scripts, examples, and exercises that teach you how to use them. You'll learn: Why pe

Dr. Neeraj Gandotra, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Delphi Behavioral HealthGroup joins us today to discuss the pathology behind social media addiction. With over a decade of experience in the field of behavioral science, specifically focusing on the interface of mental illness and substance use disorders, Dr. Gandotra is double board certified in both general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. He currently holds the position of Chief Medical Officer for Delphi Behavioral Health Group and serves as an instructor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Gandotra is a member of the American PsychiatricAssociation as well as the Washington Psychiatric Society. He is also an assistant professor at Howard University Hospital.www.delphihealthgroup.com