Mental Health News Radio

In America today it’s common to observe individuals or groups of people frequently expressing shock & outrage over what other individuals or groups of people have said and done. The term “I am offended” appears to be a phrase we are hearing more often than ever before.When someone says “I am offended” they are outwardly expressing their negative internalization of information. Being upset, happy, or sad is always an individual choice and everyone can respond to information differently.When someone says “I am offended” they are letting others know they are hurt and in a way they are seeking an external solution to an internal problem. When large groups of people who are outraged protest against whatever individual or institution has upset them, they may be seeking to remove the external stimulation and even punishing it for existing in the first place. Unfortunately, unless a persons internalization process towards a particular external stimuli changes, they will continue to be hurt and be negatively affec

Great discussion with some of our network podcasters about what MHNR Network is and why we do what we do! Join host Kristin Walker, Network Founder and Host of Mental Health News Radio.Stephen Kavalkovich, Director of Network Development at MHNR and Creator and Host of Rescue the Rescuer.Matt Pappas, Editor on MHNR, Creator and Host of Beyond Your Past.Stewart Michaelson, Creator and Host of Join the Nation Recovery Radio.Joseph Fusaro, Editor on MHNR, Creator and Host of Hysteria Radio.www.mhnrnetwork.com

Martha Juchnowski, Rn is a healing facilitator and creator of Source Harmonics, an approach to healing using intuitive spiritual counseling and integrative energy work to guide the individual to discover the healer within and their sacred highest self. She will be a podcaster on Mental Health News Radio Network in the near future. Today she joins Melanie Vann and Kristin Walker on our most popular podcast: Empowered Empaths.The great thing about Martha is that she says it like it is and the "it" she says is tailored to help facilitate the most healing her clients are able to process at any given moment. She has helped hundreds reach new levels of transformation and is what a true healer must be: a steward, a facilitator of the healing that exists within each of us.www.mhnrnetwork.com

From our incredible time at the annual Converge Autism Summit presented by Springbrook Behavioral Health, we interview MaryAnn Bennett live! This is a woman who is organized, present, inspiring, and just gets "it" done. Whatever IT is, Maryann will make it happen and it will be done so well that she makes it look easy. Springbrook Behavioral Health is a world renowned behavioral health organization working in the field of Autism and Substance Use Disorders. Mental Health News Radio podcasts live from their conference which is one of the highlights of our year. Join our host Kristin Walker as she interviews Maryann about what it actually takes, the mastery behind putting together an incredible healthcare conference.https://convergeautism.com/

Arnold Zeman, certified by the renowned Coaches Training Institute as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and by the International Coach Federation as an Associate Certified Coach. Together with his coaching skills, he applies the emotional self-healing of Focusing, an evidence-based process of mind-body awareness. Coaching and Focusing have been transformative in his learning to relate to his own anxiety in a positive and accepting way.He joins host Kristin Walker as they discuss what focusing is and how it can be used to help those suffering with mental health issues. www.arnoldzemancoach.com

A powerful show with two of our favorite guests. Host Melanie Vann discusses with Dr. Dave Vigerust and Christina Veselak how our genetic makeup and nutrition influence our mental health. It doesn't get more informative than listening to these two share their wisdom.Christina Veselak is a licensed therapist in Denver, CO, and owner of Garden Gate Counseling. She specializes in EMDR therapy, somatic psychotherapy, amino acid therapy, and integrative nutrition for depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD treatment, drug and alcohol addiction, food & sugar addiction, relapse prevention, and hypoglycemia. Dr. Dave Vigerust, MS, Ph.D is the Chief Scientific Officer of MyGenetx.com (One of the fantastic organizations that sponsors Mental Health News Radio). MyGenetx is a CLIA certified and CAP accredited advanced healthcare Molecular and Clinical Laboratory. They are a primary resource for transitioning and implementing precision-guided medicine. Personalized Medicine is at the forefront of what we do. Testing peopl

What a lovely person Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross is and doing so much in the world to help others. We traveled around a bit during our discussion which made it all the more interesting. Our ending focus was on binge eating and how much it isn't about food. Join Dr. Ross and our host Kristin Walker for an enlightening show and we hope to have her on again!Dr. Ross completed her undergraduate degree in Modern Foreign Languages at Purdue University. She then went to the University of Michigan Medical School. She is a nationally known author, speaker and expert in the field of Eating Disorders and Integrative Medicine. Her most recent book is “The Overcoming Binge Eating Disorder and Compulsive Overeating Workbook.” Other books include, “Healing Body, Mind and Spirit: an Integrative Medicine approach to the treatment of eating disorders” describing her own journey to healing and the miracles she found along the way. Dr. Ross has also developed a line of supplements as a result of her research, which are designed to su

A topic we know all too well here at Mental Health News Radio: Eating Disorders. Working with men and women with this challenging disorder was a speciality of our Program Director, Melanie Vann. She joins host Kristin Walker on the show to take a deep dive into binge eating, anorexia, and bulimia. To find out more about Melanie, visit her podcast as www.memiorsofmadness.com. To find out more about Kristin, visit her podcast network at www.mhnrnetwork.com.

Dr. Joshua Morgan joins our host Kristin Walker after meeting at the CiBHS Health Informatics conference. Both walking in to hear Dr. Darrin Hanna's presentation on Artificial Intelligence and how it is used effectively in Behavioral Health. They decided an interview on MHNR was not only important but imperative. Josh Morgan, PsyD is the National Director of Behavioral Health and Whole Person Care at SAS (www.sas.com). His mission is building hope and encouragement for people and this has been a priority through personal and professional experiences, including analytics and informatics, policy, therapy, education, and even the performing and creative arts. To find out more about him visit his LinkedIn profile here.https://twitter.com/DrJosh

Inspired by Shahida Arabi's incredible article 5 SIGNS YOU’RE DEALING WITH A NARCISSISTIC “HEALER,” THERAPIST OR GURU join Evelyn Ryan and Kristin Walker to discuss what you need to watch out for. Part II of one of our best shows on this timely topic and based on real life events with toxic "healers", every person affected by the ridiculous, absurd, and dangerous emotional rapists that are the truly disordered needs to listen to this show. Evelyn Ryan is the author of Take Your Power Back: Healing Lessons, Tips, and Tools for Abuse Survivors and life coach for narcissistic abuse survivors at www.yourlifelifter.com. Kristin Walker is the host of Mental Health News Radio and CEO of Mental Health News Radio Network.

Inspired by Shahida Arabi's incredible article 5 SIGNS YOU’RE DEALING WITH A NARCISSISTIC “HEALER,” THERAPIST OR GURU join Evelyn Ryan and Kristin Walker to discuss what you need to watch out for. Part I of one of our best shows on this timely topic and based on real life events with toxic "healers", every person affected by the ridiculous, absurd, and dangerous emotional rapists that are the truly disordered needs to listen to this show. Evelyn Ryan is the author of Take Your Power Back: Healing Lessons, Tips, and Tools for Abuse Survivors and life coach for narcissistic abuse survivors at www.yourlifelifter.com. Kristin Walker is the host of Mental Health News Radio and CEO of Mental Health News Radio Network.

Dr. Jalaja Bonheim joins us to talk about her book The Magic of Circle Work and empowering feminine wisdom across the globe. Jalaja has trained hundreds of women leaders in the art of facilitating circle gatherings that address our hunger for more authentic communication and connection, inner peace and spaciousness. Graduates of the Circlework Training include psychologists, social workers, professionals, ministers, rabbis, business leaders and peace activists.She received her Ph.D. in English and German literature from the University of Freiburg. For two years, she taught at University of Warwick in England. Jalaja mentors women leaders from India, Afghanistan, Australia, Kenya, India, Germany and other nations, and has attracted international acclaim for her groundbreaking work with Jewish and Palestinian women in the Middle East. Since 2005, she has been empowering them to serve as agents of peace in their communities. In 2010, she led the first women’s retreat ever offered in the West Bank, and in 2014, s

Cy Wakeman joins the show to discuss her Reality Based Leadership program. Cy is a dynamic international keynote speaker, business consultant, New York Times bestselling author, and global thought leader with over 25 years experience cultivating a revolutionary new approach to leadership. Grounded in reality, Wakeman’s philosophy has helped organizations and individuals all over the world learn to ditch the drama and turn excuses into results.Wakeman’s professional journey began when she was promoted to her first management position in the late 1980’s. Rather than forcing ineffective, conventional management practices into her workplace, Wakeman began developing and teaching her employees a reality-based mindset, one that is founded in personal accountability. What she discovered was inspiring – her employees were not only motivated to succeed, but they were also driven to deliver results, adept to change, and emanate happiness on the job. Inspired to help others transform their organizations and their work,

RIck Belden joins host Kristin Sunanta Walker to discuss Narcissism and The Mother Wound. This is something that affects men and women greatly. We take a deep dive into the subject from the male and female perspective to offer a balanced view of this important topic. Rick's article on the subject can be found here.Rick Belden is a respected explorer and chronicler of the psychology and inner lives of men. Rick has been writing for most of his life and exploring the use of creative expression, dreamwork, personal mythology, and listening to the body as tools for self-healing since 1989. His book, Iron Man Family Outing: Poems about Transition into a More Conscious Manhood, is widely used in the United States and internationally by therapists, counselors, and men's groups as an aid in the exploration of masculine psychology and men's issues, and as a resource for men who grew up in dysfunctional, abusive, or neglectful family systems.Rick's books can be purchased by clicking here. In addition to his ongoing act

Lyman Dennis, PhD joins us at the www.cibhs.org Health Informatics conference to talk about his presentation. He is the Executive Director of Connect Healthcare. Their goal is to provide seamless health information among providers, facilities and patients to enhance the safety and effectiveness of healthcare across their service area.All health data in their community is electronic, accurate This consistently coded and is available to every treating provider at the point of care and to the treated patient. The North Bay (California) combines agricultural (especially wine-growing), local commercial and commuting populations. Of the 1.2 million people in the four counties, some 25% receive healthcare through Medi-Cal and 15% through Medicare.

Our friend Dr. Paolo Molino joins us to talk about social media and it's use in Europe especially the application What's App.Paolo is fluent in English, French, and Italian which allows him to work with travelers, expats, and students.  Dr. Paolo MolinoVia Antonio Scialoja 68Tel: +39 3311064726E-mail: paolomolino@gmail.comweb: www.paolomolino.com

Dr. Steven Levine is a board-certified psychiatrist and therapist based in Princeton, NJ.  In 2010, dissatisfied with the current state of psychiatric medication treatment, Dr. Levine founded Ketamine Treatment Centers. This was the world’s first, and now largest and most experienced, group of centers dedicated to rapidly-acting, cutting edge treatment of depression, anxiety, and pain disorders.  We have now changed our name to Actify Neurotherapies to reflect our mission to improve mental health through the safe delivery of researched, proven, and innovative care. For more information click here.

Guy Macpherson, PhD. has dedicated himself to the study of trauma, post-traumatic growth, and most recently, the intersection of trauma and psychosis, specifically the signs of early psychosis. His inspiration comes from working with the courageous individuals determined to learn and find meaning from the trials they have endured.As a result of these experiences he has focused his energy on the study of trauma psychology and trauma therapy, and most recently the creation of a business,The Trauma Therapist Project, along with the Trauma Therapist | Podcast and membership site, Trauma Therapist | 2.0, which brings together seasoned professionals in the fields of trauma, addiction, mindfulness and yoga, to educate and inspire those just beginning their trauma-informed education.

Lynda Kaufmann, Director of Government and Public Affairs, joins our host Kristin Walker at the The 18th Annual Behavioral Health Informatics Conference and Exposition held by CiBHS.org to discuss Psynergy Programs, Inc and their unique approach to mental healthcare.Psynergy Programs operates with the shared belief that recovery happens, especially when a cohesive set of supports and services are available to support and sustain it. Based in Morgan Hill, California, the organization has grown from one facility to three over the last four years, with a fourth now in development. Each campus offers clinical and residential services in a safe and supported residential area. This way, we can emphasize the best elements of a community-living experience for individuals facing a variety of mental health challenges. Their use of Arabian horses to work with mental health patients is groundbreaking work. To find out more about this program click here.

Rescue the Rescuer host, Stephen Kavalkovich, introduced us to first responders Ben Vernon and Jared Cheselske. We sat down for a live interview to discuss their journey as fire fighters and first responders who are advocating for everyone in their field to take mental health seriously. On June 24, 2015, Ben Vernon's life changed. While responding to a “routine medical assistance” call, he was stabbed multiple times by a bystander. The incident and the ensuing ordeal left Ben with a changed perspective. Ben shares his story so that others, who may be going through a similar situation, can know that what they are experiencing is not their fault and that they are not alone. He wants others to know the impact this kind of event can have on a person, and how best to help someone who is going through crisis.Jared Cheselske sits down for the first interview he's done on radio to discuss the multiple trauma's he's endured in his career and how they eventually took their tole on his mental well being. His story is li