Mental Health News Radio

Highly sensitive beings can have a tendency to see the world through rose colored glasses. It's a measure of safety, naivete (sometimes), but also a gift. Seeing the best in others when we aren't well boundaried can lead us down roads where we end up in trauma. Many toxic people count on us wearing those glasses and keeping them foggy. We cover a lot of ground on this show with our original trio of Melanie Vann, Melissa Richards, and Kristin Walker. The message is simple though - wear those glasses proudly, just remember to keep the lenses clear. www.mentalhealthnewsradio.com

Another terrific contributor to McLean Hospital's mental health inititative Deconstructing Stigma, Jessica Fahey joins our host Kristin Walker to talk about OCD and Anxiety Disorder. Jessica is the picture of success. She manages more than 25 employees that oversee lab space where scientists work on lifesaving discoveries. She recently married her love, an army veteran of the Afghanistan war turned police officer. They bought a house and rounded out their family with a new puggle puppy (a pug/beagle mix). Jessica accomplished all this with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorder. Looking back, Jessica remembers the ritualistic behaviors she developed as a young child. She would recite prayers over and over again until they were perfect, otherwise she feared someone in her family would die. She also pulled her hair and eyebrows out and picked at her cuticles until they bled because of her nervousness. Her senior year in high school, she had her first panic attack—gasping for breath and

We have been reading The Angry Therapist's posts for a while thinking, "Who is this awesome and cutting edge healer?"  It was a great pleasure to interview the founder John Kim and find out exactly what he and his message are all about.  John practices complete authenticity and transparency with his many clients, frowned upon in the clinical world, and continues to look for new and unconventional ways to help people. John lives in Los Angeles where he makes videos on his phone, Crossfits, and rides his motorcycle to coffee shops to do sessions. His work has been covered in TheAtlantic.com, Hyphen, Psychology Today, MindBodyGreen.com, NPR.com, and Mental Health News Radio (where we love things that are "frowned" upon). www.theangrytherapist.comInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theangrytherapist/ Twitter:       www.twitter.com/angrytherapistFacebook:   www.facebook.com/theangrytherapistYou Tube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/theangrytherapist  

As she's already heard, April is a breath of fresh air. We met by chance at The National Council for Behavioral Health and immediately set up a live interview.  Now MHNR Network is doing all we can to further her message with www.spsmchat.com.  Doc Foreman has her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. She enjoys working in rural settings, and finds that the picture in her office of her grandmother holding up an enormous catfish can often mean more to her clients than the degrees hanging on the opposite wall. She believes that using information technology and social media resources can bring state of the art mental health care to her rural clients. She has experience using a system of phone texting to help clients chart their daily mood and share them with a treatment team and trusted circle of friends and family. She also uses social media platforms like Twitter to connect with innovators and thought leaders in healthcare across the world, and uses her website to curate compelling Twitter chats on issues about whic

Glen Coppersmith, PhD is the founder and CEO of Qntfy (pronounced “quantify”), a software company that combines capabilities rarely found under one roof: data science to construct research hypotheses, automated data collection from non-traditional and traditional sources, and the ability to build complex data-driven systems. We translate data science and machine learning into practical, patient centered solutions. He is also an independent consultant on a range of data science related work, including various DARPA data science programs and some engagements with my friends at The Data Guild. We met Glen at the 2017 National Council for Behavioral Health conference held in Seattle. www.qntfy.com 

Becca Braren's brother died of a drug overdose in 2012. In the aftermath of his death she decided she had to do something to better understand and help prevent this senseless loss of life. The result is a feature documentary focusing on alternative modalities in addiction prevention and recovery. She introduces global experts and an award-winning team of filmmakers, who are all donating their time. Her production partner, Kristen Murtha, just debuted her most recent film BANDAID at Sundance three weeks ago. It is featured here at the top of Rolling Stone's most anticipated movies of Sundance. (Rolling Stone Article)Their goal is to unite the nation in a battle against the suffering that causes addiction and end the battle against individuals who suffer. In our film, we share how other nations have done this. Together we can turn this crisis around. www.thefixfilm.com www.vandiverproductions.com 

No Shame On U Founder and President, Miriam Ament, has a B.A. in American History from Barnard College, Columbia University and an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University.  She was also a recipient of the JCC PresenTense Chicago 2014 Fellowship and, in 2016, earned her Certificate in Leadership from Northwestern University and Spertus. In addition, Miriam is certified in Mental Health First Aid. Miriam is also a member of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Faith Communities Task Force. Over thirteen years ago, Miriam was hospitalized three times for depression and encountered stigma and isolation from many friends and family members who didn't have the emotional tools and practical knowledge base to deal with the illness. Miriam is dedicated to utilizing her life experiences in order to normalize the mental health conversation and end the stigma. She lives in Chicago with her husband, musician David Forman.Miriam was a part of McLean Hospital's initiative

Jamie is one of the incredible partipants on an initiative created by McLean Hospital called Deconstructing Stigma. Our podcast platform has agreed to help spread the word about this incredible program. Jamie was one of our first guests on the podcast and her story is so raw, honest, funny, and exactly what millions of people deal with every day, including our host Kristin Walker.Join us for what was an joyful yet painful conversation about both of their triumphs, struggles, and the on-going work it takes to stay on the path to mental well being.www.deconstructingstigma.com Read more the story around the intiative in the Boston Globe HERE.

Jeff Fink of www.gofetchwellness.com (Often guest on our show, co-host, and soon to be podcaster on our network) along with Lloyd Hale of www.ride4spmi.org were 2 of three people filmed for the documentary Beyond Silence.  The film was just showcased at this years National Council for Behavioral Health conference in Seattle, NatCon2017. They sit down for a chat about the experience of participating in the documentary that is sweeping the globe. Earl, Jeff's service dog, joined in for some interesting chats around going public with your mental health story and how to take care of yourself when you are not used to being in such a spotlight.www.bevocalspeakup.com

HIPAA, HITECH, Omnibus,  PCI regulations - these are words that can strike fear into the heart of any Behavioral Health organization.  They don't need to as we found after speaking with our guest today on Mental Health News Radio.  We sat down with Marc Haskelson, the President and CEO of Compliancy Group, to find out how easy compliance can be.Read the full article HERE.What is the difference between HIPAA and Meaningful  Use (MU) ?Do I have to attest for Meaningful Use?  What If I don’t attest?Who is considered a Vendor or a Business Associate?I am now accepting Medicare, does that put me at a higher risk for an audit just like everyone else?If I completed a Risk Assessment last year, do I have to do it again this year?Is there an insurance policy available that helps an entity with HIPAA  fines?What triggers an audit?  How do they know that they should audit you?Has your software solution ever been involved where an actual audit was being done by either CMS or OCR?If an EHR vendor or billing agency, as an

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Dave Vigerust, Ph.D. is the Chief Science Officer of MyGenetx. Dr. Vigerust is a strategic scientist, consultant, teacher, and inventor, particularly in the areas of infectious disease, oncology, genetics, pharmacogenetics (PGx) and immunology. Dr. Vigerust earned his BS degree from the University of Texas at El Paso in Biology and Chemistry, a MS degree in Immunology and Microbiology from Texas Tech University and his Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed postdoctoral fellowships in infectious disease first at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and second at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics. After completing his fellowships in 2009, he joined the faculty of Vanderbilt School of Medicine in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology and was concurrently a Health Research Scientist for the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Vigerust currently maintains an Adjunct Assistant Professor positio

For more than twenty-five years, Phil D’Agostino, a licensed therapist, life coach, and personal-development specialist, has spoken to thousands of individuals about what makes them miserable and stops them from achieving their greatest life goals. Almost always, it boils down to a single fact: they know what to do and even how to do what it takes to be happier or more effective, but their own emotions stop them in their tracks.In Naked Thinking, D’Agostino explains his concept of thinking critically without the wet blanket of emotions stifling you. He outlines practical techniques that will energize your soul, help you take greater control of how you feel, and find the power and will within yourself to live a life by design and without regrets. He includes specific strategies for:•improving the way you think;•taking greater control of your emotional control panel;•making the most of your life and all its vagaries;•improving your relationships with your loved ones, children, boss, customers;•focusing the powe

Join our host Kristin Sunanta Walker with panelists Megan Lyons (Attorney and Board Member of Mental Health News Radio Network), and Johnnie Calloway (Author of Dragons to Butterflies). It's round table discussion time again folks.  Join these four powerful voices on another edition of our most popular show, Empowered Empaths, as they discuss the ways in which we hang on to familiar behaviors and thoughts especially living in the hood - Victimhood.  While it is important to own your having been victimized, it's equally important to move to another neighborhood.  An inspiring talk and thank you for joining us!www.mhnrnetwork.comwww.fiercerepresentation.comhttps://todayilaugh.wordpress.com

Muhamad Aly Rifai, MD, CPE, FACP, FAPM, FAPA; a seasoned world-renowned physician executive, with more than 15 years of clinical and leadership experience. I am currently in clinical practice in the Greater Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, and engaged in several cutting-edge entrepreneurial initiatives including telepsychiatry and concierge psychiatry. I am Residency trained in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Virginia and fellowship trained in Consultation Psychiatry and Reserach at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda Maryland. I have an international reputation for pioneering research on the psychiatric aspects of Hepatitis C, and have been engaged in research on applying lean management principles in psychiatry.www.alyrifai.com