Noggin Notes Podcast

From Diagnosis to Advocacy: Tim McDonald’s Stage IV Cancer Journey

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:02:00 +0700

In this powerful and deeply human episode, we sit down with Tim McDonald, a Stage IV colorectal cancer survivor, advocate, and author, to hear his extraordinary story of resilience, courage, and self-advocacy.

Tim opens up about the emotional, physical, and psychological realities of navigating a life-changing cancer diagnosis—and how learning to advocate for himself became one of the most important parts of his journey. Through his experience, he discovered that surviving serious illness often requires more than treatment alone: it requires finding your voice, asking hard questions, and refusing to disappear inside the system.

In this episode, we discuss:

Tim’s journey through Stage IV colorectal cancer
The emotional impact of facing mortality and uncertainty
Why self-advocacy in healthcare is critical for patients and families
What he learned about resilience, support, and human connection
His mission to help others navigate serious illness with courage and clarity

This conversation is not only for those affected by cancer, but for anyone navigating hardship, caregiving, or personal transformation. Tim’s story is a reminder that even in the darkest moments, people can reclaim agency, meaning, and hope.

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The People’s Therapist: Jake Freeman on Therapy, Accountability, and Modern Men

Mon, 25 May 2026 13:42:00 +0700

In this episode, we sit down with Jake Freeman — licensed marriage and family therapist, Marine Corps veteran, and organizational development consultant known by many as “The People’s Therapist.”

Based in Montana, Jake brings a unique blend of military leadership, systems thinking, and clinical insight into the therapy room. After serving over a decade as a Marine Corps officer in Civil Affairs, legal, and HR roles, he transitioned into mental health with a mission: to create the kind of therapist he himself could never find.

Through his practice, CareerFlex, Jake works with high-performing couples, executives, and men who often feel disconnected from traditional therapy models. His approach is direct, relational, and grounded in accountability — focusing not just on insight, but on meaningful transformation.

In this conversation, we explore:

Why many men feel therapy is “too soft” or disconnected from their reality
Jake’s personal journey from the Marine Corps into therapy
The importance of pattern recognition and relational accountability
Why understanding systems is essential for rebuilding relationships and personal stability
What modern therapy often gets wrong about men, leadership, and change

This episode is a powerful conversation about resilience, identity, responsibility, and creating spaces where people can engage honestly without performance or pretense.

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Ryan Malphrus on Men’s Mental Health, Behavioral Issues in Boys, and What Therapy Should Feel Like

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:07:52 +0700

In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Malphrus, a Licensed Certified Social Worker (Clinical) with over a decade of experience helping adolescents and adults navigate meaningful personal growth—especially men who often feel underserved by traditional mental health care.

We begin with a critical and timely topic: why so many boys are labeled with behavioral issues in school—and what might be misunderstood beneath the surface. From there, the conversation expands into the broader mental health challenges facing men and boys, and why many struggle to find support that truly resonates.

Ryan shares his psychodynamic approach to therapy, emphasizing the importance of understanding one’s full life story and building a real, honest therapeutic relationship where nothing is off-limits.

In this episode, we explore:

Why boys’ behavior is often misunderstood or misinterpreted in school systems
The ongoing mental health crisis among men and boys
What makes therapy effective—and what clients should actually expect in a session
The importance of fit, trust, and openness between therapist and client
How exploring your story can unlock meaningful and lasting change

Ryan’s work is rooted in the belief that true growth happens not just through insight—but through experiencing a different kind of relationship, one built on honesty, curiosity, and acceptance.

This episode is for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of men’s mental health, therapy, and personal growth—whether you're a client, parent, or practitioner.

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The Untold Story of Trucking, Immigration, and Hidden Human Costs

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0700

In this important and nuanced episode, we welcome back Adam Coleman III to explore a complex and often overlooked issue within the U.S. supply chain: the realities surrounding undocumented labor in the trucking industry.

This conversation goes beyond headlines. It examines the human, economic, and ethical layers behind how goods move across the country—and the people who make it possible.

Together, we discuss:

The role of undocumented labor in trucking and logistics
The broader implications of cheap labor within supply chains
Concerns around worker exploitation, trafficking, and unsafe conditions
The impact on local communities and industry standards
Why these conversations are often avoided—and why they matter

At its core, this episode is not about division—it’s about awareness, responsibility, and empathy. It asks us to consider the unseen human stories behind everyday systems and to approach these realities with both clarity and compassion.

This episode is for anyone interested in labor ethics, immigration, supply chains, and human dignity.

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Leslie Elliott Boyce on Counseling Education, Graduate Schools, and Ideological Bias in Mental Health

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:31:58 +0700

In this insightful episode, we sit down with Leslie Elliott Boyce, an independent coach and consultant with a background in clinical mental health counseling, to explore how the counseling profession has evolved—and how graduate education has played a central role in shaping it.

Leslie, co-founder of Solid Ground and host of The Radical Center, brings a thoughtful and balanced perspective to the conversation, examining how training programs, academic frameworks, and institutional cultures influence the way therapists are taught to think, practice, and engage with clients.

In this episode, we explore:

How graduate schools shape the counseling profession
The role of ideological bias in education and psychology
What emerging therapists are (and aren’t) being prepared for
Why intellectual diversity and open dialogue matter in training clinicians
How we can move toward a more balanced, grounded future in mental health care

This episode is for clinicians, students, educators, and anyone interested in understanding the systems behind therapy—and how they impact both practitioners and the people they serve.

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Conservative Counselors: Soad Tabrizi on Restoring Integrity, Truth, and Balance in Mental Health

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:58:01 +0700

In this timely and necessary conversation, we speak with Soad Tabrizi, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience and the founder of Conservative Counselors—a growing directory connecting clients with reality-based therapists who reject ideological capture in mental health.

Together, we explore what the term “Conservative Counselors” actually means, why it has emerged, and why it matters in today’s therapeutic landscape. Soad explains how increasing ideological pressure within the counseling profession has left many clinicians and clients feeling unseen, unheard, or silenced—and why intellectual diversity and moral courage are essential for ethical, effective therapy.

In this episode, we discuss:

What defines a Conservative Counselor (and what it does not)
How ideology has shaped modern therapy culture
Why clients are actively seeking therapists grounded in realism, truth, and personal responsibility
The risks of ideological conformity for both clinicians and mental health outcomes
How restoring balance, integrity, and open inquiry can strengthen the profession

Soad writes on Substack and for Human Events, where she unapologetically argues that conservative clinicians not only belong in mental health—but play a vital role in its future. Her work centers on truth, courage, and protecting the therapeutic space as one of genuine inquiry rather than indoctrination.

This episode is for clinicians, clients, students, and anyone concerned with the future of mental health care and the importance of preserving therapeutic neutrality, honesty, and human dignity.

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Nervous System Leadership: Ann de Passos on Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Practice, and Resilient Teams

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:17:44 +0700

In this returning conversation, we welcome back Ann de Passos, leadership consultant, coach, and facilitator who specializes in nervous system–informed leadership. Drawing on 15+ years across charity, corporate, and social enterprise sectors, Ann guides leaders and teams to operate from clarity, relational intelligence, and embodied resilience.

We take a deep dive into the nervous system and Polyvagal Theory to answer a simple but powerful question: How do we learn to be human? Ann explains why understanding the body’s wiring is the essential first step to changing how we lead, communicate, and respond under pressure. Topics include:

The basics of Polyvagal Theory and why the nervous system shapes behavior at work
Somatic practices leaders can use to reduce burnout and recover faster from stress
Systems thinking + emotional intelligence: designing cultures that sustain people and performance
Practical tools for strengthening team connection, psychological safety, and values-led decision making

If you’re a leader, manager, coach, or anyone who wants to lead from steadiness instead of reactivity, this episode offers grounded science, practical exercises, and real-world strategies to build healthier, high-performing organisations.

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Brant Elwood: Mythic Archetypes, Group Unconscious, and the Psychology of Organizations

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:27:00 +0700

In this deep, mythic conversation, we welcome Brant Elwood, author of Gods, Heroes and Groups: Relational Dynamics through Mythic Archetypes and an MA in social-organizational psychology. Brant blends mythopoetic lineage with practical organizational insight to reveal the unconscious dynamics that govern how groups behave — in communities, workplaces, and treatment settings.

We explore:

How mythic archetypes (gods, heroes, tricksters) show up in group roles and organizational life
Rites of passage work with young men during the pandemic and what that revealed about leadership, belonging, and responsibility
The group unconscious — patterns we enact without awareness and how they shape decision-making, conflict, and culture
Practical ways leaders and community members can be mindful of their roles so they don’t unconsciously repeat damaging patterns
Why integrating mythic thinking helps organizations surface the undiscussed and rediscover healthier relational dynamics

This episode is for leaders, therapists, organizational consultants, and anyone curious about the hidden stories that run our groups. Brant’s approach offers a poetic but practical map for recognizing the forces that shape group life — and for acting with conscious intention instead of falling into unconscious roles.

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Free Speech & Therapy: Dr. Chloe Carmichael

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:08:00 +0700

In this timely episode, Dr. Chloe Carmichael — clinical psychologist, USA Today bestselling author of Nervous Energy, and longtime educator — returns to Noggin Notes to explore why free speech matters in therapeutic settings and how self-censorship can damage both therapists and clients.

We dig into the practical and ethical stakes: how open dialogue supports accurate diagnosis, trust, and psychological growth; how fear of controversy or professional consequences leads clinicians to self-censor; and the downstream mental-health costs when people (therapists or clients) silence honest thought and feeling. Dr. Chloe draws on clinical experience, research, and her work teaching clinicians to explain why courageous, curious conversation is often central to healing — and how constricted speech can worsen anxiety, shame, and isolation.

Whether you’re a clinician, student, or someone seeking therapy, this conversation is an urgent, compassionate case for protecting honest speech in the therapy room — and for noticing how self-silencing affects mental health in everyday life.

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The Anti-Feminist Psychiatrist: Dr. Hannah Spier on Flawed Psychology, Women, Men, and Mental Health

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:01:47 +0700

In this thought-provoking episode, we talk with Dr. Hannah Spier, Norwegian psychiatrist and creator of Psychobabble—a hybrid podcast and publication that challenges flawed psychology and exposes the therapists and cultural trends harming mental health.

Dr. Spier, who trained in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy at the University of Zurich, takes a critical look at how psychiatry has become dominated by ideological influences, often leaving behind the real needs of patients—both men and women.

We explore:

How psychiatry has been shaped by feminist and postmodern ideas
Why these cultural shifts affect the way men and women experience therapy
The overlooked challenges of women in modern psychiatry
The current crisis in boys and masculinity, and why balance in mental health care matters
How Psychobabble is reframing the conversation about integrity, tradition, and truth in psychiatry

With features in The Federalist, Commentary Magazine, The American Spectator, and Mad in America, Dr. Spier is becoming a leading voice in pushing back against the cultural and ideological capture of psychiatry—offering a grounded, values-driven approach to care.

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Rachel Haack on Women in the Second Half of Life: Challenges, Resilience, and Relationships

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:46:00 +0700

In this inspiring conversation, we sit down with Rachel Haack, Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, mother of five daughters, and passionate advocate for women navigating the second half of life.

Together, we take a deep dive into the unique struggles women face during this stage—challenges that are often overlooked or minimized in mainstream discussions.

Rachel shares her insights on:

The emotional and relational challenges of women in their second half of life
How women balance supporting families, communities, and themselves
Strategies for navigating conflict between parents and adult children with compassion and skill
Why strengthening relationships is the key to resilience and fulfillment

With honesty, optimism, and warmth, Rachel highlights both the struggles and the strengths of women in midlife and beyond.

Whether you’re a woman living this reality, a family member, or a professional supporting others, this episode shines a much-needed light on a vital stage of life that deserves more attention and care.

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Mark L. Ruffalo on the Future of Psychotherapy: Beyond Symptoms to the Human Psyche

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0700

In this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Mark L. Ruffalo, M.S.W., D.Psa., a leading psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, and professor of psychiatry at the University of Central Florida and Tufts University School of Medicine. With years of clinical experience in the psychoanalytic treatment of schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and other severe mental health conditions, Mark brings a depth of understanding rarely seen in today’s therapy landscape.

Together, we explore the pendulum swing of psychiatry and psychotherapy—from depth-oriented, long-term psychoanalysis to surface-level symptom management and back again. Mark shares his insights into:

The forgotten depths of the human psyche that modern therapy often overlooks
Why schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder require more than quick-fix interventions
The history and future of psychotherapy in a medicalized mental health system
How psychoanalysis still offers profound tools for healing and understanding human suffering

If you’re a therapist, clinician, or simply curious about the intersection of psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and human depth, this episode will challenge the way you think about mental health.

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Jonathan Cogburn on Systemic Theory, Family Structures, and Supporting Homeless Youth

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:05:00 +0700

On today’s show, we sit down with Jonathan Cogburn, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Abilene, Texas, whose work bridges deep compassion with practical solutions. Jonathan currently serves in an education support agency, coaching school counselors in small and remote districts to navigate complex student needs—especially when community resources are scarce. He also trains school staff to identify and support students experiencing homelessness, bringing awareness and actionable strategies to a critical yet often overlooked issue.

With a diverse background spanning private clinical practice, suicide crisis intervention, community mental health case management, and hospice chaplaincy, Jonathan brings a rich, systems-based perspective to understanding human relationships. In this episode, we explore how Systems Theory applies to families and family structures, unpack the challenges facing homeless youth, and discuss the interconnected nature of mental health, education, and community support.

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Courage Over Conformity: Suzannah Alexander on Reforming Counseling Education and Reclaiming Integrity

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:33:32 +0700

In this bold and thought-provoking episode of Noggin Notes, Jake speaks with Suzannah Alexander, a writer, reformer, and former counseling student who made waves by stepping away from graduate school after facing ideological coercion in her program.

Suzannah opens up about the emotional and professional toll of navigating a counseling program that conflicted with her values—and how that experience inspired her to take action. Today, she collaborates with lawmakers, policy organizations, and advocacy groups to reform counseling education and licensure. Her mission: to restore integrity, transparency, and true academic freedom in a profession that is increasingly shaped by political ideology.

They explore:

Why Suzannah left her graduate counseling program
How accreditation bodies and training institutions shape what future therapists are taught
The risks of compelled speech and ideological conformity in mental health education
What real reform could look like—and how we can get there

Suzannah’s work has been featured in Minding the Campus, cited in policy reforms, and is gaining momentum among those concerned about the direction of mental health education.

Whether you’re a student, therapist, educator, or simply curious about the future of mental health care, this episode is a must-listen.

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Restoring Masculinity & Reclaiming Manhood: A Conversation with Giff Lasta

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:54:41 +0700

In this compelling episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Giff Lasta, a marriage coach and advocate for healthy masculinity, to explore what it means to be a man in today’s world—and how we’ve drifted from that foundation.

Giff opens up about the importance of restoring masculinity through grounded manhood, not dominance or suppression, but through guidance, integrity, and responsibility—especially within relationships, marriage, and fatherhood.

Together, they discuss:
💬 Why modern society is confused about masculinity
💬 How men can reclaim their purpose without shame
💬 The role of men in building balanced families
💬 Parenting skills that promote emotional intelligence and structure
💬 How to model healthy masculine leadership in the home and beyond

This episode is a powerful call for men, partners, and parents to return to a more intentional, supportive, and meaningful model of manhood.

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The Science of Attachment: How We Connect with John D. Haltigan

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:43:00 +0700

In this insightful episode of Noggin Notes, Jake is joined by John D. Haltigan, a researcher and expert in developmental psychology and attachment theory. With a rich academic background and years of published research, John Haltigan breaks down the science of attachment how we form bonds, why we connect the way we do, and what it means for our mental health and relationships.

Together, they explore the different attachment styles, how early childhood experiences shape the way we relate to others, and the impact of attachment patterns on adult relationships, parenting, and even workplace dynamics.

Whether you're curious about your own relationship patterns or want a deeper understanding of human connection, this episode is packed with research-based insights you can apply in everyday life.

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The Intersection of Mental Health, Philosophy, and Culture with Ryan Rogers

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:28:00 +0700

In this episode of Noggin Notes, Jake welcomes Ryan Rogers, a writer, mental health professional, and graduate student pursuing his master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. With a background in psychology and extensive experience in the mental health and addiction fields, Ryan brings a unique perspective to the conversation.

Together, they dive deep into the intersections of psychology, philosophy, politics, and culture, exploring how these forces shape our mental health and everyday lives. From addiction and recovery to navigating modern societal pressures, Ryan shares personal insights and thought-provoking reflections on what it means to be mentally well in today’s world.

This is a wide-ranging and engaging conversation you won’t want to miss!

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Narcissism, Burnout, and Psychological Safety: Cracking the Code with Nathalie Martinek

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:27:14 +0700

In this eye-opening episode of Noggin Notes Podcast, Jake sits down with Nathalie Martinek, PhD, a former systems biology and cancer researcher turned Narcissism Hacker and independent medical culture researcher. Nathalie specializes in helping individuals and teams navigate toxic workplace dynamics, burnout, bullying, and narcissistic leadership.

Together, they dive into the complexities of narcissism in leadership, workplace dysfunction, and the keys to fostering psychological safety. Nathalie shares actionable strategies for developing healthy communication, conflict resolution, and effective leadership skills that create more resilient and thriving workplaces.

If you've ever dealt with a toxic work environment, struggled with difficult relationships, or want to build a culture of trust and psychological safety, this episode is a must-listen!

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Podcast Episode: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? A Deep Dive into Mental Health Reform with Dr. Robert C. Smith

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:12:00 +0700

In this thought-provoking episode of Noggin Notes Podcast, host Jake welcomes a special guest, Dr. Robert C. Smith, a nationally recognized leader in evidence-based mental health care and doctor-patient communication. Dr. Smith, a University Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at Michigan State University, has dedicated his career to transforming the way medical professionals connect with their patients.

Together, Jake and Dr. Smith discuss his groundbreaking book, Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? Why Our Mental Health System is Failing Us and What Should Be Done About It. They explore the systemic flaws in modern mental health care, the importance of patient-centered communication, and the urgent need for reform.

If you're passionate about mental health advocacy, medical education, or simply curious about how we can improve our health care system, this episode is a must-listen!

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Podcast Episode: Faith, Freedom, and Mental Health: Dr. Norman Horn on the Power of Spirituality and Personal Growth

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:17:00 +0700

In this uplifting episode of Noggin Notes, Jake welcomes Dr. Norman Horn, founder of the Libertarian Christian Institute, to discuss the profound connection between spirituality, personal freedom, and mental health. With a background in engineering, theology, and advocacy, Dr. Horn offers a unique perspective on how embracing faith and liberty can lead to a more fulfilling and resilient life.

Dr. Horn shares his insights into the role of spirituality in fostering mental well-being, guiding individuals to find deeper purpose and healing through faith. He also explains how principles of freedom—both personal and societal—can empower individuals to overcome challenges, cultivate resilience, and build meaningful connections.

Whether you’re seeking spiritual growth, mental health insights, or a fresh perspective on faith and freedom, this episode is sure to inspire and enlighten.

Tune in to discover how integrating spirituality and mental health can lead to transformative personal growth.

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Podcast Episode: Supporting Parents and Families Through Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria: Insights from Therapist Stephanie Winn

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:18:30 +0700

In this compelling episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Stephanie Winn, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, consultant, and host of the podcast You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist. Stephanie is also the creator of the ROGD Repair Course and Community for Parents, a vital resource for families navigating Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD).

Stephanie explains the complexities of ROGD, offering support and guidance for parents and families who are seeking compassionate, effective ways to help their children. She shares insights from her work, emphasizing the importance of understanding, patience, and open communication in addressing the emotional and mental health challenges associated with ROGD.

Listeners can sign up for the ROGD Repair Course and Community for Parents at ROGDrepair.com and use code NOGGIN to get 50% off their first month.

Follow Stephanie Winn on X @sometherapist or find all her links at bio.site/sometherapist. Whether you're a parent, therapist, or someone looking for insight into ROGD, this episode offers practical advice and understanding for supporting loved ones through difficult transitions.

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Podcast Episode: Reproductive Mental Health: A Conversation with Robin Atkins on Care and Compassion

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:21:29 +0700

In this episode of Noggin Notes, Jake is joined by Robin Atkins, a licensed professional counselor and reproductive mental health expert at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, to explore the intersection of reproductive health and mental well-being. Robin brings her deep expertise in helping individuals and families navigate the emotional challenges tied to fertility, pregnancy, postpartum care, and beyond.

Through her work, Robin has seen firsthand the importance of integrating mental health care into reproductive health services. She shares valuable insights into the specific mental health needs of individuals going through fertility treatments, experiencing pregnancy loss, or facing postpartum depression. Robin also highlights how compassionate, informed care can make a world of difference for those facing these challenges.

This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in mental health, reproductive health, or compassionate care. Tune in for an enlightening conversation on how we can better support reproductive mental health and well-being.

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Podcast Episode: Engineering Empathy: Chuck Pezeshki on Building Connections and Emotional Intelligence

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:16:00 +0700

In this thought-provoking episode of Noggin Notes, Jake welcomes Chuck Pezeshki, founder of Empathy Guru and a professor of mechanical engineering, to explore the transformative power of empathy in both personal and professional spheres. Chuck has dedicated his career to understanding how empathy works as a tool for deeper connection, improved mental health, and fostering emotional intelligence in leadership and innovation.

With years of experience bridging engineering and emotional intelligence, Chuck provides fascinating insights on how empathy can be applied to enhance collaboration, creativity, and even problem-solving in technical fields. He discusses his journey as an empathy advocate and how his work helps individuals and organizations cultivate empathy to build stronger, more compassionate communities.

If you're curious about how empathy can influence success in leadership, relationships, and mental well-being, tune in to this engaging conversation with Chuck Pezeshki and discover the importance of integrating empathy into everyday life.

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Podcast Episode: Challenging Narratives: Lisabeth Lange on Mental Health and Unconventional Thinking

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:01:35 +0700

In this insightful episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Lisabeth Lange to explore her bold perspectives on mental health, societal issues, and personal empowerment. Lisabeth also shares her journey as the author of The Luminescence Manual, a guide to healing and transformation through self-awareness and unconventional thinking.

Throughout the conversation, Lisabeth discusses how her experiences have shaped her approach to mental health advocacy, emphasizing the importance of challenging societal narratives and fostering authentic dialogue. Her book, The Luminescence Manual, offers a transformative approach to personal growth, providing readers with tools to illuminate their path to emotional and mental well-being.

Whether you're looking for a fresh perspective on mental health, or you're intrigued by Lisabeth's unique take on societal norms, this episode is filled with wisdom and inspiration. Tune in to hear her powerful insights on breaking through conventional thinking and embracing true personal growth.

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Podcast Episode: From Kids to Kings: Devin Perkins on Youth Empowerment

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 07:19:00 +0700

In this inspiring episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Devin Perkins, a passionate 2A activist originally from Virginia, who is making a significant impact through his work with youth and community outreach. As the founder of the Kids To Kings Outreach Program, Devin is dedicated to empowering the next generation by equipping them with essential knowledge and skills related to firearm safety and responsible citizenship.

Devin is also the co-host of the Modern Patriot Podcast, where he explores themes of patriotism, self-defense, and community building. In this episode, he shares his insights on the importance of youth outreach in the 2A community and how his programs are helping to shape confident, informed young leaders.

Whether you're interested in youth empowerment, 2A advocacy, or building stronger communities, this episode offers valuable perspectives and practical advice. Tune in to hear how Devin Perkins is turning his passion into action, inspiring the next generation to rise from "Kids to Kings."

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Podcast Episode: Bridging the Gap: Mike Sodini on Guns, Mental Health, and Walk The Talk America

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 07:28:00 +0700

In this powerful episode of Noggin Notes, Jake welcomes back Mike Sodini, a 3rd generation firearm industry professional and the driving force behind Walk The Talk America (WTTA). Mike and Jake delve into the crucial work they've accomplished together, focusing on bridging the gap between the firearm community and mental health advocacy.

With his unconventional background, including experiences as a fashion model and world traveler, Mike brings a unique perspective to the conversation. As the CEO of VerifyMD, a non-profit organization ensuring the safety and integrity of medical products, Mike is no stranger to leadership and innovation.

In this episode, Mike shares insights into how WTTA is making strides in promoting mental health awareness within the firearm industry, fostering open dialogue, and providing resources to those in need. Whether you're interested in mental health, firearm safety, or the intersection of both, this episode offers a thought-provoking look at the work being done to create a safer, more informed community. Tune in to hear how Mike Sodini and Jake are making a difference through Walk The Talk America.

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Podcast Episode: Breaking the Silence with Andrew Hartz on Self-Censorship

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:45:00 +0700

In this compelling episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Andrew Hartz, a practicing clinical psychologist and the founder of a prominent therapy institute, to explore the pressing issue of self-censorship within the mental health industry. Andrew brings a wealth of experience from his clinical practice, academic roles, and his work as a Writing Fellow at Heterodox Academy.

Throughout the episode, Andrew discusses how political pressures, societal expectations, and the fear of controversy are leading many mental health professionals to self-censor, potentially hindering the effectiveness of therapy and the progress of the field as a whole. Drawing from his extensive training at prestigious institutions such as Columbia University Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Long Island University, Andrew offers unique insights into the importance of maintaining open, honest dialogue in mental health.

Whether you're a mental health professional, a student, or someone interested in the complexities of therapy, this episode provides a deep dive into the challenges and solutions surrounding self-censorship in mental health. Tune in to hear Andrew Hartz’s expert perspective on why authenticity in conversation is crucial for both practitioners and clients alike.

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Podcast Episode: Harnessing Nervous Energy: Dr. Chloe Carmichael on Anxiety and Personal Growth

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:58:00 +0700

In this insightful episode of Noggin Notes, Jake is joined by Dr. Chloe Carmichael, a clinical psychologist and USA Today bestselling author who graduated Phi Beta Kappa summa cum laude from Columbia University, earning a BA in Psychology with departmental honors.

She holds a Masters and Doctorate of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University. She has taught psychology at the university level, and she is a member of the American Psychological Association, as well as the National Register of Health Psychologists, which is an organization for psychologists with the highest credentials.

Her book, Nervous Energy: Harness the Power of Your Anxiety was endorsed by Deepak Chopra and called a “game changer” by Jim McCann (founder of 1800-FLOWERS). She has appeared as an expert in national media including ABC Nightline, Inside Edition, Vanity Fair, New York Times, and more. She is also on the Advisory Board of Women’s Health Magazine (Hearst), as well as an expert contributor for PsychologyToday and MindBodyGreen.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Dr. Chloe Carmichael and transform your approach to mental health and personal development on Noggin Notes!

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Podcast Episode: Lighting the Path: Georgia Vanderville on Leadership, Mental Health, and Transforming Lives

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:32:00 +0700

In this enlightening episode of Noggin Notes, Jake welcomes Georgia Vanderville, who is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, and TEDx Speaker renowned for her international work with youth and the Women Owned Small Business community.

Named one of the Most Influential Women of the Sierra Nevadas, she chairs NevadaWorks, representing manufacturing across seven counties in Northern Nevada. Georgia has empowered women entrepreneurs globally, helping them expand their reach.

Her extensive travels through the U.S. and Europe, coupled with her passion for listening to diverse stories, inspired her to found Shortie’s Candle Company in 2002. With a mission of "Scenting people's lives to create happiness," Georgia has built a world-renowned team and a thriving business. In her downtime, she enjoys snowboarding and hiking with her family.

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Unlocking the Best Therapy: Dr. Patrick Lockwood on Mental Health and Recovery

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:10:09 +0700

In this enlightening episode of the Noggin Notes Podcast, Jake welcomes Dr. Patrick Lockwood, a seasoned psychologist and addiction recovery expert. Join us as they delve into various types of therapy, discuss what makes a therapy effective, and explore the critical importance of mental health.

Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation that promises to enrich your understanding of mental health and wellness.

Dr. Lockwood is a licensed Psychologist working as an addiction treatment and recovery clinician since 2009. He earned his BA in Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and received his Master of Arts and his Doctor of Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles.

He currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer at Oak Forest Recovery in Thousand Oaks CA, and serves as an adjunct professor at California Lutheran University, teaching future clinicians about clinical skills, addiction, and research analysis.

He also has a podcast on YouTube with “dad jokes” and long form podcasts about topics related to mental health, wellness, psychology, and neuroscience called “the psychology checkup.” Finally, Dr. Lockwood is the author of “the fear problem,” a book integrating the neuroscience and evolutionary psychology of our fear process to explain why we get triggered by politics and other “hot topics.”

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Podcast Episode: Transforming Lives: Adam Coleman's Inspiring Journey to Christ

Thu, 30 May 2024 09:20:36 +0700

In this compelling episode of the Noggin Notes Podcast, host Jake sits down with the remarkable Adam Coleman to explore his transformative journey to Christ followership. Known for his impactful works such as Wrongspeak and Black Victim and Black Victor, Adam shares intimate insights into his spiritual awakening and how his faith has shaped his worldview.

From their first interaction on Twitter to deep discussions about faith, writing, and societal issues, Jake and Adam delve into the profound moments that have defined Adam's path. Join us for an inspiring conversation that highlights the power of belief, resilience, and the written word.

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Podcast Episode: Breaking the Silence: Unveiling the Truth About Mental Health Organizations

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:18:33 +0700

Welcome back to Noggin Notes Podcast, where we dive deep into the topics that matter most.

Today we have a thought-provoking conversation that challenges the status quo of mental health organizations and associations. Joining Jake is Pamela Garfield, a respected voice in the mental health field, who isn't afraid to ask the tough questions. Together, they will uncover the truths behind the scenes, address the questions many are too afraid to ask, and shed light on the path forward. Get ready to break the silence and challenge the norms.

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Podcast Episode: Courage in the Shadows: Navigating Grief and Loss with Resilience

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:25:22 +0700

Kelly Whyte a Marriage and Family Therapy Intern at Zephyr Wellness. Kelly was born and raised in the central valley of California. She and her family recently moved to Carson City, Nevada after she completed her education at California State University, Fresno. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and working in a residential program for youth, Kelly realized how passionate she was about helping others and continued to pursue her education. She received her Master’s degree in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling and has worked with individuals, children, couples, and families from a variety of backgrounds.

Today, Kelly joins us to share her personal story of grief and loss, a journey that has shaped her into the compassionate and insightful counselor she is today. Her story is one of strength, resilience, and the unwavering belief in the human spirit's capacity to heal.

Join us as Kelly opens her heart to inspire and uplift, reminding us that even in our darkest moments, there is light. Stay tuned for an episode that is sure to touch your soul and leave you feeling inspired.

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Podcast Episode: Unplugged Minds: How Social Media and Gaming Shape Our Youth's Mental Health!

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0700

The conversation explores the similarities between the casino gaming industry and the video gaming industry, focusing on player tracking, promotions, regulation, algorithms, and the addictive nature of in-game purchases. Kevin Berry shares his experience in the casino gaming industry and discusses the strategies used to reward top players and increase revenue. The discussion also delves into the impact of social media algorithms on content consumption and the importance of managing time spent on social media. The conversation concludes with advice on navigating the digital landscape and the guest's contact information for further inquiries.

Takeaways

Player tracking and promotions are common strategies used in both gaming industries and social media platforms to increase engagement and revenue.

Regulation plays a role in determining the odds and hold of casino games, while algorithms determine the content shown on social media platforms.

In-game purchases and microtransactions can be addictive and have the potential to impact daily life and financial well-being.

It is important to monitor and educate children on social media usage to ensure a healthy relationship with technology.

Managing time and consumption on social media is crucial for maintaining a balanced and mindful digital presence.

00:00 Background and Experience in Casino Gaming

06:05 Player Tracking and Promotions in Casinos

10:02 Regulation and Odds in Casino Games

12:26 Rewarding Top Players in Casinos

14:41 Similarities Between Social Media and Gaming

18:09 Creating an E-commerce Experience on Social Media

20:46 The Role of Algorithms in Social Media

23:05 Microtransactions and In-Game Purchases

30:59 Promotions and Competition in Gaming

32:28 The Addictive Nature of In-Game Purchases

34:20 The Impact of In-Game Purchases on Daily Life

36:29 The Role of Promotions in Gaming and Social Media

38:33 The Influence of Algorithms on Social Media

44:42 Monitoring and Educating Children on Social Media

57:26 The Impact of Social Media on Information Consumption

01:00:11 Managing Time and Consumption on Social Media

01:02:53 Conclusion and Contact Information

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Podcast Episode: How do we heal through life?

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:53:46 +0700

Today we are joined by Kevin Jandt. Is a graduate of the Reformed Baptist Seminary, and today we welcome him on the show. Jake and Kevin take a deep dive on healing.

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Podcast Episode: Medications and mental illness - What You Need to Know

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:54:11 +0700

Today we are joined by Dr. Sai K. Medi is an internal medicine/pediatric specialist in Englewood, Colorado and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Colorado Acute Long Term Hospital and St. Thomas More Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years.

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Podcast Episode: Culture and Society with Ooana Trien

Wed, 17 May 2023 14:45:23 +0700

In today's episode, we are joined by Ooana Trien. She is a poet, writer, and playwright, and fierce defender of free speech.

She graduated from Tisch School of the Arts with an emphasis on experimental and classical theater. She is a lover of the craft, therefore she does not subject anyone to her acting. But she continues to be a wordsmith, which she has been for as long as she can remember.

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Podcast Episode: Compassionate, Comprehensive Healthcare to People

Thu, 04 May 2023 15:15:57 +0700

In today's episode, we are joined by Molly Rutherford. Molly is passionate and driven to provide compassionate, comprehensive healthcare to people of all ages. She is the founder Medical Director, and Physician BLUEGRASS FAMILY WELLNESS

More info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/unbridledmd
https://bluegrassfamilywellness.com/about/

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Podcast Episode: Gender, Sex and Gender Ideology

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:30:06 +0700

In todays episode, we are joined by Eva Kurilova. Eva is passionate about promoting lesbian activism and protecting women's sex-based rights.

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Podcast Episode: Overcoming the Challenges of Life

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:50:23 +0700

In todays episode we are joined by Adam B. Coleman. Adam B. Coleman is the Author of “Black Victim To Black Victor“, Op-Ed Writer, Public Speaker, and the Founder of Wrong Speak Publishing.

You can also read his thought-provoking articles on Substack: adambcoleman.substack.com

Adam was born in Detroit but raised in a variety of states throughout America. He writes openly about his struggles with fatherlessness, homelessness, and masculinity.

He is always questioning the world around him, even if they are uncomfortable questions to ask.

He strongly believes that we should all have the ability to speak freely and is now advocating for people who feel voiceless to be heard.

He is attempting to help change the narrative and the way we discuss cultural narratives by being honest, humble, and resolute.

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Podcast Episode: A Story of Narcissistic Abuse

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 06:17:47 +0700

In todays episode we are joined by TC Pearson. TC Pearson is the founder and host of The Minnesota Black Robe Regiment show on YouTube and Rumble. He has always been a student of history and culture often commenting and warning others around him of the creeping Authoritarianism of political elites and political celebrities.

On April 25th of 2020 TC launched his YouTube channel and headed out for man on the street interviews at a protest against the lockdown orders put in place by Governor Tim Walz in Minnesota.

His work grew from there and he started to interview and stand alongside small business owners in Minnesota as their lives and livelihood were stripped from them by unconstitutional edicts. This work put TC in the crosshairs of many public servants in Minnesota and eventually his employer, Sheriff Kevin Torgerson of the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office moved to investigate TC and eventually placed him on administrative leave on April 30th of 2021.

Despite the desire of the Kevin Torgerson to fire TC for his dissident views Torgerson was forced to realize that he was fighting a losing battle. Knowing that when he won the court battles with Torgerson TC would have to walk back into a hostile environment where he would never be secure again, he decided to take a settlement and gave up a near thirteen-year career that he had come to love.

TC has always hated bullies and stood up to them wherever he encounters them.

Today your bullies have the Power of The State and the glamorization of personality disorders on their side, will you stand?

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Podcast Episode: Victim of the New York SAFE Act

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:07:46 +0700

In todays episode we are joined by Sandy Richardson. She is a victim of the New York SAFE Act. She has returned to the show to update us on her absurd and blood-boiling experience with getting falsely reported and having her rights restricted. She has since pursued multiple Freedom of Information Law requests and obtained overwhelming information that suggests the NY SAFE Act not only doesn't help people, but it actually keeps hundreds of thousands from seeking care.

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Podcast Episode: Expanding Your Scope Through Conversations

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:28:05 +0700

In todays we welcome Christina DelosAngeles on the show.

Jake covers a few topics with Christina about the profession of therapy, self care and assisted suicide.

Christina is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-delosangeles-173781107

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Podcast Episode: Burnout, Moral Injury and Compassion Fatigue

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:09:18 +0700

In todays episode Jake comes back with his insightful solo episodes. In the episode Jake will be talking about Burnout, Moral Injury and Compassion Fatigue.

Concerns regarding compassion fatigue and burn-out in everyone is steadily increasing. Burn-out is defined as the state in which a person feels emotionally, physically and mentally exhausted. Work-related stress can have a significant impact on our quality of life and unfortunately lead to burn-out, moral distress and compassion fatigue.

We are all exposed to ethical dilemmas and stressful situations daily, it is important that they are aware of the signs of burn-out and how it can be managed.

He will also covers ways to manage burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury, and to increase personal and organizational resilience.

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Podcast Episode: Are we Living in a Cluster B World?

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:33:48 +0700

In todays episode we are joined by Joshua Slocum who is the hosts for Disaffected. Jake and Joshua have a discussion on borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, and antisocial personality disorders traits in todays society.

Josh tells it as it is and he's not afraid to tell it like it is because he can see it as he has lived through it...

You can check out his podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disaffected/id1549604908

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Podcast Episode: Introspection and Reflection with The Noggin Notes Founder

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:56:58 +0700

In todays episode we are joined by a special guest, our Noggin Notes Founder Sifiso Ripinga returns for the second time on the show. In this episode Jake and Sifiso talk on multiple topics but most of all reflect on the journey Noggin Notes has travelled. Sifiso talks about the two new Noggin Notes branches, Noggin Notes Africa and Noggin Notes Cambodia and what's to come in the future.

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Podcast Episode: Getting To Know Your Therapist

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:34:47 +0700

Today we are joined by Stephanie Winn. Who is the host of You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist Podcast. Free thinking therapist, writer, world bridger, deep diver. Advocate for victims of gender medicine.

Jake and Stephanie dive deeper on her work and the overall collective of the mental health field.

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Podcast Episode: A Physical Therapists Role In Mental Health

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:31:37 +0700

We are joined by Chris Gering. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, garnering a Doctorate in Physical Therapy was the logical career path for me following an injury-ridden collegiate baseball career.

Aspirations of becoming a graphic designer, commercial pilot, and civil engineer were eventually overshadowed by his fascination with movement dysfunction, injury, and their relationship with physical and emotional well-being. He have been fortunate to apply this passion and knowledge as both a staff physical therapist, clinical director, and now private practice owner.

Compassion, inclusivity, empathy, kindness, connection, and trust are at the forefront of my practice. From sports injuries to post-operative conditions, He is committed to providing an extremely personalized, patient-centered, and evidence-based experience to injury and pain recovery.

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Podcast Episode: Baseball and Mental Health - Human Side of Baseball

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:36:10 +0700

We are joined by Jared Perkins. He has spent multiple years working in baseball, including the MLB and NCAA. Currently he has transitioned to a career outside of baseball, but he still has a love and passion for the game and enjoys writing about it.

In the coming episode Jake and Jared discuss deeper past the sports side of baseball and look how it impacts athletes from junior league all the way up to pro league.

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Podcast Episode: Noggin Notes Reunion - Cambodia Edition

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:33:21 +0700

It has been a year since Noggin Notes Cambodia Podcast was launched and we thought this would be a great time to invite the Cambodia Podcast host to the show for an amazing catch up. In todays episode we find out what Noggin Notes Cambodia has been up to as Jake meets for the first time with Mony.

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Podcast Episode: Noggin Notes Reunion

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:34:22 +0700

It has been a year since Noggin Notes Africa Podcast was launched and we thought this would be a great time to invite the Africa Podcast host to the show for an amazing catch up.

In today's episode we find out what Noggin Notes Africa has been up to as Jake reunites with Nkembo.

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Podcast Episode: The Culture of Social Comparison

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:50:05 +0700

Elliot graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a BA in Political Science and International Affairs and an MPA with an emphasis on Public Policy. He earned a second masters degree in Strategic Communication from the University of Iowa. Currently, he is working towards his Juris Doctor at Syracuse University. Elliot formerly worked as the Deputy Political Director for the Heller for Senate campaign overseeing all of Northern Nevada. Humans have the unique ability to coordinate behavior, economic exchange, political action, and social relationships across immense distances and times. To keep this level of coordination running smoothly, we often look to others as comparison standards for how to behave, think, and feel. In todays episode, Jake and Elliot dive deep on the topic of comparisons, especially during this COVID pandemic. They discuss how to be aware of the language we use and the comparisons we create in our daily lives and in society.

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Podcast Episode: SAM - Smart Approaches to Marijuana

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:03:57 +0700

In today's episode we welcome Kevin Sabet, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, who is a Former three-time White House Office of National Drug Control Policy advisor. We will be discussing marijuana, and we are grateful to have Kevin on the show to guide us and provide more information on the industry. Kevin currently runs an organization called SAM. SAM stands for Smart Approaches to Marijuana. Smart Approaches to Marijuana envisions a society where marijuana policies are aligned with the scientific understanding of marijuana’s harms, and the commercialization and normalization of marijuana are no more. Their mission is to educate citizens on the science of marijuana and to promote health-first, smart policies and attitudes that decrease marijuana use and its consequences.

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Podcast Episode: Emotional Awareness: Check in with Yourself and Boost Your financial Well-Being

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:20:39 +0700

Financial wellness is like a fitness plan to improve your relationship with money, no matter what your financial situation is. Understandably, all of us have money worries now and again. But just like how eating healthily and exercising makes us feel good in our bodies, positive money habits help us feel financially well. Like a fitness plan, financial wellness covers routines and behaviors that make you feel more satisfied with your financial situation: whether feeling secure in your financial future or paying bills on time. And, of course, being able to afford things you enjoy, from holidays to the occasional shopping binge. Tomorrow we welcome Lawrence Sprung. Lawrence is a wealth advisor and the founder of Mitlin Financial. Lawrence and his firm prioritize clients first. He and the team consistently help clients make healthy financial decisions and offer a tremendous client experience that leverages today’s top tools and technology. Jake and Lawrence the importance of checking in on your life from time to time to evaluate where you are in your life. This habit of emotional awareness provides you with a strong foundation to make healthy decisions within your life.

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Podcast Episode: Are We Moving Towards a Better Society or Regressing?

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:49:35 +0700

Man is considered the most intelligent amongst all animals. Hence, human beings are not only superior but also evolved, and civilized. Civilisation has seen a stark evolution over many decades now for us to stand where we are today. How we perceive "today" and being "evolved" is very subjective. Looking around in our own vicinity, with the rise of crime, our immediate environment compromised for selfish motives, spoilt habits and unnecessarily luxurious lifestyles, also living with societal prejudices about gender, religion, and caste, are we really as evolved as we think we are? We are joined by Donald Conte who is a Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania. A consultant, a author and researcher. He also runs a blog called http://thisisnotyourpracticelife.com/.

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part V: Fear and Surprise

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:40:37 +0700

Facial expression recognition is mediated by a distributed neural system in humans that involves multiple, bilateral regions. There are six basic facial expressions that may be recognized in humans (fear, sadness, surprise, happiness, anger, and disgust); however, fearful faces and surprised faces are easily confused in rapid presentation. In today's episode, Jake explains how the concept of surprise and fear is relevant to many aspects of human behavior. It also affects beliefs about other events. When a person takes an unexpected stance that violates his or her self-interest, the person’s arguments are surprising and quite often more persuasive.

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part IV: Disgust and Contempt

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:12:57 +0700

Today, Jake breaks down the 4th part of Understanding Emotions. He discusses Disgust and Contempt. Analyzing the contempt as an intergroup emotion, we suggest that contempt and anger are not built upon each other, whereas disgust seems to be the most elementary and specific basic-emotional antecedent of contempt. Want to enjoy positive work relationships, healthy relationships with friends, family and partners? Dump the contempt. Listen well. And pump up the positivity! When those more vulnerable feelings are explored in safety and grieved dyadically, a corrective emotional experience may occur. You can’t build a temple of appreciation without fully excavating the building site.

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Podcast Episode: Part III: Guilt and Shame

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:13:06 +0700

In today's episode Jake discusses potentially the unhealthy cycles of shame and guilt. We encourage you to think of instances in your life where you may be requiring deed based performances from people in order for you to extend forgiveness, and ask yourself are these deeds really necessary for you to forgive them? Similar to respect and trust, it is up to us to extend these to people. Is it really necessary for us to require people to ‘earn’ these things from us with an arbitrary deed? On the flip side, maybe you think certain people in your life are requiring too much from you. Jake gives everyday examples of where this may occur and delves deeper into forgiveness and the emotions of shame and guilt.

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part II: Excitement and Joy

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:09:27 +0700

Today we continue with Excitement and Joy. Happiness is a blurred emotion. It can mean different things to many people. Most of us will agree that happiness is an emotional state of well-being defined by positive feelings ranging from contentment to intense joy.

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part I: Sadness and Anger

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:07:52 +0700

This will be the start of our 6 part series on emotion functioning, where Jake will dive deep into each emotion. Understanding emotions can help you move through life with intention and compassion for yourself and others. Today we begin with Sadness and Anger. Everyday frustrations, disappointments, work-life balance, financial stress or grief can cause an individual to feel sad. People are entitled to feel and express sadness. Yet sadness It’s an emotion that helps us relieve stress, empathise with other people and makes us think about what we really want in life Anger is an emotion that everyone has experienced. Something or someone has made you frustrated, infuriated, irritated, annoyed or just plain angry. This episode aims to illustrate the significant role that anger contributes to motivation and if your motivation is not to make change, then you might need to let go of your anger because anger should always serve an intentional purpose.

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Podcast Episode: Are Dating Apps Worth It?

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:33:53 +0700

Dating is a funny old business. Add in the wide range of dating apps and the whole process becomes a lot more complicated. Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, there are now so many social networking options where you can meet and talk to new people, that you can whizz through hundreds of new faces without even thinking about it. It’s like speed dating on steroids. Dating apps have spent the last decade persuading us to date online, wiping away the stigma that clung to the practice from its origins in the original dot-com era. Couples are now more likely to form a relationship through online dating than any other avenue, according to a 2019 Stanford study. Talking up someone at a bar let alone finding someone through friends, family or work can seem as quaint as a love sonnet or waiting for marriage to have sex. On today's episode we welcome Adam Sikorski & Angel Littlefield who have a conversation about their experiences in the dating world through the different dating apps. They share what they have encountered and communicate what impact it has brought up in their own lives.

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Podcast Episode: Woman against Invisible Illnesses

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:32:15 +0700

We are so happy to welcome back Jasdeep Mago on the show. She is a neuro-psychologist who runs Invisible Illness India. A little recap of her story, she lost her friend to suicide and battled a depressive episode herself, that's when she decided to change her course of action form practicing cognitive rehabilitation. She started her own mental health awareness organisation to prevent suicide. Where they offer free of cost events at a minimal cost. In today's episode, Jake and Jasdeep speak about her work and the effects of Covid19 has had in the different regions.

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Podcast Episode: Overcoming Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:47:48 +0700

For some people, merely recalling a traumatic event feels just like going through it all over again. Psychotherapy and some other strategies can help. At some time in life, at least half of us will live through a terrifying event in which we experience, are threatened by, or witness grave physical harm. The stress of a life-threatening trauma takes time to ease, whether it arises from a car accident, assault, rape, terrorist attack, combat, or a natural disaster, such as the Asian tsunami and its aftermath. Most people recover with the support of family and friends, but some develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an anxiety disorder that may last a lifetime if appropriate help is not available. In today's episode we welcome Eddie Davenport who is a clinical social worker student. Eddie speaks to us about his journey of overcoming his PTSD.

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Podcast Episode: Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:50:14 +0700

Mindfulness is a simple and very powerful practice of training our attention. It’s simple in that it’s really just about paying attention to what’s happening here and now (i.e. sensations, thoughts, and emotions) in a non-judgemental way. It’s powerful because it can interrupt the habit of getting lost in thoughts, mostly about the future or past, which often generates more stress on top of the real pressures of everyday life. In today's episode we welcome Colleen Caminisch. Jake and Colleen speak more about MBSR. They talk about the effects of meditation through mindfulness and how you can incorporate this practice in your everyday life.

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Podcast Episode: Concepts of Behavioral Psychology

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:37:54 +0700

Today on our show we welcome Molly Halligan and Brighid Fronapfel. They chat with Jake about behaviorism.

Molly has a Masters Degree in Phycology with with an emphasis on behavioral analysis and a Licensed Behavioral Analyst in Nevada who also runs an Autism Centre in Las Vegas.

Brighid is also a Licensed Behavioral Analyst in Nevada, she has a doctorate in philosophy with an emphasis on behavioral analysis.

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Podcast Episode: Talking Therapy

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:24:56 +0700

Today we welcome Gail Faulstich. She guided Jake through his journey while he was an intern and Gail was his supervisor. They speak about therapy and the process of being a license therapist.

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Podcast Episode: ACCEPT - The Importance of HIV Care and Support Services

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:53:43 +0700

Today we welcome Gwen Taylor. She is the Executive Director of a wonderful organization called ACCEPT. ACCEPT provide HIV specific prevention and intervention services, as well as substance abuse prevention, support and care services for individuals living with HIV.

They Advocate for and serve members of the community. ACCEPT was and is the only community-based organization providing HIV/AIDS prevention education, intervention, and support services targeting African Americans.

Jake and Gwen discuss the community work Gwen and her team have been conducting in the country.

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Podcast Episode: Your Authentic Self

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:51:57 +0700

Today we welcome to the show, Pastor Doug Bursch, who is a Pastor, writer, speaker and runs his own podcast called Fairly Spirituality Show. We hear who Pastor Doug is and the calling he has been given to use his gifts to help people through his ministry and podcast.

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Podcast Episode: Create a Safe Space and Empower Each Client

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:13:46 +0700

In today's episode we welcome Brittany Phillips. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She walks alongside individuals as they navigate this journey called life. Her approach in therapy is to create a safe space and empower each client as they explore and gain insight into their emotions, thoughts, and relational patterns.

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Podcast Episode: 2020 Didn't Entirely Suck

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 11:02:44 +0700

2020. Worst year ever.

You've heard that, haven't you? Maybe even said it. I hear it from friends and on social media, from commentators on the news. It's the name of a podcast.

If any year ever feels like the worst, it’s mostly because our brains have a tendency to judge the present more harshly. Unfettered media consumption skews our perception, and it becomes easy to slide into unhealthy patterns of belief.

You don’t have to pull the plug on your whole digital life to get a better outlook on the year. According to experts, learning to tame your persistent negative beliefs or your penchant for looking at the past through rose colored glasses could act as a much needed respite from this year’s stress.

On today's episode Jake will talking about this year from his perspective and bring out the joy to be found during this year and reflect on the things that have been positive.

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Podcast Episode: Mental Health in Football: Young Minds Matter

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:54:41 +0700

On today's episode we welcome on the show football performance coach Craig von Wielligh. Craig is South African and was one of the performance coaches for Ajax Cape Town in South Africa, then moved to the United States to coach for Global Premier Soccer in Boston, and is now currently working for Almaden Valley in California. Craig and Jake talk about his journey in the football world and dive deeper into mental wellness and the impact it has in the football community.

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Podcast Episode: Don't Be Afraid Of The Uncomfortable

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:41:06 +0700

We are so grateful to welcome Jessica Harris a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and am trained in Brainspotting and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) therapies. She specialize in working with high level professionals who struggle with reproductive issues, experience anxiety related to navigating work-life integration, and trauma. Her goal is to make therapy a safe space for you to reach your goals, and experience compassion. For more information you can find her here https://atthetopwellness.com/

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Podcast Episode: Who Am I? Self-Identity and Mental Health

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:35:28 +0700

We are happy to introduce Alex Esquibel. Alex is a Marriage and Family therapist. He joins Jake on today's episode as they discuss his life as a father, husband and a therapist. The journey of identity and using your story to guide and inspire others towards healing.

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Podcast Episode: Building Young African Minds

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 10:43:50 +0700

We are so grateful to welcome Nkembo, who is half Nigerian and half Angolan who is currently living and working in South Africa. He shares his story and the journey him and his family have travelled that has enabled him to build a better version of himself daily through incredible introspection. His story is personal and inspiring! We are so grateful to him to share it with us all.

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Podcast Episode: The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:13:09 +0700

We are happy to have Zach Kumler on the show today. Zach helps connect veterans with jobs and also advocates and helps veterans with their mental wellness following their separation from the military and he does this through is organisation Woobies United. https://www.facebook.com/WoobiesUnited/

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Podcast Episode: Does the System Support Mental Health in the Black Community?

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:17:08 +0700

We are so happy to introduce to you Diaz Dixon for our next feature for our Black Mental Health Matters Series. Diaz Dixon is the CEO of Eddy House, an intake and assessment facility for homeless and at-risk youth in Northern Nevada. The objective of the Eddy House is to end youth homelessness in Reno, Nevada. To accomplish this, they identify homeless, at-risk, and aged-out foster youth through extensive outreach in Downtown Reno.

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Podcast Episode: Social and Emotional Learning in Schools

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:31:25 +0700

As schools begin to open, this episode comes at the right time. We welcome Jami Curtis. She is a principal at Pine Crest Academy. They go deeper in social and emotional learning and its importance in schools.

Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common and treatable. And recovery is possible. To take your Free Mental Health screening visit https://walkthetalkamerica.org/ or click the following link.

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Podcast Episode: The Power of Being Diverse and Unique

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:32:41 +0700

We are excited for the first episode of the Black Mental Health Matter Series. We would like to introduce Dr. Danielle Busby. She is one of the Co Founder at Black Mental Wellness /www.blackmentalwellness.com.

She is one of four incredible women who created Black Mental Wellness.

Their mission is to provide access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective, to highlight and increase the diversity of mental health professionals, and to decrease the mental health stigma in the Black community.

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Podcast Episode: What is Project ECHO?

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:49:51 +0700

Today we talk about geriatric care and Project Echo. We welcome Dr. Mordechai Lavi who is a medical doctor in Reno Nevada, who will speak more about this great project.

How the ECHO movement was started- https://echo.unm.edu/about-echo/ourstory

Project ECHO Nevada’s home page - https://med.unr.edu/echo

Outcomes of Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Primary Care Providers - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1009370

Nevada 211- Resource for seniors during COVID 19 - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1009370

Age Friendly Health System - http://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/Age-Friendly-Health-Systems/Pages/default.aspx

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Podcast Episode: Veteran Suicide

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 17:12:49 +0700

In todays episode we are joined by Dr. Matt Miller who has a PHD in psychology and the current director of Veterans Administration Suicide Prevention Program.

Our Veterans Crisis Line is available 24/7, however the number is the same as the National Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 – to get to VCL, we would need someone to Press 1. Responders are answering within seconds 24/7. More information is available at veteranscrisisline.net. If you wanted to add the VCL logo to your website so that people see the accurate branding- it’s here: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/support/shareable-materials .
If someone doesn’t need to call the crisis line and want to find the nearest VA medical center, Vet Center, etc. they can go here: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/local-resourcesthis also has a national resource directory and the SAMHSA treatment locator.
We also have a National Homeless Veterans hotline at: 1-877-424-3838 and website here: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCallCenter.asp

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Podcast Episode: Making The World A Better Place

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:45:18 +0700

In today's episode we have a truly inspiring guest. Today Jake chats with Danny Heinsohn. He is a brain cancer survior who is celebrating his 20th year cancer free! In todays episode he talks about his journey and the foundation he has started. Please see below show notes to links to his foundation.

Keynote Topics: https://dannyheinsohn.com/keynote
Recent article published in CONQUER: The Patient Voice: https://conquer-magazine.com/issues/2020/vol-6-no-3-june-2020/1279-celebrate-what-you-re-grateful-for-lessons-from-my-20-years-of-survivorship
Help make the next scholarship possible and make a contribution to the My Hometown Heroes summer campaign. Heroes Night In: Together, One Heart: https://myhometownheroes.crowdchange.co/hni2020 (attached is a list of the passport stops and other media/marketing assets)

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Podcast Episode: Social Media and Mental Health

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:25:27 +0700

Today we welcome Kevin Berry. He works for Marketing Stable LLC, he and his team manage online social media accounts and websites and more. This was a truly informative conversation into social media and marketing and the effects it has on us.

How to see what apps/companies have shared your information. https://www.facebook.com/off_facebook_activity/ (Must be logged into facebook, can also manage the settings of their tracking) https://www.facebook.com/help/1701730696756992?helpref=hc_global_nav (downloading your Facebook Data) https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/accessing-your-twitter-data (must log into twitter and have password for security purposes) https://help.instagram.com/181231772500920 (must be logged in and have password for security.) https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190?hl=en (you can even schedule data downloads at certain frequencies.) This resource also gives instructions how to see your personal facebook ad profile. https://www.facebook.com/help/247395082112892 Here are instructions on location settings by device: Apple https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207092 Android https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-106080/ or https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3467281?hl=en

Here is our Marketing Stable website https://marketingstablellc.com

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Podcast Episode: Vulnerability set me free from Shame and Guilt

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:55:46 +0700

Today we welcome Loice Swisher. She is a emergency medical physician and she is very active in the suicide prevention community. She comes to us with an amazing story. We got to warn you it is pretty heart wrenching. We do believe you will find it fascinating as the story itself guided her to make substantial changes in here world.

Websites- If You are Thinking of Suicide Read this First https://metanoia.org/suicide/ Doctors and Litigation- The L Word Dr Gita Pensa's introductory episode talks about the 12 year experience as sole defendant in a multimillion dollar lawsuit https://thelword.podbean.com/ EM Overy Easy Podcast- Second Victim Syndrome Dr Jennifer Kleven shares her story of feeling broken because of all the events surrounding a patient who had a miscarriage https://emovereasy.com/2020/04/20/second-victim-syndrome/ Chris Doty's Letter About His Resident's Suicide https://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2016/10000/Special_Report__Breaking_the_News.5.aspx Second victim syndrome stages https://www.muhealth.org/about-us/quality-care-patient-safety/office-of-clinical-effectiveness/foryou Articles Causes of Death of Residents in ACGME-Accredited Programs 2000 Through 2014: Implications for the Learning Environment Academic Medicine: July 2017 - Volume 92 - Issue 7 - p 976-983 Full Article- https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2017/07000/Causes_of_Death_of_Residents_in_ACGME_Accredited.41.aspx Physicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ They’re suffering from moral injury

By SIMON G. TALBOT and WENDY DEAN

JULY 26, 2018

HTTPS://WWW.STATNEWS.COM/2018/07/26/PHYSICIANS-NOT-BURNING-OUT-THEY-ARE-SUFFERING-MORAL-INJURY/ Covid 19 is making Moral Injury to Physicians Much Worse- https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927859#vp_1 My Story- Emergency Physician, Mother, Suicide Risk https://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2016/10000/Special_Report__Emergency_Physician,_Mother,.4.aspx Vulnerability set me free from Shame and Guilt

https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/BreakingNews/Pages/post.aspx?PostID=402

(picture of her tumors and the Silence is the Prison Quote)

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Podcast Episode: Are you living purposefully?

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:42:15 +0700

We are so happy to invite back on our show Austin Byler. Austin was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 9th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada-Reno (Reno, NV) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 11th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada-Reno (Reno, NV).

He also is the founder and runs an amazing baseball school @majorleagueuniversity that teaches athletes of all ages looking to take their game to the next level and about self love, mental health and motivating them to reach and work hard for their dreams. Their mission is to inspire and develop the next generation of leaders.

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Podcast Episode: What Every Child Needs For Good Mental Health

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:45:32 +0700

Today we are joined by Amy Hughes Lansing who is a Child Health psychologist. She helps kids and their parents learn healthy behaviours to improve their mental functioning.

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Podcast Episode: I Will Hold The Hope

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:42:59 +0700

In today's episode we are joined by a special guest. Jake sits down with Jay Zimmerman & Trey Miller who are ex military. They do amazing work in the veteran community and are with us today to discuss mental health, suicide in the veteran community.

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Podcast Episode: What You Feed Grows and What You Starve Dies

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:50:02 +0700

In today's episode we are joined by a special guest. Jake sits down with Jon Ralston who founded and run the Nevada Independent. They both discuss the way we intake our news media and how we process all the information.

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Podcast Episode: Strength and Courage Through a Crisis

Mon, 11 May 2020 11:55:12 +0700

We have the lovely pleasure of introducing Erica Hedman on our show and wow what an incredible individual. She has struggled with her mental health most of her life and has gone through and overcome the darkest parts of her life and she is here to share her story with you all.

Right now we are facing one of the biggest challenges in our lives: a global pandemic which is forcing us to stay within our homes or distance ourselves from our family, friends, and neighbors. It’s a time full of uncertainty, anxiety, and sadness, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with these tough emotions.

It’s the time to cultivate the wisdom and courage to move forward with emotional agility.

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Podcast Episode: Mental health in young adults and youth with Dr Rebecca Syed Sheriff

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:21:58 +0700

In todays episode we are joined by a special guest.

Since graduated in medicine from Oxford University, Rebecca has worked as a clinician and researcher across the globe, with a particular interest in the mental health of young people. Rebecca is a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She led a project to introduce mental health training in Somaliland. She currently works as a Consultant Psychiatrist in the National Health Service and researcher at the University of Oxford. She is hon Associate Professor at Nottingham University and editor for Cochrane (Schizophrenia group), summarising the best available evidence in healthcare.

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Podcast Episode: Global Impact Starts with Local Action

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:50:26 +0700

In today's episode Jake welcomes Ann de Passos and they discuss the work she has been doing in the United Kingdom and South Africa.

Ann de Passos is the executive director for Routes to Resilience™ they are a collaborative initiative that reconnects people to their intrinsic capacity for leadership. Whether you are 9 or 90, their bespoke programmes and experiential learning journeys honor a commitment to lifelong learning.

Our unique routes to resilience help you develop a deep understanding of the interconnectedness between people and planet, ensuring you have the knowledge and tools to make better, more informed and sustainable life and career choices.

You can find out more information about her organization at https://routes2resilience.org/

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Podcast Episode: Staying Balanced During Major Life Changes

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:06:10 +0700

We are walking transitions. We chase the next thing, trying to fill this underlying void of “not enough.” We so desperately grasp at everything to stay the same, and when change comes, we are scared.

Fear exists with change. When we can accept that fear is there, though, we can also ask at the same time “What do I have to do to get to where I need to be? How do I create the life I want?”

In today's episode Jake welcomes his long time friend Chris Barry and they discuss how to go through transitions and changes in our lives.

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Podcast Episode: Reno Dad's with Mike McDowell

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:30:08 +0700

In today's episode we are joined by a special guest. Jake sits down with Mike McDowell. Mike is a native Reno resident and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, with a degree in Journalism and Marketing. He is also the co-founder of Reno Dad's.

The Reno Dads project is an opportunity for self-reflection, self-improvement and community building. No stranger to giving back to our community, Mike derives great joy from the opportunity to bring this community together in an effort to show support for our fathers and our families.

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Podcast Episode: Walking Through Anger with Dr Christian Conte

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:49:22 +0700

In today's episode we welcome back our good friend Dr. Christian Conte. Dr. Christian Conte is one of the country’s most accomplished mental health specialists in the field of anger and emotional management. A familiar figure on TV and radio, he is also a prolific writer, powerful communicator, and sought-after media expert.

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Podcast Episode: Traditions within the Jewish Life

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:02:03 +0700

In today's we are joined by a very special guest. Jake speaks with Yehuda Remer, who is a Orthodox Jew, a member of the gun community who writes children books on firearms safety. This was a fun and very educational episode.

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Podcast Episode: Homelessness and Addiction

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:23:42 +0700

Today we are joined by two great Gentleman. We welcome Pat Cashell and Austin Pollard to our show. They discuss homelessness and addiction.

Tragically, homelessness and addiction go hand in hand. The end result of homelessness is often substance abuse, and substance abuse often contributes to homelessness. The National Coalition for the Homeless has found that 38% of homeless people are alcohol dependent, and 26% are dependent on other harmful chemicals.

In addition to suffering mental illness, homeless individuals suffering mental conditions are more likely to be victims of assault, further needing the comfort they temporarily find in harmful substances. Homeless individuals suffering difficult mental and emotional conditions may find it convenient to self-medicate with harmful substances as well. The combination of mental disorders and substance abuse is known as dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders. While it may seem that difficult mental conditions can be suppressed by drugs and alcohol use, this actually creates a destructive cycle of dependency.

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Podcast Episode: Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:51:19 +0700

Human trafficking is a crime that forcefully exploits women, men, and children. According to the United Nations, human trafficking affects every country in the world, but it’s not talked about enough. So we’re talking about it.

Trafficking involves transporting someone into a situation of exploitation. This can include forced labor, marriage, prostitution, and organ removal. This kind of exploitation is known by a few different names -- “human trafficking,” “trafficking of persons,” and “modern slavery” are the ones accepted by the US Department of State.

It’s estimated that internationally there are between 20 million and 40 million people in modern slavery today. Assessing the full scope of human trafficking is difficult because so cases so often go undetected, something the United Nations refers to as “the hidden figure of crime.

In today's episode, we joined by John Malcolm and Ron Toft where they discuss in depth trafficking and modern day slavery.

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Podcast Episode: Achieving 'Growth Within'

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 19:02:37 +0700

One of the most valuable outcomes from coaching people is that you also develop yourself in the process of coaching. It is the genuine passion and intention to grow others that spurs us on to transform ourselves. To develop others, we have to first develop ourselves and to continuously change others, we can’t help but continuously transform ourselves.

In todays episode we welcome back Matt. They chat about inner growth, leadership and helping others grow. Helping others grow strengthens the human relationships. When you help others, you help yourself as well.

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Podcast Episode: Legally Drained: High Level of Stress in Legal Professionals

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:09:08 +0700

We can all get stressed at times. We all react differently to pressure and not all stress is bad it can be motivating. However, serious and prolonged stress can be very upsetting and cause serious physical and mental health concerns

Many working in the legal sector have a driven, perfectionist personality that makes them more prone to stress. They often work long hours in pressurised situations, and believe they should always be in control. Feeling unable to cope with work can be particularly difficult.

In todays episode we talk with Mike Morton who is an attorney. Jake and Mike speak about the stresses in the legal profession and how individual deal or not deal with it.

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Podcast Episode: Body Image, Eating Disorders and more

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:57:47 +0700

In todays episode we had the lovely honor to have Kat Geiger on our show. She is a certified eating disorder specialist and owns and operates a local clinic called Thrive Wellness in Nevada.

Thrive Wellness of Reno is a dedicated collaborative of specialists committed to the emotional, physical and behavioral health of our clients. We specialize in empowering and treating individuals throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on the following: Eating Disorders (food issues), Perinatal Mood Disorders (baby blues), Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, and Depressive Disorders.

In this interview Jake and Kat discuss eating disorders, couples and mothers who are expecting children and more.

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Podcast Episode: Freedom, Bravery & Honor

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 19:09:56 +0700

In today's episode Jack welcomes Kevin "KD" Dixie, where they discuss quite a few topics from mentorship, fatherhood, race relations and gun ownership.

Kevin Dixie is the owner and operator of No Other Choice Firearms Training (NOC) and the Founder of Aiming For The Truth. Kevin has developed and designed the first firearm that fights the lies of Gun Control, an H&K PV9 platform handgun titled “The Truth” that also comes in a compact version.

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Podcast Episode: Are you thinking about suicide? How to stay safe and find treatment

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:38:01 +0700

Many people consider committing suicide at some point in their lives. If you’re having suicidal thoughts, know that you’re not alone. You should also know that feeling suicidal isn’t a character flaw, and it doesn’t mean you’re crazy or weak. It only signifies that you’re experiencing more pain or sadness than you can cope with right now.

There’s no single reason why someone may try to take their own life. However, certain factors can increase the risk. Someone may be more likely to attempt suicide if they have a mental health disorder. In fact, over 90 percent of people who commit suicide have a mental illness at the time of their death. Depression is the top risk factor, but many other mental health disorders can contribute to suicide, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

In today’s episodes Jake discusses suicidal thoughts. He gives us steps we can handle our emotional waves that occur in our lives when we experience these thoughts.

Remember that problems are temporary, but suicide is permanent. Taking your own life is never the right solution to any challenge you may be facing. Give yourself time for the circumstances to change and for the pain to subside. In the meantime, you should take the following steps when you’re having suicidal thoughts.

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Podcast Episode: Some insights from an unexpected place

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:57:00 +0700

Have you ever felt like you are just going through the motions of your day, not fully engaged with your life? In today’s episode Jake discusses a topic that would need you engagement.

Take some time to consider what you value most in different areas of your life, relationships, work, leisure time. How might these values motivate you to take small actions, to bring you closer to living the life that you want today? How might focusing on these values help you do something new and step out of your comfort zone in some way?

Jake gives us some examples of parts of our lives that used to have value like, watching TV together as a family, waiting for either that new album or song to purchase to name a few.

Are we just going through our lives without intentionality? How is this effecting us in other areas of our live? How grateful are we of our experiences? We would love to hear your thoughts and input! We welcome your input at info@nogginnotes.com or info@zephyrwellness.org.

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Podcast Episode: Let's End This - Domestic Violence

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:24:13 +0700

Domestic violence is not physical violence alone. Domestic violence is any behavior the purpose of which is to gain power and control over a spouse, partner, girl/boyfriend or intimate family member. Abuse is a learned behavior it is not caused by anger, mental problems, drugs or alcohol, or other common excuses.

We are pleased to welcome Angel Littlefield who works at Safe Embrace and is a licenced clinician for Zephyr Wellness and Safe Embrace. Safe Embrace is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to educating our community and providing services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. For over 17 years, we have been committed to ending the cycle of intimate partner violence with innovative intervention and prevention services in Reno, Nevada.

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Podcast Episode: Breaking the Silence of Domestic Violence

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:00:59 +0700

We are honored to welcome Kerry Slone on our show today. She is a domestic violence survivor and she shares her story with us. By sharing her story we hope to educate communities on the dangers of domestic violence, connect victims and survivors, and assist them in the transformation of their lives.

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Podcast Episode: Domestic Violence

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:48:37 +0700

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which first began in 1981 by the National Coalition against Domestic Violence as a Day of Unity to connect battered women’s advocates across the country.

We are pleased to welcome back John Malcolm from Safe Embrace. Safe Embrace is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to educating our community and providing services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. For over 17 years, we have been committed to ending the cycle of intimate partner violence with innovative intervention and prevention services in Reno, Nevada.

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Podcast Episode: Let's Talk About Sex

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:57:23 +0700

In todays episode we have Alexandra Katehakis on our show. She is the Clinical Director of Center for Healthy Sex in Los Angeles and the author of Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction,[ Sex Addiction as Affect Dysregulation: A Neurobiologically Informed Holistic Treatment and co-author of the award-winning daily meditation book, Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence and contributing author of the award-winning clinical text Making Advances: A Comprehensive Guide for Treating Female Sex and Love Addicts.

She is also the author of Sexual Reflections: A Workbook for Designing and Celebrating Your Sexual Health Plan. Katehakis is a clinical supervisor at American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists and clinical supervisor and member of the teaching faculty for the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) a national certifying body for sex addiction therapists. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and The Huffington Post,[6] as well as a prominent expert panelist at sexuality conferences and public events.

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Podcast Episode: Bringing Joy Through Epik Pain

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 19:05:03 +0700

One of the most grateful decisions we have made was starting this podcast. We have met such incredible individuals that have gone through the darkest of path’s we could ever imagine and have come out through it full of courage, joy and humbleness.

This episode is one of those episodes. We have to warn you that it gets really emotional and touching. Jake gets to sit down with one of his longtime friends Erik Riekenberg. Erik is the owner of Epik Weddings & Events, where they specialize in providing clients with DJ, Emcee, Live Music, Photography, Videography, and Photo Booth at their weddings.

Erik opens up about his life and journey. He talks about the most difficult part of his life where he lost his wife to cancer and how he took the steps to grieve and be grateful for the part she played in his their sons life.

The painful experiences you encounter in the course of your life are a reminder of how bad things can get, especially when you hit rock bottom. Pain wards off pride… and we all know pride comes before a fall.

This is your life. You don’t get to go back and try again if you don’t get this round quite right. The pain of loss reminds us of this fact. It is not a cliche if it is true, we only have this moment guaranteed to us.

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Podcast Episode: A Story of Growth, Change, and Learning

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:42:37 +0700

Personal growth is the ongoing process of understanding and developing oneself in order to achieve one’s fullest potential. Personal development is a vital part in a person’s growth, maturity, success and happiness. It is the foundation of emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual health.

We had the pleasure of having Christina DeLosAngeles on our show after inviting us on hers, it was our turn to learn more about her and the work she is doing. Christina DeLosAngeles is a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate at Life Practice Counseling Group in Stockton, California. She works with individuals and couples in therapy to build strong relationships, deepen connection with themselves as well as others to live a more vibrant and free life.

She speaks to Jake about her journey through life, her challenges and victories. She runs her own blog and podcast whilst working on her career as a therapist and raising a family. The conversation dives deep into growth, courage and self-development.

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Podcast Episode: Couples vs Individual Therapy

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:30:06 +0700

When problems threaten to swamp your marriage, that's a vital time to reach out for help. At the same time, the kind of professional you go to for help makes a huge difference.

If your purpose is to work on your relationship, then it is better to come together (an exception is when there is physical abuse – then couples therapy is contraindicated). A good couple’s therapist will have the ability to work within the relationship dynamic in ways that just aren’t there when a person is in therapy by themselves. Research has shown that individual therapy with the goal of working on the relationship isn’t effective. In fact, it can lead to separation.

Todays episode Jake deals with these two therapy types. He helps us see the importance of having your partner at your therapy sessions. If unbalancing a relationship, that is, fostering asymmetry of growth from treating just one spouse, can lead to the toppling of a marriage, that's a seriously bad outcome.

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Podcast Episode: The Girl With The Hoop Earings

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:19:32 +0700

When you are committed to fulfilling your purpose, there is a way that it is going to be revealed to you. Most of the time, your purpose is revealed to you through your pain. When you know who you are and whose you are, then there is nothing that happens in your life by happenstance or accident.

We had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with a beautiful soul. A soul that has gone through the darkest of paths and came out stronger, purposeful and inspirational. Jessika is a strength & movement coach, Nike Master Trainer, trauma & the body educator, and a trauma survivor.

She opens up about her journey, ups and downs and the battles she has fought throughout her life. We have had many guests on our show, and there are those that stick with you for a long time, and this chat with Jessika is one of those.

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Podcast Episode: A Peek into My Noggin: 100th Episode Special Edition

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:06:15 +0700

As we hit this incredible milestone and look back on the path we have taken it is truly humbling. Humbling to who we have become through our own inner work and what we have accomplished, humbling with all the incredible people we have met along the way. The incredible individuals that we have interviewed from well-respected therapist to individuals that have overcome their own troubles and given themselves to helping other people along their journey.

We are so thankful and so blessed to be able to celebrate this day with you all. So on this milestone we decided to give you a special episode. It has been long coming anyways.

Everyone knows our host Jake, Jake has mentioned the founder of Noggin Notes on episodes but we have never had an episode where we told the full story of the creation of Noggin Notes. So…drumroll….Sifiso Ripinga, the founder, the man behind the curtain will finally open up and tell his story.

Sifiso opens up on his life and his struggles and the journey that has brought him to this moment in his life. It’s an episode full of vulnerability, gratefulness and some tears. We truly hope you enjoy it and we are looking forward to the next 100!!

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Podcast Episode: The Mind of A Clinician: Intimate View of Jake's Life

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:27:42 +0700

We all know Jake as the co-founder of Zephyr Wellness and our favorite host on the Noggin Notes Podcast. For the past 2 years he has been interviewing many people from clinicians to individuals just sharing their stories about their journey on mental health.

Today, Jake opens the door into his own personal life and gives you an exclusive peek into his own journey to this very moment. He is doing this in effort to let you our listeners see how is mind process events in his own life.

We truly hope this brings value to you, not only to inspire and encourage you but to see that we all go through ups and downs including clinicians. Recognizing the impermanence of our lives teaches us not to cling to the “good” or run from the “bad.” It shows us how to appreciate every moment for what it is, because it’s there for a reason, and it’s not something that’s going to last forever.

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Podcast Episode: Intersection of Guns and Mental Health

Sat, 27 Jul 2019 17:08:53 +0700

We have a special episode for you today.

Walk the Talk America is breaking ground and we are proud to be assisting as mental health professionals improve their gun culture competence.
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With more training opportunities in this subject just around the bend, we at Zephyr Wellness aim to make good on the "innovative" part of our tag line.
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By making the trainings affordable, we fulfill the "philanthropic" part.
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And by bringing two cultures together - #guns and #mentalhealth - we will make the world a brighter place for all.
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Big thanks to Reno Guns & Range for hosting in order to keep it affordable and to Rob Pincus for his gracious assistance with the training.

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Podcast Episode:...But, Have You Considered Therapy?

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 17:18:41 +0700

In today's episode we are joined by we are joined by Melanie Dyer. Melanie is a licensed professional counselor intern from Austin, Texas. She is also the host for her podcast ...But, Have You Considered Counseling?

Jake and Melanie chat about all things mental health and also how her podcast started. Her show is a space to discuss how to help each other be mentally healthy with self care tips.

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Podcast Episode: Emotion Coaching: One of the Most Important Parenting Practices

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 08:54:00 +0700

When our children get upset, most of us get upset too. If the child is angry at us, we feel defensive; like the child's feelings are unwarranted. If he's upset at something else, we want to make him feel better, to make the emotions go away as quickly as possible.

The art of emotion coaching is a parenting technique that helps children understand their feelings. When parents emotion coach, their children learn how emotions work and how to react to feelings in healthy ways. This starts by recognizing your child’s feelings. Many parents are able to see the positive emotions a child expresses, but drawing close to a child who is angry or sad can take some practice. While it takes effort to teach your child about feelings and appropriate behaviors, it is time well spent. Your relationship with your child will be stronger and your child will be more prepared for the challenges life can bring.

In today's episode we are joined by Amanda Green, who works with Jake at Zephyr Wellness as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Amanda's focus is on children, age three to 10 in play and has knowledge in creating behavior plans to help parents out at home with their children.

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Podcast Episode: Toxic Positivity vs Validation and Hope

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:48:31 +0700

We have all seen toxic positivity in action, it’s those Instagram posts that say “Good vibes only” or “Just be positive.” These posts fail to recognize that we are meant to feel all emotions, “positive” and “negative”, which is the healthier route.

Toxic positivity strips someone away of the validation they deserve and leaves them feeling ‘guilty’. Guilty for ‘contributing to their problems’, for ‘not being strong enough’ to get better by themselves. Instead of searching for ways to deal with the situation, people may start to doubt themselves, at a time when they need their confidence the most.

In today's episode Jake is joined by Whitney Hawkins Goodman, LMFT and owner of The Collaborative Counseling Center. Where they have a chat about ‘Toxic positivity’, how to avoid it and lean more to emotional acceptance.

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Podcast Episode: A Vision With A Plan Can Change The World

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:46:42 +0700

When you donate your time, skills, or money, you are generally doing it to make something better. Whether you help build a house, or provide library books or a school to children, or help fund research for a disease, the world is becoming a slightly better place with each donation.

As you become generous, you feel powerful and walk taller. You see the world in a more positive light. As you notice the plight of others, your perspective shifts and you don't look upon your own problems as much. The little things can be ignored, because you realize how little they truly are. Even though the world didn't really change, your perspective causes you to look at it in a better light.

Our guest for tomorrow’s episode are exactly that, good deed doers. Fighters for a better tomorrow. We are excited to welcome back Michael Sodini who is the founder of Walk Talk America and we also welcome Shrae Miller who is in the process of starting a non-profit group home for foster families.

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Podcast Episode: President Jake Wiskerchen and Marital Counseling

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 09:13:57 +0700

Jake our podcast host, who is also the president of the Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors, for those who are new to the show, was invited or should we say re invited to the Pod Therapy Podcast.

Pod Therapy Podcast is a show about two therapists who answer real people's questions offer real world advice on love, relationships, mental health and success.

In today's episode, president of the Nevada board of examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors Jake Wiskerchen joins the guys to talk about professional scopes, the history of the therapeutic professions, and the passage of a new law to let therapists help more people! Also the guys take on a follow up letter about marital depression and counseling.

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Podcast Episode: The Psychology of Money: Saving and Spending Habits

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:49:31 +0700

In today’s episode we had the pleasure of having Adam Sikorski from Change Wealth Advisors, to talk about the psychology behind investing and managing money.

Adam Sikorski is the Founding Partner of Change Wealth Advisors and a partner at Private Client Wealth Advisors, LLC. Driven by a desire to change lives for the better, Adam works closely with his clients to develop a plan-based and evidence driven approach to determining what is best for their finances and their story.

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Podcast Episode: Mental health Policy: Development Process and Content

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:18:25 +0700

People who live in conditions of social disadvantage are at greater risk of developing mental illness. Access to treatment in low-and middle income countries is limited and can be expensive. Stigma makes it difficult to secure already limited employment and education opportunities.

In today’s episode Jake is joined by Erik Schoen, where they discuss the mental health industry and culture and how their work contributes towards empowerment and community development, as well as strengthening health systems and influencing policy.

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Podcast Episode: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About How Therapy Actually Works

Mon, 27 May 2019 10:05:50 +0700

Because of the many misconceptions about therapy, you may be reluctant to try it out. Even if you know the realities instead of the myths, you may feel nervous about trying it yourself. Overcoming that nervousness is worth it. That’s because any time your quality of life isn’t what you want it to be, therapy can help.

In today's episode Jake will go through the process of therapy, the expectation on both the clinician and patient side. People often don’t commit to therapy because they fear they will be stuck there until they die. There’s nothing wrong with continuing therapy for the rest of your life, but you don’t have to. Therapists don’t want your money that badly.

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Podcast Episode: Intimacy: The Art of Relationships

Mon, 20 May 2019 13:35:40 +0700

This week we would like to reboot an episode that Jake had with guest Jesse Lott from Zephyr Wellness, to discuss deeper on the topic of Connection and Intimacy.

Jesse Lott is a marriage and family therapist and also an alcohol and drug counselor.

Intimacy is about knowing someone deeply and being able to be completely free in that person's presence. It is an emotional state that is often reserved for just one person.

Connections and Intimacy in your relationships are very rewarding. Remember, the more effort you put into your connection, the greater the satisfaction and benefits you will receive.

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Podcast Episode: Dr. Michael McGee - Conquering Addiction with Love

Mon, 13 May 2019 12:41:01 +0700

In todays episode we had the pleasure of having Dr. Michael McGee on our show. Dr. McGee graduated from Stanford and Harvard to dedicate 30 years of his life towards helping patients with all kinds of addiction. His recent release, The Joy of Recovery, a multi-award winner and #1 best-seller, established Dr. McGee as the leading authority in addiction recovery.

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Podcast Episode: Part II: What is Intuitive Eating?

Mon, 06 May 2019 11:58:53 +0700

Did you know our food and mood are connected in many ways? On a molecular level, even our neurotransmitters, you know the “feel good” chemicals in the brain, are affected by the food we eat.

We welcome Katie Damon a registered dietitian from community health alliance as she continues discussing the importance of correct nutrition with Jake.

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Podcast Episode: What is Intuitive Eating?

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:35:32 +0700

Intuitive eating is a way of eating that has nothing to do with diets, meal plans, discipline or willpower. It’s about getting back to your roots and learning to trust your body again. Here’s an overview of intuitive eating including the science behind it, the ten principles of intuitive eating, and the difference between intuitive eating and mindful eating.

Intuitive eating is really just a method for helping you move closer to becoming a normal eater. Someone who doesn’t obsess or stress about food, but simply enjoys a variety and eats at regular intervals.”

In today's episode we are joined by Katie from community alliance. Jake and Katie discuss the work she does. She is a qualified dietician and runs nutrition programs to assist families with healthy living.

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Podcast Episode: Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:52:35 +0700

The main goal of all helping professions, including counselors, therapists and social workers, is to do no harm. Counselors build relationships of trust with their patients and therefore must be aware of their professional and therapeutic responsibilities to their patients.

Early in the counseling relationship, counselors must establish the guidelines of their relationship, clarify their roles and obligations to the patient, explain the ethical standards under which they practice and discuss conflict resolution techniques.

In today's episode Jake goes over the 5 ethical principles considered relevant to counselling. The fundamental values of counselling and psychotherapy include a commitment to: Respecting human rights and dignity. Protecting the safety of clients. Ensuring the integrity of practitioner-client relationships.

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Podcast Episode: Boundaries: Protecting Your Emotional Space

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:01:27 +0700

Boundary setting is an important, albeit difficult, part of self-care when a loved one is living with a mental illness. This may be harder and more complex for some than others. By setting boundaries, you are taking responsibility for how others treat you and your own needs seriously.

Boundary violations of any sort tend to cause relationship problems. When one partner's actions cause another to feel belittled, unimportant or abused, then that other partner is faced with the task of learning how to defend themselves.

Join us on this episode as Jake guides us through the importance of boundaries within our lives and relationships.

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Podcast Episode: Do I Have Bipolar Disorder?

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:53:38 +0700

As we begin our mental illness series, we plan to bring you more information by breaking down each mental illness diagnosis. We begin our series with Bipolar diagnoses.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects your moods, which can swing from one extreme to another. It used to be known as manic depression. Unlike simple mood swings, each extreme episode of bipolar disorder can last for several weeks (or even longer), and some people may not experience a "normal" mood very often.

Join us on this episode as Jake explains and breaks down the diagnosis.

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Podcast Episode: Mental Health & Guns

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:39:01 +0700

In this episode Jake had the pleasure of chatting with Michael from Walk The Talk America. Jake and Michael talk in depths about the work he does and about guns and mental health.

What does guns and mental health have to do with each other you may ask? Well in this episode we break down barriers, beliefs and discuss the connection between the two.

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Podcast Episode: Emotions - How To Understand, Identify and Release Your Emotions

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:18:35 +0700

It has been known that feelings are important aspect of our lives but the trouble is many of us have been brought up to ignore and override feelings. Childhood messages have a great role in contributing to this state of mind.

We feel guilty if we express our feelings of anger, shame, guilt and annoyance. We are afraid that we will hurt the feelings of others due to being people pleaser. The result of this kind of suppression is often anxiety, phobias, depression and restlessness.

In this episode Jake digs deeper on how the belief system within us filters what we see and hear, affecting how we behave in our daily lives.

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Podcast Episode: The Battle With Mental Health – Invisible Illness

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:27:01 +0700

Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors.

In today's episode Jake is joined by two amazing individuals from India. Jay Punjabi and Jasdeep Mago who are the founders of Invisible Illness organization. Their organization Invisible Illness aims to raise awareness about the leading causes of suicide and enable people to be more equipped to handle these psychological illnesses in their everyday lives. We aim to destigmatize mental health and provide reliable solutions for the same.

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Podcast Episode: Faux Outrage: Can It Be A Good Thing?

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:12:54 +0700

Why is it that when we see another person suffering, some of us are able to instantly envision ourselves in the other person's place and feel sympathy for their pain while others remain indifferent and uncaring?

Empathy is the key.

Join us today as Jake dives in and dissects each topic of Empathy, Sympathy and Faux Outrage, showing the need of each and the hidden meaning of individuals that express faux outrage.

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Podcast Episode: A New Era of Health Care

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:39:31 +0700

Community Health Alliance are teams that are diligent about providing a personal approach to health care. Their services include preventive medicine, dental services, behavioral health, women’s health, immunizations, WIC and nutrition counseling.

Join Jake as he chats with Patrick Rogers and Afton Neufeld from Community Health Alliance.

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Podcast Episode: Surf Therapy Offering Hope

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:49:29 +0700

Anyone who has surfed knows that much more goes into this activity than the ability to spot a wave and stand on a board. Not only does this sport work the entire body through extensive paddling and balance, it also requires patience and surrender.

There is a team in South Africa who are doing some incredible work in the rural areas. They have created a program to educating underprivileged kids on wildlife and the effects of pollution. This is just the tip of their program. Every summer they go out and teach these kids about ocean conservation through surfing.

In today’s episode we had the pleasure and honor talking to the founder of Small Steps. Jake and Jürgen talk about the impacts of surfing in the rural areas of South Africa and go deep on his journey in life and what gave his the inspiration to begin this great project.

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Podcast Episode: A Principle of Intentionality

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:30:00 +0700

Intentionality is a conscious state of being in the present moment. One of the central elements of social cognition, and people's folk theory of mind in particular, is the concept of intentionality.

It structures people’s perception of behavior from infancy on, grows to a complex conceptual framework that links behavior to mind, and underlies distinct information processing paths in the explanation, prediction, and moral evaluation of behavior.

The concept of intentionality itself may be a very complex feature that incorporates the different traits, and perhaps more.

Join us today as Jake dives in with anecdotes and personal examples of intentionality.

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Podcast Episode: Reaching Wellbeing With RunTalkRun

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:16:29 +0700

We had the honor of having on our show an amazing lady. She is from the United Kingdom who has created a community that allows people to support people. In her words “I create spaces for people to feel ‘heard’.”

RunTalkRun is a physical & virtual running community committed to supporting one another and being open about mental health. They come together on a weekly basis for a gentle 5k jog and a chat about the difficulties in their lives in a safe space, helping each other with whatever difficulties they might be going through.

In today's episode Jake chats to Jessica Robson about her journey and all the activities RunTalkRun has created and involved in.

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Podcast Episode: Finding Your Spiritual Life Path

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:36:09 +0700

The meaning of life has been the query of humanity since ancient times. And still today we are no closer to knowing how to find our spiritual calling than they were!

Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life.

You will notice as you read on that many practices recommended for cultivating spirituality are similar to those recommended for improving emotional wellbeing. This is because there is a connection between the two—emotional and spiritual wellbeing influence one another and overlap, as do all aspects of wellbeing.

In todays episode Jake digs deeper on the topic of spirituality with Pastor Louie Locke.

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Podcast Episode: Motivation: Psychological Factors Behind Behavior

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:20:17 +0700

In today's episode we discuss motivation. It is defined as the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes you to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge.

While motivation and emotion can be intricately linked, they are two fundamentally different things. Motivation describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal; in contrast, an emotion is a subjective state of being that we often describe as a feeling. Emotion and motivation are linked in several ways: both influence behavior and can lead us to take action, and emotion itself can act as a motivator. For example, the emotion of fear can motivate a person to leave a stressful situation, while the emotion of happiness can motivate a person to be more productive on a project that reinforces that emotion.

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Podcast Episode: Ethics in Therapy! How Is Your Therapist Treating You?

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:52:48 +0700

In today's episode we go over ethics of clinicians in the mental health profession. We believe it is very important to become familiar with the basic ethical guidelines that therapists should follow before you begin therapy with a new therapist, and we encourage you to do so. Unfortunately, media portrayals of therapy do not always provide examples of ethical, effective therapy experiences and many myths about therapy persist.

Jake provides information to ethical codes because we feel it is important for people to know the difference between ethical and unethical behavior. Most therapists intend to “do no harm” and strictly follow ethical guidelines. Overall, mental health professionals are a good people.

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part V: Fear and Surprise

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:02:47 +0700

In today's episode Jake explains how the concept of surprise and fear is relevant to many aspects of human behavior. It also affects beliefs about other events. When a person takes an unexpected stance that violates his or her self-interest, the person’s arguments are surprising and quite often more persuasive.

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part IV: Disgust and Contempt

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 11:34:50 +0700

In today's episode Jake breaks down the 4th part of Understanding Emotions. He discusses Disgust and Contempt.

Analyzing the contempt as an intergroup emotion, we suggest that contempt and anger are not built upon each other, whereas disgust seems to be the most elementary and specific basic-emotional antecedent of contempt.

Want to enjoy positive work relationships, healthy relationships with friends, family and partners? Dump the contempt. Listen well. And pump up the positivity! When those more vulnerable feelings are explored in safety and grieved dyadically, a corrective emotional experience may occur. You can’t build a temple of appreciation without fully excavating the building site.

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part III: Guilt and Shame

Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:02:38 +0700

In today's we discuss deeper into Guilt and Shame. Jake discusses potentially the unhealthy cycles of shame and guilt. We encourage you to think of instances in your life where you may be requiring deed based performances from people in order for you to extend forgiveness, and ask yourself are these deeds really necessary for you to forgive them?

Similar to respect and trust, it is up to us to extend these to people. Is it really necessary for us to require people to ‘earn’ these things from us with an arbitrary deed? On the flip side, maybe you think certain people in your life are requiring too much from you. Jake gives everyday examples of where this may occur and delves deeper into forgiveness and the emotions of shame and guilt.

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Podcast Episode: Baseball and Mental Illness

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 12:34:49 +0700

In todays podcast episode, we discuss Baseball, Mental Health, CBD Oils and more. Jake is joined by the awesome Austin Byler who is a retired professional baseball player.

Austin was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 9th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada-Reno (Reno, NV) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 11th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada-Reno (Reno, NV).

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part II: Excitement and Joy

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:54:27 +0700

Jake discusses the emotions of Excitement and Joy. Happiness is a blurred emotion. It can mean different things to many people. Most of us will agree that happiness is an emotional state of well-being defined by positive feelings ranging from contentment to intense joy.

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Podcast Episode: Understanding Emotions Part I: Sadness and Anger

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:46:36 +0700

Everyday frustrations, disappointments, work-life balance, financial stress or grief can cause an individual to feel sad. People are entitled to feel and express sadness. Yet sadness It’s an emotion that helps us relieve stress, empathise with other people and makes us think about what we really want in life

Anger is an emotion that everyone has experienced. Something or someone has made you frustrated, infuriated, irritated, annoyed or just plain angry. This episode aims to illustrate the significant role that anger contributes to motivation and if your motivation is not to make change, then you might need to let go of your anger because anger should always serve an intentional purpose.

Jake will be discussing the emotions of Anger and Sadness.

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Podcast Episode: The Function of Emotions: When and Why Emotions Help Us

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:20:56 +0700

Being mentally healthy doesn't mean never going through bad times or experiencing emotional problems. We all go through disappointments, loss, and change. And while these are normal parts of life, they can still cause sadness, anxiety, and stress.

In todays episode, Jake will break down on the way we Feel and Think.

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Podcast Episode: How Oral Health Impacts Mental Health

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:51:20 +0700

In todays episode Jake is joined by Dr. Demian Woyciehowsky who is a dentist doctor. They discuss on how oral health touches every aspect of our lives but is often taken for granted.

So what does oral health have to do with mental health? Well poor or neglected oral health can damage feelings of personal value and self-confidence, which is harmful to mental health. Since we are here to provide you with tips to all round wellbeing, oral health plays a big part in that. There is a close connection between the health of the body and that of the mind.

Oral health is a key indicator of overall health, wellbeing and quality of life. WHO defines oral health as “a state of being free from chronic mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual’s capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing.

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Podcast Episode: How to Communicate Without Being Defensive

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:42:00 +0700

Defensiveness sends terrible signals. When you indulge in it, you’re likely to be seen as insecure, closed-minded and overly emotional. None of these labels is going to help you be successful or build stronger relationships.

Being defensive is a sign that you’re in fight or flight mode, and that’s not a place where you can accomplish anything constructive. Learn to read your own signals so you can nip your defensive reaction in the bud. Suppress it with deep breaths, with listening and curiosity, and with demonstrations of accountability and willingness to learn.

In this week’s episode Jake gives us tidbits on how to get control of your defensiveness so that it will reduce your stress, improve the quality of conversations in your life, and ultimately improve your perceived value to areas in your life.

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Podcast Episode: The Dangers of Chaos Addiction

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:45:02 +0700

Chaos is defined as disorganization, lack of coherence, disorder or dispersion. Whenever a human being is confronted with such situations, he/she develops defensive responses for action or attack.

When we speak of addictions, generally, they fulfill the function of covering up a much deeper conflict, which has not been solved. This compulsive tendency to create new problems is no more than a strategy for attention.

In todays episode Jakes breaks down and elaborates what it means to be addicted to chaos and also gives some helpful tips to use to deal with someone or a situation that puts you in a chaotic environment.

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Podcast Episode: Social-Emotional Learning: Why It Matters

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:03:46 +0700

We know that social-emotional learning (SEL) empowers students with abilities that directly impact not only their academic lives, but their success and happiness as adults.

We live in a stressful world, and our nation’s children and young adults are coping with new and prevalent emotional realities we can’t ignore. Research indicates that when educators work to teach learners how to alleviate and manage stress, students become more likely to learn deeply, avoid negative behaviors and achieve successful outcomes with long-term effects. Social-emotional learning (SEL) practices are the focus of copious research studies and it’s a good thing they are because SEL is needed more than ever.

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Podcast Episode: Acts of Kindness

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 12:53:01 +0700

Kindness means a behavioral response of compassion and actions that are selfless, or a mindset that places compassion for others before one’s own interests. In performing the selfless act, a person may undercut their own selfish interests.

In todays episode we had the honor of having Boomer Perrault Co-Founder of 1 a Week. 1 A Week is an organization which promotes mental health awareness and positivity, through random acts of kindness. Hoping to make an impact on the world, giving out a few gifts along the way. Jakes discusses with Boomer his life’s journey and why he created 1 A Week.

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Podcast Episode: Overcoming Procrastination

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:49:45 +0700

Everyone puts things off until the last minute sometimes, but procrastinators chronically avoid difficult tasks and deliberately look for distractions.

Procrastination in large part reflects our perennial struggle with self-control as well as our inability to accurately predict how we'll feel tomorrow, or the next day. "I don't feel like it" takes precedence over goals; however, it then begets a downward spiral of negative emotions that deter future effort. Perfectionists are often procrastinators; it is psychologically more acceptable to never tackle a task than to face the possibility of falling short on performance.

Jake digs deeper on the topic of procrastination. He shares tips on overcoming procrastination.

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Podcast Episode Reboot: Shame/Guilt Part I

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 11:36:25 +0700

Feelings of guilt and shame can be intense when we are depressed. Our perception of the past becomes skewed and these guilty and shameful feelings can become such a burden that we feel overwhelmed, unable to see realistically.

We have decided to reboot one of our popular episodes on the emotion series. In todays episode Jake discusses the emotion of Guilt and Shame. In brief, shame tells us that we failed to meet someone else’s expectations, and guilt tells us to make a repair for failing to meet those expectations.

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Podcast Episode: How Non-Attachment is the Key to a Happy Relationship & Life

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:26:22 +0700

Non-attachment is a highly beneficial state of mind in all fields of life, and in our relationship with people, with possessions, and even with our own physical body.

Non-attachment is a state of mind that will help you both in times of joy and sorrow. Life is a mixture of pleasure and pain, of comfort and hardship. We cling to pleasure, hoping that it will never leave, and we are overwhelmed by pain, fearing that it will never end.

In today's episode Jake discusses and gives essential points on living your life through non-attachment.

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Podcast Episode: The Essential Tips for Traveling with Kids

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:14:39 +0700

Traveling with children is challenging, but a bit of forethought can help reduce parental stress. If your child is old enough, involve them in planning for the trip so they can get excited about it. Make sure to include enough family events and child-oriented activities to amuse them while on holidays.

In todays episode Jake discusses and gives essential points when traveling with children. He is also joined by a very special guest who gives us his personal experience on traveling.

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Podcast Episode: Why Couples Counselling?

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:20:51 +0700

We all know romantic relationships are hard work. Like anything that is important to us we need to continuously work on it.

Marriage and family therapy is based on the idea that mental health issues and family problems are best treated in a relationship context. Everyone is part of a larger system of relationships that includes partners, other family members, friends and even people in the broader community. Life is a web of relationships.

In todays episode Jake discuses relationships and breaks down couple’s counseling.

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Podcast Episode: School Counseling and Student Achievement: The Impact of School Counselors

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:34:11 +0700

In this episode Jake is joined by Katie Baskerville and Dana Livermont from Rapid City, South Dakota as they discuss school counseling and what school counselors do.

A school counselor is a member of the education team, and is someone who gives valuable assistance to students, helping them with their academic goals, their social and personal development, and with their career development. They work in public or private elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.

School counselors make a positive impact in the lives of their students. Research supports the value of school counseling across a number of domains.

Many educators believe that teaching social, emotional, and behavioral skills to students is essential to modern education. Moreover, this can and should be the responsibility of the entire school community, as it reinforces student development.

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Noggin Notes and SanoMind Episode: What is EMDR Therapy?

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 09:49:27 +0700

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), whoa that is a mouthful! Have you heard of EMDR Therapy?

As a therapeutic approach, EMDR is based on several theories of psychotherapy, including concepts of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). During an EMDR session, the therapist will ask the client to recall difficult thoughts and emotions. He or she will then instruct the client to continue thinking about these traumatic thoughts or past events while having the client to move their eyes from side-to-side.

It is that time again for our crossover episode from our partners SanoMind. We would like to introduce. Dr. Natalie Feinblatt, she is a licensed psychologist, specializing in Spiritually-informed addiction & trauma therapy in West LA or Online Using VSee. She will be helping us understand what is EMDR Therapy and how it could help you with your traumas.

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Podcast Episode: Young People, Mental Health and Sports

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:58:22 +0700

In this episode Jake interview John Malcolm from SafeEmbrace, were they discuss their different outreach programs through prevention education in the communities. They specifically go over their sports program teaching coaches and athletes in schools on how to develop them on how to be better people.

Safe Embrace is a full service family violence intervention and prevention program. They offer emergency shelter, 24 hour crisis intervention, legal advocacy and counseling.

If you are looking for further information on SafeEmbrace and the work they do, you can find them at http://www.safeembrace.org/

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Podcast Episode: Tracing the History of Stigma

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:20:37 +0700

In this episode Jake discusses and takes us back in history, to understand how and why mental illness is stigmatized.

Just like physical health, mental health has a significant impact on our well-being, and especially among youth, which has been an increasingly prevalent concern. Two hundred years ago, mental illness was not an ailment that drew much sympathy from the public. To those who were mentally ill in the Western world, specifically Britain, and her colonies, were ostracized and isolated.

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Podcast Episode: Surviving The Storm: Vicarious Trauma

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 11:39:26 +0700

Vicarious trauma happens when we accumulate and carry the stories of trauma including images, sounds, and resonant details we have heard, which then come to inform our worldview.

The symptoms can appear much like those of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but also encompass changes in frame of reference, identity, sense of safety, ability to trust, self-esteem, intimacy, and a sense of control.

In our latest episode Jake discusses the effects of Vicarious Trauma.

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Noggin Notes and SanoMind Episode: Breaking the Mental Health Stigma

Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:15:52 +0700

So what is this stigma we want to break? It is negative attitudes and beliefs towards people who have a mental health condition. It can lead to discrimination and those inflicted with a condition failing to seek or believe in treatment.

How terrifying is it that if you wake up tomorrow with the a disease of the mind that it might affect the way people will treat you.

We are happy to introduce the first of many crossover episodes we will be having with SanoMind! On this episode we have Suzana Sjenicic, a Counselor from Ridgewood New York. She breaks down the areas of mental health and opens dialogue in effort to normalize something that is known to be common but carries shame when kept secret.

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Podcast Episode Reboot: Content versus Process with special guest Jesse Lott

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:03:47 +0700

This week we would like to reboot an episode that Jake had with guest Jesse Lott from Zephyr Wellness, to discuss deeper on the topic of Content versus Process.

It is not the language often spoken of in the world of relationships, but I think it is a highly relevant issue to address. It’s the idea of ‘how’ to do something, more than ‘what specifically to do.’ When two people can totally be authentic with each other giving each other space to be completely genuine to one another, this is what we call process, it helps communication and connection.

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Podcast Episode 51:Seeking Authenticity

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:10:27 +0700

We have all identified who we are and what our world is, whether we are aware of it or not. While our identity may seem static, objective, and given in truth it is fluid, subjective, and chosen.

Jake discusses authenticity and breaks down the meaning of the analytic self.

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Podcast Episode 50: Refueling Your Engine: Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:28:17 +0700

It is important that you check in with yourself periodically. If you do not then you may not realize that things are changing or getting out of control. Checking in with yourself allows you the opportunity to evaluate where you are in your recovery or life in general. You may find that you need to readjust what step of your action plan you are on or try different coping tools.

Jake breaks it down and discusses the concepts of self care, burnouts and compassion fatigue.

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Podcast Episode 49: Projection Discussion

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:06:54 +0700

Projection: An automatic process whereby contents of one’s own unconscious are perceived to be in others.

Just as we tend to assume that the world is as we see it, we naïvely suppose that people are as we imagine them to be. All the contents of our unconscious are constantly being projected into our surroundings, and it is only by recognizing certain properties of the objects as projections or imagos that we are able to distinguish them from the real properties of the objects.

Jake goes deeper and discusses the different layers of projection and how to identify them.

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Podcast Episode 48: Immigration Stress

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:00:09 +0700

Jake welcomes Carmen English, she is a immigration attorney in Reno Nevada. They discuss in depth how the process of immigration can affect an individual’s mental health.

Stress is a major factor for all and it is usually job-related, but for immigrants, stress can be different. The human mind is same, no matter where one comes from. The stress of trying to find one’s footing in a new environment, the lack of social and family support, financial stress; different child rearing patterns due to cultural differences; cultural conflicts, along with silent racism and discrimination, can all contribute to poor self-esteem, lack of confidence and depression.

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Podcast Episode Reboot: Fear

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:51:14 +0700

Shortly after posting the anxiety episode people asked about the roots of anxiety, which we often see as the emotion of fear. This week we see fit to follow up with a reboot of Episode 8 and we invite you to explore all the emotions in our emotional functioning series.

Jake discusses the emotion of fear in this episode. What is the adaptive function of fear? What does fear tell us is going on in our environment? In brief, fear tells us that there’s a threat or a danger present. It’s probably safe to assume that compared with our ancestors, in this day and age we have little to fear in our day-to-day lives. Why then in places like the US, Europe, and Australia is there a reported general increase in overall anxiety? Jake discusses fear (both rational fear and irrational fear) and anxiety further and talks about how the two are related.

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Podcast Episode 47: Anxiety: 5 Tips to help Prioritize

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 10:05:15 +0700

Everyone feels anxious now and then. In moderation, anxiety can help you stay alert, focused, and motivate you to solve problems. It’s a normal emotion. For example, you may feel nervous when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision.

It is when anxiety is constant or overwhelming when it interferes with your relationships and daily activities you’ve likely crossed the line from normal anxiety into the territory of an anxiety disorder.

In this episode Jake breaks down the different types of anxiety and provides great tips to help you to prioritize task and overcome situation where anxiety tends to take over.

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Podcast Episode 46: Male Sex Trafficking and Sex Abuse

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:33:00 +0700

We had the honor of having on our show an extraordinary individual. Australian raised living in the USA, his life’s story has been so inspirational it has been featured on the multi-award winning documentary Stopping Traffic.

Dr. John A. King is an award winning poet, activist on human trafficking. He has C-PTSD and run’s seminars on trafficking and PTSD.

His latest book #DEALWITHIT is a no frills, raw journey of how Dr. John A. King went through a decade of childhood sexual abuse by his friends and family and how he fought to piece his life back together.

This episode deals with a lot of sensitive subjects and we warn our listeners to not listen to it if you are triggered by the topic. It is a very transparent and revealing conversation of Dr. John’s life. We hope that while we discuss these topics we are able to motivate and inspire someone out there, that what you may be going through at this moment is not the end.

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Podcast Episode 45: Why People Need Each Other Part II

Mon, 28 May 2018 10:05:26 +0700

In the second part of the show, Jake and Dave Reid, who is a Marriage and Family Therapist at Zephyr Wellness, continue the discussion on the Attachment Theory and how we are unable to regulate our emotions as individuals, we must have people help us process our emotions.

You may never have considered the way you attach yourself to others, described by psychologists as your ‘attachment style’, but it’s probably about time you did, because it affects every aspect of our relationships, from the way we choose our partners to how our relationships work day-to–day, and even how they end. Knowing what your attachment style actually is, where it comes from and how it’s played out is critical to avoid slipping into cycles that repeat themselves for the rest of your life.

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Podcast Episode 44: Why People Need Each Other Part I

Mon, 21 May 2018 09:46:13 +0700

Jake welcomes Dave Reid who is a Marriage and Family Therapist at Zephyr Wellness, they discuss the Attachment Theory and how we are unable to regulate our emotions as individuals, we must have people help us process our emotions.

Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space. Attachment theory explains how the parent-child relationship emerges and influences subsequent development.

Our style of attachment affects everything from our partner selection to how well our relationships progress to, sadly, how they end. That is why recognizing our attachment pattern can help us understand our strengths and vulnerabilities in a relationship.

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Podcast Episode: Listener Mail - Diagnosis, Licensing, Credentialing, and the differences between a Counselor and a Therapist

Fri, 18 May 2018 11:25:09 +0700

On the pursuit of providing better mental health services and our vision of providing better understanding and educating on mental health, as promised we will be doing more listeners mail answering the many questions sent in by you all.

Keep sending your questions, we really appreciate it and we hope that we get you closer to a better state of mental health.

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Podcast Episode 43: Philosophical Musing with Dr. Christian Conte

Mon, 14 May 2018 11:19:54 +0700

We welcome back Dr .Christian Conte, who is one of the most accomplished mental health specialists in the field of anger and emotional management. Jake and Dr Conte discuss the development of the Yield Theory, where Dr. Conte has been developing and teaching others for over 16 years.

"Yield Theory is a way to connect with others, and it is a way to understand others; but it is also a way for us all to understand ourselves. It is predicated on the fundamental assumption that if we lived every day as another person; not just walk a proverbial mile in his or her shoes, but actually had that person’s cognitive functioning, affective capabilities, and life experiences, then we would make every single choice that that person has ever made." - Dr. Christian Conte.

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Podcast Episode 42: Overview of Rural Mental Health Care Part III

Mon, 07 May 2018 11:45:13 +0700

Jake and Adrienne have discussed so far the core conceptual issues in rural mental health care, the social and economic challenges. In this episode they close off by discussing the funding and political challenges of rural mental health.

Providing affordable and comprehensive mental health services for those who need these services is a tremendous challenge for the helping professions. The demand for services across the nation exceeds the ability of the mental health community to provide them.

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Podcast Episode 41: Humans Rescuing Pets - Pets Rescuing Humans

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:40:03 +0700

We have a great treat for everyone. We had the pleasure of having on our show two amazing women who are making a difference in Cambodia. These inspirational women are Dr. Lauren Marsden, Founder and Owner of VSL Veterinary Clinic Cambodia and Martina Mayr, Founder and Director of Animal Rescue Cambodia.

The ladies discuss with Jake on the work they have been doing in response to the lack of animal welfare in Cambodia. A pet can be a great source of comfort, companionship and motivation for their owners. In many ways, pets can help us to live mentally healthier lives. So we were more than eager to team up with these inspiring ladies to give more awareness to both animal rescue and mental health.

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Podcast Episode 40: Overview of Rural Mental Health Care Part II

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:36:08 +0700

This is part II of our three part series on the overview of rural mental health care, as Jake welcomes Adrienne Sutherland back on the show.

Jake and Adrienne will be continuing the discussion on mental illness in rural and urban residents. Social support has been found to have a direct effect on the well-being of families and individuals. Specific strategies are presented which will assist rural health nurses in providing the support systems necessary to help rural residents in managing and coping with stress and mental health problems.

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Podcast Episode 39: Overview of Rural Mental Health Care

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:40:43 +0700

We welcome Adrienne Sutherland who works for a Non-Profit Organization called Community Chest in rural Nevada. Adrienne is a licensed clinical professional counselor and a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor.

Jake and Adrienne will be discussing mental illness in rural and urban residents. Mental health care needs are not met in many rural communities across the country because adequate services are not present and such organization that Adrienne works for provides services to these areas.

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Podcast Episode 38: Listener Mail

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:31:39 +0700

It's that time again where Jake answers your questions. This time he shares a bit about himself and the counseling field, with more to come down the road.

Keep sending your questions, we really appreciate it and we hope that we get you closer to a better state of mental health.

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Podcast Episode 37: Toxic Relationships Part II

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:11:31 +0700

Jake and Steve continues the discussion with Steve Barcia about toxic relationships in this two part series, as they close it off by digging deeper on how people use relationships to fill a void within themselves.

The truth is that anytime you try to distract yourself from feeling what you’re feeling, you’re avoiding the fact that you’re not whole. Something is missing, damaged or broken, and until you face it, no person or thing will ever make you feel complete.

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Podcast Episode 36: Toxic Relationships Part I

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:31:10 +0700

We welcome back Steve Barcia on the show as he discusses toxic relationships with Jake. They give insightful advice and tips if you think you are in a toxic relationship or if you think you were in one. Their discussion will give you a better insight on having a healthier relationship with others, your partner and yourself.

A toxic relationship is any relationship that is unfavorable to you or others. The foundations of any relationship, healthy or not, are most commonly established upon mutual admiration and respect, but can, in time, become remarkably unhealthy. It is the poisonous atmosphere that distinguishes a merely bad or troublesome relationship from a toxic relationship. Toxic relationships can prevent those involved from living a productive and healthy life.

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Podcast Episode 35: What the heck is play therapy? Part II

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:01:33 +0700

Amanda Green is back and we are excited as she discusses further with Jake about play therapy. They dig in deeper on the 10 objectives of play therapy.

Developing more positive self concept in kids is important. We all should know that, you are not what you do. So we should never want to say, "kids are something", we would rather want to say, "they are doing something", because we can change what we do.

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Podcast Episode 34: College Students Mental Health

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:33:11 +0700

In this episode Jake sits down and chats with Lauren Penksa on student life on campus. They examine everything from mental health, drug and alcohol habits, and how they deal with challenges.

College is a stressful time and students can expect to deal with a variety of expected and unexpected stressors through their college careers. While stress sources don’t necessarily cause anxiety disorders and/or mental illnesses but they can worsen symptoms.

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Podcast Episode 33: A Casual Chat With Dr. Christian Conte

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:11:50 +0700

In this episode Jake has an insightful and inspiring chat with Dr. Conte and discuss deeper on how we all can impact the world better in actions and what we put out in this world.

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Podcast Episode 32: What the heck is play therapy?

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 12:12:45 +0700

Play therapy is a kind of therapy counseling with playing activities which makes children overcome their psychological difficulties by themselves and helps them to achieve optimum level of development.

In this episode Jake talks to Amanda Green, a Marriage and Family Therapist at Zephyr Wellness. They discuss deeper on Amanda's work on play therapy.

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Podcast Episode 31: Six Dos and Don'ts of Talking about a Tragedy

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:56:04 +0700

In this episode Jake discusses the Six Do's and Don'ts of talking about trauma and tragedy. These do's and don’ts can be used when talking to children and adults.

Tragedies affect everyone, both children, and adults. Children need to talk about their fears, frustration, and disbelief. It is important that we are watchful for these emotions and encourages open discussions.

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Podcast Episode 30: Dr. Conte's 4 C's of Parenting

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:55:59 +0700

Being a parent is a role that can bring you great joy and happiness as well as challenges to deal with.

It can be daunting and overwhelming as you make decisions about your children’s upbringing that may be quite new to you. Jake discusses Dr. Conte Four C's of Parenting, where Dr. Conte came up with a very simple approach that parents can rely on to help them guide their children. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Podcast Episode 29: Listener Mail

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:55:35 +0700

Jake has received a great question about how our relationships with others, our parents, our children, how we grew up effects and defines who we become. What you are taught as a child by your parents, by what you saw and learned from your environments plays a big part in the development on who you will become.

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Podcast Episode 28: Intellectual Disability, with special guest Heather Milligan Part III

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 09:21:00 +0700

The final episode of our 3 part series is finally here. Jake and Heather finish off this series with the discussion of the transition into adulthood for intellectually disabled. Transitions occur throughout life and are faced by all young people as they progress, from childhood through puberty and adolescence to adulthood; from immaturity to maturity and from dependence to independence. The need for specifically designed programmes of care for facilitating the smooth transition from paediatric to adult care has been identified internationally, nationally and locally. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Podcast Episode 27: Intellectual Disability, with special guest Heather Milligan Part II

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 10:19:27 +0700

Jake and Heather break it down as they discuss treatment intervention. One of the points they dig deeper on is behavioral modification.

The belief behind behavior modification is that all behaviors can be observed and measured, and used as targets for change. Behavioral modification seeks to change or shape behavior through a set of stimuli and response actions. This works under the premise that the best way to understand a person’s behavior is to look at the reason for action and the consequences of said action.

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Podcast Episode 26: Intellectual Disability, with special guest Heather Milligan

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:50:16 +0700

Jake brings us another exciting episode today, with special guest Heather Milligan who is a MFT graduate currently doing her internship at Zephyr Wellness.

Intellectual disability is identified by problems in both intellectual and adaptive functioning. Some mental health, neurodevelopmental, medical and physical conditions frequently co-occur in individuals with intellectual disability, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and depression and anxiety disorders.

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Podcast Episode 25: Listener Mail

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 11:14:28 +0700

In this episode Jake will be replying to some of our listeners questions that have been sent in. Thank you to those who have emailed us with questions and topic ideas for the show. We hope to get through all the mail and answer all your questions. We will be doing more listeners mail podcast to get you all involved.

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Podcast Episode 24: Five Steps To Improved Gratitude

Mon, 25 Dec 2017 10:30:17 +0700

In this episode Jake discusses provides us with five steps to improved gratitude.

Expressing gratitude and feeling thankful are powerful mind and body vitamins. Research shows that the benefits of appreciation and thankfulness are many. Having an attitude of gratitude is good for your physical, emotional and mental health.

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Podcast Episode 23: Content versus Process with special guest Jesse Lott

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:58:19 +0700

This week Jake welcomes returned guest Jesse Lott from Zephyr Wellness, to discuss deeper on the topic of Content versus Process.

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Podcast Episode 22: Being versus Doing

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 13:55:16 +0700

This week Jake shares with you how if we never commit to ‘being’ rather merely ‘doing’, then we may never develop the endurance and perseverance necessary for truly profound relational growth.

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Podcast Episode: Encore presentation of Emotional functioning part I

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 11:26:58 +0700

This week Jake shares with you how mental health refers to your overall psychological well-being. It includes the way you think about yourself, the quality of your relationships, and your ability to manage your emotions and deal with difficulties.

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Podcast Episode 21:Projection, with special guest Steve Barcia

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:14:08 +0700

This week Jake welcomes returned guest Steve Barcia from Zephyr Wellness, to discuss deeper on the topic of Projection.

Projection is a common attribute of paranoia, where people project dislike of themselves onto others such that they believe that people around, dislike them.

Projection helps justify unacceptable behavior, for example where a person claims that they are sticking up for themselves amongst a group of aggressive other people.

Projecting thoughts or emotions onto others, allows the person to consider them and how dysfunctional they are, but without feeling the attendant discomfort of knowing that these thoughts and emotions are their own. We can thus criticize the other person, distancing ourselves from our own dysfunction.

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Podcast Episode 20: Eight Steps of the Counseling Process

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:23:59 +0700

This week Jake shares with you eight common steps when clients go through therapy. Sometimes people who need help are intimidated by what may be required of them, so our hope in sharing this with you is to demystify process and make it a little more common.

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Podcast Episode 19: Listen To Your Body, with special guest Lindsay Garrison

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:32:29 +0700

Jake brings us another exciting episode today, with special guest Lindsay Garrison, a Marriage & Family Therapist and Co-Founder of Zephyr Wellness in Reno, Nevada, where they discuss deeper on how to reconnect with yourself.

When was the last time you really sat down in silence and listened to your body? Life is ever changing, we have plans but life always has other ones. We become so consumed with everything we want and we begin to lose focus of ourselves.

We always think of the mind telling the body what to do, but the communication goes the other way too, from the body to the mind. Being self-aware of how our body and our surroundings affect how we think, learn, and behave can have big effects on our ability to learn, perform and feel our best. We just have to know what they are.

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Podcast Episode 18: Connection and Intimacy with special guest Jesse Lott

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:37:46 +0700

Jake had the honor of having Jesse Lott from Zephyr Wellness, who is a marriage and family therapist and also an alcohol and drug counselor, as a guest on the show, to discuss deeper on the topic of Connection and Intimacy.

Connections with other people form our “web” of relationships made with other people. These can be made face to face, online, over the phone, any means of communication, you name it. People’s networks opens up countless new opportunities they wouldn’t have had otherwise, which can range from just having some food at lunch with someone to the immense offer to travel overseas.

Intimacy is about knowing someone deeply and being able to be completely free in that person's presence. It is an emotional state that is often reserved for just one person.

Connections and Intimacy in your relationships are very rewarding. Remember, the more effort you put into your connection, the greater the satisfaction and benefits you will receive.

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Podcast Episode 17: Listener Mail

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:39:35 +0700

Podcast Episode 16: Addiction, with special guest Steve Barcia

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:40:21 +0700

Jake had the honor of having Steve Barcia from Zephyr Wellness, who is a marriage and family therapist and also an alcohol and drug counselor, as a guest on the show, to discuss deeper on the topic of addiction.

People with addiction have an intense focus on using a certain substance, such as alcohol or drugs, to the point that it takes over their life. They keep using alcohol or a drug even when they know it will causes problems.

Addictions do not only include physical things we consume, such as drugs or alcohol, but may include virtually anything, such abstract things as gambling to seemingly harmless products, such as chocolate. Addiction may refer to a substance dependence or behavioral addiction. Many of us can use substances or become engaged in activities without any significant problems, but in some people, however, may experience damaging psychological and/or physical effects when their habit becomes an addiction.

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Podcast Episode 15: Surprise

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 08:35:35 +0700

Surprise is an individual’s psychological and emotional response to experience that does not align with that individual’s paradigm and expectations. It is the sense of astonishment, wonder, or amazement that is caused by something sudden or unexpected. The experience of surprise varies with the importance of the outcome, as well as beliefs about the outcome.

Jake explains how the concept of surprise is relevant to many aspects of human behavior. It also affects beliefs about other events. When a person takes an unexpected stance that violates his or her self-interest, the person’s arguments are surprising and quite often more persuasive.

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Podcast Episode 14: Contempt

Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:12:19 +0700

In this episode Jake discusses the emotion of Contempt. Contempt is an emotion felt towards others that puts the person in an inferior, lower status position. The other person is regarded as being less in some way that the person feeling contempt considers important.

Empathy and contempt are polar opposites. Empathy involves caring about others feelings and concerns. Contempt is arrogance, "I know best", disregard, dismissal and no regard of other’s concerns. Empathy nurtures relationship bonds; contempt invites relationship problems.

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Podcast Episode 13: Interest

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:31:55 +0700

In this episode Jake discusses the emotion of Interest where the emotion of interest is as essential to intellectual development as exercise is to physical development. The emotion of interest is continually present in the normal mind under normal conditions, and it is the central motivation for engagement in creative and constructive endeavors and for the sense of well-being. Interest and its interaction with other emotions account for selective attention, which in turn influences all other mental processes. Embeddedness affects may occur in depressed adults who loses interest in the surrounding world. Activity affects are characterized by zestfulness, interested feeling tones, and positive tension, these activity affects appear in the attentive looking of an infant and in the creative activities of adults. Interest, is an attitude rather than an effect.

For more information on Carroll E. Izard, Human Emotions have a look at https://books.google.com/books?id=DYoHCAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA1&ots=HxNf3ZBJ9s&dq=interest%20emotion%20mental%20health%20carroll%20izard&lr&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q=interest%20emotion%20mental%20health%20carroll%20izard&f=false

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Podcast Episode 12: Disgust

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:07:00 +0700

Traditionally as an adaptive function, disgust has served for disease avoidance. In other words: to keep us healthy and to keep us from getting ill. Our feeling of disgust works incredibly well for us to tell us to avoid, for example, faeces, rotting meat, or parasitic infected food.

If we have a "disgust" response to something, typically it's associated with fear. However, fear and disgust are very separate and unique emotional functions within the limbic system and they definitely result in different facial expressions. For example if you're experiencing fear, your eyes might go wide, and your heart rate may either increase or decrease. Disgust on the other hand may result in a bit of a lip curl, or a feeling in the pit of your stomach that says "don't go near that or you might get ill!".

Link to study: http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/366/1583/3478

Podcast Episode 11: Listener Mail

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:00:00 +0700

Podcast Episode 10: Joy

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:04:00 +0700

Jake discusses the emotion of Joy in this episode. Happiness is a blurred emotion. It can mean different things to many people. Most of us will agree that happiness is an emotional state of well-being defined by positive feelings ranging from contentment to intense joy.

Podcast Episode 9: Anger

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:28:37 +0700

Jake discusses the emotion of Anger in this episode. Anger is an emotion that everyone has experienced. Something or someone has made you frustrated, infuriated, irritated, annoyed or just plain angry. This episode aims to illustrate the significant role that anger contributes to motivation and if your motivation is not to make change, then you might need to let go of your anger because anger should always serve an intentional purpose.

Podcast Episode 8: Fear

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:45:46 +0700

Podcast Episode 7: Shame / Guilt Part II

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:44:24 +0700

Part 2 discusses potentially unhealthy cycles of shame and guilt. We encourage you to think of instances in your life where you may be requiring deed based performances from people in order for you to extend forgiveness, and ask yourself are these deeds really necessary for you to forgive them? Similar to respect and trust, it is up to us to extend these to people. Is it really necessary for us to require people to ‘earn’ these things from us with an arbitrary deed? On the flip side, maybe you think certain people in your life are requiring too much from you. Jake gives everyday examples of where this may occur and delves deeper into forgiveness and the emotions of shame and guilt.

Podcast Episode 6: Shame / Guilt Part I

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:10:36 +0700

This is a 2 episode podcast on the emotions of shame and guilt, as these two emotions are closely related. In brief, shame tells us that we failed to meet someone else's expectations, and guilt tells us to make a repair for failing to meet those expectations. This episode is the second episode to cover one of the 10 discrete emotions, originally reported on by the psychologist Carroll Izard. (Author of the "Psychology of Emotions"). Jake covered the first, "sadness", in the last episode (episode 5).

Podcast Episode 5: Sadness

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:32:57 +0700

Podcast Episode 4: Emotions Overview Part III

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 22:55:17 +0700

Podcast Episode 3: Emotions Overview Part II

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:58:22 +0700

Feelings are sparked by emotions and colored by the thoughts, memories, and images that have become subconsciously linked with that particular emotion for you. But it works the other way around too. For example, just thinking about something threatening can trigger an emotional fear response. While individual emotions are temporary, the feelings they evoke may persist and grow over a lifetime. Listen to Jake explain further. Hope you enjoy it!

Podcast Episode 2: Emotions Overview Part I

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:34:51 +0700

Mental health refers to your overall psychological well-being. It includes the way you feel about yourself, the quality of your relationships, and your ability to manage your feelings and deal with difficulties. In the next two part show, Jake will break down on the way we Feel and Think. Hope you enjoy it!

Podcast Episode 1: Trust

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:47:05 +0700

No matter how many tests you put people through in order to have them earn your trust, at the end of that whole process, it was ultimately up to you to grant them your trust (or not), and then to continue to trust them (or not). Jake will go deeper and explain what all this means. Hope you enjoy it!

Welcome the Noggin Notes Podcast

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:18:10 +0700

Hello and welcome to the Noggin Notes podcast, this is the show for Mental Wellness. On this episode, Jake will introduce who we are and what to expect in the upcoming shows. Educating and awareness is exactly what we’re going to help you with on our shows. I hope you enjoy!