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Lyle Greenfield the author of several books including Uniting the States of America: A Self-Care Plan for a Wounded Nation joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels. The book was written with the goal of finding solutions for the current state of political divisiveness in our country.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Lyle Greenfield discuss the following:
Why did you write this book?
You have a chapter called "Tribes" - what do you mean by that and how does it apply to our politics and culture wars?
There are two chapters, "Meet My Mom" and "Meet My Granddaughter" ... why?
You talk about our nation having an "addiction problem" ... what do you mean by that?
If we are divided as a country, whose responsibility is it to fix things? That sounds like a daunting challenge!
Given the divisiveness you describe so pointedly in your book, do you remain optimistic about the future?
Lyle Greenfield is a man of many experiences. He’s worked in landscaping, construction, door-to-door sales, and a brewery before starting his career as a copywriter in NYC. Greenfield has served as president of the Long Island Wine Council, started a music production company in New York, is a founding member and former president of the Association of Music Producers (AMP). Greenfield is the author of several books including Uniting the States of America: A Self-Care Plan for a Wounded Nation, which was written with the goal of finding solutions for the current state of political divisiveness in our country.
Website: https://www.lylejgreenfield.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lyle.greenfield.5Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenfield___unitingX: https://x.com/areyousitting
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Saturday Oct 05, 2024
Saturday Oct 05, 2024
Dr. Michael Schirripa, an MD and a forensic psychiatrist, who works in private practice in Australia, where he provides specialists mental health assessments in the context of a broad range of medicolegal matters joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels. He also provides treatment for a range of psychiatric disorders such as depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Michael Schirripa discuss the following:
1What, as a psychiatrist, do you see is the difference between "sadness" and a major depressive disorder?
As a psychiatrist, what do you understand about the ways that anxiety can impact on people's lives?
What are some of the lifestyle changes that people can undertake to improve their mental health overall?
As a psychiatrist, do you believe that technology and its use is a positive or negative when it comes to mental health?
What is the role of popular culture when it comes to the way in which it portrays mental health? Does it help or hinder when it comes to issues like stigma?
What is the one piece of advice that you would give to someone who is struggling with depression or anxiety?
I believe you have recently released your debut novel. Can you tell us about that?
Dr. Michael Schirripa is a distinguished Adelaide-based psychiatrist with over two decades of experience in the field, encompassing both forensic and private practice settings.
He has extensive experience providing psychiatric assessments for courts, serving as an expert witness in various trials, treating patients within secure mental health facilities, and addressing complex mental health issues in prison populations.
Dr. Schirripa also maintains a thriving private practice, specialising in the treatment of chronic depressive disorders. Through his work with lifestyle psychiatry, he emphasises the importance of lifestyle factors, including diet, exercise, and sleep, in promoting mental well-being.
In 2024, he wrote, produced, and released the podcast series Mindhunting: Journeys In Forensic Psychiatry, which details all aspects of forensic psychiatry with commentary from real cases and his experience.
His debut novel, a psychiatric thriller called MINDHUNT, has just been released. It’s the only psychological thriller in the world written by an actual forensic psychiatrist!
Website: https://michaelschirripa.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: CLICK HEREInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelschirripaauthorPodcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drmichaelschirripaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@michaelschirripaa
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Thursday Sep 19, 2024
A groundbreaking park that just opened in Flagstaff Arizona
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Leah Williams , a mom, a health advocate and the Founder of The Barefoot Trail Foundation joins eHealth Radio and the Fitness and Health News Channels. Leah is here to tell us more about her journey to opening the park.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Leah Williams discuss the following:
You have an interesting background and worked in business/real estate law. What made you shift from more of the corporate world into more of a healing journey?
Talk to us about the Barefoot Trail and the Foundation. Is that one and the same and when did you open and the overall concept behind the trail?
Why Flagstaff in particular for this venture?
Talk about the six core values of the park and how does it help in terms of healing.
Are there other parks that are barefoot as well or is this more of a groundbreaking concept?
Talk to us more about the reflexology path and how it promotes environmental awareness?
What type of therapeutic programs or outdoor youth development opportunities are there?
Do you need reservations and what is the cost involved? Where can I go to get more information?
Leah Williams is the Founder at The Barefoot Trail Foundation. The Barefoot Trail - Flagstaff is an outdoor recreation park with a 1-mile reflexology path and adventure stations that visitors walk through barefoot. The Barefoot Trail, a nonprofit organization, also worked closely with local businesses to create a beautiful park and organized community-building activities. The overall mission to encourage everyone to get outside, exercise, and have fun in nature, will ultimately foster a healthier and happier community.
Website: https://thebarefoottrail.org
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Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Advantage Behavioral Health: Improving Access to Mental Health Matters
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Colin Studwell, CEO of Advantage Behavioral Health, a network of behavioral health facilities called Harmony Bay and Victory Bay, committed to sustained healing and recovery from behavioral health and substance use conditions joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Colin Studwell discuss the following:
Can you share your vision of Advantage Behavioral Health and your company’s approach to mental health?
What’s your secret sauce? There are a lot of mental health providers to compete with.
What are your future plans?
You combine telehealth with a brick and mortar model. How popular is telehealth? Is it effective?
What areas of mental health conditions are in greater demand today? Anxiety, depression, etc.?
Since the pandemic, there has been a significant increase in diagnosed or undiagnosed behavioral health issues among people of all ages. Who’s your typical patient?
As Chief Executive Officer, Colin Studwell is squarely responsible for the planning and execution of all major business initiatives throughout the Network.
Colin joined the Advantage team prior to the launch of Harmony Bay and was tasked with putting systems in place which would facilitate the company’s anticipated growth. To meet this challenge, Colin restructured the Network’s existing departments to facilitate the creation of an in-house Management Services Organization designed to provide a broad range of critical support services to Victory Bay and Harmony Bay as they grew. The ultimate outcome of this organizational overhaul was a finely tuned growth engine which allowed both Harmony Bay and Victory Bay to scale rapidly and into new geographies with no erosion of organizational efficiency.
Throughout his tenure at Advantage, Colin has served in a number of different roles across several distinct areas of the company, providing him with a unique perspective on the many functions of the organization. Colin now oversees all day-to-day Network operations, providing expert project management and leadership to the Advantage’s Executive Team.
Website: https://abhealthnetwork.com
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Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Narratives of Resilience: Exploring Trauma and Healing with Dr. Rivka Tuval-Mashiach
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Dr. Rivka Tuval-Mashiach, the Chief Psychologist and the Head of the Community Services Unit of NATAL, the Israel Center for Victims of Terror and War joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Psychology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Rivka Tuval-Mashiach discuss the following:
Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do. We want to know more about what inspired you to specialize in trauma psychology, and how did your career journey lead you to work with victims of terror and war?
There are so many treatment methods. I understand that the NATAL methodology is being used in places like Chicago, in the US and also in Ukraine. Can you explain how narrative approaches help in the treatment of PTSD? What makes storytelling such a powerful tool in therapy?
Research is important for understanding all forms of psychology and how the mind works. You've conducted extensive research on gender and trauma. What are some of the key differences you've found in how trauma manifests and is treated in men versus women?
NATAL has been working with people who are suffering from PTSD and trauma for more than 25 years. What are the most challenging aspects of working with victims of terror and war? How do you address these challenges in your work at NATAL?
As we just mentioned, a major focus of what NATAL does is to help and train other therapists and clinicians. What advice would you give to clinicians who are new to dealing with trauma patients?
How can non-professionals support friends or family members who have experienced traumatic events?
Over the years, how has your work impacted your view of human resilience and recovery?
How do you manage the emotional impact of working closely with trauma survivors?
Dr. Rivka Tuval-Mashiach is a clinical psychologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Bar Ilan University, Israel. She is also the head of the Community Services Unit of NATAL, the Israel Center for Victims of Terror and War. Her research and clinical work includes the study of the use of narrative approaches to diagnose and treat people exposed to trauma and those with PTSD. Rivka also studies collective trauma, gender and trauma, and identity constructor processes following traumatic events. She uses qualitative and mixed methods in her research and has published extensively on these topics.
Website: https://www.afnatal.org
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatalGlobal Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-friends-of-natal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanfriendsofnatal Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nataleng
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Saturday May 11, 2024
A Family Trip Around the Sun: 29 Countries in 366 Days
Saturday May 11, 2024
Saturday May 11, 2024
Margaret Bensfield Sullivan an author, illustrator, and family photo curator, whose work combines personal passion for archiving with visual storytelling skills she honed over nearly two decades in brand marketing joins eHealth Radio and the Family & Parenting Channels.
She left corporate life to spend a year with her husband and two young children crisscrossing the globe, visiting 29 countries and six continents. She wrote about their adventures in Following the Sun: Tales (and Fails) From a Year Around the World With Our Kids.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Margaret Bensfield Sullivan discuss the following:
What exactly is a family gap year?
What inspired you to do this?
Where did you go? What lessons about parenting, travel and the world did you learn?
Do you have any advice for families considering doing something similar?
Margaret Bensfield Sullivan is author, illustrator, and family photo curator whose work combines personal passion for archiving with visual storytelling skills she honed over nearly two decades in brand marketing.
Margaret was a partner at WPP's marketing and branded content agency Group SJR, where she designed storytelling campaigns on behalf of clients like TED, Target, Disney, and USAID. She left corporate life to spend a year with her husband and two young children crisscrossing the globe, visiting 29 countries and six continents.
She wrote about their adventures in Following the Sun: Tales (and Fails) From a Year Around the World With Our Kids (December 5, 2023).
Website: https://www.margaretbensfieldsullivan.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/margaretbensfield Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretbsullivan Instagram: @SullivanFamilyAdventure
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Monday May 06, 2024
A Chinese Mother's Memoir, Completed by Her Son
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Richard Perkins Hsung who has spent ten years editing and completing Spring Flower, by his mother, Jean Tren-Hwa Perkins, MD joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels. This three-volume memoir that chronicles her life as an adopted child of American medical missionaries, survivor of China's brutal communist regime, ophthalmologist, immigrant, and mother.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Richard Perkins Hsung discuss the following:
What prompted you to compile, edit and ultimately, finish your mother’s memoir?
Did working on the memoir give you new insights into your mother that you hadn’t known before, or insights into yourself?
Did you gain new insights into the plight of immigrants to the U.S.? How about the way you felt about China?
How long did it take you to complete the memoir and what made you decide to make it into a 3 book series?
What do you think your mother would have wanted readers to know about her life?
Your mother arrived in the US in 1942. What was that like for her?
Talk about the role of missionaries in your family’s history. It seems like their involvement in China was far more than just a religious one. Can you talk about that?
How has your life changed since you completed Spring Flower?
Richard Perkins Hsung was born in China in 1966 and was one of the first teens to leave China legally after Mao’s Cultural Revolution. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago and became a professor at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, retiring in 2022. He spent ten years editing and completing Spring Flower (Earnshaw Books) by his mother, Jean Tren-Hwa Perkins, MD. The three-volume memoir chronicles her life as an adopted child of American medical missionaries, survivor of China's brutal communist regime, ophthalmologist, immigrant, and mother. Hsung lives in Madison with his wife, where keeping squirrels from digging up his backyard has become a daily scientific obsession. Learn more at Yangtze River by the Hudson Bay.
Website: https://www.yangtzeriverbythehudsonbay.site/home-page.html
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-perkins-hsung
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Wednesday May 01, 2024
Lessons in Finding Center When the Kids Aren’t Alright
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Celia Landman, MA, who is a mindfulness educator offering support to teens and adults joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels. Her new book, When the Whole World Tips: Parenting through Crisis with Mindfulness and Balance (Parallax Press, Nov. 21, 2023), describes how to find balance while navigating seemingly impossible parenting situations.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Celia Landman discuss the following:
What was the motivation for writing this book?
What did you learn going through the process of parenting two kids with difficulties?
Do you think anyone can be ok with having their kids go through crisis?
You write about accompanying our suffering, is there a way to get to a place where you don't feel things as deeply?
You worked in an inpatient mental health facility for teens, what was the most valuable thing you contributed to your clients?
Celia Landman, MA, is a mindfulness educator offering support to teens and adults. She draws from experiences working with those impacted by trauma, addiction, and anxiety, and creates customized meditation, visualizations, and trainings to reconnect them to their wholeness. She was ordained by Thich Nhat Hahn as a member of the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. She is also a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication. Her new book, When the Whole World Tips: Parenting through Crisis with Mindfulness and Balance (Parallax Press, Nov. 21, 2023), describes how to find balance while navigating seemingly impossible parenting situations.
Website: https://celialandman.com
Social Media Links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celia-landman-232185149 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celia.landman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celiasacct
The beliefs, views, ideas, thoughts and opinions expressed on any program are those of the persons appearing on the program and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the eHealth Radio Network.
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
Recognizing the Cycle of Ruptured Mother-Daughter Relationships
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Khara Croswaite Brindle, a licensed mental health therapist in private practice in Denver, Colorado joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Mental Health Channels. Her new book is "Understanding Ruptured Mother-Daughter Relationships: Guiding the Adult Daughter’s Healing Journey through the Estrangement Energy Cycle".
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Khara Croswaite Brindle discuss the following:
What assumptions about estrangement need to be dispelled?
What separate stages do those contemplating parental estrangement experience?
How does understanding the stages in the “Estrangement Energy Cycle” better equip women to tackle the emotional rollercoaster of breaking ties with their mothers?
What are the ripple effects of mother-daughter estrangement — particularly for family members on the sidelines?
What should you say to children about a family rupture?
What social stigmas are attached to mother-daughter estrangement?
Khara Croswaite Brindle is a licensed mental health therapist in private practice in in Denver, Colorado. She holds various roles, including financial therapist, TEDx Speaker, burnout consultant, author, and professor. Her new book is Understanding Ruptured Mother-Daughter Relationships: Guiding the Adult Daughter’s Healing Journey through the Estrangement Energy Cycle (Rowman & Littlefield, July 1, 2023). Access therapeutic tools for adult daughters at estrangementenergycycle.com.
Website: https://www.estrangementenergycycle.com
Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kharacroswaite Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/croswaitecounselingpllc Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kharacroswaite
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Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
How Outdoor Group Travel Nurtures Mental Health
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Kelly Kimple the CEO of Adventures in Good Company, a community of women with adventurous spirits who support each other and relish time together in the outdoors joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Kelly Kimple discuss the following:
Share a personal experience or anecdote from your own outdoor adventures that highlights the profound impact of nature and group travel on mental well-being?
What unique mental health benefits do guided adventures (like Adventures in Good Company) offer, especially for women, that may not be as readily accessible during solo trips or other forms of travel?
Adventures in Good Company emphasizes creating supportive environments for participants. How do these group dynamics contribute to building a sense of community and connection among women, fostering positive mental health outcomes?
Can you elaborate on how acquiring new outdoor skills, alongside expert guidance, contributes to boosting confidence and overall mental well-being?
Outdoor adventures, while transformative, can pose challenges. How does Adventures in Good Company address the potential stressors associated with travel, and what strategies or support systems are in place to ensure participants feel secure and comfortable throughout their journeys?
Raised in rural New England, access to nature was abundant and outdoor adventuring came naturally to Adventures in Good Company’s CEO, Kelly Kimple. Even though her parents were not particularly outdoorsy, she took advantage of every opportunity to ski, hike, paddle, and explore the mountains, trails, rivers and lakes around her home. She followed this passion out west to the University of Montana, graduating from the Davidson Honors College with a double major in Wildlife Biology and Botany. Over the next decade, in addition to checking a lot of the national parks off her list, she pursued a career in conservation biology. She went on to receive a master’s degree in Natural Resource Management at the University of Arizona, and then moved to Fort Collins, Colorado to work for a non-profit doing research on bird population trends.
While still a conservationist at heart, she was looking for a change from research, and after trying her hand at program administration, business development, and marketing for several years, she was fortunate to find her true calling in the adventure travel industry. She joined Adventures in Good Company in 2018 and the next year was presented with an opportunity to purchase it from the founder, Marian Marbury. While the timing was challenging - closing on the sale at the start of 2020 - the pandemic allowed her to uniquely establish and build trust and to successfully move the company from founder-led to founder-inspired.
AGC had its best year ever in 2022 and Kelly is excited about the direction AGC is headed. She remains committed to the company’s founding values, including valuing emotional and physical safety, personal choice and individual goals, healthy relationships with other people and the environment, and valuing women and their way of knowing. She embodies the idea that women’s strengths are an asset to the outdoor and travel industry. At the same time, having experienced the strain and expense of balancing motherhood with career goals, Kelly is also committed to creating a supportive workplace for AGC’s all-female team, and it’s what drives her to continue to grow the business and to provide even better opportunities for women to achieve both their personal and professional goals.
Kelly thrives on the connections she makes with the team and the travelers, and in seeing the joy and empowerment that AGC trips provide for women. It is a privilege to do this work and to offer life-altering, confidence-building adventures that enable women to experience nature, travel the world, step out of their comfort zones, and accomplish things they never thought possible for themselves.
Website: https://www.adventuresingoodcompany.com
Social Media Links: Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/adventuresingoodcompany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresingoodcompany Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdventuresinGoodCompany
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