Mental Health

How You Can Learn From Your Memories

Frank Healy, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Life Coach who helps people heal the pain of their past through his counseling and coaching joins eHealth Radio and the Personal Development & Mental Health Channels.
Frank has written four books, they include "Living WIth A Phenomenal Memory" "Memory Brain Exercises", "Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life", and "The Ultimate Guide To Healing Your Past".
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Frank Healy discuss the following:What exactly do you mean by learning from your memories?The title of your first chapter is "We All Have Good Days And Bad Days, Or Do We? What do you mean by that?Could you give some examples of memories that you can learn from?If you did not learn anything from a previous memory what is the point of learning from it years later when you look back?How can healing the pain from memories and learning from them improve your overall health?
Duration: 19:26
Frank Healy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Life Coach. He counsels people with depression and anxiety. He has Hyperthymesia which means that he remembers every day of his life since he was six years old.  He is now 55. This includes the day of the week, the weather, news, and personal events. He was studied at the University of California along with about 50 other people who have this ability. The University calls it Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory.
Remembering every day of his life has its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are the pleasant memories, such as vacations and good times with family and friends. The disadvantages are that he remembers every slight, every bad day, and every unpleasant incident. He used to remember everything with the same emotional intensity as if it were happening now. However, he learned to heal from that and now helps others heal through his counseling, coaching, website, and books.
Frank is the author of the bestselling book Heal Your Memories, Change Your Life. Living With A Phenomenal Memory, and Memory Brain Exercises, Frank lives with his wife Janet in Dennisville, New Jersey.

Website: www.phenomenalmemory.com

Products designed for people with Alzheimer's and Dementia and their Caregivers

Bruce Barnet, managing member of a family business "The Alzheimer’s Store" that has been in business for 15 years joins eHealth Radio and the Alzheimer’s & Stress Management Channels. The Alzheimer’s Store is an internet only store that provides caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s, Dementia and memory loss products that can relieve stress and keep their patients safe.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Bruce Barnet discuss the following: What are the category of products that caregivers are most interested in?What wandering product do you carry that sets you apart from other stores?What 'wandering products' do you sell that would effect someones health?Why are clocks Important and what makes yours so special?What is music therapy and why is is important?What was the inspiration in creating The Alzheimer's Store?
Duration: 10:01
Bruce Barnet is a healthcare consultant who lectures on the relationship between the symptoms of Alzheimer’s, dementia and memory loss and products that help alleviate the frustration, stress, and anxiety of being a caregiver.
Over 5.5 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and that means over 25 million caregivers and family members are responsible for their care. While there is no cure for Alzheimer’s yet, there are products and tools our loved ones can use to live in a safer environment.
To combat wandering, a wearable item programed with GPS, like a watch, can keep track of your loved one on a smartphone,computer, or iPad. Used in conjunction with door alarms and motion detectors, a home or facility becomes significantly safer. For a medical emergency, a scannable ID bracelet makes contact information and medical records easily accessible anytime, anywhere.
Voice-activated reminder technology can make life easier for loved ones and their caretakers. Clocks, both digital and analog, and the ever-popular “Reminder Rosie” recordable device help keep track of and read out reminders for everything from medication schedules to the date and time.
Dial-less phones and phones loaded with pictures as contacts makes it easier for patients to get in touch without the stress and frustration of remembering phone numbers.
Music therapy can help to both soothe and jog memories. CDs, DVDs, and even old-fashioned music players loaded with relaxing music, songs of yesteryear and modern music can be incredibly helpful and relaxing.
Contact Bruce Barnet: BARNET@DAHEALTHCONSULTING.COM for information on how products relate to symptoms to keep yourloved on safe.

Website: www.alzstore.com

Solving the concussion crisis in America

Neurologist Dr. Harry Kerasidis, M.D. who specializes in sports concussion management with 25 years experience, studying brain trauma and having thousands of athletes using his protocol joins eHealth Radio and the Neurology and Brain Health Channels. He wrote his new book “Concussion-ology” to help preserve the game, while protecting the athletes.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Harry Kerasidis discuss the following:We hear about concussions all the time especially within the NFL, what exactly is a concussion?How can parents and athletes prevent CTE, which is what is portraying the the movie “Concussion?”What are keys to your concussion protocols, designed for all sports levels?What are the most basic tips for sports concussion management?How can equipment help with sports concussions?
Maryland-based Harry Kerasidis, M.D., known as "The Brain Doctor,” is one of only a few neurologists in the world specializing in sports concussions. He co-founded XLNTbrain LLC after 25 years studying the the brain and having thousands of athletes follow his concussion protocol. Dr. Kerasidis contributes regularly to PsychologyToday.com, Athletic Business magazine, NeurologyAdvisor.com, NeurologyTimes.com, and Dr. Oz's sharecare.com. His new book, “Concussionology: Redefining Sports Concussion Management For All Levels” published September 2015, Author House.
Dr. Kerasidis is also the Founder of Chesapeake Neurology Associates in Maryland. He also serves as the Medical Director for the Center for Neuroscience, Sleep Disorders Center and Stroke Center at Calvert Memorial Hospital.
His particular niche of study is the changes of the electrophysiology in the brain as it relates to behavior, cognitive function and emotional function resulting from various brain trauma, including concussions. His patients include athletes, as well as other patients with a variety of cognitive and behavioral disorders including memory loss, sleep deprivation, ADD, dementia, Alzheimer's, and traumatic brain injury.
A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Kerasidis completed his residency in Neurology and Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Kerasidis is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Sleep Medicine, Biofeedback International Certification Alliance, a Diplomat for the National Board of Medical Examiners and member of the International Society of Neuronal Regulation.

Website:xlntbrain.com
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The “Sherlock” of Psychiatry

Dr. Theodore A. Henderson, MD, PhD, who specializes in diagnosing and treating complex psychiatric cases with high success rates joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Theodore A. Henderson discuss the following:What are the most common reasons why patients come to you?You’ve been called the “Sherlock” of Psychiatry. How does your approach differ?What recent “medical breakthroughs” have you been involved with?What is your “Say Goodbye TBI” Campaign all about?What’s next for you & your work?

Duration: 12:37
Theodore A. Henderson, MD, PhD, specializes in the diagnosis of complex psychiatric cases and providing targeted treatments with high success rates. A noted researcher, Dr. Henderson’s work has resulted in scientific and medical breakthroughs, as he is discovering answers to many “mysterious” conditions troubling children, adolescents and adults.
As co-Founder of Neuro-Laser Foundation, Dr. Henderson brings a unique blend of expertise in psychopharmacology, neurobiology, and an understanding of human biology to the practice of psychiatry. Since 1991, Dr. Henderson’s breadth of work spans psychiatry, medicine, and nuclear medicine with more than 25 published articles, 35 invited presentations, more than 10 clinical studies and he has authored contributions to four books. Dr. Henderson also serves as a guest editor for several respected journals, including PLOS One,  Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Nuclear Medicine and the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.
Dr. Henderson is most proud, however, of his patients’ responses to his methodology and treatments. He has specific expertise treating:• Traumatic brain injury• Post-traumatic stress disorder• Chronic fatigue• Anxiety• Depression• Chronic pain• Autism and Asperger Disorder• Fibromyalgia
Dr. Henderson studied psychiatry at the prestigious Barnes-Jewish Hospitals at Washington University in St. Louis, and he completed a fellowship in child and adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Colorado. This included additional specialization in programs specifically for children and adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. He earned his PhD in Developmental Neurobiology from Saint Louis University.
Dr. Henderson attended medical school at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, where he studied heart pathology and then branched into Neurobiology. His graduate work focused on how the brain develops its complex organization. In 1997, he was awarded the National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Resident Award for his ongoing efforts in child abuse prevention and neurobiological research.
In 2000, Dr. Henderson opened a private practice in Centennial, Colorado. He is also licensed to practice in Florida, Missouri, Washington, New York, and California. He can be reached at 720-493-1101.

Websites: www.TBI.care | www.gofundme.com/saygoodbyetbi
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tbi.care
Twitter: @NeuroLaser

Academically Focused Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Andrew Burki the CEO and Founder of Life of Purpose, the only substance use disorder treatment facility in the nation located on a college campus joins eHealth Radio and the Addiction Prevention and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Andrew Burki discuss the following:Tell me a little bit about how you got into the addiction and treatment line of work?Can you tell me about Life of Purpose and the type of treatment programs you offer?I heard that Life of Purpose recently joined the MAP Recovery Network. Can you tell me about the network and how it benefits what Life of Purpose is doing?What can we do to bring more attention to this chronic disease?What advice would you give someone who is suffering from this disease or a family member trying to find help for their loved one?.
Duration: 25:08
Andrew Burki, MSW, founded Life of Purpose Treatment in Boca Raton, Florida in 2012 after enduring his own journey of addiction, failed treatment, and, since 2001, recovery. Andrew spent his late adolescence at a number of addiction treatment facilities, which encompassed various approaches to recovery from chemical dependency. Consequently, his substance abuse derailed his high school education.
Having highly-educated parents who studied at Harvard and MIT respectively, the interruption of Andrew’s education was a source of tremendous shame and distress for him and served as a barrier to ongoing recovery. After treatment episodes at multiple institutions, he arrived at a highly-regarded extended care facility in Boca Raton, Florida in 2001, a facility that provided him the clinical care necessary to produce a successful outcome.
Unfortunately, it was also there that his parents, then weary of their son’s many failed attempts to recover, were advised by a therapist not to support his college attendance until he was continuously clean and sober for five years, a commonly-held recommendation in the addiction treatment industry. Just shy of five years, however, Andrew’s parents encouraged him to return to school where he studied psychology and went on to receive a Master’s degree in Social Work from Florida Atlantic University.
Since that time, Andrew has spent his professional and academic career developing the Life of Purpose model, based on the philosophy that young people, need a reason to want to stay clean and sober. Higher education, more than any other environmental factor, helps produce this desire in that it fundamentally changes the way people in early recovery perceive themselves.
Andrew also serves on the Board of Directors for both The Delray Beach Drug Task Force and The Crossroads Club.

Website: www.lifeofpurposetreatment.com
Social Media:
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/LifeofPurposeFL

Overcoming Failure to Launch Syndrome in Young Adults

Dr. Robert Fischer, M.D., Psychiatrist and Executive Director at Optimum Performance Institute joins eHealth Radio and the Mental Health and Health News Channels to discuss overcoming Failure to Launch Syndrome in young adults.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Robert Fischer discuss the following:The term “Failure to Launch Syndrome” has been turning up more and more these days in everything from psychology articles to pop culture. What does it mean, in a clinical sense, when a young adult is failing to launch, and how common is it?
Your transitional residential program for young adults, Optimum Performance Institute, and your specialized Roanne Program for young adults with Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD traits have been the nation’s leaders in overcoming failure to launch in young adults for over a decade. What are the steps involved in overcoming, and is there a final common pathway to a happy, independent life, despite variations in diagnoses?

What are the first steps one should take, whether they be the young adult themselves, a concerned parent, therapist, etc. if they suspect that a young adult is having a failure to launch to the next stage of development due to a mental health issue or learning disability?
Duration: 11:36
Robert “Bob” Fischer, M.D., is a psychiatrist and the Executive Director and co-founder, with his wife Anne, of Optimum Performance Institute and the Roanne Program. He also serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, School Of Medicine in the department of psychoneuroimmunology and the Mindful Awareness Research Center.
Dr. Fischer has a strong desire to reach and serve young people who are suffering from a variety of mental health issues to help them discover their passions, transform, and to be equipped to build a life that they truly feel is worth living by overcoming Failure to Launch issues.

Show Links:
www.failuretolaunch.com
www.OPIliving.com
www.roanneprogram.com
Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/OptimumPerformanceInstitute
https://www.facebook.com/HelpforBPD
https://twitter.com/opiliving
https://twitter.com/helpforbpd

Don't Just "Let it Go" - What Can Happen if You Don't Treat Your Hearing Loss

Susanne Jones, Hearing Instrument Specialist and Customer Support Specialist at HealthyHearing.com, a website that provides information to consumers about hearing loss and hearing aids joins eHealth Radio and the Hearing & Mental Health Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Susanne Jones discuss the following:Too many people who have trouble hearing don't do anything about it. How does untreated hearing loss impact people emotionally?How does it affect mental acuity?What are the implications for mental health?Are there physical health consequences, too?What does untreated hearing loss do to people's social lives?
Duration: 10:53
Susanne Jones is the Hearing Instrument Specialist and Customer Support Specialist for Healthy Hearing. She provides education and support to people with hearing loss and the professionals who serve them.
She holds a BA in Communication from Bradley University and has years of clinical experience testing hearing and programming hearing aids as a licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist. She also has hearing loss herself and is a long-time hearing aid wearer.
Susanne resides near Roscoe, IL with her husband and two children. Outside of the office, she enjoys sports, mid-century modern architecture and design, cooking and visiting wineries.

Website: www.healthyhearing.com
Social Media Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/healthyhearing
Twitter: @hearingaids

What if your insanity is the sanity that changes the world?

Susanna Mittermaier, Clinical Psychologist, Therapist, Best Selling Author, Worldwide Speaker and Founder of Pragmatic Psychology, the revolutionary paradigm empowering people to discover their brilliance beyond normality joins eHealth Radio and the Mental Health & Personal Development Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Susanna Mittermaier discuss the following:What is insanity?What does Pragmatic Psychology offer and how is it different from traditional psychology and therapy?What if your insanity is the sanity that changes the world, what does that mean?What are the possibilities of using insanity and mental illness to one´s advantage?
Duration: 12:24
What if you could turn your past and your problems into the choice, the question and the possibility that contributes to changing yourwhole life?
Is now the time for you to get over being normal and tapping into the true brilliance of you?
Susanna Mittermaier, licensed clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, Radio Show host, Access Consciousness Facilitator, author of the New Book, Pragmatic Psychology-Practical Tools for Being Crazy Happy and worldwide speaker is creating a new paradigm with psychology and therapy, Pragmatic Psychology.
Pragmatic psychologist Susanna Mittermaier is known for her revolutionary perspective on mental illness and for inspiring people all over the world to access the greatness they are beyond abuse and disease.
Growing up in Vienna, Austria, she waltzed through life with ease and elegance, not realizing that the ease came from the difference she is choosing to be; receiving everything and everyone and judging nothing and no one, embracing the celebration of living. Susanna knows that this is a possibility everybody has! She has an enormous capacity to facilitate lightness, joy and ease beyond what this reality finds normal. She lets the world know that depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism and every other mental illness is a capacity that has not been acknowledged and can easily be turned into possibilities and creating ones´ life greater than can be imagined.
Time to employ and enjoy your crazy to create your reality?
Welcome to join to create the world you always have known is truly available for all of us!

Show Links:
www.susannamittermaier.com
www.pragmaticpsychologythebook.com

EBTConnect, Improve Your Well Being

Dr. Laurel Mellin an associate clinical professor of family and community medicine and pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine & also the founder of EBTConnect.net joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Laurel Mellin discuss the following:Can you tell us about your background in social sciences and research?When did you start Emotional Brain Training (EBT) and what is the basics of the program?Can you tell our audience about your crowdfunding campaign that has launched this September? What will the funds for the crowdfunding campaign be used for?
Duration: 7:32
Dr. Mellin is the executive director of The Institute for Health Solutions, which promotes training, research and service in methods of rewiring the emotional brain. She is the founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT). Dr. Mellin developed earlier iterations of the method, including the Solution Method and the Shapedown Program for pediatric obesity, which was adopted by the Canadian Health System, and is used extensively in the United States. Her undergraduate work was completed at the University of California, Berkeley, her Master’s degree in nutrition at San Francisco State University and her PhD was completed at Northcentral University.
Dr. Mellin wrote for President Clinton the national guidelines for the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity, and is a leader in integrative health, as well as a New York Times bestselling author (The Pathway) with her most recent book on emotional brain training: Wired for Joy. She has conducted more than 100 courses nationally for health professionals on the neuroscience and practice of rewiring the emotional brain, and has extensive media experience, including representing UCSF in media events, and appearing on programs such as Today, Oprah, Public Radio and UCTV. She is the mother of three children and lives in Marin County, California.

Website: EBTConnect.net

Borderline Personality Disorder and Failure to Launch Syndrome

Rebecca DeLeon, Program Coordinator at the Roanne Program for young adults with Borderline Personality Disorder and BPD traits and part of Optimum Performance Institute joins eHealth Radio and the Mental Health and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Rebecca DeLeon discuss the following: What is BPD?What is OFTLS, and how does BPD typically manifest itself as FTL?How does the Roanne Program treat BPD?You’re the Program Coordinator at the Roanne Program – what draws you to work with this particular population?What is the typical prognosis for a young adult with B-P-D who receives intensive intervention such as that at Roanne’s residential program?
Duration: 11:00
For more than 10 years, parents, programs, and clinicians worldwide have turned to JCAHO-accredited Optimum Performance Institute to provide the clinically sophisticated intervention young adults often need when faced with difficulties transitioning to adulthood. 
With the goal of “turning hopelessness into happiness,” OPI provides residential and intensive outpatient day treatment programs to young men and women ages 17-28 who present with a variety of mental health diagnoses ranging from Asperger’s Syndrome, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and OCD to learning disabilities.
Borderline Personality Disorder, borderline traits, and co-occurring disorders such as depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, mood disorders/anxiety, and PTSD are addressed in OPI’s breakthrough Roanne Program, the only residential treatment center in the United States serving both young women and men diagnosed with BPD. It is the only program specializing in BPD named Best in Treatment by Psychology Today Magazine.
In addition to therapeutic interventions such as DBT, CBT, and individual and group therapy, GeneSight genetic testing is offered. When pharmacological treatment is recommended, this painless, cotton swab to the inner cheek test allows OPI psychiatrists to quickly and accurately identify, on a very individualized level, which medications will likely have the most benefits and least side effects.
OPI is the first transformational program of its kind to recognize and address the relationship that exists between diagnosis and a ‘failure to launch,’ when young adults are held back from progressing to the next stage of development, including difficulty transitioning to college, leaving home, or being self-sufficient.
OPI is accredited as a residential treatment center. It’s comprehensive, highly therapeutic programs have proven effective treating the most debilitating of diagnoses.  Individualized treatment plans take into account the young adult’s interests so that the goal of building a life worth living can be established and built upon long after discharge. Call (888) 814-5985.

Show Links:
Roanne Program
www.roanneprogram.com
Optimum Performance Institute
www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com
Social Media:
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Twitter
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