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Dr. Holly Sawyer is the director of the Masters in Addictions Counseling (MAC) program and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Counseling and Family Therapy at Drexel University.
Prior to her employment at Drexel University, Dr. Holly was a clinical director at an intensive outpatient treatment facility and clinical supervisor at a methadone clinic.
For 19 years, she has been teaching in the areas of K-12, Adult Basic Education, and Higher Education. She is a private practice practitioner in Pennsylvania where she helps professional Black women navigate microaggressions in the workplace by helping them find their inner power through assertiveness without using substances to cope.
She is a licensed professional counselor, a nationally certified counselor, a certified advanced alcohol and drug counselor, a qualified Substance Abuse Professional, and a certified board-endorsed clinical supervisor.
She's a private practitioner at Life First Therapy where she helps professional Black women navigate microaggressions in the workplace by helping them find their inner power through assertiveness without using substances to cope.
She also owns an online group practice, Therapy Loft Collective. She is a national mental health public speaker who has been a panelist and conference presenter for the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC).
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Eric graduated from West Point in 2003, the William and Mary MBA program in 2013, and the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies in 2019.
He has served in various leadership positions throughout his career, including an active duty logistics officer, platoon leader, a battalion commander.
The views stated in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense or its components.
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Latoya Shea is a spiritual life coach dedicated to helping people live more fulfilling lives.
Being on her own after being homeless at the age of 13, Latoya has experienced and triumphed over many obstacles. Inspired by the many that have influenced her life, she has lived a life dedicated to service and education.
This has led her on a deep spiritual journey and intimacy with God. She has been known by many titles such as health inspector, veteran, nurse, Anesthetist, prophet, and teacher until she finally accepted her calling as God's vessel to do good and guide many back to Him as a Spiritual Life Coach.
Five Ways That Forgiveness Can Heal Your Heart and Mind:
Holding a grudge against someone or even yourself can have a profound negative impact on your mental health and even cause you to feel out of alignment spiritually. To forgive is to cancel the debit you've held onto within. It may not be easy but, it can have a positive impact on all aspects of your life.
Wartime To Peacetime
When there is an unresolved issue within you or between you and others, you're in a perpetual mindset of war. You may find yourself less trustworthy and more impatient than you can remember. Forgiveness allows you to once again experience the world from a peaceful point of view. Your perceptions in all areas of life can improve because of it.
Spiritual Alignment
Many religions and spiritual customs preach the virtue of forgiveness. In some faiths, forgiveness is a crucial part of attaining bliss in this life as well as the afterlife. When a person is able to take this step, they may feel like they are once again in the flow of life and moving towards their highest greater good.
Healing Begins
Being able to forgive yourself can be one of the hardest things to do. An unresolved matter of the mind or heart is an open wound that will never heal on its own. The moment you give this concern your undivided attention and make peace with it, you can finally start to recover from it.
Increased Strength
Mahatma Gandhi once said "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." As you come to terms with longstanding matters within yourself or others, expect to see a growth spurt in your mental and spiritual fortitude.
More Happy Days
When a boulder that has occupied your heart and soul is finally removed, you can anticipate happier days to come. You'll suddenly have "extra" energy and time that you fill with new friends and positive experiences.
Website Link: https://latoyashea.com/
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Harleny Vasquez is a Licensed Social Worker and a First-Generation Latina. She is the founder of her business yourEVOLVEDmind, where she is a social work career coach helping aspiring social workers in all stages.
Her area of focus includes resume and cover letter writing, personal branding, LinkedIn marketing, salary negotiation, and confidence building. She provides her clients with the tools needed to secure their next opportunity using the LinkedIn platform.
She is a workshop facilitator and speaker on a mission to uplift and elevate the social work profession. She is an experienced social worker with over 10 years working in social services providing trauma-informed care.
In her 9-5, she is a Clinical Recruiter for a mental health tech company on a mission to build effective clinical teams to deliver quality mental health services.
https://yourevolvedmind.mykajabi.com/
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Join Adam and Jonathon, two Licensed Clinical Social Workers and the founders of Campus DBT, as they empower college students with the DBT-based skills needed to navigate their personal journey through the development of balanced living, mindfulness, and healthy relationships.
In this episode, Adam and Jonathon delve into the importance of equipping college students with the tools to navigate the challenges they may face during their academic years.
Drawing on their expertise as Licensed Clinical Social Workers, they provide valuable insights and practical strategies to help students achieve emotional well-being, foster healthy relationships, and cultivate mindfulness.
As the founders of Campus DBT, Adam and Jonathon have a deep understanding of the unique pressures and stressors that college students often encounter.
They believe that by incorporating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques into their approach, students can develop the necessary skills to effectively manage their emotions, cope with stress, and maintain healthy boundaries.
Adam and Jonathon share their wealth of knowledge and experience, offering guidance on topics such as developing a work-life balance, managing academic expectations, and building healthy relationships.
They explore the concept of mindfulness and its benefits, providing practical exercises and tips that students can incorporate into their daily lives.
Whether you're a college student seeking guidance or a concerned parent, this video provides valuable insights and actionable advice to support students on their journey toward personal growth and well-being.
Adam and Jonathon's passion for helping college students shines through as they inspire viewers to embrace their personal development and create a life of balance, mindfulness, and healthy relationships.
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https://twitter.com/CampusDBT/status/1560026020555759616
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Dr. Greg Schreeuwer is a chiropractor, kinesiologist, and human behavioral specialist. He specializes in helping people overcome the obstacles, limitations, and challenges keeping them from accomplishing their goals and dreams.
He is dedicated to helping people truly understand how they can live a healthier, more empowered, and fuller life, doing what they love.
Dr. Greg Schreeuwer works with a range of tools and techniques including NCR® and NET®, which is a kinesiology technique for finding and removing imbalances related to unresolved stress in the body and mind. He is the only provider of NCR® (NeuroCranial Restructuring) in Sydney, Australia.
In 2008, he presented at the A5M conference on NCR® and was featured in Grazia Magazine later that year. In 2011 and 2012, he attended several of Dr. John F. Demartini's programs on human behavior and has since expanded his knowledge in this area significantly.
Through his exposure to the work of Dr. Demartini, he developed a hands-on coaching technique called Integrative Kinesiology™.
The technique uses a combination of kinesiology and specific, targeted questions that are designed to help patients clearly identify and become aware of powerful and life-changing action steps.
Dr. Greg Schreeuwer focuses on supporting, challenging, and empowering people who have felt that they’re not good enough or worthy enough to create a life of meaning.
Whether dealing with business, finances, relationships, health issues, anxiety, or depression, Greg's practice focuses on helping a person take ownership of their core values so that they can flourish without bowing to the weight of expectations and societal norms.
Learn more about Dr. Schreeuwer - https://gregschreeuwer.com
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http://linkedin.com/in/drschreeuwer
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Elliot is the Co-Founder and President of A Brighter Day, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teens manage depression and stress.
Elliot and his wife started the nonprofit in 2015 in memory of their youngest son, Jake, who committed suicide at 19.
Every year, millions of teenagers struggle with thoughts of depression, deep sadness, isolation, stress, and the feeling of helplessness. Because of their mental health issues, thousands commit suicide, making it one of the leading causes of death among teens in the US.
Sadly, and too often, the parents of these teens are the last to learn about their child's mental problems, and sometimes it's too late to take action.
A Brighter Day aims to stop teen suicide by educating teens and their parents about mental disorders and providing resources they can use to reach out and communicate when depression and stress are affecting either their own or the lives of those around them.
They have helped thousands of teens deal with mental health issues while still allowing them to retain their privacy and dignity.
Elliot is also actively involved in several other nonprofit organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club of Contra Costa, and Congregation B’nai Shalom, for which he has helped raise millions of dollars.
For nearly 30 years, he has also run a wealth management firm, Prosperity Financial Group, which helps individuals achieve their retirement goals and uniquely invest their assets.
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https://www.facebook.com/uniteforabrighterday
https://abrighterday.info/videos/
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Cory Greenberg is the Outreach Manager for Pacific Preparatory, an accredited 1:1 virtual school for k-12 students.
She collaborates with professionals in the education and mental health fields to spread the word about how PacPrep supports a diverse student population with an innovative academic model, and to cultivate a holistic support network for the families.
She is a former Licensed Clinical Social Worker, having worked in Child Welfare and grant-funded community programs to address juvenile crime. She also launched a successful consulting business, helping families with their children's complex sleep issues.
She has three school-age children and lives in Houston, Texas.
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Benoit Kim is a former policymaker turned therapist and the host of Discover More Podcast- a show for introspective thinkers with growth mindsets seeking authentic life stories.
After leaving the private sector upon graduation, Benoit joined Teach for America (TFA) to teach in inner-city Philadelphia which soon became his entry point into the world of nonprofits and policy.
Then, in 2017, as a veteran, he experienced a deployment that forced him to take a leave from my AmeriCorps commitment with TFA and my graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
This near-deployment (i.e., when Trump and Kim Jun Un were threatening nuclear actions and my unit was summoned to support the troops on the North-South Korean border which was canceled 1 day before his mobilization due to the situation being de-escalated) catalyzed his first major depression and forced him to contemplate his mortality.
Growing up with a "tiger mom," I always was taught to believe that perseverance would always prevail until it did not. This was a profound realization and I believed in mental health for the first time in 24 years of my life at the time. After my near-deployment, I worked in the policymaking sector via truancy prevention and social equity programming until my most recent second career pivoted into the clinical field as a therapist.
I had to reconcile with the difficult truth that the macro is always comprised of the micros and I did not want to sacrifice my soul vis-a-vis compromising my own moral compass for the sake of utilitarian impact over time.
Benoit's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/discovermorepodcast
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Alex Wisch is a leading Peak Human Performance and Executive "Flow" Coach. He has worked with professional and Olympic-bound athletes to develop personalized winning strategies and with top industry leaders to optimize their productivity, sustainability, health, and confidence.
In addition, he has helped companies turn ideas into multi-million dollar revenue-producing opportunities, along with assisting large corporations to target strategic partnerships and investors.
Alex is also a mental health speaker and survivor of nearly a decade of debilitating depression.
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Laura Vaisman is a writer, author & mental health advocate. She teaches others that our body is the boss and that the emotions that arise from what we are feeling in our bodies are the greatest gift.
She isn’t afraid to share her own journey from healing past traumas & struggles with CPTSD. There’s too much stigma around speaking about one’s mental health, she creates the space for people to express their emotions.
It’s her mission to change the way we speak & understand mental health by normalizing human behavior and having a better understanding of the impact of trauma.
She’s been writing for over a decade on her former travel blog (Traveling Jersey Girl) and published two books, Spiritual Nomad: A Journey Within and Abroad & her new book Penny Panic, an anxiety book for teens to learn how to use coping skills to manage their anxiety.
She tells others that inner work and healing your traumas is hard work but it can be done. Healing can be messy, beautiful, and sometimes all at the same time. She preaches that consistency, showing up the best way you can, and taking it one step at a time can create change.
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Links to Laura's books.
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Spiritual Nomad: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KQ8K88Y
Penny Panic: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1096679477
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Safe Hypnotherapy is an online mental health clinic that specializes in treating both anxiety symptoms and anxiety disorders, using Telehealth video calls.
This allows you to get the mental health services you need from the comfort of your own home.
We use Strategic Hypnotherapy, which is a highly effective combination of Strategic Psychotherapy & Clinical Hypnosis.
Strategic Hypnotherapy is one of the briefest forms of therapy because it allows us to identify the root cause of your anxiety in your conscious mind and then treat the problem where it exists, in your subconscious mind.
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Lucas Catton has worked in the behavioral health field for more than two decades with facilities and group practices around the country. He has helped establish and grow multiple programs and has served as a consultant and strategic advisor for many others.
His vision to create affordable, accessible help to assist everyday people to lead happier, healthier lives continues to shape the future of Innovia Behavioral Health.
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Jonathan Le is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and the Founder of Anchor Point Professional Counseling, a mental health private practice located in North Bethesda, Maryland.
As a Cambodian, first-generation college graduate, and business owner, Jonathan is passionate about bringing mental health awareness to minority communities.
Jonathan hosts mental health workshops and continuing education courses to educate business professionals, local churches, and members of the Asian community about depression and anxiety.
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Having grown up with serious mental illness and substance abuse in his family, Brendon became a mental health advocate because he saw what happens when you don't have access, support, resources, or even awareness for mental health. Brendon has been fortunate to work in entertainment as well as digital health startups in a myriad of roles.
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Note: I accidentally said Aspen Growth Counseling instead of Aspen Growth Coaching.
Alex is the Founder and CEO of Aspen Growth Coaching, a company that pushes the limits of mental health care and brings the magic of residential treatment home.
She also supports already highly successful people who feel out of alignment to radically re-prioritize their lives and move forward with intention through private mindset mentorship.
Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in Feminist Studies and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in clinical treatment, advocacy, and coaching settings for 15 years.
Always pushing the limits of conventional treatment, Alex is known for encouraging her clients and her team to be curious and to look for insight and inspiration in unlikely places.
Clients often describe Alex as simultaneously tough and caring and appreciate her direct and clear-headed approach to relationships.
Alex is of the firm belief that good treatment starts with care for the provider, and empowers her team to be radically innovative and unapologetically bold in their professional and personal lives.
When not focused on AGC, you can find Alex outside with her crew of five cattle dogs and four horses, or lifting weights and eating lots of plants!
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Morgan is a mental health speaker, author, and therapist. Overcoming her own mental illness has inspired her to help others and let them know they aren't alone. Morgan’s passion has led her to some beautiful people and places and she wants to share that with the world.
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Natasha is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in three states Florida, Oregon, and Washington, a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional (CCFP), and a Compassion Fatigue Educator.
She received her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University, Sarasota. She works with adolescents and adults in her role as a staff therapist for Headspace Health.
Natasha's previous experience includes 15 years as an educator, community mental health worker, and private practice. She has presented on various topics including Destigmatizing Mental Health Care, Compassion Fatigue, and Effective Techniques for Working with Teens.
She operates from a cultural humility perspective and is an ally of the LGTBQIA+ community. She is especially passionate about working with clients who are struggling with trauma and anxiety.
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Shelly Smith is a licensed therapist, and co-founder of Good Human Work. She believes that founders should take care of their mental and relational health first and foremost. Shelly has personally seen the consequences of not taking care of mental and relational health and understands the importance of investing in this aspect of business for the long-term success of any organization.At Good Human Work, Shelly and her team of licensed therapists and business consultants provide Team Therapy to organizations. Team Therapy is a specialized service that supports the relationships of co-founders, teams, leadership, family-owned businesses, and other stakeholders whose mental health and relationships will impact an organization and have a healing effect.Good Human Work also provides individual, couple, and family therapy to founders, which can be beneficial in addressing the unique mental and relational health issues they may be facing. Shelly believes that taking time to focus on mental and relational health will help to protect the humanity of founders, and in turn, protect and support the entire business.Shelly is passionate about helping founders, investors, and accelerators understand the importance of mental and relational health in a business setting. She often spends time talking to them about how to take care of this aspect of their business in order to ensure its success.At Good Human Work, Shelly and her team are dedicated to helping founders, teams, and organizations take care of their mental health and relationships in order to create a healthy business environment. Through their therapy and business services, they strive to help organizations achieve success and longevity.Learn more about Good Human Work at goodhumanwork.com
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Prospera Offers Low-Cost Cognitive Behavioral Mental Healthcare With Andrea NilesAndrea is a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive expertise in developing integrated, digitally-enabled behavioral health interventions. In her career she uses technology to improve engagement, effectiveness, and efficiency of behavioral health services. Her experience bridges clinical work, statistics, machine learning, programming, research, and project management. And she has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals on behavioral therapies for anxiety and depression.Andrea is also the founder Prospera Mental Health and Wellness, with the goal of making high quality mental health care more accessible and affordable. Prospera is the only nationwide provider of low-cost cognitive behavioral therapy, the most effective treatment approach for anxiety and depression.For more information about Prospera visit https://prosperamhw.com/
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