Mental Health News Radio

Join counselors Melanie Vann and Melissa Richards with host Kristin Sunanta Walker talking about life after you've gone no contact with toxicity (people, situations, our own behavior).  Learning how to enjoy your alone time and putting yourself first: Extreme self-care! www.mentalhealthnewsradio.com

Stop negative thought patterns by changing your brain chemistry. Anyone can feel positive. Anyone can enjoy the happy brain chemicals that positivity unleashes. That may seem foolish because the bad in the world is so obvious. Negativity may seem like an intelligent response to the world around you. But when you know how your brain creates that response, you have the power to create a new one. We have inherited a brain that’s inclined to go negative. It’s not that we want to feel bad—on the contrary, our brain evolved to seek good feelings. We go negative because our brain expects negativity to feel good. This paradox makes sense when you know the operating system we’ve inherited from our animal ancestors. All mammals have the same brain chemicals controlled by the same basic brain structures. Your mammal brain rewards you with good feelings when you do things that promote your survival. But your brain defines survival in a quirky way. This is why we end up with patterns that feel bad in our quest to feel good. You can transcend your natural mammalian negativity. You can train your brain to go positive. This book shows how to rewire yourself for positivity in six weeks, in just three minutes a day. Positivity does not mean ignoring the realities of life. It means adjusting for the brain’s natural tendency to ignore the positives of life. Whether you’re frustrated by your own negativity or the negativity of others, The Science of Positivity can help. First, we’ll explore the negative and positive chemicals that control your brain. Then you’ll learn how to PARE negativity with Personal Agency and Realistic Expectations. You can build a positive thought habit that lets in all the good that your inner mammal overlooked. www.innermammalinstitute.org

Back to the roots of our host Kristin Sunanta Walker who interviews Rachel Grant about childhood sexual abuse.  The owner and founder of Rachel Grant Coaching and is a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach. She is also the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse. She works with survivors of childhood sexual abuse who are beyond sick and tired of feeling broken, unfixable, and burdened by the past. She helps them let go of the pain of abuse and finally feel normal. Her program, Beyond Surviving, has been specifically designed to change the way we think about and heal from abuse. Based on her educational training, study of neuroscience, and lessons learned from her own journey, she has successfully used this program since 2007 to help her clients break free from the past and move on with their lives. Rachel holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology. She provides a compassionate and challenging approach for her clients while using coaching as opposed to therapeutic models. She is also a member of San Francisco Coaches and CSA Survivor Force. Learn more at www.rachelgrantcoaching.com.

Join counselors Melanie Vann and Melissa Richards with host Kristin Sunanta Walker talking about narcissistic families.  We've had many requests from all over the globe for this discussion so dive in and learn about how to deal with toxic families.  Of course we share our personal stories and some strategies to help you get through the holidays. www.mentalhealthnewsradio.com

Ms. Farley is Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for the National Council for Behavioral Health, where she monitors federal legislation and regulations related to behavioral health and health reform; educates members on policy developments and trends; mobilizes grassroots campaigns to support public policies that strengthen the mental health and addiction safety net; and directs the National Council's annual Hill Day. www.thenationalcouncil.org www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org

Steve Millette has 25 years experience in the behavioral health and addiction services recovery field in the roles of clinician, trainer, supervisor and administrator. His competencies include clinical best practice implementation, treatment innovation, 12-step recovery programming and organizational leadership and development. He previously served as the Executive Director of Treatment Services at Pavillon International in North Carolina, a nationally known center for the treatment of addictions and related mental health disorders. In addition, Mr. Millette has held top administrative positions at prominent treatment facilities within the state of Florida, including Hanley-Hazelden. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Assumption College and his master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Nova University. Mr. Millette is a licensed mental health and addiction counselor. Website Interviewed live at The National Conference of Addiction Disorders in Denver, CO 2016.  Dropped by for a quick chat with Dan Griffin, counselor Melissa Richards, and host Kristin Sunanta Walker!

Listen as MHNR host, Kristin Walker, interviews Dr. Mario Hernandez, Professor and Chair of the Department of Child and Family Studies (within the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at the University of South Florida. In his role as Chair, Dr. Hernandez discusses the new Master of Science in Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health program and research development. Most Recently, Dr. Hernandez co authored an article for The Journal of Behavioral Health Services published by the National Council for Behavioral Health. The results of the survey discussed in the article were startling. Dr. Hernandez provides leadership and management for a variety of research and technical assistance projects at the local, national, and international levels. He has also co-edited two books, Promoting Cultural Competence in Children’s Mental Health Services and Developing Outcome Strategies in Children’s Mental Health which he further discusses with Kristin on the show. He has published articles and book chapters on developing outcome strategies for children’s mental health, cultural competence and in applying logic models to support community change efforts. Additionally, he edited and contributed to: a special issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology, focused on exemplars of community practice that have used logic models to guide their local efforts; the Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, focusing on child mental health policy; and, the Journal of Behavioral Healthcare and Research, focusing on system accountability in children’s mental health. For his full bio visit HERE. www.thenationalcouncil.org

Cultural Competence in Children’s Mental Health Services: Dr. Mario Hernandez Promo.  Show airs next week.  Stay Tuned....

If you haven't come across an article by Suzannah Weiss you are out of the generational loop on politics, feminism, activism, life as an author, and what is going on with our culture.  She is a writer, editor, and communications strategist with expertise in social justice, relationships, arts and culture, science, and technology.  Her articles are everywhere and her insight fits the generation twenty years apart from our host, Kristin Sunanta Walker.  Join us as these two get down to business on the most shared topics of our time. www.suzannahweiss.com

Kim Saeed of www.letmereach.com joins our host Kristin Sunanta Walker to discuss hoovering and no contact. Maintaining self-care after no contact is vital so staying no contact but what happens after narcissistic abuse? We take a step past healing and look at what Kim's new initiatives have in store for survivors. Life really does get better after no contact!

Dr. Ross Ellenhorn is by far one of the most interesting professionals we have had the pleasure of interviewing. Dr. Ellenhorn and his partner, Dr. Madhavl Prakash, founded Prakash Ellenhorn with the goal of synergizing their expertise and experience to create a private, state-of–the–art PACT program. Not only will you learn about Prakash Ellenhorn, a facility that embraces a holistic and psychosocial perspective, but you will also learn about the man that runs a vibrant, energized organization that is innovative, flexible, thoughtful, and provides individualized treatment planning for clients. Dr. Ellenhorn is the first person to receive a joint Ph.D. from the prestigious Florence Heller School for Social Welfare Policy and Management and the Department of Sociology at Brandeis University. After the interview, you will understand that this first won't be his last. Dr. Ellenhorn has given talks and seminars throughout the country, and has provided consultation to numerous mental health agencies and psychiatric hospitals on the subjects of hospital diversion, psychosocial rehabilitation, patient careerism and the PACT model. Read the full blog article HERE. www.prakashellenhorn.com

Join Kristin Sunanta Walker and counselors Melanie Vann and Melissa Richards as they discuss narcissism and addiction. What is the correlation? Does one feed the other? What is the difference? www.mentalhealthnewsradio.com

Dan Griffin, MA is from Griffin Recovery Enterprises, Inc. and is a Senior Fellow, The Meadows.  He's an author, speaker, and trainer  Check out his Books! A Man's Way through the Twelve Steps, A Man's Way through Relationships, Helping Men Recover www.dangriffin.com Kristin Walker is the host of Mental Health News Radio and the CEO of everythingEHR. www.everythingehr.com and www.mentalhealthnewsradio.com Join Kristin and Dan as they discuss the hot topic of intimacy and why men have affairs while in monogmous relationships.  

Scott Smith is an agent, mentor, and supervisor with the Recovering from Religion Hotline Project as well as the co-host of the Recovering from Religion podcast. Scott was raised Southern Baptist and has been identifying as an atheist since 2009.  He is a retired U.S. Army intelligence analyst who served in West Germany, Fort Drum, NY, Haiti, Somalia, Hawaii, Iraq, Washington D.C., and San Antonio, TX where he also resides now.  Prior to that, he attended the University of Kentucky and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Recovering From Religion is intimately familiar with the path of one’s journey in questioning, doubting, and changing one's beliefs. They exist to help others cross this sometimes confusing bridge. Their passion is connecting others with support, resources, community, and most of all, hope. Their Hotline Project offers compassionate agents via phone and chat who will listen and offer support.  Their Secular Therapy Project connects doubters who will offer only evidence-based and non-religious treatment. They also have local support groups that give the opportunity for face to face peer support to explore the impact of religion in one’s life without judgement. Their Hotline can be reached at 1-84-I-DOUBT-IT (844-368-2848).  If you are interested in their therapist project or support groups visit their webpage atwww.recoveringfromreligion.org.

Welcome attorney Megan M. Lyons with Lyons Law from Orlando Florida. Megan shares her personal survivor story of narcissistic abuse and the long road to recovery. Megan has implemented her knowledge from real life experiences to assist her clients who also suffer from narcissistic abuse in family court. If you have questions for Megan she can be reached via her law practice at the numbers and website listed below:  Office Ph: 407-476-3437 Fax: 321-445-5598 www.fiercelaw.com