Mental Health News Radio

Dr. Ronald Alexander (Dr. Ron) joins us on Mental Health News Radio to discuss his book Wise Mind Open Mind and his incredible career.  We get to know him, even for a moment in time, and to understand why he chose this work, what he is passionate about, and what he's doing next.  Spend a lovely 50 minutes with us exploring spirituality, being your most authentic self, and how important it is to live within your innate curiosity.   Read the full blog article here.

Join counselor Melissa Richards and counselor Melanie Vann with our host Kristin Sunanta Walker as they discuss what narcissistic shunning and shaming is and how to heal from this often used weapon.  We tell our history with this type of abuse but also utilize different examples of how this abuse is enacted.  

Donna Andersen joins us on Mental Health News Radio to discuss her advocacy regarding recognizing and recovering from narcissistic, sociopathic, and psychopathic abuse.   Read the full blog article HERE.

Author Shahida Arabi joins counselor Melanie Vann and Host Kristin Walker to discuss Narcissistic grandiosity, entitlement, and pathological envy.  

Ora Nadrich is a Certified Life Coach, Certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher, and author of Says Who? How One Simple Question Can Change The Way You Think Forever.  Join us for a lovely interview with her on Mental Health News Radio. Read the full blog article here.

Join Matt from the Mental Health News Radio team discussing being a male empath and relationships with female emotional predators.

Counselor and author Christine Louis de Canonvile joins us on Mental Health News Radio to discuss her work training counselors in the U.K. about Narcissistic Victim Syndrome.  We touch upon narcissists who can dip into empathy which is really tricky and goes against the popular belief that they have no empathy.  

Jennifer Pearson with Animals on the Mind, the Human Animal Connection conference is a student of social work at the University of Colorado, Denver. She is also an activist for animal rights and discusses her role at the university in working with students and animals.

Etu Evans is a Celebrity Footwear and Furniture designer, Speaker for the visionary, Business coach and philanthropist, who has used his background as a behaviorial therapist to empower individuals to put their best foot forward from Paris to Harlem. He has designed for Beyounce, Halle Berry, Tyra Banks, Michael B. Jordan, to receiving calls from Sharon Stone, just to name a few. His media credits include the hottest design segment of the View, Americas Top Model, to Elle, Harper's Bazaar and the cover of Shoes Magazine. As a speaker he has opened up for Les Brown and leading corporate companies and civic organizations and named the National Association of Social Workers Association Person of the Year. He serves as a catalyst for change through his Solesville Foundation which specializes in global shoe distribution and advocacy against sex trafficking, and mentoring at risk boys in New York and Maryland through his Purple Boot Initiative. Read the full blog article HERE.

Carly Robbins from Animals on the Mind, the Human Animal Connection Conference. Carly is a student of the social work program at the University of Denver Colorado. She stops by to discuss the program and talk about why working with animals in therapy is important to her. 

Join our very own Melanie Vann, clinician Melissa Richards, and host Kristin Sunanta Walker on our Empowered Empath Series. Today we talk about sexual energy, using it wisely, and how a narcissist uses this as way to wound whereas an unempowered empath can use it out of being wounded. Important to know the difference! And important to know how to be mindful, as an Empath, of how your sexual history will have an impact on your life. Read the full blog article HERE.

You would be lucky to have Artie Haraway as your neighbor. Good Neighbor Community Services is on the cutting edge of recreating the human services industry. “Creating A New Way of Life” is the company slogan which encompasses their desire to bring out the best in their clients. Good Neighbor's wrap around approach to behavioral health care, state of the art day programs and group homes, and their new pilot program with Anthem makes them the standard to which every health care agency aspires. Listen in to hear Artie Haroway, Good Neighbor's Director of Marketing and Outreach, talk about the exciting new ventures they are about to embark on.  You will hear how his marketing genius has helped build this bar none agency, how their work in telepsychiatry inspired an invitation from the Discovery Channel, and how their new pilot program with Anthem can change the lives of families that are in desperate need of help. This program could truly be the gateway to other private insurances following suit and participating in these life saving programs. Read the full blog article HERE.

Join Trauma expert Vinnie Strumolo, CEO of Treehouse, in Dallas Texas, an Addiction Campuses location.  Vinnie talks to Melanie Vann about trauma and how it relates to addiction. Many people turn to addiction as a coping mechanism after facing trauma such as physical/sexual abuse or neglect or a traffic accident. If left unresolved, these issues can haunt the victim for the rest of their life. Vinnie has been working in the area of trauma and addictions for over 24 years.  Read the full blog article HERE.

Adam Clark joins us on Mental Health News Radio to discuss his work as a grief counselor working with pet bereavement. We are live at The Institute for Human Animal Connection in Denver Colorado.   Read the full blog article HERE.

Rupert Isaacson joins us for a sound byte at The Human Animal Connection conference at the University of Denver. He’s signing books and one of the invited presenters. Luckily we were able to talk about his work for a few moments. Enjoy! Read the full blog article HERE.