Behavioral Health Integration

In this BHI episode I had the pleasure of having Crystal Hill on my show to discuss her journey in recovery. Crystal is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Twin Cities Wellness Center & Recovery Gym. She is a woman in long-term recovery from serving two incarcerations and 25 years of severe addiction and eating disorder struggles. Crystal is a graduate of Capella University where she re...

In today's BHI episode I had the honor and pleasure of having returning special guest Robert Andrews-Mendoza. In this prt 2 episode we will be continuing our discussion on new and updated policies and rules for what takes for an MN LADC to have their own private practice. We will also be getting to the questions the audience has regarding policies and procedures of developing a private practice. W...

In today's BHI episode I had the honor and pleasure of having returning special guest Robert Andrews-Mendoza. In this episode we will be discussing new and updated policies and rules for what takes for an MN LADC to have their own private practice. With Roberts knowledge, passion, and hard work he has paved the way for more LADC's to learn about these game-changing career opportunity's. We also we...

In this special BHI episode we get to meet special guest Alexandra Artzoglou. We have the pleasure of hearing her life story on how she first got involved in psychedelics as well as the work helping and advocating for psychedelic use to help individuals with there mental health. Currently, Alexandra aids others get their lives (and minds) in order by becoming conscious and intentional about how th...

It was an honor having Bishoy on my show as a BHI special guest! Dr. Bishoy is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, who also collaborates and advise on projects that utilizes AI to further advance knowledge of mental illnesses. In this special live episode we get into great discussion topics on raising mental health awareness of parents of children with depression. We dive into the symptoms of dep...

It was an amazing pleasure having Jillian Rigert on the show! Jillian is a phenomenal Oral Medicine Physician, Post-Doc Research Fellow in Radiation Oncology, Air Force Veteran, Leadership Coach, Blogger, YouTube Enthusiast. I had a great time discussing the many different humanistic element that can make for an authentic life as well as pursuing your true life passions. We also get into a deep di...

It was an amazing pleasure having Jillian Rigert on the show! Jillian is a phenomenal Oral Medicine Physician, Post-Doc Research Fellow in Radiation Oncology, Air Force Veteran, Leadership Coach, Blogger, YouTube Enthusiast. I had a great time discussing the many different humanistic element that can make for an authentic life as well as pursuing your true life passions. We also get into a deep di...

In this episode we dive into the realm where mental health and addiction meet the nutritional intervention of "Ketogenics". I have the great pleasure of having Nicole Laurent on as a special guest with over 15+ yrs as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Specializing in Ketogenic Therapies for mental & neurological health. Lauren is also a metabolic psychiatry practitioner working with clients...

In this special edition live episode we will be discussing with Brian Nystrom on what his main passions and motivations were for entering the behavioral health field. We then learn the many journey Brian and his wife took as it comes to helping individuals in need. Brian then went into discussion on how he learned to manage and build a treatment program. We will learn his current thoughts on the b...

It was a great honor and privilege to have Brian on my show!! Brian possess over two decades of expertise in steering individuals and teams to advance clinical objectives. Brian leads in the implementation of innovative clinical programs and initiatives that holistically address behavioral health and addiction issues. We got into many great discussions on how Brian first got motivated to be in the...

It was a great honor and privilege to have Brian on my show!! Brian possess over two decades of expertise in steering individuals and teams to advance clinical objectives. Brian leads in the implementation of innovative clinical programs and initiatives that holistically address behavioral health and addiction issues. We got into many great discussions on how Brian first got motivated to be in the...

BHI Episode #100!!!! It was a great honor and pleasure having Casey on the show for episode # 100! Casey will get into discussion on what motivated him to author his new book "Mommy’s Getting Sober". We will also be discussion the many elements that are involved in the process of how and why a parent decides to get into recovery. As well as what effect that has on the child throughout that process...

I had a tremendous time with Virna on the show! Virna is a professional with extensive experience in behavioral health leadership and operations of primary care integrated care settings federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers and medication assisted treatment programs- as clinician and administrator. We start the show off by having Virna expressing to us what really mot...

I had such an amazing time with these great healthcare professionals. In this episode we dive into the future of psychedelic interventions as it comes to the therapeutic approach and how the future may look integrating psychedelic assisted therapies into the health care system. We also have many great discussions on the health care system as it comes to reimbursement of services and what different...

It was a great pleasure having Paula on my show! EMDR Chicago-Paula Merucci, MSW, LCSW, CADC, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Certified Therapist in EMDR. Paula gets into her own personal motivations for being in the mental health and substance abuse field. We begin talking about the origins of EMDR as who created...

It was an honor having Bishoy on my show as a BHI special guest! Bishoy is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Fellow Physician at Rush University Medical Center with post doctoral clinical research training in Behavioral and Cardiovascular medicine . In this episode we talked about Bishoys passion for wanting to be a medical doctor as well as what motivated him to get into the field of both chil...

It was a great pleasure having Kevin Doyle and Benjamin Caldwell on my show as special guests. Benjamin starts the episode by expressing what his main motivations were for writing his book “Saving Psychotherapy”. Then both Benjamin and Kevin give their professional insight into the mental health and addiction crisis as it comes to the professionals working in the behavioral health field. This enta...

It was an absolute honor having Charlie on my show. Charlie has an amazing story from when he was a teenager having the strong motivation and desire to be a Navy SEAL to finally making his dreams come true becoming a SEAL. Charlie get's into a great discussion on what it took for him to make this dream happen as well as what it was truly like for him and fellow SEAL's while being deployed. We also...

It was a great honor and pleasure having Dr Miriam on my show! We went into many different aspects that play a significant role in burnout as it comes to stress and anxiety for medical doctors attempting to provide optimal care for there patients. We also went into discussions on the difficulty's and barriers medical doctors experience when attempting to get mental health or substance use services...

I have the great honor of welcoming back special guests Randy Anderson and Jay Pee! In this episode we will catch up with both Randy Anderson and Jay Pee on there current work as it comes to helping individuals struggling with addiction. We will discuss Randy's exciting new role as a Board Member of Behavioral Health and Therapy and what that entails in the future. We will get into discussions on...

It was an amazing honor having Holy Smoke Vegas's Shauna McQueen and Arthur “Doc” McClenaghan on the show to express how they got to the place they are in life and how they truly inspire others! Arthur “Doc” McClenaghan and Shawna McQueen reach out to a community of people who live underground in the tunnels of Las Vegas. Under the glare of the neon lights of the Strip, an estimated 1,000 people h...

It was an amazing honor having  Holy Smoke Vegas's Shauna McQueen and Arthur “Doc” McClenaghan on the show to express how they got to the place they are in life and how they truly inspire others! Arthur “Doc” McClenaghan and Shawna McQueen reach out to a community of people who live underground in the tunnels of Las Vegas. Under the glare of the neon lights of the Strip, an estimated 1,000 people...

"Navigating the Healthcare System" In this BHI episode I had the privilege of having Jennie Byrne on my show getting into her passion and motivation that led her to be an amazing Physician. Jennie get's into many informative discussions on her role as a psychiatrist and researcher in the field of healthcare. We then get into her passion for helping individual's with neurological disorders as well...

Part 2 of "Healing Trauma with psychedelics"  I had a tremendous discussion regarding many aspects and benefits of psychedelic therapy with two amazing professionals Shannon Duncan and Richard O'Bannon. Shannon goes into a deep dive into the world of his own personal psychedelic experiences growing up and how it helped heal his own personal trauma. We also get into some details based on Shannons m...

Part 1 of "Healing Trauma with psychedelics"  I had a tremendous discussion regarding many aspects and benefits of psychedelic therapy with two amazing professionals Shannon Duncan and Richard O'Bannon. Shannon goes into a deep dive into the world of his own personal psychedelic experiences growing up and how it helped heal his own personal trauma. We also get into some details based on Shannons m...