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According to NCBI suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth aged 10–24 years old. They also found an association between increased social media/internet use and suicide attempts in seven studies. Nate Randle is on a mission to change these statistics by providing an alternative to a smart phone. As he tells us in this podcast, its about more than just safe tech, it's about letting thes...

Dan Briscoe is President at BuildWitt, which is team of people focused on the heavy civil, mining, and demolition industries. Their services include branding, content, websites, HR & recruiting, and business development consulting. Dan, along with a team of innovators, including the social media phenom and CEO of BuildWitt, Aaron Witt are making it cool to work in the dirt. Dan, Liz and Ham ta...

Justin, Liz and Hamilton discuss the stigma construction workers face when they need help for their mental health or substance use disorder. He tells his personal story of mental fatigue and how that led to suicidal ideation. He discusses the need for peer support as he sees that as a solution to people feeling like they are alone in their struggles. Justin's Full Bio: Director National EHS, Milwa...

Stephanie knows first hand where stress and anxiety on the job can lead. She has been there, and as a law enforcement veteran, she understands how hard ot it is to separate yourself from your job. During this podcast, Stephanie shares her darkest moments and describes how she is making a difference to change the way mental health is handled among all first responders. Stephanie Kiesow, M.S. is a w...

In 2020, a mission-driven group of volunteers from across the construction industry came together with the goal of saving lives. They collaborated to launch the inaugural Suicide Prevention Week for the industry — a week dedicated to raising awareness about the higher-than-average number of suicides in the construction industry, and to providing resources to help prevent those deaths. Every year,...

It seems this country has become numb to the Opioid Crisi s. We can not bury our heads, mandate it away, or think it only happens to bad people. Hopefully, it won't take a personal tragedy in someone's life to understand that this crosses all demographics. We have had Hamilton on before to discuss his alcohol use disorder, but today he will tell us how a back surgery led him to a long relationship...

In this podcast featuring Rich Jones with guest, Ward Blanchard, you will hear about Ward's difficult journey to recovery, and what he is doing at the Blanchard Institute to help people struggling with substance use disorder. The game changer with the Blanchard Institute as well as Youturn Health is their unique focus on the family. Listen and learn about the newly formed dynamic partnership betwe...

We have all heard about the difficult job police officers face every single day. The things they see and deal with are unimaginable to most people. So how do they NOT take that home to their families? Hear from two daughters of police officers who had very different experiences growing up. But in their differences, they have found. common mission-helping police officers and their families navigate...

Gary C. Cooper is the Executive Chairman of Palmetto Infusion, the CEO & Founder of The Carolus Company, and most recently, the Author of The Success Paradox: How to Surrender & Win in Business and in Life. The book is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and ranked #1 Bestseller on Amazon in 4 categories as well as #1 New Release in 6 categories. It has also been featured on B&N's list of...

Gary C. Cooper is the Executive Chairman of Palmetto Infusion, the CEO & Founder of The Carolus Company, and most recently, the Author of The Success Paradox: How to Surrender & Win in Business and in Life. The book is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and ranked #1 Bestseller on Amazon in 4 categories as well as #1 New Release in 6 categories. It has also been featured on B&N's list of...

A former professional football player whose career spanned 10 years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Randy Grimes spent 20+ years battling an addiction to pain killers developed while treating career- related injuries. He now uses his inspiring story of recovery and his 12+ years in the addictions industry to help victims of drug and alcohol abuse, as an Interventionist and the founding advocate at...

Michael Parker is a Marine Corps veteran, turned cowboy, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate. After leaving the Marines, Michael struggled with his mental health, leading to incarceration and multiple suicide attempts. Driven by a desire to understand his mental health and take back the reins in his life, he started searching for alternative ways to heal, besides medication. He discovered his...

First Responders face a unique set of challenges on a daily basis. Andrew Douglas knows this firsthand as his personal trauma coupled with the daily traumas of being a firefighter led him to a suicide attempt. Instead of walking away, he has decided to help his "brothers and sisters" face their pain and heal. In His Own Words: After dedicating years of my life to serving my community as a firefigh...

July Is BIPOC Mental Health Month and Youturn Health wants to recognize mental health advocate Dejr Bostick and highlight the incredible work he is doing. According to Black Health Matters , "Depression among Black men is an oft-unspoken pain that deeply affects the health and quality of life of Black people. In fact, the most current review of evidence on Black men and depression suggests a preva...

According to NIH, "Opioid use disorder and opioid addiction remain at epidemic levels in the U.S. and worldwide. Three million US citizens and 16 million individuals worldwide have had or currently suffer from opioid use disorder (OUD). More than 500,000 in the United States are dependent on heroin." John Watson was seventeen when his best friend was in an accident and given Oxycotin for the pain....

Sean Riley and Rich Jones are NOT waiting for ANYONE to hit rock bottom. Using the peer support model from Responder Health and Youturn Health they are changing the way First Responders get help. In an industry filled with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and suicidal ideation, something has to be done differently to meet these brave men and women where they are. First Responders take care of us, we nee...

Greg Williams blew the lid off of anonymity with his ground-breaking film The Anonymous People. Join youlearnyouturn as we discuss the need for the recovery community to level up even more, in the face of unprecedented substance use and mental health crisis. Greg goes deep into the need for systemic restructuring. We spent time on financial incentives and reimbursement. We address the need to move...

Have you ever been homesick and not known why? Whether struggling with substance use disorder or any other kind of mental health issue, we all just want to find our way home. Simran has taken that journey and gives us a road map to finding the divine that lives within each of us. Her books are meant to be read over time and gently remind us that we already have everything we need. SIMRAN, — mystic...

Tara Trantham is the Founder and CEO of Rise Legal Team, LLC. Her story of triumph over tragedy is featured on our Youturn Health platform. Tara uses her experience to help the voiceless and is not afraid to tell the hard parts of her mental health crisis. We had her back on the podcast to tell us about her new book and how she continues to expand her tireless efforts to help those hurt by the leg...

Men's mental health has been a taboo subject until now. As a society, we have perpetuated the belief that men who seek help are weak and less valued, thus leading to stigma. Stuffing your problems leads to worsening physical and mental health and Youturn Health's very own Adam Canton is changing the way we approach men's mental health. He is proving that men who get the help they need...

When Natalie's mother got sick, she decided that instead of wallowing in fear and sadness, she and her mother would start writing some simple thank-you notes. It was her mother's idea to write to veterans and first responders. So they started with a few letters of gratitude and hand-delivered them to coffee shops and grocery stores. The rest is history...these days we all need a feel-good story as...

At Youturn Health we are constantly looking for paradigm-shifting modalities that will help others achieve a healthy mind/body balance. Marybeth Sheehan from the Nourishment Collective, introduces us to her practice which includes energy work in order to heal trauma, reduce stress and anxiety, and help with grief. Listen as she gives us concrete examples of how this can enrich your mental, spiritu...

Lilli Correll is a licensed professional counselor who has worked in the behavioral health space for 20+ years. She is also the author of Resolve to Rise: Become Greater than Your Circumstances. She and Rich dive into trauma and how it shows up in many different ways in people's lives. They discuss how we need to treat people more holistically and understand that physical health and mental health...

First Responders can be reluctant to seek help due to stigma and 7 in 10 say that mental health services are seldom or never used. First Responders are 5 times more likely to experience depression and PTSD. So why, as a society, are we expecting First Responders to raise their hand and say they have a problem? What if the worst of the judgment and stigma was coming from the very department that is...

Teen substance use is America’s largest, most preventable health crisis in America. 13 is the average age of first drug and alcohol use. 9 out of 10 addictions start in the teen years. Yet there are hardly any school-based drug prevention programs that reach adolescents at the crucial time of brain development when they are most susceptible to experimenting with or using drugs. "Just Say No" did n...