Hope & Possibility with Dr. Gregory Jantz

In today's fast-paced society, stress and burnout have become all too familiar. How do you know if you’ve reached your breaking point? In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz discusses why this stress is so prevalent and some of the signs to look out for to help you navigate the impact of burnout on your life. By recognizing signs of burnout and prioritizing self-care, individuals can begin to navi...

With over 40 years of experience in counseling and treating eating disorders, Dr. Jantz brings a wealth of knowledge to the topic. Orthorexia, a fixation on the quality and purity of food, is a growing eating disorder concern in today's society. From meticulously scrutinizing food labels to avoiding entire food groups out of fear, individuals with orthorexia often find themselves trapped in a...

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz discusses the different stages of grief and how to process each of these stages. Grief can come in many different forms – a sudden loss of a loved one, losing a job, a personal injury, and many other life events that can leave us feeling shocked and alone.  As someone who's witnessed and treated the complexities of grief for 40 years, Dr. Jantz has valuable i...

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz dives deep into the topic of failure – a feeling that we’re all too familiar with. Failure is an inevitable part of the human experience. However, the ability to reframe failure as an opportunity will be transformational in your journey towards healing. Learn practical strategies for reframing failure, such as choosing to move forward rather than backward, embracing vuln...

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz talks with Paul Daugherty, lead pastor at Victory church in Tulsa, OK, author, and podcast host. Daugherty recently released his book Mind Games about the mental health crisis occurring in churches today. This book dives into the church's unfortunate track record of handling mental health issues and offers practical tools for overcoming depression, anxiety, a...

You have probably heard of the term "emotional intelligence," but what exactly does it mean? From our ability to get along with others, being in healthy relationships, to our ability to manage conflict, emotional intelligence has a significant impact on your quality of life. If an individual is low in emotional intelligence, they might have trouble regulating their emotions and struggle...

Emotional abuse can come in many different forms. But whatever the form, it can leave deep and lasting scars. It can be defined as being deliberately treated unjustly, by one person or a group of people, consistently over time. Emotional abuse can occur in many different relationships, whether it’s in your relationship with your spouse, friend, or a co-worker. Emotional abusers are often unpredict...

Anxiety is the leading diagnosis in the country. What do you do if anxiety’s got you paralyzed? Everyone experiences anxiety uniquely. You might struggle with physical symptoms, such as a feeling of heaviness you can’t seem to shake and panic disorders, or you might struggle with mental symptoms, such as a shame-filled belief system. Anxiety affects your whole body in a way that you might feel lik...

For many of us, the presence of anger and hostility in our culture seems to be widespread and pervasive. When faced with society's challenges during these uncertain times, it can be easy to develop a critical spirit, looking everywhere but yourself for what needs to be changed. The key to remaining vigilant during these times? A sound mind. In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz helps us to unders...

Whole person care, also known as holistic person care, is a model for delivering mental health services that consider both physical and emotional well-being. Depression is just one piece of the broader mental health puzzle. This podcast delves into the principles of healing from depression and how the whole person care approach can be applied. Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Cent...

72% of women and men have experienced ghosting in romantic relationships, while 62% admit to having done it to someone else. Among millennials, the figure rises to 78%. Ghosting is a powerful and emotionally abusive behavior, involving the abandonment of relationships and leaving someone high and dry. It can severely impact self-esteem, create self-doubt, and foster deep mistrust in others. In thi...

Is technical addiction even real? Well, for teenagers and young adults, they spend around 8 to 12 hours a day using screens. Many of them find it really difficult to stop. Have you ever wondered how you would manage without screens for three days? It's a question worth considering. In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explore the intricate web of challenges posed by excessive technology use, particularl...

Gaslighting is a psychological manipulation tactic that distorts reality to create a sense of power and control. The strategies that gaslighters use can result in a trauma bond, making it difficult for the victim to even recognize if they're experiencing gaslighting. In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz provides some warning signs of gaslighting to look out for, and then he gives a plan for how...

Gaslighters use many different tactics to manipulate you and your sense of reality ultimately. The power and control that gaslighters employ can slowly whittle away at your self-esteem, sense of value, and even make you question who you are. But what can you do when dealing with a gaslighter? In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz explains how to recognize the behavior and also offers some do's an...

We all want to be healthy – physically and mentally. But what makes a person “healthy”? There are watermarks for what makes a healthy person. What are they? How do I get there? Certainly a Whole Person Approach to a balanced and healthy life is key. But after the pandemic, more and more of us are struggling to get our balance and happiness back. So, what is “healthy,” and how do I get there? In th...

A narcissist will exaggerate achievements and expect to be recognized as superior without accomplishments to support it. They have a heightened sense of self-importance and are pre-occupied with fantasies of achievement, brilliance, beauty, and more. They demonstrate a sense of entitlement, and they want and expect to be treated with extra favor, automatic compliance, and excessive admiration. The...

In this post-pandemic, stress-filled world, we need to be able to triumph over daily challenges – triumph over trauma, over emotional struggles, over physical and spiritual challenges, and more. During the pandemic, we became saturated with anxiety, chronic stress, depression, and maybe some addiction or substance abuse issues. Suddenly, this accumulation led us to break from reality. I call this...

What happens when phobia and anxiety take hold of your life? For many of us, and especially Gen Z, we continue to struggle with a society that seems filled with stress, worry, and fear. There is a newer term that psychologists are using to describe the hopelessness and apathy being felt by many – especially Gen Z. It is the term foreshortened future. A foreshortened future describes those who don’...

While the word trauma can feel uncomfortable, and the definition of trauma may seem broad, it does have a definition that we can all relate to. Trauma can be either a one-time event, or a series of events, that causes great emotional pain that is overwhelming, and that we don't typically recover from. It usually has whole person implications – emotional health, physical health, immune health,...

If there is one issue we know about the cause of depression, anxiety, addiction, and mental health struggles...it can be traced back to unresolved trauma. Trauma can be excruciatingly painful. It lingers. It resurfaces. It hides around the corner to confront us at inopportune times. It saps us of our confidence, our strength, and our happiness. Often referred to as PTSD, or post-traumatic disturba...

The Holy Grail of mental health – emotional wellness. It is the goal for all of us. But how can we achieve it in a world that can feel like it pushes, and pressures, and batters us with new challenges on a daily basis. Mental health challenges – whether depression or anxiety, relationships and emotional abuse, PTSD, or an eating disorder – have a ripe environment to thrive in today's society.&nbsp...

Depression is at epidemic levels, and shows no signs of abating post-pandemic. It is the second most diagnosed health issues in America. But what is "silent depression," and why is it so prevalent – and not discussed – in relationships? Silent depression is something we work hard to hide. Silent depression can be silent simply because the person doesn't recognize they are in a depressed state. Ano...

Enmeshment trauma. It sounds severe, but what is it? Enmeshment refers to a type of codependency where one becomes enmeshed in another to the point where their identity revolves around someone else. It is an encompassing "reality" where one feels they can't exist without not just the other person, but also without their historical experiences upon which to draw. When the potential loss of that rel...

When it comes to discussing mental health, we don't usually think of sleep as one of the first topics. But you could argue that improving the quality of our sleep could have a more dramatic impact on our mental well-being than almost anything else. We all know we feel better after a good night’s sleep, and that we are more irritable and hazy when sleep deprived. But there now is scientific evidenc...

You may have heard a relatively new or uncommon word lately from the  family of anxieties – agoraphobia. In fact, while traditionally fairly  rare (affecting 1-2% of the population), we are seeing a dramatic  increase in it post-pandemic.    But what is agoraphobia? It is an extreme or irrational fear of entering  crowded places, leaving one's home, or being in areas...