Hope & Possibility with Dr. Gregory Jantz

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health challenge. But it can also be confusing – confusing for some professionals to correctly diagnose, and confusing for the one suffering from it. We know that PTSD almost certainly involves depression as well as anxiety. Both can appear independently, or simultaneously. In either case, PTSD can be debilitating, making the one suffering...

Resilience. After all that we have been through over the past several years – COVID, world strife, election turmoil, drug epidemic, school violence, social media bullying, and so much more – we need to be as resilient as possible. And not just to deal with the past, but to prepare ourselves for what the future will bring us. But being resilient involves tools and techniques. It involves...

Dr. Jantz delivers a message of HOPE and renewal for this New Year. Hear how each of us can feel hopeful for a better 2023, more balanced, happy, fulfilled, and purpose-driven. He helps us create healthy New Year's resolutions.  Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced extreme anxiety, tra...

One of the most difficult things to do in life is to trust someone again after they have betrayed you. Even if your mind tells you it is okay to trust again, the heart can have a block that can feel impossible to break through. But why is it important to trust again? Can a relationship survive and even thrive without full trust? Trust certainly helps make a relationship "whole," and enables two pe...

Shame is to the soul what cancer is to the body. It weighs you down, creating emotional, spiritual, relational, and physical problems. Left unaddressed, shame is toxic and can spread into every area of our lives.  But there is relief and recovery from shame. Shame results from events in the past, which we cannot change. But it doesn't have to affect your future. Healing is possible. In this p...

There is always some stress around the holidays. Expectations, family in town, end-of-year stuff. But does this year feel even more filled with stress...even chronic, unrelenting stress? We have come through three years of pandemic-related, election-related, economy-concerned, public safety concerned, times. If you are looking for things to add stress and anxiety to your life, you don't have to lo...

Have you been asking yourself questions like “I feel sad for no reason?” or “Why am I so tired all the time?” Have these questions started popping up alongside a sudden change in the weather? If you said “yes” to any of the above, a condition known as seasonal affective disorder (or SAD for short) could be the culprit. Also known as seasonal depression or the “winter blues,” seasonal affective dis...

Healthy relationships. We all want them in our lives. But how to we attract them, how do we build them, and how do we keep them healthy? Dr. Jantz discusses how to achieve healthy relationships through the power of positive connection. In a recent survey, 61% of Americans said they were lonely. Of those, most said they cannot identify even one close friend. Many of us didn't have a strong relation...

If there is one area that cuts deeper than almost anything, it is betrayal. And for many of those worlds that have been rocked, there is no greater need in life than healing from betrayal.  Have you or a loved one been the recipient of betrayal? It can be devastating, and left unresolved, can suck happiness and meaning from our lives. But there is hope. Working through a betrayal can be extre...

Dr. Gregory Jantz discusses what defines a healthy relationship, and how  to invest in your relationship to make it healthier.    Who is trustworthy? What is a healthy relationship? Is there hope and the possibility of a healthy relationship?    There is! But it can take work, and it can take recognizing red flags.    This series continues with real life iss...

Dr. Gregory Jantz discusses the challenge of how to deal with toxic people. At best, they can rob you of time, emotion, and have you question your own sense of worth. At worst, toxic people can literally sap the life from you, leaving you hollow, broken, unsure, irritable, afraid, and feeling alone.  The Deceiver, The Gaslighter, The Guilter, The Control Freak, The Put-Down Artist. They are t...

Relationships can be challenging, as well as rewarding. But when abuse enters into one, the dynamic changes significantly. Left unresolved and  attitudes can harden, making it more difficult to course correct. Can two individuals change the dynamic, re-center, re-balance, re-respect, and forgive when emotional abuse has taken hold?   Dr. Gregory Jantz discusses the serious issue of emoti...

Dr. Gregory Jantz discusses the serious and difficult issue of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is pervasive, and its occurrence is unfortunately increasing. as much as 50 and 80 percent of adults can expect to experience emotional abuse in their lifetime.  In this valuable podcast, Dr. Jantz discusses what to do when you find yourself or a loved one in an emotionally abusive. Importantly, he...

 Dr. Gregory Jantz continues his mini-series on emotional abuse. There is a high correlation between emotional abuse and physical abuse. Dr. Jantz notes that initial verbal abuse, especially early in a relationship, is often a predictor of physical abuse later in a relationship. Emotional abuse can be verbal berating, but it can also manifest in other forms. Men are more likely to commit emot...

Dr. Gregory Jantz discusses the serious and difficult issue of emotional a use. In the realm of abuse – physical, sexual, verbal, workplace – emotional is perhaps the most pervasive in personal relationships. Research shows that between 50 and 80 percent of adults may experience emotional abuse in their lifetime. In addition, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention labels emotional...

Dr. Gregory Jantz has spent his entire professional life developing the most effective treatment possible for those struggling with eating disorders. Considered one of the world’s leading experts on eating disorders, Dr. Jantz is the author of the seminal best-selling book Hope, Help, and Healing for Eating Disorders: A Whole-Person Approach to Treatment of Anorexia, Bulimia, and Disordered Eating...

Dr. Gregory Jantz has spent his entire professional life understanding the complexities of depression. Now considered one of the world's leading experts on depression, and the author of the best-selling book Healing Depression For Life, Dr. Jantz discusses what characterizes clinical depression. And as he always does, Dr. Jantz provides tips and techniques you can do every day to help improve your...

Dr. Gregory Jantz has spent his entire professional life pushing the field of mental health treatment to do more, to be better. He founded the treatment approach Whole Person Care three decades ago. At the time, it was considered on the fringe.  Today, it is regarded as the most successful approach to mental health treatment ever devised. In this episode, Dr. Jantz explores how to evaluate on...

Dr. Jantz is the national mental health expert, and the founder of The Center • A Place of HOPE, a Top 10 Center for Depression Treatment. Today, Dr. Jantz discusses the difficult topic of suicide. But it needs to be discussed. There is a suicide epidemic in the U.S., and it is dramatically affecting young people, especially, young males. Dr. Jantz helps you understand the "why," and also things t...

Dr. Jantz is the foremost authority on anxiety in the United States. In this podcast, Dr. Jantz discusses the physical effects of anxiety and stress. He focuses on the experience of a panic attack, and living with a panic disorder. He includes personal tools you can use to help alleviate anxiety and stress. To access more resources on anxiety, read the blog on DrGregoryJantz.com and APlaceOfHope.c...

Dr. Jantz is the foremost authority on anxiety in the United States. In this podcast, Dr. Jantz discusses not the cold and flu season – but the anxiety virus season! Anxiety distorts reality. It can cause us to do things we often regret. Dr. Jantz sheds light on why we feel the way we do during acuter stress, and also provide action items we can do today to help alleviate the pull of anxiety....

Dr. Jantz is perhaps the foremost authority on anxiety in the United States. In this podcast, Dr. Jantz walks us through the anxiety pandemic gripping the country, and indeed the world. He notes statistics identifying anxiety as the leading mental health concern in the world, the new vocabulary we now use to describe our anxiety-filled society, and importantly, tools each of us can use every day t...