Mental Health Mondays with Marla and Dave

Our guest today is an alt-pop singer-songwriter, mental health advocate, public speaker, and founder of the non-profit WisdoMania Foundation. Hailing from Toronto and currently living in LA, X.ari has a story to share. After wishing there were more people living with a mental health diagnosis, that were willing to be transparent and share their stories, so that other’s would possibly have a roadma...

Our guest today is Taylor Coffman. Taylor is an actor, and the author of Substack Rare Disease Girl. She grew up outside of Pittsburgh , in the Allegheny Mountains, as well as the Washingon DC area. She’s had an re-occurring role on HBO’s “Silicon Valley”, and appeared in CBS’s “Life In Pieces, Rachel Dratch's “Late Night Snack’, and Ryan Murphy's “FEUD”. Taylor also worked on Jimmy Kimmel Live fo...

Our guest today is a mental health advocate. As a 1st generation immigrant, he began his advocacy at the early age of 13, and by the time he was 21, he drafted an historic LGBTQ+ proclamation for his hometown of Woodland California. After graduating from San Francisco State University, Juan’s work is focused on underserved communities, specifically on the LGBTQ+, Immigrant, and Latinx communities....

Victor Wooten, now a five-time Grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the super-group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Victor has been heralded as "the Michael Jordan of the bass" and "one of the most fearless musicians on the planet." Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, Wooten has also become widely known for his own Grammy nominated solo recordings an...

Victor Wooten, now a five-time Grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the super-group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Victor has been heralded as "the Michael Jordan of the bass" and "one of the most fearless musicians on the planet." Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, Wooten has also become widely known for his own Grammy nominated solo recordings an...

The theme for today is Transforming Pain Into Beauty. Our guest is Emily Wu Truong. She’s an artist, and an active NAMI member. Emily is also scheduled be a keynote speaker at NAMI National’s Upcoming 2nd Annual Pathways to Hope Conference: August 26-27. When we come back See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays

If you are a weekly viewer of Mental Health Monday’s w Marla and Dave, then today’s guest is no stranger, as she is no stranger to MHM. Sarah Myers is a writer for Psychology Today as well as a columnist for Free Inquiry. We were instantly intrigued by her story, as she has the same diagnosis as our son. She’ll discuss the pros and cons of having a public face for schizoaffective disorder, and how...

This week, we’re excited to have the opportunity to speak with our friend Byron Chambers – professionally known as Mr. Talkbox. is an American Christian hip hop and Christian R&B musician who plays urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B, and funk. In addition to his own projects – My Testimony, The Remix Animated, My Time, and Playlist, Mr. Talkbox has been featured on recordings by T...

Today AND next week, we’re excited to have the opportunity to speak with our friend Byron Chambers – professionally known as Mr. Talkbox. is an American Christian hip hop and Christian R&B musician who plays urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B, and funk. In addition to his own projects – My Testimony, The Remix Animated, My Time, and Playlist, Mr. Talkbox has been featured on recor...

Today we welcome back LaTina Jackson. For those of you who didn’t get a chance to see LaTina’s 1st episode, she is the Deputy Director of County Wide Engagement of Los Angeles County for the Department of Mental Health. Our previous discussion was an introduction of sorts but today, we are going to try and get to the heart of the matter – Why is everyone talking about mental health, but not only i...

Today we Laura Lynne Navarro. Laura Lynne is a Domestic Violence Survivor/Advocate, Retired after 40-plus years as an account executive and sales manager in advertising. From 2014-2016 was Chairperson of the South Valley Services providing outreach and shelter for victims of domestic violence which was the first shelter in Utah to house teenage boys, and men and provided shelter for pets. Since 20...

Today we honored to have as our guest April Stewart. April is an American Voice-Actress best known for several female characters in the comedy series South Park. As with most of us, she has a story to share. We recognize the strength it takes to share transparently, for the purpose of helping others, and we are honored that April is here to share with us today. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our...

Today we welcome Dreux Frederic to the show. As a member of B2K, Dreux is also an author and a father. When we come back, we’ll talk to Dreux abour how he deals with the pressure of the entertainment biz, and much more. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays $1 today keeps the stigma awaySupport our show by texting "GIVE" to 818-698-1021 And catch our...

Today we welcome Dreux Frederic to the show. As a member of B2K, Dreux is also an author and a father. When we come back, we’ll talk to Dreux abour how he deals with the pressure of the entertainment biz, and much more. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays $1 today keeps the stigma awaySupport our show by texting "GIVE" to 818-698-1021 And catch our...

This will be Sarah’s third podcast episode with MHM. She’s been transparent about her experiences with psychosis from her schizoaffective disorder. Today’s episode focuses on how Sarah and her father, Jim, communicate and navigate her schizoaffective disorder, together.

Our guest today is Janelle Liberato. She’s the Lead facilitator and Peer-to-Peer leader at NAMI SFV. We especially appreciate, and love speaking the local leaders at NAMI, but really love speaking with Peer to Peer leaders, as they have turned their success’ in their dealings with their mental health into helping others feel more comfortable doing the same.

Our guest today is no stranger to MHM, he’s our very own Tony Sweet – the Owner and CEO of United Broadcast Network On The Go (UBNGo). You know him from some of his own broadcast’s like Truth Be Told and much more. Our “Sweetie” as we lovingly refer to him has a story of his own to share, and it is both our honor and absolute pleasure to speak to him about his story

Our guest today is the Deputy Director of County Wide Engagement of Los Angeles County, and like most of us who champion the cause of mental health, she has a personal connection. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays

She is known as The Healing Conversationalist, she’s an Inspirational Coach, a Trainer within the NAMI National network, and she’s been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar type 1. She has changed the minds of thousands sharing the “crazy” up and down ride of her 27+ years of lived experience. Her company engages individuals and organizations in conversations and training that promote...

She is known as The Healing Conversationalist, she’s an Inspirational Coach, a Trainer within the NAMI National network, and she’s been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar type 1. She has changed the minds of thousands sharing the “crazy” up and down ride of her 27+ years of lived experience. Her company engages individuals and organizations in conversations and training that promote...

Today we’re bringing you an impact story. Our guest is Susan Adams, who works as an software technical support specialist, but she is much more than that, and she has an amazing story that starts in 1972 at a Wayne Newton concert and the song, “Daddy Don’t Walk So Fast”, and continues through situational depression, which can sometimes lead to clinical depression. When we come back, we’ll speak wi...

We are so honored today to welcome Val Van Galder to MHM. Val is the CEO of Depressed Cake Shop , and is committed to changing the conversation around mental health through baking, sharing, and fundraising. She is an award-winning marketing executive with over 25 years of marketing and brand-building experience at Fox Searchlight and Sony Screen Gems. She has run worldwide marketing for Sony's Col...

She’s a writer for Psychology Today. She writes and talks transparently about living and thriving with schizoaffective disorder. Welcome Sarah Myers back to Mental Health Mondays with Marla and Dave.

Clint has dealt w addiction (ex-wife) and he’s aid to balance feelings of guilt and had to learn , “it’s ok to move on” and has worked to keep his relationship with his kids. Kelly will discuss the same thing from her perspective of supporting Clint.

Clint has dealt w addiction (ex-wife) and he’s aid to balance feelings of guilt and had to learn , “it’s ok to move on” and has worked to keep his relationship with his kids. Kelly will discuss the same thing from her perspective of supporting Clint.