Beyond Risk & Back

Part 2 of my 3 part series with Dr. Hans Watson. We discuss Anxiety and Depression in such a way that we KNOW what helps, what hurts, and what happens next. What is the job of the brain and how is it different when we have struggled with anxiety or depression?

Dr. Stephen Grinstead sits down with Aaron and talks frankly about children and their pain meds. The opioid crisis is in full swing, but children get injured. Dr. Grinstead gives parents a process to control the meds, the feelings and the response when a child wants "more". Dr. Grinstead is an internationally recognized expert in preventing relapse related to addiction and chronic pain disorders a...

Are teens nowadays just not able to handle what we could as teens? Are they too "fragile" and get depression and anxiety over things Gen Xers and Boomers just bootstrapped and handled? Were we more resilient? Dr. Hans Watson brings us through the life and psyche of a teen in this, Part 1 of a 3 part series. In this episode we confront not just the WHY, but HOW resiliency is created in the brain an...

Dr. Boriskin explains that someone can have an addictive disorder without post-traumatic stress disorder – or PTSD without substance abuse issues – but it’s very common for the conditions to co-occur. In fact, he estimates that more than 80 percent of the military veterans he treats for PTSD also have a substance-abuse disorder. “The timing of which comes first is irrelevant,” he says. “It’s imper...

The whole family is affected, effected and infected by the addiction AND recovery process. Returning guest Dr. Barnes explains how and why as well as the what next. Dr. Michael Barnes is the Chief Clinical Officer at Foundry Treatment Center-Steamboat. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Master Addiction Counselor, and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. His...

Christy is a return guest on BRAB, this time, giving parents the 101 on social media dangers. Christy Alten Osmera is the adolescent Program Director at Keystone Treatment and shares her wealth of knowledge as a therapist AND a mother. This is another look into the basic dangers of Social Media and the role it plays shaping our youth...and ourselves!

Robb Kelly, PhD is a world-renowned addiction expert who believes in treating the problem, not the symptoms. He has worked for many years helping addicts and alcoholics to RECOVER their lives from the disease of addiction. Based on his own experiences working with addicts and alcoholics over the last 20 years, combined with a PhD in psychology, and as a recovered alcoholic himself – he is a triple...

EMDR is quickly becoming a VERY popular therapeutic intervention with people who are suffering from trauma. Why? It works. It works FAST. In this episode of BRAB, Aaron and Elyan discuss EMDR as a therapeutic intervention, and WHY it is working so well...with everyone. Elyan Rosenbaum completed a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartfor...

Paul Gross and Host Aaron Huey discuss the process of change for parents. When a child comes out, what can a parent do? What if the parent is mourning? What if the parent doesn't understand or agree? Paul takes us step by step through a process of connection and advocacy for families.

Continuing our conversation of the face of school changing...we now come to the most important part...HOW WILL THIS AFFECT PARENTS? While it may work out GREAt for the kids and districts who are saving money, what about parents who are home, or have to work? How are grades done? How much should a parent help? Part 2 of this great episode with Sara and Anjilee from Mountain Point Academy. Sara and...

Stacey joins Host Aaron Huey to talk about "The friend group". Too many parents dislike the kids their child is hanging out with, only to forget that other parents feel the same way about their kid. WHAT IF you take a bunch of troubled kids and put them together while they try to recover? Will they just share the war stories? Will they teach each other about a new way. to use? Can they actually he...

Kids and teens were suddenly home ALL day and taking classes online. Will it EVER go back to the way things were? What are the benefits and costs to schooling online and at home? This is part 1 of a 2 part series with the founders of an online program Mountain Points Academy. Sara and Anjilee discuss with Aaron the ups, downs, ins, and outs of schooling at home...and online. Sara and Anjilee are c...

Rob Decker and Melissa Caiyem (PH.D. Candidate) join host Aaron Huey for an important episode about how exercise and diet can MAKE or BREAK recovery. Tiem to clean out the cabinets and get outside...and why your child's relapse...as well as your own life...depends on it.

Lindsey and Robby work with a unique program through Hazeldon Betty Ford...they work exclusively with the younger siblings of addicts. Learn some great tools and information from these two as they return to Beyond Risk and Back and sit down with Host Aaron Huey.

Author and Counselor Robert Bernstein has dedicated his practice to working with Autism and Spectrum Behavior. His book, "Uniquely Normal" helps families navigate the language of Autism in the most remarkable way and he shares his skill and grace with BRAB listeners on this special episode! 2018 IPPY Gold Medal Award Winner in the Mental/Psychology category. 2017 Best Books Award Winner in the Men...

In this very touching episode, Jennifer Place, a therapist, a mom, talks about the realities of struggle and support. Real and vulnerable! Jennifer tells it like it is and reminds us all that kids are a handful, but mom is struggling too.

Recovery Fitness and Relapse Prevention Aaron speaks with the personal trainer and sports nutritionist, Tom Shanahan, who outlines a program of action to energize, reboot, and strengthen one’s recovery, especially those who feel they may have hit a wall in their program. His new book, Spiritual Adrenaline, imparts the importance of a holistic approach to fitness, good eating habits, and connection...

Host Aaron Huey and Therapist Theresa Vera discuss the use of Martial arts in Therapy. Theresa Vera is a Marriage and Family counselor as well as a CAC II who works with teens and adults in a struggling community in a VERY unique setting.

Aaron and Dukes discuss Duke's solution to teens and adults getting high. It's pure genius. Duke Rumley has been working in the Recovery Field for over 9 years in many different roles. He has learned from his role as an Interventionist, Alumni Manager and Marketing Director. He is a person in long-term recovery, since May 1989, and has been an active member of the recovery community from the begin...

Dr. Marcie Chambers received her Ph. D. in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She was in private practice for a number of years, treating clients for depression, anxiety, trauma, codependency, and addiction. Her practice included treating individuals, couples and families. Dr. Chambers taught psychology at the University of Colorado, Regis University and Metro State College. Dr...

Rob Archuleta and Host Aaron Huey talk about Harm Reduction in recovery. Rob is the Co-Founder of Addict2Athlete and works as the Chief Innovation Officer at Crossroad's Turning Points, Inc. He has a BS in Sociology and MS in Criminology and is currently working on a Ph. D. in Advanced Studies in Human Behavior. He is a five-time Ironman, CrossFit competitor, and Ultra Spartan and marathon runner....

Dr. Anthony Rao, Ph. D. is a clinical psychologist who holds a Ph. D. in psychology from Vanderbilt University. For more than 20 years, Dr. Rao worked in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston Children's Hospital and served as an instructor at Harvard Medical School, where he trained psychologists and physicians in the use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, or CBT. Dr. Rao has been a featured expert o...

Gina Thorn isn't an addict in recovery. Her son doesn't struggle. So, how can she help? If you are a parent who didn't struggle but your child is, what can you do if you don't understand? Gina has over two decades of experience working in the field of prevention, intervention, addiction treatment, and recovery. Her background in health communications and health promotions has evolved in both the p...

Dr. Joseph Luciani (Dr. Joe) has been a practicing clinical psychologist for more than forty years. He’s the internationally bestselling author of the Self-Coaching series of books, published in ten languages. His books are available as audiobooks (each read by Dr. Luciani) and e-books. His articles have been featured in numerous national magazines and newspapers, including Redbook, Cosmopolitan,...

How do we get from children seeing suicide as an option to ZERO suicides? Chris Lehman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and addictions counselor and he talks us through strategies to change the paradigm in the community. He's the Director of Co-Occurring Services at Crossroads Turning Points.