Beyond Risk & Back

Dr. Shaler specializes in working with the partners, exes, adult children & co-workers of the relentlessly difficult, toxic people she calls “Hijackals®.” Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, The Relationship Help Doctor, offers urgent and ongoing care for relationships in crisis through consulting, speaking, video, and podcasting. She particularly focuses her expertise on the partners, ex’s, adult children, and...

Dr. Debbie Patz sits down with Host Aaron Huey and discusses a tough subject... Harm Reduction. Can an addict just use less? Can a self Harming child just cut themselves less? Can an addict abstain from the internet, food, and sex if that is the addiction? Tough talk and straight to the core of the issues, Dr. Patz brings another tool to the parents of teens that struggle! Powerful show!

Luke is a small town boy from Poland, Ohio who became a college football star at Kent State University. Following his college career Luke actually made it to the 2014 NFL draft— following the draft he was signed as a free agent to the New Orleans Saints. But, there was a dark side to Luke’s story. During his college years he had suffered two serious injuries on the field and had been prescribed op...

Dr. Bader has worked in the field of mental health and addiction for more than 16 years. She graduated from the University of North Texas in 2007 with a Ph. D. in counseling psychology and specialization in sport psychology and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in Chemical Dependency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Addiction Cou...

My childhood friend Aaron Christensen takes parents on a journey of frugality without suffering. Aaron's life and career have been a focus on loving what you do and MAKING the low-income work... to the point of doing what you want, eating where you want, and buying what you want. The discipline pays off, without the feeling of "lack. Such a great episode for parents and anyone who wants to learn h...

Being a Mind FULL parent of a teen that's struggling... isn't your mind already full? How can you possibly find peace and serenity when all around is chaos? John Bruna tells his AMAZING story of finding this peace in the chaos and teaches YOU in this podcast! No...you don't have to live in a cave, 10 minutes is all you need. John was one of 9 kids and a single mom. Life was tough at best. Throw dr...

Sarah Forest has spent her WHOLE LIFE going to mental Health Conferences and meeting, listening to and learning from the top experts in the field of mental health, addiction, and recovery. WHY? Her parents created the Psychotherapy Associates Winter Symposium, one of the largest yearly events in the US. Now her children roam the isles doing the same as she and her family continue the legacy of sha...

Your host, Aaron and Dr. Barry Weinhold get together again to discuss trauma and how it affects development. Dr. Weinhold is a WEALTH of knowledge on every aspect of counseling and Human Services. In 1971, Barry founded the Counseling & Human Services Program in the College of Education at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. He served many of his 30 years at UCCS as department chair and h...

Host Aaron Huey gives parents the ABC's of HOW to talk to your kids, HOW to homeschool them, and HOW to manage your finances, relationships, and personal struggles all while being a perfect parent of kids that struggle. Sound impossible? It probably is, BUT, there is a way forward during this completely unknown and uncertain time.

Dr. Watson and Host Aaron Huey break down the absolute basics of addiction. What happens to the brain and why. Is it a choice? Is it a disease? Dr. Watson is a highly decorated, a combat-proven leader with advanced psychiatric training & experience. He has the necessary experience and skills to inspire & motivate groups, deliver world-class mental health training, improve leadership, identify the...

Kids have been given them, and parents have them in their medicine cabinets. Are we all clear on hos dangerous this is? In a return guest appearance, Dr. Pohl gives us the lowdown on this dangerous prescription drug. Dr. Pohl is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He was elected by his peers for incl...

Jennifer tells her incredible story of addiction and recovery in this episode of Rock Bottom, a NEW Beyond Risk and Back Series. From hopeless to leadership. From funerals to filmmaking. Jennifer's story is pure and powerful. Jennifer Gonzales is the founder of HealthGenYZ, an organization supporting the health of young adults. HealthGenYZ provides insights on health issues and opportunities for y...

Gordon Woods (Mentor Team Leader) and Stacie Lucius ( Chief of Clinical Services) work for WestBridge Treatment Center in New Hampshire. WestBridge is a non-profit organization that specializes in the treatment of co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. WestBridge provides both residential treatment and community-based outpatient treatment for adult men with dual disorders using e...

Counter-Terrorism, Military Police, Math Teacher, Dad. After 25 years of active service, Major Gallagher finally had the opportunity to begin his teaching career. He took a position as a high school math teacher and changed his title to Mr. Gallagher. While teaching, he became concerned about the policies and procedures around school shooting and felt there was a better way. He began researching a...

Linda Hurley has worked in substance abuse treatment and behavioral healthcare for more than 25 years. She has been with CODAC since 1991 and, in 2016, was named CODAC’s President/CEO. Under Ms. Hurley’s leadership, CODAC was the first Opioid Treatment Program in the nation to receive Health Home certification and the first OTP in RI to be designated as a Center of Excellence. Ms. Hurley has been...

Dr. McGee is currently the Chief Medical Officer of The Haven, a psychiatric treatment facility located in the Central Coast of California that specializes in the treatment of addictions. Dr. McGee is Board Certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Psychosomatic Medicine. He has extensive experience in addictions treatment and general adult psychiatry. Dr. McGee is also the author...

Rick Fisher...otherwise known as "The Fish" has a story of Baseball, Dark Days, and Salvation that is incredible. From a rough childhood to Vietnam, to Heroin, to suicide, to redemption and the one constant was the simple fact that he was "Still Pitching" throughout it all. His story has gone from a powerful biography written by Bill Rogan to a Motion Picture by Tri-Rahn Productions. Join your hos...

Gregory Koufacos is the founder and CEO of Velocity Mentoring and an addiction professional with almost 15 years of experience. He holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology from The New School for Social Research, is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and a Nationally Certified Recovery Coach. Gregory is an addiction recovery and breakthrough specialist trusted by the best programs in the...

David Wiss, MS, RDN, CPT, grew up in Los Angeles, graduating from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science. He earned a Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at California State University, Northridge, and completed training to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). For many years Mr. Wiss has been a Certified Personal Trainer through the Nat...

Perhaps you've seen the Guayakí Yerba Mate cans and bottles in stores with flavors like Bluephoria, Lemon Elation, and Orange Exuberance. As a company though, they are so much more than a natural energy drink. Their restoration programs, both environmental and social, are reshaping the way businesses approach integrating ethical business practices into their operations. But what does Guayakí Yerba...

Dr. David Greenfield founded The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction, which treats smartphone, computer, pornography and video game compulsion. Dr. Greenfield is one of the first and most prominent experts in the field of Technology Addiction.

Rogan O'Donnell develops, owns and invests in shopping centers, office buildings, and residential projects in the greater New Jersey/New York metropolitan area. In 2016 he stepped down from the New Jersey Community Bank Board of Directors in order to focus his energies on New Foundation Recovery House, a sober living community he had founded in 2007. NFRH has helped to rebuild the lives of hundred...

Maureen Cavanagh is the founder of Magnolia New Beginnings, a nonprofit peer-support group for those living with or affected by substance use disorder. She has been recognized by The New York Times, CNN, and other outlets for her work fighting the opioid crisis and the stigma that surrounds it.

Dr. Barnes is the Chief Clinical Officer at Foundry Treatment Center in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Working with his clinical team at Foundry, Dr Barnes is developing a trauma-integrated treatment process. His areas of responsibility included clinical oversight of all clinical programs, new program development, clinical supervision, and oversight of clinical record keeping. Dr. Barnes continues t...