Beyond Risk & Back

Jonathan is a Certified Addiction Counselor (Level III), with experience in addiction/recovery and mental health care since 1995. He is currently the Clinical Director of Recovery 360°, providing psychosocial rehabilitation, individual, group, marriage, and family therapy, and organizational development and consultation services. Jonathan currently serves as a board member of the Colorado Associat...

Robin Styer brings experience from some of the most respected facilities in the country. Before taking a position as the Chief Marketing Officer for Peace Valley Recovery, Robin worked as Regional Resource Director for the prestigious Caron Treatment Centers. From there, Robin went on to take a position as Regional Vice President for Recovery Centers of America. During her time with RCA, Robin hel...

Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, CDWF is a therapist, teacher, speaker and the founder of Head/Heart Therapy, Inc. She is a licensed clinical social worker, certified addictions counselor, and Certified Daring WayTM facilitator. She holds a masters degree from Loyola University in Chicago and specializes in shame, substance use disorders, and trauma. She has trained in a variety of therapy modalities incl...

David Nefussy has been in the behavioral healthcare field for the past 27 years. Previously to joining Spectrum Health System as their New Vice President of Business Development, he worked on the payer side with companies including United Behavioral Health (OPTUM), PacifiCare, Magellan, and others, with the primary responsibility of building and enhancing provider networks in New England. That inc...

John Sovec, MA, LMFT, is a therapist, coach and counselor in Pasadena CA who helps clients to reconnect to the things that matter in their life.

Founded in 2002 by specialist Ken Seeley, Intervention 911 is one of the most prominent and successful private intervention services in the country. Our programs have a success rate of 98% and are proven to kickstart the recovery process.

Renee Baribeau is The Practical Shaman, a Wind Whistler, and Hay House Author. Renee is the “go-to” Soul Coach for innovative change-makers and dynamic spiritual keynote speaker. She injects humor and practical wisdom into her dynamic, inspirational Wind Work® workshops. Renee helps individuals at a point of transformation in their lives. She helps them find their enlightened way of life and guide...

DynamiCare Health is a digital platform that helps people monitor and change their use of drugs, opioids, alcohol, and tobacco. The platform automates Contingency Management (CM), an evidence-based methodology that has been demonstrated to be effective at achieving healthy change in the use of all types of substances in over 100 randomized controlled trials and 7 meta-analyses. It was founded in 2...

Join host Aaron Huey and Guest Benjamin Fry as they discuss reframing mental health and reacting to the truth underneath the actions of a struggling person.

Dr. Aaron Blight is the founder of Caregiving Kinetics, a boutique consulting firm dedicated to expanding the world’s capacity to care for the aging population. Dr. Blight’s career spans more than 20 years of leadership as a caregiving provider, policymaker, and researcher. Dr. Blight joins me today to discuss home care, and his focus on the entire family. His work concentrates on the effects that...

Dr. Fred Baret and Alvaro de Ferranti discuss their facility's use of this controversial "cure". Banned in the US, this Portuguese treatment center has some big claims.

Dr. Claudia Black, one of the world's leading experts on addiction and recovery, gives us a powerful view of the changes in the recovery process through time, in people, and with drugs.

Awards winner, Viola is a woman who broke free; her story highlights the turbulent experiences of a childhood punctuated by her father’s early death, migration, then civil war. Further migration and cultural upheaval limited her opportunity of growing up in a stable Lebanese family environment when, as a teenager, she was again parachuted, migration style, into the vibrant, colorful, yet unfamilia...

Learn the history of digital addiction and the developing therapies that help those struggling with dependency on technology with one of the first experts in the field, Dr. David Greenfield.

Dr. Bender is a seasoned leader in managing dual diagnosis treatment centers with a focus on substance use disorders. His work in mental and behavioral health is rooted in his experience as a suicide researcher with one of the world’s leading experts on the topic. Today, we discuss this epidemic of Shooter Survivor Suicides, the growing number of individuals that have lived through shooting, and k...

What is EMDR and Somatic Therapy? Maybe you have heard about ‘tapping’ and ‘eye-movement redirection’ but aren’t quite sure how this can fit into the recovery process. Join Kim Miller, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, as she discusses the effectiveness of EMDR and Somatic Therapy in processing and recovering from trauma.

Michael Pipich holds a Master of Science degree in clinical/community psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Loyola Marymount University. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and he has treated a wide range of mental disorders and relationship problems in adults and adolescents for more than 30 years. Michael Pipich jo...

Why are we afraid to make decisions, of the future, to take risks? Alex Roseman, an international motivational speaker discusses the core of fear, how it affects our mental health, and how to be more conscious of your experiences and your interactions with others.

Marie Diamond is a globally renowned Transformational Teacher, Leader, Speaker, and International Best-Selling Author. You may remember her from The Secret. Marie joins me on this episode to talk to parents about Feng Shui, and how the set up of your home may be impacting your children's mental health. *Note from Aaron Huey Corrected contact information for credited participants below: Email Dylan...

How do you distinguish if your teen’s sexual development and interest in others is appropriate and normal versus verging on addiction and alarming behavior? Paula Hall, a specialist in sex and porn addiction, discusses how parents can keep their kids safe in today’s cultural climate.

You probably remember Brandon Novak- he starred in the MTV Jackass Movie series and on the hit television show Viva La Bam. He skated professionally with Tony Hawk and was the first pro skateboarder ever to be endorsed by Gatorade, starring in commercials alongside NBA superstar Michael Jordan. He is a New York Times bestselling author, having written Dreamseller. Four years ago, Brandon Novak che...

Does money make you happy? Research shows that those with money, fame, and status are three times more likely to develop addictions and mental health issues compared to the general population. Prevention and treatment for all groups of people, regardless of background and economic state, is extremely important.

More and more frequently, prescriptions for injuries and the associated pain turns into an opioid addiction. How do we find the medium between treating pain and introducing addictive substances to those unaware of the associated consequences? Join Dr. Mel Pohl and host Aaron Huey as they discuss the world-wide opioid epidemic and how to focus on prevention rather than an ‘easy fix’.

“Flow-state” an altered state of consciousness is the complete mental, emotional, and physical immersion in an activity. This state of mind can be extremely influential in recovery, helping people regain control of their lives and the decisions they make. Resurface, based in Morocco, provides evidence-based week-long surf-therapy retreats and bespoke EMDR trauma, positive psychology, creativity, a...