Conscious Mental Health

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Laurel talks with Kelly Tuttle, a neurology Nurse Practitioner and traumatic brain injury survivor. Kelly shares her story of healing after her TBI which resulted in a career shift to helping others walking similar paths. She discusses her book, “After the Crash: How to Keep Your Job, Stay in School, and Live Life After a Brain Injury,” and offers tips and advice...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Stay Cure-ious! Join Juniper Owens, licensed clinical social worker and mental health educator, as we dive deep into the world of self-help and wellness. In this episode, we're unraveling the Law of Attraction (LOA), a belief system with wide-reaching influence. 🔍 What to Expect: 1. Intro 2. What is the Secret? 3. Discover the origins of LOA in the 19th-century Ne...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Laurel sits down with Masha Shapiro, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and perinatal mental health professional, to talk about anti- and postpartum mental health care, including how to best support perinatal clients in all stages - before, during, and after pregnancy. Masha graduated from Fordham University with a degree in Mental Health Counseling in 2013, and i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Common Client Connudrums, join your host, Juniper Owens, director of the Academy of Integrative Mental Health, in a lively two-part discussion about guilt and shame.  In Part One, the focus is on understanding shame. The episode delves into the definitions and distinctions between shame and guilt, highlighting their characteristics and origins. Juniper emphasize...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Laurel speaks with Karen Helfrich, LCSW-C about healing our relationships with money! Karen walks Laurel through the process of understanding financial wellness through narrative, trauma-informed, and systemic lenses - and addresses how we get to the roots of growing our financial health in sustainable ways, especially for women+. Karen helps women reclaim themsel...

Send us Fan Mail CW:://Mentioning words like suicide, sexual abuse, etc.  Welcome to a Shallow End episode,  where we cover various mental health topics in short form, bite-sized format, all while retaining professional and educational rigor.     Have you heard of algospeak? Well, we hadn't either. Once we started looking into this, we ended up in a vortex of algorithms and mind control (ok,...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s holiday mental health news special: The holiday blues and tips for navigating the season       Psychology of gift-giving  Paradox mindset and winter solstice Supportive resource  for yourself and others this holiday season Podcast listeners will receive 15% off our upcoming live training, Liberating Joy From Loss Through Prescriptive Memory Making and Dyadic Creativity...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Laurel chats with Larisa Garski, LMFT and Justine Mastin, LMFT, LADC about their newest book “The Grieving Therapist: Caring for Your Clients and Yourself When It Feels Like the End of the World.” Larisa and Justine take Laurel on a journey through the Realms of Grief as a therapist, walking through their writing process, personal stories, and offering tools and w...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the 'Stay Cure-ious' series, where we embark on an investigative journey through the complex modern mental health landscape. Join us as we delve deep into individuals, products, companies, and theories within the mental health arena, all of which boldly proclaim to be the ultimate "cure-all" or a one-size-fits-all intervention.  In each episode, we s...

Send us Fan Mail In this special bonus episode, Laurel and Vanessa Blades, therapist and integrative mental health professional, chat all things holiday-prep and focus on Common Client Conundrums that arise during the holiday season! Setting your pace and intentions Whose needs are you prioritizing? Yellow Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree - how to survive tough conversation traps Money mindfulnes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Laurel sits down with Dr. Angel Jackson to discuss her books The Power of Change and The Gratitude Awakening Practice. Dr. Jackson is an entrepreneur, author, podcaster, consultant, licensed and ordained minister who provides opportunities for others to look inward to discover their greatness through her transformational writing and speaking. She is the owner of O...

Send us Fan Mail ****Content warning - mentions of suicide, weight loss, and violence*** In this episode of Mental Health News Updates: In the Headlines - Examining the Link Between Ozempic and Mental Health: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know Research Review - Understanding Incels' Dating App Experiences: A Journey into Mental Health and Relationship Well-Being (link to research arti...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Laurel sits down with Masha Shapiro, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and trauma professional, to talk about the use of co-regulation in trauma work, her research on the prodromal phase in the development of PTSD, and more!  Masha graduated from Fordham University with a degree in Mental Health Counseling in 2013, and is currently pursuing her PhD in Marriage an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Juniper chats with Dr. Rubin Naiman, psychologist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Naiman, a sleep and dreams specialist, shares wisdom about the importance of sleep and dreaming, how to shift our perspective on sleep and dreams, and the cultural, psychological, and spiritual...

Send us Fan Mail Laurel drops in to welcome everyone back for the new fall season of CMH, and updates on new training offerings from the Academy! If you’re interested in being a guest on a future episode of the CMH Podcast, or you have an idea for a topic or guest you’d love to hear about from us, you can reach out to us at www.academyimh.com/cmh-podcast, or send us a DM on instagram at @cmh.podca...

Send us Fan Mail Laurel drops in to give an update about the CMH Podcast being on bereavement leave for the summer. We’ll be back to our regular release schedule in the fall! If you’re interested in being a guest on a future episode of the CMH Podcast, or you have an idea for a topic or guest you’d love to hear about from us, you can reach out to us at www.academyimh.com/cmh-podcast, or send us a...

Send us Fan Mail CW::// Substance Related Death For this month's episode: the topic of the month, I spoke with Robin Monson-Dupuis about grieving as a mental health professional. We discussed the unique experience of grief as a therapist, returning to work after loss, tending to our grief, considering what and how to discuss our grief with clients, and how differently people grieve and respon...

Send us Fan Mail CW:// Suicide and Climate Related Disasters In this mental health news update, we cover the 21 states with proposed or passed laws restricting gender-affirming care, public art engagement, and its mental health benefits, research reviews on the impacts of natural disasters and disaster fatigue, and we close with a very interesting did you know segment about the secret powers of pe...

Send us Fan Mail Learn about interpersonal neurobiology and relational neuroscience with Robyn Gobbel, who hosts the Parenting After Trauma Podcast, Creator of Being With, an Immersion course for parenting professionals, and The Club, a virtual community for parents of kids with big baffling behaviors. Robyn is also the author of Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors; Brain-Body-Sensory Strateg...

Send us Fan Mail We spoke with Meg Sasse Stern (she/her), the Outreach and Operations Coordinator at Just The Pill, a non-profit telehealth abortion provider offering virtual and mobile clinic visits in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, and Wyoming. Just The Pill sees patients from over 30 states, and last year their mobile clinics provided no-cost abortions to over 150 traveling Texans.   Meg has bee...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast episode is a conversation with Heather Ross, host of the popular Living With Your Child's Addiction podcast, trained in CRAFT, and certified  ITC parent coach. We discuss how CRAFT (community reinforcement and family training) and Invitation to Change models support your loved one (and yourself) struggling with substance use disorder. The CRAFT (Community Reinfor...

Send us Fan Mail CW// suicide and homicide  In this episode we discuss the cases that provide legal precedents for the laws and standards we practice under today and then discuss how to balance liability, safety and practicing therapy in the way you were trained and makes sense to you. Reminder, please review and stay up-to-date on your state's laws, your licensure board's policies, your...

Send us Fan Mail In this mental health news update, our research review breaks down a study that looked at the distorted time perception and memory lapses after the covid 19 pandemic. In the headlines, we discussed the life and death of Stephen Twitch Boss in the public eye. Our advocacy alert shares updated information and resource about abortion access, and in the did you know segment, we learn...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Juniper talks with Nancy Gershman, a psychotherapist, memory artist, and creator of Dreamscaping, to discuss the development and many uses of this innovative modality. Their conversation covers: Nancy’s professional journey and how she came to the creation and use of Dreamscaping as a therapeutic tool. Discussion about the ways in which the brain stores and holds...

Send us Fan Mail Juniper here, director of the Academy of Integrative Mental Health. In this short episode, I wanted to share my experience of how the holiday season is showing up for me and possible ways you can make space for others who are having a tough time. Words are powerful, and language matters.  We would love to hear from you - Please leave us a review on your listening platform of choic...