Let's Talk About It With OhioGuidestone

We’re here to bring attention to the elephant in the room. The conversations we’re having this season aren’t always easy. Topics like emotional pain, self-harm, and feelings of hopelessness can feel uncomfortable, heavy, or difficult to talk about openly. But avoiding these conversations is often what keeps people struggling silently. Season Two of Let’s Talk About It With OhioGuidestone is focuse...

It starts with sleepless nights and full calendars. Then it becomes caregiving, career demands, health changes, and learning how to navigate loss. Adulthood doesn’t always get simpler; it just gets quieter about the struggle. In the final episode of season one of Let’s Talk About It With OhioGuidestone, host Derek Rader sits down with Dionna Adie, LISW-S, LICDC-CS, CCM, Clinical Supervisor at Ohio...

An alarm goes off. You rush out the door to class, work, or another interview. Between bills, deadlines, relationships, and endless scrolling, it can feel like everyone else has life figured out while you’re silently wondering, “Am I doing this right? These struggles are often dismissed as “just part of growing up,” but what if the pressure of starting out is taking a deeper toll on mental health?...

A door slams. Voices rise. Someone yells, “You just don’t get it!” and suddenly the house feels tense and quiet all at once. These moments are often dismissed as “just part of being a teenager,” but what if they’re signs of something deeper? In episode three of Let’s Talk About It With OhioGuidestone, host Derek Rader sits down with Nicole Klimas-Morrison, MSW, LISW-S, CDCA, Regional Director of O...

Tantrums, big feelings, and sleepless nights are all often brushed off as "just part of being little." But what if these early moments are actually some of the most important for a child's mental health? In episode two of Let's Talk About It With OhioGuidestone, Host Derek Rader sits down with Kristina Ryan, MSW, LISW-S, Clinical Supervisor at OhioGuidestone, to explore why age...

The conversation starts here. In this first episode of Let’s Talk About It, host Derek Rader of OhioGuidestone sits down with Katy Baumbach, Director of Communications at OhioGuidestone, to introduce the purpose behind the series. Learn more about OhioGuidestone, why Mental Health Awareness Month is the perfect time to begin, and how this podcast will create space for real, sometimes uncomfortable...