Let's Talk

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Michelle Magida!  Michelle is a licensed therapist, the owner of the counseling practice Therapy Etc, and a specialist in treating children. She has extensive experience as a special education teacher prior to beginning her career as a therapist and business owner, and is in the process of earning a doctorate in Counseling Education and Supervi...

My guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Dr. Shawn Hondorp!  Dr. Hondorp is a board-certified clinical health psychologist living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has a private practice, and a podcast called Motivation Made Easy: Body Respect, True Health, where she explores how our common approaches to weight loss and health often run counter to what we know about motivation science. ...

My guest for this episode Dr. Greg Teas ; an absolute fount of knowledge and the Chief Medical Officer of Behavioral Medicine at AMITA Health.  Dr. Teas is the former President of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists and presently serves on their board of directors.  He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Addiction...

My guest for this episode is my good friend, Dr. Erin Terada!  Dr. Terada is a licensed clinical psychologist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, currently practicing at the OCD & Anxiety Center in Oak Brook, IL.  She was previously the Clinical Director of the Eating Disorders service line at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, and is currently sits as a Board Member of the Heartland chapter...

My guest for this episode Jim Scarpace!  Jim is the Executive Director at Gateway Foundation in Aurora, Illinois, and comes with 28 years of experience in mental health, substance use disorder, and criminal justice. If directing addiction treatment programs wasn’t enough, he’s also an assistant professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where he’s taught for the past 17 years.  Ji...

My guest for this episode is Dr. Jeff Derevensky!  Dr. Derevensky is the James McGill Professor and Director of Clinical Training in School/Applied Child Psychology at McGill University.  He is extremely well-published, authoring more than 275 peer-reviewed journal articles, 60 book chapters and 4 books related to gambling disorders and behavioral addictions, and has been awarded Lifetime Achievem...

My guest for this episode is my friend and mentor, Dr. Kevin Sabet!  Dr. Sabet is the President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, which he founded with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy in 2013. He has worked in the Clinton (2000), Bush (2002-2003), and Obama (2009-2011) administrations, and is one of the only drug policy staffers to have ever served as a political appointee in both Democ...

My guest for this episode is Rachael Cooper, and we’ll be talking about mental health and addiction in the workplace, as well as what employers can, and should, be doing about it.  Rachael is currently the Associate Director for the National Stigma Initiative at Shatterproof, a non-profit that is working to end addiction in the United States at the population health level. At the time of recording...

My guest for this episode Dr. Michael Miller!  Dr. Miller is the CEO and medical director of Miller Care Group, and passionate about best-practice medication-assisted therapy.  In addition to his work with opioids, he is currently studying novel treatments for methamphetamine addiction, and is advocating for a paradigm shift in how we define methamphetamine addiction and treatment.  

My guest for this episode is an absolute rock-star in youth drug prevention, Andy Duran.  Andy is the CEO of LEAD, a youth prevention organization based out of Lake Forest, Illinois.  Andy and LEAD have been driving innovation and change in the prevention space for years, helping organize and train other prevention organizations across Illinois and the rest of the country.  One of his broadest ini...

My guest for this episode is my good friend, Dr. Kathleen Burke, PhD! Dr. Burke is the Director of Substance Use Initiatives in the Will County, Illinois. She manages the Illinois Drug Overdose Prevention Project in Will County, and serves as a member of the Illinois Opioid Crisis Response Advisory Council. She is also a member of the Governor State University Addictions Studies and Behavioral Hea...

I have three marvelous guests for this episode! The first two are Tim Ryan , A&E's Dope Man and a substance abuse interventionist, and Jennifer Gimenez -Ryan, world renowned model, actress, substance abuse counselor, and reality TV star. Tim and Jenn are tireless advocates for recovery, and spread their message through their frequent speaking appearances and on their weekly podcast, The T...

My guest this week is Dr. Mark Gomez, MD - often known by his superhero name, Dr. G! Dr. Gomez is a board-certified internal medicine physician, and the host of "To Your Health with Dr. G," a fantastic health-based podcast and radio show, which has recently transitioned into "Health 360 with Dr. G" - his new show launching in January.  Topics covered with Dr. G include the COVI...