Mental Health Mondays with Marla and Dave

Today we welcome Fronzie and Mags Roemer. Fronzie is the founder of Paws For Patrick, non-profit organization dedicated to connecting young people to Emotional Support Animals and Therapy Dogs to aid them as they live with mental illness. Mags is Fronzie’s daughter and Patrick’s sister. Like most of us, they have an unfortunate and yet unique perspective when it comes to mental health, and how we...

Today we welcome Janet Craig. She’s an amazing woman, with an amazing story. She’s the writer, producer, and actor in an amazing, and necessary film called Wake Up – which focuses on ending sex trafficking! Marla and I love tennis, and she also been ranked at one point as a professional tennis player hailing from Trinity University where she played in college.

The last couple of weeks of January we re-aired some of our favorite shows. That was partly because we were on a cruise – The Smooth Jazz Cruise. While on the cruise, we sat down with musician, bassist, composer, producer, and most importantly our friend Marcus Miller. Today and next week, we’re going to share our conversation with all of you.

The last couple of weeks of January we re-aired some of our favorite shows. That was partly because we were on a cruise – The Smooth Jazz Cruise. While on the cruise, we sat down with musician, bassist, composer, producer, and most importantly our friend Marcus Miller. Today and next week, we’re going to share our conversation with all of you.

Our guests today is a Los Angeles-based chef, award-winning cookbook author, culinary ambassador to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation and co-chair of Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti's AAPI LA initiative. Her fifth book, "Katie Chin's Global Family Cookbook," was published in June 2022. Recently in January, she was on the Kelly Clarkson show. Plus, Katie's one-woman show, "Holy Shitake: A Wok Sta...

Our guests today are friends of the show, and friends indeed – Mark L. and Robbi Walberg. Mark you know from Temptation Island, The Moment of Truth and more. Robbi has been successful in entertainment ever since she literally was the Gerber Baby! They are a successful power couple, and we are honored to speak with them today as Valentines Day approaches.

Our guest today is Sarah Myers. Sarah is a writer for Psychology Today. Her writing focuses primarily on psychosis and the schizophrenia spectrum of disorders. She has first-hand knowledge about the subject, and will give personal insight on dealing with our loved ones.

Our guest today is Ryan Stygar. He is a worker’s rights advocate and attorney. As a former fire fighter, Ryan has a heart for service AND he understands great leadership. Ryan wants people to know their rights and he wants to help them understand ways to protect themselves at work. Whether the issue involves civil rights, mental health, or other disabilities, making sure you’re armed with the appr...

He’s a Mental Health Storyteller, an Adult ADHD/Post Trauma Advocate, and a warrior when it comes to mental health advocacy! Our guest today is Joe Kou. Like most of us, he has a story to share, in the hopes that his transparency will help and inspire someone else.

Today we welcome back to MHM Dr Craig Smith and Will Sterling – the hosts of the amazing podcast - History Rated R, where their motto is, “History is full of f*ed up ish, but what are we gonna do, pretend like it never happened? Will is an actor/writer, and Dr Smith (I couldn’t resist lol) is a former speech writer for former presidents Ford and H.W. Bush. They’re gonna walk us thru the archeology...

Today we are excited and honored to our friend, 10 time grammy award winner, and member of the most famous vocal group ever – The Manhattan Transfer. Everyone thinks that being touring and always being on the road, as we say, is glamorous, but it can also be emotionally draining.

Today we are excited and honored to have Mark Walberg as our guest. He is an actor, television personality, and game show host best known for hosting Temptation Island, Antiques Roadshow and the game shows Russian Roulette on GSN, and The Moment of Truth on FOX. His wife Robbi was our guest back in July. When we come back, we’ll be speaking with Mark Walberg.

Today we are honored to have Dr. Chris Aiken on the show. As a psychiatrist, his writing focuses on natural therapies for mood disorders. His latest book is The Depression and Bipolar Workbook. He hosts a podcast (The Pocket Psychiatrist) and a website for the general public (Psycheducation.org). He is the Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report and the Mood Disorders Section Chief for Psy...

Today we welcome back licensed therapist Doug Green. He’s a part of the MHM family, and we’re honored to have him on the show today. Today we’re focusing on the difference between narcissistic personality disorder and borderline personality disorder – both have become pretty popular terms lately. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays $1 today keeps t...

Our guest today is TRUSTYSCRIBE. He’s an artist, actor, dancer, singer, director, producer, writer and he’s our friend – Trusty Scribe. Fresh off of his successful art exhibit in San Diego entitled Rebirth Eternal, Trusty will be sharing some of that artwork with us today. It focuses on and celebrates the beauty of human frailty. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/me...

Our guest today is Kacey Short. She is a walking testimony of triumph! Like many others she has struggled with mental illness or brain difference, but didn’t let that stop her from not only reaching her goals in life, but also continuing to learn new strategies to enhance her self awareness and strive for mental wellness.e way issues with mental health surfaced and he was forced to deal with it. S...

Today’s theme is “Surviving Myself”, and our guest is Tim Ashby. Tim is a playwright who left college with his typewriter in search of fortune and glory – a literary Indiana Jones. Like many others, along the way issues with mental health surfaced and he was forced to deal with it. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays

Today and next week, we’re going to share what we’ve been going through as our son has had another crisis, and we once again, try to navigate an extremely dysfunctional mental health system. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays $1 today keeps the stigma away📱Support our show by texting "GIVE" to 818-698-1021 And catch our new episode every Monday,...

Today and next week, we’re going to share what we’ve been going through as our son has had another crisis, and we once again, try to navigate an extremely dysfunctional mental health system. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays $1 today keeps the stigma away📱Support our show by texting "GIVE" to 818-698-1021 And catch our new episode every Monday,...

Today we welcome Deborah Juster to the show. Deborah is a semi-retired doctor who specializes in internal medicine. Before covid, she was a medical missionary to Honduras. Like most of us, she deals with mental illness in her family, and like us has a son who has a brain difference –schizophrenia. Deborah has also become a specialist in dealing with insurance companies and the mental health care s...

Today we welcome Destiny Champion back to the show. For those that didn’t get a chance to see her 1st appearance, or just need a refresher, Destiny is a licensed therapist and owner of the Maple Counseling Center here in southern California, who grew up in Germany, where feelings weren’t a topic of discussion. Today we’re going to discuss how having a mentally ill child can affect other members of...

Our guests today for Part 2 are Wesley and Stephanie Knight. Wesley is the Pastor of Revision Church in Atlanta, and Stephanie is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. As a bridge to mental health, specifically in the black community, together they are the definition of dynamic. Like most of us, they had to deal with some dysfunction growing up, but they’ve subsequently dealt with it head on, by usi...

Our guests today are Wesley and Stephanie Knight. Wesley is the Pastor of Revision Church in Atlanta, and Stephanie is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. As a bridge to mental health, specifically in the black community, together they are the definition of dynamic. Like most of us, they had to deal with some dysfunction growing up, but they’ve subsequently dealt with it head on, by using a theory...

Our guest today is Suzi Landolphi. Suzi is a licensed Clinician and a Mental Health Coach. She is the Clinical Director at Merging Vets and Players, Vice President and Program Director at Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue. She also has a podcast called Be Crazy Well sponsored by a veteran resource organization called Coming Home Well. Suzi says “She’s on a mission”,