Mental Health Mondays with Marla and Dave

We are honored to have as our guest today, Lily Holmes. Lily is the NAMI SFV Youth Program Coordinator. Lily has been a mental health advocate since high school. She started volunteering with NAMI and is now the new NAMI youth coordinator. Lily suffers with anxiety, but has managed to earn her BA in psychology. She was a Case manager at Tarzana Treatment Center, and in the fall, she’s starting the...

We are honored to have as our guest today, Debra Atlas. Debra was born and raised in south Texas. She is an accomplished author, and her latest book is “You Aren’t Depression’s Victim”. She is a well being member of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, as well as an expert in the field of personal development, health and wellness, and mindfulness.

Today we welcome back a friend of MHM and a friend of ours, Mr. Doug Green. Doug is a licensed therapist, and has helped us both on and off the show. Today we’re going to try to dig into narcissism and narcissitic behavior - what is it, and how do you navigate a elationship when narcissism is present. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmondays

We are honored to have Jamie Denbo as our guest today. She is the co-executive producer for the longest-running scripted primetime show currently airing on ABC, and the longest scripted primetime series carried by ABC – Grey’s Anatomy. Like most of us, she has a story to tell, and we can’t wait to hear it. As usual, we thank our guest for recognizing Mental Health Mondays as a safe place to be tra...

She’s an actress and a dancer who was born into show business. After booking the coveted Gerber Baby campaign at 6 months old, she successfully worked consitently until age 11, where she describes at one point, “needing a job, a cup of coffee, and a cigarette. When we come back, we’ll have an amazing conversation with Robbi Morgan Walberg. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: yout...

They are the podcast hosts for History – Rated R. where they’re motto is “History is full of f*ed up ish. But what are we gonna do, pretend like it never happened? Have a drink with your host, actor and writer Will Sterling, and his more qualified former Presidential Speechwriting co- host, Dr. Craig Smith. Craig has written 22 scholarly books. They’re university publications used in classrooms, a...

He’s an extraordinary bass player, music director, composer, producer, and author of There’s No Traffic on the Extra Mile. He was the musical director and bandleader on The Tonight Show w Jay Leno from 2010 to 2014. Minor worked as musical director for American Idol. Minor has served as musical director for numerous superstar tours, including Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Ray Charles, Alici...

He’s an extraordinary bass player, music director, composer, producer, and author of There’s No Traffic on the Extra Mile. He was the musical director and bandleader on The Tonight Show w Jay Leno from 2010 to 2014. Minor worked as musical director for American Idol. Minor has served as musical director for numerous superstar tours, including Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Ray Charles, Alici...

He’s been a guest before, and we had such a great time, we had to have him back. Frank King is a mental Health Comedian,suicide prevention and postvention public speaker and trainer, he was a writer for the Tonight Show for 20 years, is a Corporate Comedian, syndicated humor columnist, and podcast personality, who was featured on CNN's Business Unusual. The last time he was here he really helped u...

He’s an actor, a comedian, and an author. With a new book, a memoir set to be released this fall, called No Job For A Man, our guest today is John Ross Bowie. John will share his story with us, and like most of us, and our guest’s, John, because of his experience, is now a mental health warrior, with an end goal in mind – to erase the stigma surrounding mental health. See you this Monday at 6pm PT...

Today we welcome Ariel Cohen. He’s a licensed marriage and family therapist, and he’s had a lifetime of learning to understand the concept of balance from the inside out. He’s going to share his story, in the hope that we learn something from his experience, that will help us, not only stay mindful of balance, but to also erase the stigma surrounding mental health. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on...

Today we welcome Morgana Rae, Life & Business Coach, Best-selling author of, Financial Alchemy 12 Months of Magic and Manifestation. Morgana has an amazing story of an amazing journey that started with a horrible accident, but blossoms into a successful life, and much more. When we come back, our guest is Morgana Rae. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalhealthmo...

Today we welcome Kent Toussaint. Kent is a licensed therapist and specializes in counseling teens. He says, "You can’t control teens, but you can influence them." We look forward to even more gems, and as usual, we are thankful for and appreciate the mental health professionals that grace us here on Mental Health Mondays. See you this Monday at 6pm PT on our Youtube Channel: youtube.com/mentalheal...

Today we welcome Destiny Champion. Destiny is a licensed therapist and the owner of Maple Counseling Center. Hailing from the country of Germany, where Destiny says personal feelings simply aren’t discussed. Like many of us, she deals with brain differences and addiction in her family, and we’re honored that she’s willing to share here on Mental Health Mondays with Marla and Dave. See you this Mon...

We're excited to welcome Jonathan Solomon to the show. He’s the owner of Redstone Firearms, and a former law enforcement professional. Jonathan provides classes on de-escalation strategies and techniques to school staff, security officers, and executive protection officers. He’ll be sharing tips for our viewers who are looking for professional guidance when their loved ones become agitated or viol...

We're excited to welcome Jonathan Solomon to the show. He’s the owner of Redstone Firearms, and a former law enforcement professional. Jonathan provides classes on de-escalation strategies and techniques to school staff, security officers, and executive protection officers. He’ll be sharing tips for our viewers who are looking for professional guidance when their loved ones become agitated or viol...

Our guest today is a comedian, writer and filmmaker, and comedy- mental health-content creator. She has a book out called Don’t F*cking Panic: The shit they Don’t Tell You in Therapy About Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, & Depression. We can't wait to have her on the show and discuss her experiences! Support "A Dollar Today Keep The Stigma Away" Text "Give" to 818-698-1021 Donate $1. Consider ple...

Our guest today is Sandy Francis. Sandy is an actor, a writer, and most importantly, she’s a devoted mother! Like most of us, she has quite a story to share about a parent’s journey navigating the world of mental health diagnosis and treatment for her child. We can't wait to have her on the show and discuss her experiences! Support "A Dollar Today Keep The Stigma Away" Text "Give" to 818-698-1021...

oday we’re welcoming Mental Health Comedian Frank King. Frank is a Suicide Prevention and Postvention Public Speaker and Trainer, was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years, is a Corporate Comedian, syndicated humor columnist, and podcast personality, who was featured on CNN's Business Unusual. We can't wait to have her on the show and discuss her experiences! Support "A Dollar Today Keep The...

We’re continuing our discussion, better yet, our therapy session with Doug Green. He is a licensed therapist, and he helps kids, and adults find their own true voice, so they can live the lives they deserve.

We have been anxiously anticipating this week’s and next week’s show! It’s a 2-part series called How To Manage What is Clearly The Impossible. Our story, as it pertains to mental health challenges in our family, is pretty well documented. We have 2 adult children that deal with “brain differences”, as we like to call it. As of late, it has become increasingly difficult to responsibly balance our...

Aubrey has had a successful run in showbiz, known for her role as Layla in Nashville and Claudia in Sharknado. We love the advocacy work she does for mental health! Both through her role as a bipolar artist in the show Unconventional and the raw insight she shares in her first solo Jazz-pop album "Happy Birthday".

Aubrey has had a successful run in showbiz, known for her role as Layla in Nashville and Claudia in Sharknado. We love the advocacy work she does for mental health! Both through her role as a bipolar artist in the show Unconventional and the raw insight she shares in her first solo Jazz-pop album "Happy Birthday".

Our guest today is US! We’ve been married 33 years and counting, and we wanted to take the time today to talk about love, relationships, family, and the constant need for mental health wellness checks along the way. Now like we promised last week, we’ll have some surprises in store for you as well. So, relax and enjoy!

Our guest today is vocalist CAROLYN GRIFFEY. She was with the Soul-funk group Shalamar. She is the daughter of Carrie Lucas and Solar Records founder Dick Griffey, who also cofounded Soul Train with Don Cornelius, as well as being the booking agent for the television show. Her father was responsible for so many careers within the entertainment industry even today Support "A Dollar Today Keep The S...