Mental Health News Radio

Join avid horseman and our cohost of Mental Health Business, David Ballenberger, with Kristin Walker as they discuss the role of horses in a mental health counseling practice. David Ballenberger is the CEO of an electronic healthcare records company for behavioral health, NextStep Solutions. He is also a masters level social worker that has been working in the mental health profession for over 30...

Join Veronica Conway and Kristin Walker on what was supposed to be a show about racism and the danger of making false accusations. The pendulum swing we are all experiencing in this post #metoo movement era is at times awe inspiring. False accusations around racism, sexism: abuse of any kind don't help the very causes we've all been fighting to be taken seriously. The topic started as one specific...

Two friends discussing friendship! Dr. Mark Goulston and Kristin Walker take us on a journey about what friendship is, can be, and how vital vulnerable and authentic connection is for our psyches. Originally a UCLA professor of psychiatry for over 25 years, and a former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer, Dr. Mark Goulston's expertise has been forged and proven in the crucible of real-life...

Much of what's been propagated by society about Wolves has to do with being alone. The "lone wolf" who is thrown to the pack and comes back leading it. Not so. The wolf is a pack animal and each position in the pack strengthens the survivability and thrivability of the pack as whole. The leadership is shared by each member of the pack. Women in leadership positions take note that rising as a pack...

Michael Ames is an investigative reporter and features writer for Newsweek and Harper’s Magazine. His work for Newsweek revealed the mishandling of military intelligence in the days following Bergdahl's 2009 disappearance and the ensuing coverup by the Pentagon. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and The Believer. He worked for nine years in Idaho as a newspaper reporter...

Join Dr. Lisa Day, Kristin Sunanta Walker and John W. Whitehead for a show about how digital media use has helped make sex trafficking a billion dollar industry. John Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law, human rights and popular culture. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s most vocal and involved civil liberties a...

How often do you look at things in your life from the perspective of you five years from now? Join Kristin with Martha Juchnowski continuing the discussion about her grieving process from the passing of her son. In this episode Martha talks about we can pull ourselves to a new place in our grieving if we look at our lives from a different perspective. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://ww...

Join us for a discussion with Dr. Peter Vermeulen, the 2020 keynote presenter for the Converge Autism Summit by Springbrook Autism Behavioral, about Autism in Context. Peter is the founder, director, CEO, lecturer, consultant, website developer, secretary. Occasionally, Peter even does the cleaning of the office of Autism in Context, the senior Autism lecturer and consultant for Autisme Centraal,...

Please welcome a new podcast to Mental Health News Radio Network: Widow Walking Forward. The show is an inspiring, uplifting, and informative podcast made to bring joy where there is grief! Lisa Joy has been a widow for three years, and it is now her mission to teach lessons on moving forward after losing a spouse. Derived from personal experience, intuition, and love, Lisa is dedicated to bring t...

An introduction into The Feeling Life with David Klugman. David completed his undergraduate work at Bennington College, after which he took a Masters in English and Creative Writing at Johns Hopkins University. While working on his Ph. D. at Rice, however, David experienced a turn in his path and left academia to start a business in the so-called real world. All things being equal, David returned...

Dr. Mark Goulston joins us to talk about his book that helps you deal with irrational, impossible people. An Oprah's Book Club selection. Let's face it: we all know people who are downright irrational. No matter how hard you try to reason with them, it never works. So what's the solution? How do you talk to someone who just won't listen? What can you do with an unrealistic boss, an angry spouse, o...

Dr. Neeraj Gandotra, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Delphi Behavioral Health Group joins us today to discuss the pathology behind social media addiction. With over a decade of experience in the field of behavioral science, specifically focusing on the interface of mental illness and substance use disorders, Dr. Gandotra is double board certified in both general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. H...

Join us for a replay of one of our most downloaded guests, Christine Louis de Canonville, on what it means to go NO CONTACT with an emotional abuser. Christine has worked in the area of mental health and trauma recovery for the last 28 years, providing psychotherapy to children and adults for a range of life issues, including Addictive Behaviours, Anxiety, Anger, and Relational Issues. For 5 years...

Will Henshall joins us for a special show to talk about his company, Focus at Will, and how the organization is helping those who struggle with mental wellbeing. We also take a journey through his life in the music industry and his journey with a near death experience. Will has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. In 1987, he founded the Brit...

Join Christine Louis de Canonville and Kristin Walker as they discuss narcissistic personality disorder in women. Christine worked in the area of mental health and trauma recovery for the last 28 years, providing psychotherapy to children and adults for a range of life issues, including Addictive Behaviors, Anxiety, Anger, and Relational Issues. For 5 years, she worked in the Trauma Unit of St. Br...

Join host Kristin Sunanta Walker with guest Loretta Breuning as they discuss Loretta's new book, "Tame Your Anxiety". Loretta is a Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. As a teacher and a mom, she was not convinced by prevailing theories of human motivation. Then she learned about the brain chemistry of animals, and everything made sense. She knew this informati...

Malkia Newman joins our show to talk about her work in the mental health field and her personal journey with bipolar disorder. Behavioral health conditions are common in Malkia’s family. Her struggle with her own mental health led her to CNS Healthcare in 2004 for treatment. She stabilized and went on to pursue a career with the newly formed CNS Healthcare Anti-Stigma Program in 2005. CNS Healthca...

Deep and funny show with Achea Redd about keeping it real when it comes to our mental health! Achea Redd is a mental health advocate, author of “Be Free Be You” and founder of Real Girls F.A.R.T. In early 2016, Achea Redd was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. After hiding her condition out of fear and shame, Achea quickly realized it was only getting worse, affecting her physically to t...

What is funny about depression? Especially the crippling kind! Join comic Jessica Holmes along with Frank King, The Mental Health Comedian, as they share the highs and lows of stand up while dealing with functional and often nonfunctional depression! Frank King, Suicide Prevention and Postvention Public Speaker and Trainer was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years. Depression and suicide run...

From the highest highs, including sponsorship deals, hit movies and a bestselling autobiography, to the lowest lows, including stints in prison, rehab, and homelessness on the streets of Baltimore, Brandon Novak has lived a life that defies easy description. Recruited in his early teens as the nation’s next top professional skateboarder – drawing praise from icons like Tony Hawk and becoming the i...

Join founder Irit Wald of ThinkUp as she discusses ways to develop a positive mindset. ThinkUp is the number one app for developing a positive mindset utilizing affirmations and smartphone technology! www.thinkup.me Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support .

Adam Klugman and Kristin Walker discuss codependency, narcissism, and toxic relationships. A visionary creator, gifted facilitator, and charismatic speaker, Adam is an American thought leader on mission to cultivate The Human Brand. With his keynote ìBrand It and They Will Come and attendant workshops, Adam is changing lives by distilling decades of his success into a program of personal brand bui...

Join the host of America Trends podcast, Larry Rifkin! New to Mental Health News Radio network but not new to broadcasting. Tune in as we discuss what his podcast is about and why it is vital that YOU tune in. Larry Rifkin has mastered the language of television and radio over his career in both. Now, he turns his attention to podcasts, which he believes can incorporate some of the best of both me...

Join Dr. Kristina Hallett, Dr. Lisa Day, and Kristin Sunanta Walker for a discussion about PASSION! At an age where women used to be considered "old" we are experiencing an incredible awakening for empowered women. Middle-age is now a place of rebirth, fire, passion, and rediscovery. Tune in to listen to these three powerful women as they discuss their journey into Middle-Age. Dr. Kristina Hallett...

Social Media Addiction is very real. What is the impact this addiction has on those already genetically predisposed to and suffering from other addictions? How can you help a friend, your family, a coworker pay attention to the signs? Tune in as close friends, Stephen Kavalkovich, of Rescue the Rescuer and Kristin Sunanta Walker get real about how this addiction has impacted their lives and what t...