Mental Health News Radio

One of the most damaging psychological mechanisms a narcissist may use in his/her tormented tool chest is sex. THE PROMISE OF IT THE MECHANICAL ACTION OF IT THE WITHHOLDING OF IT We carefully use the word sex in relation to what happens because, to the narcissist, the beautiful act of making love is an impossibility. Sex is one of their most powerful weapons of your mass destruction. If you are a...

Our guest Brandon joins us to talk about how to survive the narcissistic apocalypse. His book Narcisstinction: How To Survive The Narcissist Apocalypse is a science fiction book about how to defend yourself from narcissists. https://narcissistcombatarmy.fireside.fm/ Brandon refers to himself in his writing and his podcast as Chad the Impaler and has a fresh look at how to combat narcissists in you...

Dan Wise joins us to discuss his journey within the federal prison system and his efforts to bring awareness to the mental health of families and individuals facing this journey also. Dan Wise founded RDAP Dan, Federal Prison Time Consulting LLC in 2015, after successfully navigating the Federal Prison system, culminating in his early release. Dan created a proprietary Success Method, combining th...

Seriously. Life throws a lot of B.S. your way. Some of it you bring in yourself. The rest is just part of being a human being. Navigating how much you take on especially when you are dealing with grief is a lifelong process. Join Martha Juchnowski and Kristin Walker as they start out slow and then ZOOM into the swan dive towards our internal and external B.S. Martha is a registered nurse, psychic...

This is the third episode with Martha Juchnowski where we continued the discussion about her grieving process from the passing of her son. In this episode Martha talks about how we do not need to suffer as much as we believe we do. There are paradigm shifts as we move through grief that are important lessons for our lives. Martha is a registered nurse, psychic medium, and spiritual healer. Become...

Our guest, Aaron Harvey, started an organization - Made of Millions Foundation - after living most of his life with intrusive thoughts that he later found out was a type of OCD (Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder). “Made of Millions Foundation provides a community to those dealing with mental health issues,” said Aaron Harvey, Co-Founder and CCO of Ready Set Rocket and Founder of Made of Millions. “Our...

What a wonderful surprise discussing comedy, mental health, spiritual healing, and happiness with the lovely Jeffrey Gurian. Joining us from New York, Jeffrey takes us on a journey through his eclectic career and why laughter has played such an important role in his life. Jeffrey Gurian is a comedy writer, performer, director, author, producer, doctor and Healer. He’s written material for comedy l...

Joe Mitsch joins us today to talk about sexual abuse and how it impacts the addiction treatment world. Joe works in the field of addiction treatment and lives a sober life today after many years of struggling with addiction. He is one of the hosts of All In Recovery Radio. The All In Recovery Podcast strives to uncover and interpret all aspects of addiction and recovery. Using a mix of humor and p...

Director Nick Cavalier joins hosts Frank King and Kristin Walker to talk about his work and filming tough subjects. He was the director of the documentary Down Again. Kristin had interviewed Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter, the subject of Down Again, on our show. That film is an exploration of the connection between mental illness and creativity. The film explores the catharsis of making music and a...

Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, an award-winning author, and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 with her family and later, inspired by the X-Men, developed Superhero Therapy to help patients with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She has been awarded the United Natio...

Join author, activist, and wonderful human Ellie Krug for a discussion about idealism, the human condition, vulnerability, and what it means to be inclusive. In 2009, while an Iowa civil trial attorney with 100+ trials, Ellen (Ellie) Krug (pronounced “Kroog”), transitioned from male to female. She later became one of the few attorneys nationally to try jury cases in separate genders. From 2011 to...

Join Adam Klugman and Kristin Sunanta Walker for a discussion about what is happening and what has happened to our culture. Narcissism is on the rise and it's spreading like wildfire thanks to social media. How is this affecting our culture and why is this strikingly similar to old Hollywood culture? Visit our after show discussion at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtHxwFtIjYI. A visionary creato...

Jonathan Rauch, author of The Happiness Curve; Why Life Gets Better After 50... Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you’re successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end? Drawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch answers all these questions. He shows that from our 20s into our 40s, happin...

In this episode Kristin and Frank King interview Cody Gauthier about Imposter Syndrome. Imposter Syndrome is when someone doesn't feel worthy of the things that they worked hard to accomplish. Through therapy they can start to learn to feel like they're enough. Cody Gauthier, ACSW joins the discussion because he works in the trenches providing individual therapy for children, adolescents, and youn...

Join Kate Smith and Kristin Sunanta Walker as they discuss how vital a support group for survivors of narcissistic abuse can be during your healing process. Individual and group psychotherapy with women. Areas of specialization include depression and anxiety, eating disorders, alcohol abuse, and relational issues; with a special interest in trauma and trauma related issues; particularly where ther...

Our guest today is Dr. Mark Goulston who is a best-selling author of multiple books, former FBI hostage negotiation trainer, as well as, a psychiatrist. This was an interesting conversation - from the thousands of interviews we've done over the years this one is a stand out. You won't just hear it - you'll feel it. Join Dr. Mark Goulston, Frank King, and Kristin Sunanta Walker as they discuss suic...

Join Kristin Sunanta Walker and Catherine Greer Limpo as they discuss how competency is viewed by all of us when it comes to men in leadership positions. Also how differently it is viewed when it comes to women in leadership. Kristin is the founder and CEO of Mental Health News Radio Network and CEO of everythingEHR. Over the course of her career as a technology consultant she has worked with some...

Ray Barrett, founder and CEO of Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC, joins us to talk about what has changed and improved in telemental health. Most clinicians use some form of technology in both the operation of their practice and in providing services to clients. However, most graduate programs do not cover the competencies of using technology in practice. As the field of telemental health c...

Join Dave Ballenberger, MSW and Kristin Walker as they discuss what's going on in Arizona and the challenges one mental health organization has faced. Michael Boylan, LCSW – Chief Executive Officer of Crisis Prep is one of the few successfully managing Value Based Payment in Behavioral Health. Mr. Boylan has a Masters Degree in Social Work from Arizona State University and has his certification wi...

Lori and Kristin take an impromptu journey to talk about mental health, her new book, and the conversations that go on between a therapist and their therapist! Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author who writes the weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column for The Atlantic. She has written hundreds of articles related to psychology and culture, many of which have becom...

A warm and big welcome to Dr. Michael Ryce with his podcast https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/mindshifters-radio/ which has been on the air for many years and now a part of our network. A quote from this show sums up very well our discussion, “My work has become about restoring the understanding of what both forgiveness and love mean so that we can restore a culture.” Dr. Mich...

What experiences do we bring to the executive table? Join hosts Catherine Greer Limpo and Kristin Sunanta Walker as they discuss the hidden scars, traumas, joys, and life that we walk into a meeting with as female leaders. Catherine Greer Limpo is a listener of a few shows on MHNR Network. She is also a mom, a friend, a leader, a professional, a mentor, a daughter, a sister, and most importantly,...

Join Tatjana and Vlad as they discuss Your Reality Film which is short about gaslighting. Gaslighting is a very dangerous type of psychological manipulation, because it makes you doubt your own perception of reality. In long-term relationships it makes you lose the confidence in yourself, rendering you pathologically dependant on the person who is closest to you at that time - which usually happen...

Has the NFL cared about mental health? Of course they have. The Carolina Panthers, however, are doing things right! They've hired an in-house counselor, Tish Guerin, to work with their organization. Join our very own mental health comedian, Frank King, with our host and founder of the world's first mental health podcast network, Kristin Walker, as they talk "shop" with Tish and why this well playe...

Join Dave Ballenberger and Kristin Walker as they speak with the Executive Director of Harbor Light Center - The Salvation Army. More than 6,000 people have overcome drug and alcohol addiction since The Salvation Army first opened the doors of the Harbor Light residential treatment center more than 20 years ago. Working collaboratively with metro-area partners, staff deliver a comprehensive range...