Mental Health News Radio

Hilary Jacobs Hendel is back! She joins us to talk about the misconceptions about emotions and how we can educate ourselves and others to further our healing. To relieve her patients’ suffering, psychotherapist Hilary Jacobs Hendel switched from practicing traditional talk psychotherapy to Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP). Traditional therapy focuses on people’s thoughts and s...

Announcements and what the heck goes on behind the scenes of a podcast network all about mental health? Join podcaster and sound editor Joseph Fusaro (Joda) and Kristin Sunanta Walker as they talk about what's up and the art of disengagement. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support .

Join hosts Dr. Kristina Hallett and Kristin Sunanta Walker with the incredible Jenn Edden talking about our addiction to sugar. Three women unleashed on this incredible new series Be Awesome! Jenn Edden is a certified health coach specializing in sugar addiction and empowerment coaching. She is also a mom, speaker, and biz coach for other entrepreneurs looking for clarity and confidence. As a reco...

Join Dr. Kristin Neff for a lively discussion about what it means to be a compassionate mess! It's okay. Our hosts Dr. Kristina Hallett and Kristin Sunanta Walker jump in to ask questions about what self-compassion really means especially in today's world. Kristin Neff got her Ph. D. in 1997 at UC Berkeley, studying moral development. She is currently an Associate Professor in Human Development at...

Join your cohosts Evelyn M. Ryan and Kristin Sunanta Walker with two special guests as they discuss power imbalances - at work, at home, in relationships, in the world. Evelyn holds advanced degrees in science and management as well as multiple professional certifications in life and health coaching, organizational excellence, and process improvement. She is a recognized expert and published autho...

Johnny Crowder joins hosts Dave Ballenberger and Kristin Walker, to talk about his SMS platform CopeNotes.com which is shaking how we look at effective treatments in mental health. Johnny is a musician, singer, artist, and tech entrepreneur who has fronted several heavy metal bands. He founded CopeNotes as a tool to help those struggling with their mental health. A daily reminder that helps you st...

The first episode in our new series on Mental Health News Radio has our cohosts, Dave Ballenberger and Kristin Walker, exploring the topics, guests, and ideas for this show. Why is a show on the business side of Mental Healthcare important? There is not a podcast in the world that comes close to these topics and just like any sector of healthcare - mental healthcare is a booming business. It is al...

Shahida Arabi is a summa cum laude graduate of Columbia University graduate school and a four-time bestselling author. Her bestselling books include The Smart Girl's Guide to Self-Care and Becoming the Narcissist's Nightmare: How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself, featured as a a #1 Amazon Bestseller for 16 consecutive months after its release, and POWER: Surviving and...

Join Kristin Walker and her guest Bipolar Barbie as they talk about being advocates in the mental health field. People ask her why she chose the name Bipolar Barbie and it all started one Sunday afternoon. Her housemate asked her why she has so many clothes and she replied “because I have so many different personalities, they each need their own wardrobe” Then it dawned on her. "I am just like a n...

Nanci Danison joins us to talk about the day she died. That's right. The day she died and what she learned from the experience. She died March 14, 1994, at the age of 43, but voluntarily returned to human life to share what she could remember of the wonders she experienced and truths she learned in the afterlife. At the time of her death, she had been an attorney practicing law in a 270 attorney r...

Amy O’Neill, MS, LPC is a speaker, survivor, resilience expert, therapist, and motivator is our guest today with her friend and our co-host, Dr. Kristina Hallett. Today we talk about and examine resilience. Amy O’Neill chose a mental health career that requires resilience to do well and stay healthy; and she engages in hobbies that thrive on resilience, like the Iron-man Triathlon and Boston Marat...

Join Claire and Kristin and they talk about something often overlooked when it comes grief: Anxiety. Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC, is a therapist specializing in grief, and the author of three books of nonfiction: The Rules of Inheritance (Penguin, 2012), After This: When Life Is Over Where Do We Go? (Penguin, 2015) and Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief (Da Capo, 2018). Become a supporter of this...

Join Dr. Kristina Hallett, Patricia Steuer, Kristin Sunanta Walker and Evelyn M. Ryan for a deep discussion about women and how we are trying to navigate 2018. Dr. Kristina Hallett is the host of the Be Awesome series on Mental Health News Radio. She is also a psychologist in private practice, author, speaker, and corporate trainer. She has worked extensively with people diagnosed with anti-social...

How do we support the mental well-being of the people who are on the front lines? Our first responders. These jobs where people put their lives at risk to help others but aren't supported enough in taking care of themselves? Join two of the founders of Stepstone Connect, Joe Gorton and Barry Toone, with our host Kristin Sunanta Walker, as they discuss how they serve our front line support. Joe Gor...

Two PhD's in Psychology, Dr. George Simon and Dr. Sherry Simon, one who well known for the study of character disorders and the other for her work with those in relationship with the character disordered. Our host, Kristin Sunanta Walker, could not wait to start the first of many of these conversations on our series: Character Matters. Dr. George Simon is an internationally-recognized expert on ma...

Cassie Ubaldo joins Melanie Vann and Kristin Sunanta Walker to talk about her work with active military, veterans, and other first responders utilizing horses. She is located in Southwest Montana and has found a way to share her passion to help others find their path to health and wellness through working with horses. She appreciates the authentic and honest lens through which horses respond to pe...

Michael Koch joins our network and our founder, Kristin Sunanta Walker, to talk about his podcast - Positive Connections Radio. Join former police detective and current certified drug and alcohol counselor, Michael Koch, invoking positive change and breaking the stigma of mental health issues among first responders. Michael shares his story of substance abuse addiction and recovery and the work he...

Join your hosts Dr. Kristina Hallett and Kristin Sunanta Walker for an AWESOME discussion with functional nutritionist and healthcare disrupter, Sharon Holand Gelfand. How can we talk about nutrition differently especially as it relates to our mental health? Nutrition and health is greater than the food we eat. Understanding how our gut is our second brain and what to pay attention to. Why eating...

Join host Kristin Sunanta Walker and Katie Frauenfelder as they take a different tack when it comes to discussing eating disorders. Katie understands this disorder from her own personal experience as well as her clinical training which makes for a deeper and more vulnerable discussion about a very sensitive topic. Katie S Frauenfelder MA, PLPC, CPT is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer as well as...

Join hosts Johnny Crowder and Kristin Sunanta Walker as they speak with Mark Hunter, front man for the heavy metal band CHIMAIRA, who Stars in Upcoming Documentary About Mental Health, “Down Again” Out October 10, 2018, World Mental Health Day, at https://downagainfilm.com/ . Mark has dealt with depression and bipolar for a good part of his life. On October 10, 2018 – World Mental Health Day – Mar...

Luke is one of our favorite guests. His honesty about facing addiction and swimming through recovery makes it hard to end any conversation with him. Join Luke and our host Kristin Walker as they keep it real about mental health, Karma, self-care, and more on this incredible show! Luke Richards is a recovered addict and a survivor of suicide. Over 4 years ago his life was on a singular trajectory -...

Bipolar Disorder is stigmatized in the already stigmatized world of mental health and mental illness. Join the host of Hysteria Radio, Joseph Fusaro, Kristin Walker, and Dr. Brian Quinn to discuss this in more detail with some follow up questions from listeners after his last visit with us on Mental Health News Radio. Dr. Quinn is author of The Depression Sourcebook, 2nd edition and Wiley Concise...

Colleen Gallagher is the CEO of Colleen Gallagher International. She is a cancer-survivor, businesswoman, coach, consultant, speaker, author, world-traveler, millennial and specialist in evolutionary transformation. Colleen is extremely passionate about empowering leaders to use their desire to make an impact in the world to drive their income results. Her vision is to transform leaders and shift...

Jean-Guy Poirier is an advocate for PTSD and founder of PTSD The truth behind the smile. He runs his non-profit in Stratford, Ontario. Today he joins host, Kristin Sunanta Walker, to discuss what led him to the diagnosis of PTSD and why his mission is to help others on their journey. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support .

Born & raised in Long Island New York, Ryan at an early age knew that he was a Fringe Dweller and was never considered a “normal kid.” Ryan always thought differently and while he loved learning, he found school to be incredibly boring. Ryan also drew ire from teachers for constant daydreaming and causing playful chaos. After escaping the clutches of organized religion & societal pressure to “fit...