The Banyan Podcast

Telehealth is defined as the provision of healthcare remotely by means of telecommunications technology and became widely popular during the Covid pandemic. Here at Banyan we utilize this service at several of our facilities and have seen a great benefit of it to our patients and staff. There is a large volume of research reporting that clinical outcomes with telehealth are as good as or better th...

Drug and alcohol addiction can change the lives of addicts in detrimental and sometimes deadly ways. But people tend to forget its effects on the family members and friends of the individual with addiction. They are on the sidelines, watching their loved ones lose themselves to the throes of addiction. Today, we take a deeper look into the effects addiction has on the lives of family members. Gues...

Although addiction has been classified by the American Medical Association as a disease since 1987, there are still skeptics that believe it is a choice. These skeptics often spread myths from a lack of understanding of the condition. Today we are going to speak about some of the most common myths surrounding addiction. Being that our guest has experienced a public battle with addiction, and has a...

Tune in and listen to the first episode of The Banyan Podcast with Jon and Megan where they interview Brandon Novak. He is a skateboarder, an MTV celebrity, an alumnus of the Jackass motion picture series, a star of the legendary CKY skateboard video series, and an author. Here on The Banyan Podcast, we will be interviewing Recovery influencers. This includes celebrities, well-known recovery advoc...