The Broken Road to Mental Health

Tune in on Wednesday, 8/25/21, at our NEW TIME of 6:30am EST, for a brand new episode of TBR2MH Show featuring yours truly. In this episode, I discuss how insecurities affect mental health. ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ If you or someone you know has a mental illness, is struggling emotionally, or has concerns about their mental health, there are ways to get help. For the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, call 1-8...

Tune in on Wednesday, 8/18/21 at the NEW TIME of 6:30am EST, to welcome Mona McGregor Licensed Mental Health Counselor to The Broken Road to Mental Health Show!  In this episode, Mona and I talk about SEX! Mona is an Ideal Life Counselor & Champion of Women and she is hosting a soul-soothing, small-island self-care retreat on the glorious Gulf Coast of Florida, called "Rejuvenate & Re...

Tune in on Wednesday, 8/11/21, at our NEW TIME of 6:30am EST, for a very personal episode of TBR2MH Show featuring yours truly titled, "I’m 27 Years Sober Today and I’m NOT Okay." ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ Note to self: It's okay not to be okay. If you or someone you know has a mental illness, is struggling emotionally, or has concerns about their mental health, there are ways to get help. For the National Suicide...

Tune in on Wednesday, 8/4/21, at our NEW TIME of 6:30am EST, to welcome Your Sober Bestie, Jenna Dillulio, to The Broken Road to Mental Health Show! Jenna is glamorizing sobriety and helping other women along the way! Join Jenna and her 34.3k followers on IG at @jennadillulio Check out her website here: https://www.jennadillulio.com/ ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ I’m a thirty something sober babe that has a passion fo...

Tune in on Wednesday, 7/28/21, at our NEW TIME of 6:30am EST, to welcome Gill Tietz, Host of the Sober Powered Podcast, to The Broken Road to Mental Health Show! Join Gill and her 7.5k followers on IG at @sober.powered  And don't forget to check out her website here: www.soberpowered.com. ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎ Gill is a biochemist, sober person, YouTuber, and the host of the Sober Powered Podcast.  She is pass...

Tune in on Wednesday, 7/21/21, at our NEW TIME of 6:30am EST, to welcome Brian Kimmel to The Broken Road to Mental Health Show! I discovered Brian after stumbling upon a TikTok video featuring them singing about therapy that currently has 270k views, and I just had to have them on the show! Check out Brian's counseling website here: 👇  www.briankimmelcounseling.com  ▪︎ ▪︎ ▪︎  Read...

Tune in on Wednesday, 7/14/21, at our NEW TIME of 6:30am EST, to welcome Ambee Stephens to The Broken Road to Mental Health Show! Ambee Stephens is the founder and Executive director of nonprofit, EmpowHERment. A women's empowerment community center committed to helping women rise through advocacy services, support groups, and empowerment workshops. Stephens holds two bachelor's degrees in communi...

Tune in on 7/07/21 at our NEW TIME of 6:30am EST, to welcome Perry Liss, Esq., to The Broken Road to Mental Health Show. Perry Liss is a 37-year-old father of 3 from Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from Drexel University's Kline School of Law in 2009 before starting his own solo practice in Philadelphia. In eight of his ten years working as an attorney Perry was named a PA SuperLawyer Rising Star,...

July is the month of freedom. The last 2-3 weeks have been a "re-emergence" of sorts, which in this post-vaccine world is an example of a new and welcomed freedom. This Sunday, we as a country will celebrate freedom on July 4th. And being sober is happiness and freedom in and of itself. So talking about freedom just feels right to me today.  Thank you TieTechnology for sponsoring the show. #M...

Tune in on 6/23/21 at 8am EST, to welcome Ken Donaldson, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Seminole, Florida . We will be discussing the importance of "Marrying YourSelf First for Positive Mental Health." Ken Donaldson, Licensed Mental Health and Board Certified Addiction Counselor, wrote and self-published the book and workbook Marry YourSelf First! Say “I DO” to a Life of Passion, Power, Purpose...

On June 16th we will continue the discussion regarding #nationalprofessionalwellnessmonth with Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Thomas Young.  We both believe that dogs are a great source of mental wellness, don't you agree? LMHC, Thomas Young, is originally from Syracuse,  New York. Thomas earned a Bachelors degree in English from LeMoyne College, a Masters degree in theology from St M...

Have you heard about VACAYOU yet!?  Oh boy....you are going to LOVE it! I am airing a special clip of my interview with the CEO of Vacayou Wellness Travel on Thursday, 6/10/21 at 8am EST so you can hear all about their involvement in the upcoming Global Wellness Day event this Saturday, 6/12/21.  This year's event centers around mental health so I thought it most appropriate to promote t...

Join me on 6/2/21 at 8am EST to discuss SELF CARE and the importance of companies recognizing when a team member is struggling. This conversation was inspired from the incredible bravery showcased by tennis player, Naomi Osaka. Thank you TieTechnology for sponsoring the show. #mentalhealth

Tune in May 26th, 2021 to welcome Natasha A. Pierre, Exec Director of NAMI Hillsborough, Inc.  I interviewed her on The Doctor Whisperer podcast show last year but we need as much attention to #MentalHealthMonth as possible as it comes to an end. Natasha A. Pierre is an award-winning speaker, author, certified professional life coach and a mental health advocate with over 20 years of lived ex...

I interviewed Carole Ann Clarke on The Doctor Whisperer show last year in the beginning of the pandemic and I am reposting for you all to enjoy tomorrow, 5/19/21, here as we continue to acknowledge #MentalHealthMonth .  She is the Chief Experience Officer of I AM HERE, a Mental Wellness initiative that trains people to signpost supporting services  in their workplace or community for ind...

Tune in on 5/12/21 at 8am EST for a MENTAL HEALTH MASHUP of some of my favorite mental health warriors.  Hear from NAMI , Ken Donaldson, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Seminole, Florida ,   Dale L'Ecuyer and more.... Thank you TieTechnology for sponsoring the show. Powered by 13th Ave Media #MentalHealthMonth

Tune in 5/5/21 at 8am EST and hear my thoughts surrounding MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE.  We can make a great impact with our employees when leaders are provided with the resources to share with our staff that may be struggling. Mental Health in the Workplace  All members of a workplace share the burden of depression and anxiety, it’s a vicious cycle. Change starts with leaders, managers a...

Join us 4/28/21 at 8AM EST to hear my conversation with Stuart Mace, Ambassador for The Circle Line . This is a company that exists to help people reach their true potential.  As mentioned on their website ( https://thecircleline.co.uk/ )"mental health has been misunderstood and stigmatized for centuries. We’re working to change this – helping people develop, be well and thrive." On Thursday...

Tune in Wednesday, 4/21/21 at 8am EST to hear my dear friend Anne Giljebrekke share about the tragic loss of her son to suicide in August of 2019. We recorded this at the beginning of the pandemic and I joined her on CLUBHOUSE last night on a panel discussion about mental health in college and knew it was timely to share.  The serendipity of how Anne and I have come to be friends in this life...

Tune in Wednesday, 4/14/21 to welcome Thomas Young, LMHC!  I recorded this show on November 11th, 2020...the day we found out we would have a new President Joe Biden! I loved this interview so much with Thomas Young, LMHC, I decided my audience over here on the broken road would benefit from hearing an awesome licensed mental health counselor. More about Thomas: Originally from Syracuse, New...

We are talking about CO-DEPENDENCY! I thought I was so done with this but....turns out... I still have tendencies.  Join me on 04/07/21 at 8am EST to hear about what I have struggled with as of late and what I'm currently doing to help myself climb out. Thank you TieTechnology for sponsoring the show. Powered by 13th Ave Media . #codependentnomore

Tune in on March 31st at 8am to hear from my new friend, Michael Drane, share his experience, strength, and hope. Michael is 39 years of age from Kent UK  and a mental health and recovery advocate who gets vulnerable and shares his story in order to help and inspire others. HIs story contains addiction, alcoholism, self harm and multiple suicide attempts. After years of torture, chaos and des...

Looking forward to you all learning more about Toni Smith Thompson tomorrow on the podcast show.  Tune in at 8am EST wherever you listen to podcasts or watch the show right here on FB! Below is some info about Toni! Toni Smith Thompson is a wife, bio mom of 1, bonus mom of 5, glamma of 11 (two on the way), and great glamma of 1.  Toni loves makeup and is rarely seen without lipstick, whi...

In honor of PADDY's DAY on 3/17/21, I will chat with you about the families touched by addiction & suicide.  My entire family is from Dublin, Ireland and there is no better way for me to honor it than to discuss the way addiction & mental illness affected all of us and how we persevered.  Lots of love and understanding from my incredible Irish heritage saved me from a continuous...

Tune in on 3/10/21 to watch (listen) to Dan Tricarico, The Zen Teacher .  We had a great conversation about the importance of self-care for teachers today and all things ZEN! More about Dan below from his website bio: "I’ve been a high school English teacher for over twenty-five years. I’m also the author of The Zen Teacher:  Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom (...