Nans Rivat

The Mental Health Coffee Break

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Real conversations with founders, clinicians, policymakers, and advocates shaping the future of mental health. The Mental Health Coffee Break explores the ideas, innovations, and human stories pushing boundaries in care, access, policy, and recovery through short, thoughtful conversations designed for anyone interested in mental health today.

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Nans Rivat

Episodes

The Simple Principle to Get Insurance Companies to Cover Psychedelic Therapy | Josh Stevens, Beckley Clinical [S01E03] 07.07.2026 19:29

In this episode of The Mental Health Coffee Break, host Nans sits down with Josh Stevens, CEO of Beckley Clinical, to explore how evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies are quietly transforming behavioral health, one actuarial analysis at a time. Josh breaks down why today's mental health medications only help 20% of patients, and how Beckley Clinical is flipping the script by taking fu...

The Clinician Is Always in the Driver's Seat | Danny Freed, Founder & CEO of Blueprint [S01E02] 09.06.2026 19:56

What if the best thing AI can do in a therapy room is disappear? That's the bet Danny Freed has been making for six years. And with 70,000 mental health professionals now using Blueprint, it's a bet that's paying off. In this episode of The Mental Health Coffee Break, I sit down with Danny Freed, Founder and CEO of Blueprint, the AI-assisted EHR built specifically for therapists. We get into how h...

[S01E01] Building the Mental Health System She Couldn't Find for Her Son: Hafeezah Muhammad, Backpack Healthcare: 12.05.2026 20:43

What happens when a corporate executive cannot find a therapist for her own child on Medicaid? In 2020, Hafeezah Muhammad's 6-year-old son was struggling with his mental health. As a senior executive at a large organization, she went looking for help and could not find it. Her son was on Medicaid, and the mental health care system was simply not built for children like him. More than half of child...

[S01E00] Teaser 20.04.2026 0:14

The Mental Health Coffee Break is a podcast, hosted by Nans Rivat, featuring honest conversations with those shaping mental health. Season 1 launching May 12, 2026