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The Pros and Cons of ADHD Medication

Join host Kristin Walker with Dr. Paul Meier, Dr. Lisa Day, and Grant Davis as they discuss the often misunderstood role of ADD and ADHD medication. There are pros and cons which we discuss in detail with our incredible guests.

Dr. Paul Meier is the founder of Meier Clinics, a multi-state outpatient mental health organization, a best-selling author and practicing psychiatrist.

Dr. Lisa Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.

Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills to deal with the stressors contributing to their challenge. Dr. Day works with eating disorders ranging from anorexia and bulimia to compulsive overeating.

In addition to being a licensed psychologist, Dr. Day is also a licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally.

Grant Davis is new to the show and is a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Grant provides psychiatric medication management for children, adolescents, and adults. His approach to medication management is client focused and collaborative based on information shared between clinician and the client. Grant believes that a strong therapeutic relationship between clinician and patient is vital for positive mental health outcomes.

www.meierclinics.com

Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an intriguing and often debilitating neurobiological condition where an individual suffers with repetitive intrusive, unwanted thoughts, feelings, urges or mental images that cause anxiety (obsessions) and develop the subsequent need to perform certain repetitive behaviors or mental acts in response to the thoughts (compulsions) in an effort to relieve the anxiety. OCD affects both men and women and people of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds. It usually appears in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood and is a chronic condition. The onset of OCD is usually a gradual process, however, in some cases it can start abruptly, particularly following trauma. Typically speaking symptoms of OCD worsen with age. OCD is estimated to among the top 20 causes of illness-related disability worldwide for people aged 15-44. Currently, there is no “cure” for OCD as it appears to be a chronic life-long condition.

You Are Not Alone: new Mental Health News Radio Network podcast The Cope Notes Podcast shares the real stories and coping strategies of everyday people to empower listeners.

Mental Health News Radio Network sponsor Cope Notes, an innovative text subscription service providing daily text messages designed to support your mental and emotional health, is now available in podcast form.

Cope Notes founder and Prison frontman Johnny Crowder will host The Cope Notes Podcast.

Mental Health News Radio Network hosts a podcast about mental health recovery through creative arts

Hysteria Radio is now part of the Mental Health News Radio Network’s podcast roster. The show joins over thirty mental health and well-being focused MHNR Network podcasts including The Rehab, Beyond Risk and Back and Converge Autism Radio.

The show is hosted by six time published poet, author and speaker Joseph Fusaro, who also works with organizations including the National Association on Mental Illness to raise mental health awareness. Fusaro personally experienced the healing power of song writing to combat suicidal thoughts and psychosis. This power helped him to stay alive, literally, to seek professional mental health intervention. Alongside therapy and learning to self-care creative expression has been an ongoing support in his recovery from mental illness.

MOBI founder DaShawn Usher tells us what is; Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative

Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI) is a series of curated social connectivity events for Black gay and queer men to see their holistic self while promoting community, wellness, and personal development. MOBItalks, a personal and professional development series for Black gay men. MOBIfest, is an interactive arts experience that celebrates Black Queer voices in fashion, music, visual arts and media. With a focus on wellness, MOBI connects individuals to opportunities to better themselves before and during the event.

Getting Off: One Woman’s Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction with Erica Garza

Join hosts Jeffrey and Kristin with author Erica Garza discussing her incredible memoir, Getting Off: One Woman’s Journey Through Sex and Addiction. It has been featured at The New York Times, Elle, VICE, The Guardian, The LA Review of Books, Cosmopolitan, Megyn Kelly TODAY, and NPR. Her essays have appeared in TIME, Glamour, Health, BUST, Good Housekeeping, The Cut, The Los Angeles Review, and Salon. She holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University and a certificate in Narrative Therapy from the Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy. Born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents, she has spent the majority of her adult life traveling and living abroad.

www.ericagarza.com

A Lighthouse for the LGBTQ+ Community with Nick Fager

Join hosts Kristin Sunanta Walker and Jeffrey Feliz-Ybes for a wonderful and enlightening interview with counselor Nick Fager. Nick is an LGBTQ specialized psychotherapist in Manhattan who recently founded Lighthouse (www.lighthouse.lgbt), a rapidly growing startup that matches the queer community with nearby, LGBTQ affirming health and wellness providers.

Instagram: @gaytherapy

Blog: blog.lighthouse.lgbt

Beyond the Bars Radio with Rob Lohman

Alteration. Conversion. Transformation. Adaptation.

No matter how you label it, the capacity for humans to alter their own perspectives through lived experience and new found focus in order to find purpose and direction in life is fascinating to watch and listen to.

Rob Lohman is an agent for these things, for growth and change. He works tirelessly to broadcast his podcast ‘Beyond The Bars Radio’ on the Mental Health News Radio network and he does it with a soft approach that doesn’t just sound genuine.

Hysteria Radio with Joseph Fusaro

“I always loved the radio because I felt like I had company.” – Joseph Fusaro

In a world that seemingly is more and more about individual success finding Inspiration and being a voice in the community are key. This is especially necessary in the creative process whether you’re an artist, painter, sculptor or in Joseph’s case, a podcaster at the Mental Health News Radio network.

The Dark Side of the Moon: Amy Dresner Unfiltered on Sex Addiction

Amy Dresner joins hosts Jeffrey and Kristin for what she does best: Unfiltered talk about her book, My Fair Junkie, with a special focus on sex addiction. Amy Dresner is a former professional stand-up comic, having appeared at The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, and The Improv. Since 2012, she has been a contributing editor of the online addiction and recovery magazine TheFix.com. She’s also written for the Good Men Project, The Frisky, Refinery 29, and has been a regular contributor to Addiction.com and PsychologyToday.com, where she has her own addiction blog entitled “Coming Clean.” “My Fair Junkie” is her debut book.

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