PODCAST · health
Humanizing Mental Health
by JATA (Jeremy Alcorn and Trenton Akers)
Treat the person... not the illness. You can only ever hit the target you are aiming at. Society’s mental health “target” has been mental illness. Unfortunately that target is getting bigger and bigger as more people experience mental illness. We believe it is time to change the target. It is time we humanize mental health. It is time we bring new understanding that a disease focus will only bring more disease. It is time to focus our target on wellness.
Episodes
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Reimagining Healing with Dr Christopher Cortman
This conversation, with Dr Christopher Cortman, delves into the understanding of trauma, its impact on individuals, and the use of guided imagery as a trauma-informed approach for healing. It highlights the comprehensive nature of trauma and the role of guided imagery in providing closure and…
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Beauty A "Russian Nesting Doll" With Dr Natalya Borakowski
The conversation with Dr Natalya Barikowski delves into the psychological and societal aspects of beauty, aging, and self-worth. It explores the impact of the beauty industry on women's self-perception and the importance of embracing authenticity and self-trust. The discussion also touches on the...
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Finding Your Way Through Friction
Joe Dillon shares insights into the Power Up Method, a unique approach to relationship negotiation and communication. He discusses the importance of timing in conversations, and the concept of reciprocity in relationships. Joe emphasizes the significance of the 'Marriage Bank' and the principle…
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Male Shame From A Female Perspective
Kristina Denton shares her experience working as a shockwave therapy technician at an erectile dysfunction clinic, and the profound insights she gained about men's vulnerability and shame. Her journey of healing and empathy towards men is a powerful testament to the human connection and the…
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Label's Cause Limits
The podcast episode explores the theme of 'Looking at the Limits of Labels' through the personal experiences and insights of Dr. Brian Arnold. Dr. Arnold shares his journey of overcoming labels, the impact of labels on identity and mental health, and the role of belief and faith in combating...
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The Untold Story Of Disability
In this episode, Jeremy and Trent discuss Trent's experience with disability, addressing common questions and misconceptions. They also delve into the impact of disability on family dynamics and personal identity. The conversation delves into the complex themes of disability pride…
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Dismantling The Inner Cage
Julie Brams discusses the concept of the nature-embedded mind and the importance of re-rooting our mind back into the whole. She explores the historical separation of humanity from nature and the process of rediscovering our connection with nature. The conversation also delves into the experience...
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Finding Your Rhythm
Zach King, a pop punk musician and mental health advocate, shares his journey of transformation from corporate life to music and mental health advocacy. His experience with anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation led him to discover the healing power of music and the importance of finding...
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Your Mind Is Not Your Enemy
The conversation delves into the integration of psychology and spirituality, the role of adversity in personal growth, embracing emotions, finding peace, taking responsibility, and making choices. It emphasizes the importance of finding peace in the moment, respecting past experiences, and making...
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Treat The Person Not The Illness
https://humanizingmentalhealth.riverside.com/ Dr. Jeffrey Smith discusses the limitations of diagnosis in mental health treatment and the importance of understanding entrenched maladaptive patterns. He emphasizes the art of therapy, the role of accurate empathy, and the relational healing…
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You Don't Have To Be An Addict to Be Addicted
Heather shares her personal journey of addiction, coping mechanisms, and the underlying mental health challenges she faced. She emphasizes the importance of community, finding a higher power, and breaking the stigma of addiction. The conversation delves into the complexity of addiction, the…
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Asking The Hard Questions
The conversation explores the journey of resilience, transformation, and reinvention through the lens of mental health and personal growth. It delves into the challenges faced by a recent veteran and the process of recovery, healing, and recontextualizing life stories. The theme of seeking truth...
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A Frank Conversation About AD(H)D
Rethinking ADHD and Mental Health Diagnoses: Insights from Jeremy and Amy Alcorn In this episode of Humanizing Mental Health, Jeremy and Amy Alcorn explore the complexities of ADHD, diagnosis processes, societal perceptions, and how to support neurodivergent individuals effectively. They…
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Living Someone Else's Idea Of Success
Embracing Authentic Success: A Conversation on Life Lessons and Transformation In this episode of Humanizing Mental Health, Jeremy Alcorn delves into a profound discussion with Becca Pierce about her extraordinary journey through personal and professional upheavals, including health crises and...
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D&D In Therapy?!
The episode explores the therapeutic potential of role-playing games, such as Dungeons and Dragons, in mental health treatment. It delves into the use of games as a tool for therapy, the impact on youth, and the integration of therapeutic modalities within the game environment. Takeaways...
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Wellness as a Practice, Not a Destination: Supporting Recovery Without Labels
Hook What does it really take to move from addiction to lasting recovery? In this episode, Jason McLemore shares the hard-earned lessons that transformed his life and how recovery communities are helping others rebuild theirs. Pull Quote “Recovery isn’t just about stopping a behavior — it’s about...
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The Importance of Play
The conversation explores the power of play, its impact across the lifespan, and the barriers to play in adulthood. It delves into the library's program 'Reconnecting to Play' and discusses the concept of maturation and its relationship to play. The conversation explores the importance of play in...
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Anxiety Unraveled
Summary In this episode, Trent Akers and Jeremy Alcorn explore the complexities of mental health diagnosis, focusing on the use of diagnostic language, the evolution of mental health understanding, and the implications of diagnosis in treatment. They delve into various anxiety disorders…
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Growth Through Discomfort
Summary In this episode, Trent, Jeremy and Amy discuss the complex relationship between stress and personal growth, emphasizing the importance of community support and the role of scaffolding in development. They explore how stress can be reframed positively and the significance of allowing...
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Mental Health Daily Drivers
Summary In this episode of Humanized Mental Health, hosts Trent Akers, Jeremy Alcorn and Amy Alcorn, explore the daily mental health practices they use along with the importance of self-compassion. They discuss techniques such as the mirror method, the use of music for mental wellness , and...
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What About the Family?
Summary In this episode, the hosts discuss the often-overlooked impact of mental illness on family dynamics, emphasizing the importance of including family members in mental health treatment. Dr. Michelle D. Sherman has co-authored 2 interactive books: Loving Someone with a Mental Illness or a...
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Unlocking the Mind
In this episode, Dr. Prav Grewal discusses his journey into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, emphasizing the importance of emotional insight in healing trauma. He explores the impact of intergenerational trauma and the role of forgiveness in the healing process. The conversation delves into…
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Rumination
In this episode we look at the function in what most people view as a dysfunctional symptom of mental illness that is rumination. We take a new and different view of rumination in looking for what role it is playing for the individual and how it may be part of the emotional work required to work...
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Injury not Illness
This is a unique and interesting podcast episode. We planned to have this episode with the mayor of Medicine Hat Alberta Canada, the city in which Trent, Jeremy and Amy reside. Mayor Linnsie Clark was having some technical difficulties and we weren't sure why she was not joining us at the...
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Counter Melodies Part 2
In this episode Trent and Jeremy continue the conversation with author, professor and accomplished musician Dr Earnestine Whitman. She recently published the Book “Counter Melodies A Memoir in Sonata Form” that details her story of trauma recovery: Jealous of her brilliant older sister, Ernestine...
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The Economics of Happiness
We are joined by Jonathan McClung Chartered Professional Accountant. We discuss how money relates to our mental health. Looking to connect with Jonathan for accounting services: http://www.nowcpa.ca/ Articles referenced in the show...
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Counter Melodies
In this episode Trent and Jeremy are joined by author, professor and accomplished musician Dr Earnestine Whitman. She recently published the Book “Counter Melodies A Memoir in Sonata Form” that details her story of trauma recovery: Jealous of her brilliant older sister, Ernestine longs for her...
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Guided Meditation Accessing Our Inner Resources
This episode is a guided meditation led by Trent. It starts with a progressive muscle relaxation and then connects you to the internalized strengths you have built through the relationships in your life.
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Personalized Healing
In this episode Trent, Jeremy and Amy have the pleasure to connect with Jackie Durnin. Jackie is the visionary founder of Hinterland Health Retreat, a world-first rehabilitation facility that combines revolutionary neuro-technology with leading holistic therapies to offer a truly personalized and...
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Healing Self Betrayal and C-PTSD
In this episode Trent and Jeremy are joined by Author Andre Merkl Her book can be found here: Amazon Indigo Barnes & Noble You can find it on Audiobook at: Amazon Audiobook Audible Apple Books Spotify Kobo GooglePlay You can connect with Andre at: website link is here. Instagram:...
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Therapeutic Story telling "Inside Out 2"
In this episode Amy Trent and Jeremy take a dive into a recent movie that brings psychological concepts to the big screen, Inside Out 2. The film shows the internal process that happen to a teenage girl as she negotiates her social environment. This film uses many psychological concepts and…
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One Person's Trauma is Another Person's Tuesday
In this mental health conversation Trent and Jeremy discuss the fact that different people respond differently to potentially traumatic events Factors influencing why events cause trauma for some people and not for others include: 1. Nature of the Event: Certain types of events are more likely to...
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The Strength Based Perspective
Trent, Jeremy and Amy discuss the Strength Based perspective of Mental Health. Strength-based therapy is a type of therapy that focuses on highlighting your personal strengths and positive qualities. It employs various strength-based therapy techniques to enhance client outcomes. This approach,...
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A Conversation About Personality Disorders
In this episode Trent, Jeremy and Amy are joined by Shara Ruffin. We discuss the idea of personality disorders. Personality disorders are long-term patterns of behaviour and inner experiences that significantly deviate from what is expected in terms of thinking, feeling, and behaving. These...
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Understanding Grief
This is the first video episode on Spotify of the Humanizing Mental Health Podcast. We have a library of audio episodes on Spotify and everywhere you get your podcasts. In this episode Jeremy uses recent personal losses to explore the human experience of grief. Grief is a natural response to…
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Diagnosis...Why is it so much more prevalent?!!!
In this episode Jeremy and Trent answer questions that Amy Alcorn prepared about the rising prevalence of Mental Health conditions in our world. We discuss factors and variables that have influenced the trend towards high numbers of people with mental health diagnosis.
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Modes/Methods of Therapy FAQ
This is the second episode in our mental health frequently asked questions series. In this episode Trent and Jeremy answer frequently asked questions about different counselling practice theories and how they work
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Clinical Hypnosis General Healing
This is another hypnosis script by Jeremy. This is a general healing it can be used to support mental and physical health.
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Compassion? Empathy?
Today we compare and contrast compassion and empathy where compassion is seen as an action oriented response and empathy is understood as holding emotional space for another person or being in the emotion with the other person.
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Innate Health?!
We are joined by Doctor Nicole OBarto-Trainer Nicole received her doctorate in counselling psychology from West Virginia University. She was clinically trained in the Department of Psychiatry at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. She also has specialized training in the integration of...
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Clinical Hypnosis for Chronic Pain
Pain is a not a well understood phenomena. This episode is a hypnosis script that is intended to both help reduce and potentially completely remove chronic pain by creating a new understanding of what pain is and what purpose it has served so that you can let it go.
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Adaptive Healing
In this episode Jeremy, Trent and Amy discuss adaptive healing as it relates to your mental health. Adaptive healing is a process that refers to the body’s natural ability to repair and regenerate tissues and organs, primarily in response to injury or disease. This process involves various...
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Mental Health FAQ
In this episode Amy askes Jeremy and Trent frequently asked questions about mental health. There are questions about specific mental health concerns, about population health, about medication and others.
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Clinical Hypnosis for Anxiety and Panic
This is another Hypnosis script that is created to help reduce and eventually remove any symptoms of anxiety and panic. Anxiety and panic are part of the alarm system of the body and can become sensitized by life experiences. If you can interrupt the loop between the body alarm system and the...
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Puzzling Things Out With Corrina
We are joined today by Corrina Bateson. You can see more of our team at https://psynergycentre.ca/ Corrina is a Masters Level Registered Social Worker (Clinical Specialization) and Certified Canadian Counselor. She enjoys working with children, adults, seniors, and families. Concerns ranging from...
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Coercive Control
We are joined by Darren Cahoon who is a lawyer in Medicine Hat Alberta practicing family law. We discuss some changes that have happened in how family violence is defined and the implications of these changes. As always we bring this back to an understanding of how this relates to mental health…
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An Imperfect Person Helping Imperfect People
In todays episode we further humanize the mental health practitioner. We are joined once again by Amy Alcorn. We discuss the hypocrisy and at times the imposter syndrome we feel as we work with people that have entrusted their lives and wellbeing to us. We discuss what healing looks like, how we...
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A New Perspective on Boundries
Many people struggle with boundaries and it negatively impacts their emotional and mental health. When people talk about boundaries they are usually talking about keeping someone else out of their life in some way or another. We take a very different perspective on boundaries in this episode. We...
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Trauma Focused Clinical Hypnosis Healing Your Alarm System
This is a hypnosis script recorded by Jeremy. Healing Your Alarm System is intended to help individuals down regulate their nervous system. Many people in our world feel keyed up much if not all of the time. This is an indicator that the stress load in our lives is greater than our capacity to...
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Road to Recovery
In this episode Trent and Jeremy are joined once again by Derrick Lillico to talk about addiction recovery. Addiction recovery refers to the process of overcoming substance abuse or behavioral addictions and achieving a state of physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It involves a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Treat the person... not the illness.
You can only ever hit the target you are aiming at. Society’s mental health “target” has been mental illness. Unfortunately that target is getting bigger and bigger as more people experience mental illness.
We believe it is time to change the target. It is time we humanize mental health. It is time we bring new understanding that a disease focus will only bring more disease.
It is time to focus our target on wellness.
HOSTED BY
JATA (Jeremy Alcorn and Trenton Akers)
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Treat the person... not the illness. You can only ever hit the target you are aiming at. Society’s mental health “target” has been mental illness. Unfortunately that target is getting bigger and bigger as more people experience mental illness. We believe it is time to change the target. It is time...
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