All Episodes
The Intentional Clinician: Psychology, Philosophy, Therapy, & Change — 170 episodes
Stop Playing It Safe! Don’t let anxiety rule your life! With Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona [Episode 170]
Effective Addiction Treatments, plus How and Why Ketamine is an effective treatment with Dr. Mark Hrymoc, MD [Episode 169]
What does success mean? Learning from a high achiever with a traumatic past with Jane Marie Chen [Episode 168]
The prevention of child maltreatment is the single most powerful way to improve the health of our nation with Dr. Frank Putnam [Episode 167]
The Spiritual Side of Therapy and the Energy of Recovery plus Chi Kung Practices w/ Counselor Doug Hilton [Episode 166]
Wellness through Practice: Ecotherapy, Yoga, Breathing, Nature with Carrie Asby [Episode 165]
Why Our Mental Health System Is Failing Us and What Should Be Done to Cure It with Dr. Robert Smith, MD [Episode 164]
Trust, Communication, Safety, Deceit, and predicting behavior with Robin Dreeke (Former FBI) [Episode 163]
A New Somatic Approach to Understanding the Self and Our Cultural Background with Marcia Bonato Warren [Episode 162]
A New and Proven Approach to ME/CFS, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia, Mold, Lyme, and inflammation with Ashok Gupta [Episode 161]
The Therapeutic Benefits of Creative Writing with Nick Kondyles, LLPC [Episode 160]
Why are Humans seemingly both incredibly Smart and completely Stupid? with Cezary Pietrasik [Episode 159]
What We Don’t Do: The Power of Inaction, Ethics, and Change with Nick Cooney [Episode 158]
Finding Joy in the Darkness with MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD [Episode 157]
Uncovering Subversive Child Abuse found in Muchausen by Proxy with Detective Mike Weber [Episode 156]
The Most Entertaining Science Book about the Brain? And will AI take your job? with Dr. Jorge Cham & Dr. Dwayne Godwin [Episode 155]
Learning to Focus on Our Identity and Purpose and not just Your Current Role w. Dr. Haley Perlus [Episode 154]
The Art of Drawing a Life and Rethinking Behavioral Healthcare w/ Dr. Ross Ellenhorn, LICSW, Ph.D. [Episode 153]
Trailer Park Kid to Therapist Guy: Paul Krauss discusses Philosophy, History, Sociology, Technology, Authenticity, & Meaningful Solutions [Episode 152]
Exploring the hidden connections between global disease and systemic divides on race and class with Dr. Edna Bonhomme, Ph.D. [Episode 151]
Learning to do our Heartwork with Andrew Henry, LPC [Episode 150]
What is Religious Trauma and How Psychotherapy Can Help w/ Mellissa Perry Hill LPC [Episode 149]
Actual VanLife, Making a Living as an Artist, Existential Philosophy, Deconstruction of Self and Religion with Jef Caine [Episode 148]
Rethink Your Relationship with Food, Heal Your Mind, and Live a Diet-Free Life with Dr. Supatra Tovar [Episode 147]
Innovations in Counseling: Equine-Therapy, Technology-Assisted Counseling, and Becoming an Entrepreneur with Amity Cooper LPCC [Episode 146]
Normalizing Sexual Health, Sex Therapy, and Healing from Sexual Trauma with Tiffany Taylor LCSW [Episode 145]
Exploring Spiritual Materialism, Science, and the Wonders of Nature with Alan Lightman (Episode 144)
How to end the epidemic of Suicide with John Bateson [Episode 143]
Fighting for Patients In a Broken Mental Health System with Dr. Alice Feller, MD [Episode 142]
Why Western Therapeutic Psychology has largely failed to improve Human Lives w/ Daniel Chapelle [Episode 141]
EMDR and Trauma Therapy inside a war zone: Ukraine w/ Dr. Joshua Kreimeyer [Episode 140]
Systemic Failures in Treating Substance Use and a Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction w/ Patricia Roos [Episode 139]
EMDR for Athletes and High Performers: Making the most of your therapy and moving on with life w/ Brendan Cole LPC [Episode 138]
Existential Philosophy meets Buddhism meets Modern Observations with Joe Singleton [Episode 137]
Solving ADHD: Actually treating the cause, improvements, and differential diagnoses with Dr. Connie McReynolds PhD [Episode 136]
Preventing Relationship Dysfunction with Annual Relationship Check Ups with Dr. Edward James [Episode 135]
Learning about Nonmonogamous Relationships and the Importance of Communication with Kelly Benzin LMSW and Brittani Decess LPC [Episode 134]
How to Help Children with Anxiety and OCD in Small Steps with Dr. Stephen Whiteside, PhD, LP [Episode 133]
The Future of Violence Prevention and the National Violence Prevention Hotline [Episode 132]
Face Truths, Make Sense, Deal with the Pain, and Move Forward w/ Merle Yost LMFT [Episode 131]
How Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics Contribute to Dysfunction, Injustices, and Traumas with Dr. Melanie Joy PhD [Episode 130]
How Categories in Schools Create Inequality w/ Dr. Emily Penner and Dr. Andrew Penner [Episode 129]
Healing from Child Abuse & Reuniting with Siblings After Foster Care w/ Barbara Lane [Episode 128]
Relationship Programs and Couples Counseling for the LGBTQIA+ Community in Grand Rapids, MI with Brittani Decess, LLPC [Episode 127]
Premarital, Relationship Maintenance, and Couples Counseling Programs in Grand Rapids, MI with Brittani Decess, LLPC [Episode 126]
Reconstructing your story after the trauma of losing a loved one to Suicide with Dr. Richard Brockman MD [Episode 125]
The Intersection of Trauma-Informed Care and Change in Greater Society w/ Laurie Belanger LCSWR [Episode 124]
Is Religious Deconstruction Good for your Mental Health? w/ Dr. Ryan Lambros [Episode 123]
Healing the Traumatized Brain (Mood, Memory, Behavior Changes & More) w/ Dr.Vaishnavi, MD, PhD [Episode 122]
A New Paradigm of Trauma Counseling and How Expressive Writing Can Help w/ Duygu Balan, LPCC & Yener Balan, MD, DFAPA [Episode 121]
The Psychology of Horror (Movies & Books) with Katy Jaramillo, LPC, ATR [Episode 120]
Are you Sober Curious? How Tim Westbrook left drugs and alcohol and now helps others recover [Episode 119]
Coping with a Loved One’s Addiction; Gaining Knowledge and Resources for Recovery with Lisa Gennosa [Episode 118]
Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality with Professor William Egginton [Episode 117]
Personal Growth Space Available Immediately and Navigating Changes in Life with Eli Bedrosian LPC [Episode 116]
Examining the Deepest Human Desires: Love, Understanding, Power, Connection, Attention, Freedom, Belonging, Forbidden Desires, etc. w/ Charlotte Fox Weber [Episode 115]
Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional w/ Dr. Laura Petracek Ph.D. (the DBT workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction) [Episode 114]
How our Minds Predict our Experiences and Shape our Reality w/ Andy Clark, Ph.D. [Episode 113]
Exploring the Artistic process with Bart Davenport through Music and Songwriting [Episode 112]
Dissecting the future based on science and data while leaving projection and fear behind with John Hands [Episode 111]
For Parents Concerned with Children & Adolescents Vaping [Episode 110]
For Parents who are Concerned with Screen Use Addiction in Children & Adolescents (phone use addiction, etc.) [Episode 109]
The Fight for Life, Love, Inclusion, and Fair & Equal Access with Dr. Brooke Ellison, PhD [Episode 108]
Religious Trauma, Healthy Spirituality, and the Psychology of Deconstruction w/ Jef Caine [Episode 107]
No matter your age, you can begin Dementia Prevention now! w/Dr. Emily Clionsky, MD and Mitchell Clionsky, PhD [Episode 106]
Managing Personal, Emotional, and Social Aspects of Chronic Illness w/ Joelle Prevost, Clinical Counselor [Episode 105]
Dancing Mindfulness for healing trauma, regulating the nervous system, and deep processing w/ Erin Craig LLMSW [Episode 104]
The physical, psychological, and economic costs of selling one’s plasma in the USA w/ Kathleen McLaughlin [Episode 103]
How to have an Awesome Relationship at any age or phase with Dr. Karen [Episode 102]
Trauma’s Impact on the Essential Arts of Personhood w/ Dr. Peg O’Connor Ph.D. [Episode 101]
Healthy Leadership: Considering Psychology, Attachment Styles, and Neuroscience to Become A Better Leader [Episode 100]
What are Intellectual Virtues and how can they help us become more inquisitive and authentic? w/ Dr. Duncan Pritchard [Episode 99]
Can fun actually change your life? Who is talking of fun at a time like this with Mike Rucker, Ph.D. [Episode 98]
Authenticity, Existentialism, and Embracing Love and Life while Facing Death with Dr. Deirdre Fagan [Episode 97]
EMDR, the proven Trauma Therapy with the Power to Heal with Dr. Deborah Korn, Psy D [Episode 96]
What is Holistic Mental Health? with Dr. Nicole Cain ND MA and Happy Healthy Hadlee [Episode 95]
Can you be in recovery without God? What is a ”higher power”? Addiction recovery, holistic healing, and the history of AA with Dr. Peg O’Conner Ph.D. [Episode 94]
Power, Abuse, Gaslighting, and Control in Relationships (Domestic Violence) and Society (Environmental Trauma) with Joshua Nave LMSW [Episode 93]
Can our job actually be a place we want to be? Dealing with burnout, stress, fairness and more with Dr. Bill Howatt Ph.D, Ed.D [Episode 92]
Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People: Understanding Alzheimer’s from a Caregiver’s Perspective with Dr. Stephen G. Post PhD. [Episode 91]
Awakening to Yourself: How loss can bring you home to the life you want with author Sheila Vanzile [Episode 90]
Everyday solutions for defeating stress, regulating your mood, and working toward wellness with Dr. Monica Vermani [Episode 89]
Male Psychology in Simple Terms & What the hell is going on with us Men? [Episode 88]
Family engagement for sustainable recovery when dealing with trauma, and the after effects of trauma [Episode 87]
The Power of Peer Recovery Support in Transforming Lives and Navigating Gaps in Care with Brian Bailys [Episode 86]
Leadership, Authenticity, Communication, and climbing Mount Everest with Vivan James Rigney [Episode 85]
Intuition, Trauma, and the many paths to becoming a Healer with David Fraijo (Part 2) [Episode 84]
The Healing Process starts in the Discomfort (Dealing with the Emotional Detox from Trauma and Substance Use) with David Fraijo [Episode 83]
How to have conversations without having your reality invalidated or imposing your reality onto someone else with Joelle Prevost, LCSW [Episode 82]
Recovery from Self-Harm, Trauma, and inspiring others through being authentic about our mental health with Amy Minh Hahn Corey [Episode 81]
Discussing connections between Polyvagal Theory, the Evolution of Consciousness, Tribalism, Anxiety, Trauma, and more with Tom Beakbane [Episode 80]
Depth work in Ecotherapy and introducing “Hilltending” with Dr. James Liter, Ph.D. [Episode 79]
Vicarious Trauma Suffered by Doctors on the Front Lines with Dr. Michael Collins, MD (All Bleeding Stops) [Episode 78]
Understanding Collective Trauma, How Trauma Impacts Relationships, and How to Recover from Trauma with Dr. Karol Darsa [Episode 77]
What is Ecotherapy and Ecopsychology? with Dr. James Liter, Ph.D. [Episode 76]
Integrative Cardiology and Mental Health with Dr. Dave Johnson, MD FACC (Grand Rapids, MI) [Episode 75]
Yoga just feels good. How Yoga can benefit your mental and physical health w/ special guests AM YOGA (Grand Rapids, MI) [Episode 74]
Whole Person Treatment of Mental Illness with Dr. Margaret S. Chisolm MD, FAMEE, FACP, FAAP [Episode 73]
The Many Therapeutic and Do it Yourself (DIY) Approaches to Calming Your Anxiety w/ Andrew Henry, MA LPC [Episode 72]
Learning About Counseling in Grand Rapids, MI and Finding a Therapist in West Michigan [Episode 71]
Brain Health and Aging in an Unhealthy Society with Peter Whitehouse MD-PhD & Daniel George, PhD MSc [Episode 70]
Understanding Human Behavior, Culture, and Everything through an Emergent System Lens: Consilience with Tom Beakbane [Episode 69]
Why learning about Substance Use is important for Therapists with Betsy Byler, MA LPC [Episode 68]
Balancing the Power of Your Mind, Your Body, and Your Higher Self w/ Dr. Mona Balogh, MD [Episode 67]
Ayurvedic practices and principles applied to psychological conditions (Depression, Anxiety, Anger, etc.) with Charles Goodman [Episode 66]
Could transformative technology change our mental health and the world for the better? with Nichol Bradford [Episode 65]
What is a Futurist? How future-thinking may influence our Psychology and Philosophy with Sylvia Gallusser [Episode 64]
The Relationship between Trauma and Chronic Pain with Brandon Yuenger [Episode 63]
Hypnosis with a Soul w/ Andrew Henry LPC [Episode 62]
Intentional Mentoring and Cultivating a Growth Mindset with Dr. Noe Vargas and Tyler Guenette [Episode 61]
Self Healing with the Wisdom of Ayurveda with Charles Goodman (Ayurvedic Practitioner) [Episode 60]
Empowering People through Mental Health Education and Psychology with Clint Adams [Episode 59]
What is Trauma-Informed Counseling and What is the Science Behind It? [Episode 58]
The Power of Intuition and the Present Moment in Psychotherapy with Andrew Henry MA LPC [Episode 57]
What is Grief? How do we find peace after a loss? What do we do with the heartache? with Claire Willis, LICSW [Episode 56]
On Trauma, Survivorship, Systems of Oppression, Dissociation, Adaptive Nervous System Responses and how all of this intersects with the past and current reality w/ Morgan Vanderpool LICSW [Episode 55]
Integrative Solutions for Anxiety with Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA [Episode 54]
Challenges in Addiction Treatment and Substance Use issues, during a worldwide pandemic (Episode 53)
Masculinity and the Shadow (The Dark Side of Being Male) w/ Adam Nash LPC (Episode 52)
A Timeless Guide for Our Time: A New Translation of The Bhagavad Gita with Isaac Bentwich M.D. [Episode 51]
Overcoming Hoarding Behaviors through Empathetic, Humane, and Ethical Methods w/ Elaine Birchall [Episode 50]
Pondering the roles of Men, Power, Ego, and other Unanswerable Questions with Remahn Farley [Episode 49]
Our Album of Original Songs and Stories: Motel (A Conversation with my Brother) [Episode 48]
Exploring Yin Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine Concepts with Stefanie Arend [Episode 47]
What does “Black Lives Matter” mean? (A Panel Discussion) [Episode 46]
The Loneliness Epidemic and Implications for Mental and Physical Health with J.W. Freiburg [Episode 45]
Exploring the Physiology of Trauma, Mental Health, and Dysautonomia with Dr. Robert Rhoton [Episode 44]
Balancing the darkness with the light during the virus outbreak and quarantine with Dr. Karthik Ramanan [Episode 43]
Opening Your Heart and Awakening Your Soul to what Matters with Mark Nepo [Episode 42]
How to Cope with the Anxiety, Fear, Panic, Frustration, Disruption, and Stress from the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (And a Meditation Exercise) [Episode 41]
Men in Therapy: What it means to be a Man and how it affects all of us with Rick Miller LICSW [Episode 40]
Humanizing the Voices of our Times with Cameron Blake [Episode 39]
Beyond Trauma Recovery: The Awareness Integration Model with Dr. Foojan Zeine [Episode 38]
Authentic Masculinity and the Second Half of Life with Adam Nash LLPC [Episode 37]
On Anxiety, Control, Change, and the Unpredictability of the Future [Episode 36]
Science, Love, and Infinite Mind with Stephen G. Post, PhD [Episode 35]
How to Survive Teen Addiction (alcohol and drugs) with author Andrew Tennison [Episode 34]
UPDATE: Michigan Counselors Jobs are Saved. HB4325 Passes Unianmously. Listen to the Story.
URGENT: Michigan moving to stop Counselors from practicing. Michigan to lay off 10,000 LPCs. est 250,000-300,000 patients to lose their counselors (ACTION NEEDED)
A National Violence Prevention Hotline: Why and How? [Episode 31]
Podcast Pioneer, Professor, and Psychologist Dr. Dave of Shrink Rap Radio (an interview) [Episode 30]
Growing up ”Black” in the United States, Fear, Empathy, and more with Chris Blount [Episode 29]
How to End Self-Criticism with Dr. Karthik Ramanan (plus more on EMDR Therapy) [Episode 28]
Mindfulness Based Self-Compassion with Sivie Suckerman, LMHC [Episode 27]
An Interview with Kent Dobson (Philosophy, Nature-Based Practices, Self-Discovery, Personal Transformation, etc.) [Episode 26]
What is Trauma-Informed Care and Counseling? What are Trauma Specific Interventions? And Introducing The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids [Episode 25]
Art, Mental Health, and a Living Philosophy w/ Doug Bale [Episode 24]
Learning about Dr. Bruce Perry M.D., Ph.D’s Neurosequential Model with Randy Webb [Episode 23]
A Lifetime at the Piano [Episode 22]
Reflections on Ten Years of Providing Psychotherapy (Part 2) [Episode 21]
Reflections on Ten Years of Providing Psychotherapy (Part 1) [Episode 20]
Surviving Human Trafficking and What‘s Next w/ Joyce Haskett and Jeremy Norwood [Episode 19]
The Story of Francis of Assisi and its relevance to the current zeitgeist w/ Rafe Adams [Episode 18]
Playing all the Parts with Kelley Stoltz [Episode 17]
Why we need a National Violence Prevention Hotline [Episode 16]
What is Gut Psychology? With Dr. Nicole Cain ND, MA [Episode 15]
Trauma Informed Care, Neurobiology, and Modern Integrated Care with Randy Webb [Episode 14]
Trauma, PTSD, Recovery from trauma, cultural trauma, EMDR therapy, and other treatments. [Episode 13]
Cultivating a Therapeutic Relationship with Your Mind and Body w/ Benjamin Reisterer [Episode 12]
Buddhist Psychology as a Science of the Mind w/ Sivie Suckerman [Episode 11]
Poetry Changes Everything with Fable, the Poet [Episode 10]
From Fragmentation to Wholeness [Episode 9]
Treating Trauma in the Refugee and Immigrant Populations with Dr. Noe Vargas [Episode 8]
Addiction, Recovery, Philosophy, & Mindfulness Pt. 2 [Episode 7]
Mindfulness, Recovery, & Philosophy with Bryon Sabatino Pt. 1. [Episode 6]
Anger! The what, how, where, and why of it with Mike Speakman [Episode 5]
How to ”drug-proof” your child and more with Mike Speakman [Episode 4]
Counseling is an Effective Form of Treatment [Episode 3]
Overcoming Emotional Eating with Karthik Ramanan [Episode 2]
What is Personal Transformation through Counseling? [Episode 1]