The Psych Central Show: Candid Chat On Mental Health & Psychology

Up to 20% of Americans who have suffered trauma will go on to develop PTSD. And it’s not just veterans. Our guest presents a type of treatment that promises to do more than just treat the symptoms, but help people not to just survive PTSD, but to thrive in spite of it. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is it about money that makes it such a sensitive topic with couples? Why do we not have conversations about finances the way we have discussions about so many other things? And most of all, how can we prevent money issues from wreaking havoc in our relationships? Listen for answers to these questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When her mother, after a lifetime of threats, died by suicide, Linda Meyers decided that the best way to give meaning to her mother’s death was to make changes to her own life. She left her marriage, went to college, and established a career. Listen to her remarkable story. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of the live recording of the Psych Central Show at HealtheVoices 2018. Our four panelists share more tales of their advocacy efforts, dispelling misunderstandings and false assumptions and comparing the similarities in their advocacy work. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part one of the first ever live recording of the Psych Central Show at HealtheVoices 2018. Four advocates of different health conditions join for a panel discussion on a variety of advocacy topics. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After having opened 15 mental health centers, Steve Fields, Executive Director of The Progress Foundation, has a good idea on how to prevent community opposition to such facilities. Listen to part 2 of 2 on dealing with NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) opposition. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A small minority of vocal people can do a lot of damage when they act out of fear. Listen to how NIMBYism forced a non-profit facility to relocate, leaving a large hole in vital services provided in the community they left behind. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strangely enough, Gabe Howard hosts a podcast with someone other than Vincent M. Wales! Michelle Hammer joins for a discussion about A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast, including the positive and negative reactions they’ve received from listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The onset of mental illness can upend our lives in many ways. In this episode, we speak with a young man living with schizophrenia and hear about the impact it has had on him and his family. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do so many people feel a disconnect between themselves and their physicians? And what can be done about it? Participatory medicine shows just how connected a doctor and patient should be, and the kind of great results that can come of it. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why in the world is it so difficult for so many people to get the mental health care that they need? And how do we change that? The Well Being Trust has some solid suggestions on how anyone can work to fix our broken system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wondered about the advice columns in papers and on websites? Like, how many questions they receive, how they deal with different issues, and so on? Two of Psych Central’s experts from “Ask the Therapist” join us to share their experiences answering questions online. Hosted by Gabe Howard (www.gabehoward.com) and Vincent M. Wales (www.vincentmwales.com). Previous episodes can be found at psychcentral.com/show or on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why doesn’t Canada have a homeless crisis as does the U.S.? What can we do about the shortage of psychiatrists? These questions and more are discussed with the Medical Director of the National Council for Behavioral Health. Listen in to learn some surprising facts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many employers provide health benefits to their workers that go above and beyond the typical medical insurance. This may take the form of incentive programs for improving health, discounts on fitness centers, or employee assistance programs (EAPs) that provide various health-related services. But there’s a new star on the health horizon called LifeSpeak. This is an entire wellness platform that employers can make available to employees, giving them free, anonymous access to an enormous library of health information, discussion forums, and even live interaction with health experts on a variety of topics, including a great deal related to mental health.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [0:55]   What is LifeSpeak and what does it do? [3:50]   Examples of LifeSpeak’s mental health resources. [5:38]   LifeSpeak’s approach to mental health. [8:13]   The effect of mental health on work attendance. [13:56] Differences in how Canada and the US treat mental health in the workplace. [20:54] Assistance in real time. [24:08] Ho

Social anxiety is more common than most of us realize. Around 80% of us have experienced it at some point in our lives. In this episode, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen shares her insights into social anxiety, including how it is experienced by different sorts of people, and how we can reduce its impact on us. She explains about safety behaviors and how they can work against us in overcoming anxiety, as well as addresses specific anxious behaviors, such as avoiding eye contact. As she explains, a little social anxiety isn’t anything to worry about. It’s when social anxiety causes us to avoid certain situations or interactions that we should be concerned.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [1:37]   What’s the difference between social anxiety and shyness? [4:15]   Social anxiety with introverts & extraverts. [5:58]   The two lies of social anxiety. [9:49]   How do we lessen the impact of social anxiety? [15:23] Writing the book on social anxiety. [21:29] Looking social anxiety in the eye. [26:32] What are safety behaviors? Learn

Keith O’Neil lived with undiagnosed bipolar disorder throughout his NFL career, including his final year with the Indianapolis Colts as they won the Super Bowl in 2006. After his diagnosis, Keith became an advocate, starting the 4th and Forever Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting those living with and affected by mental health conditions, through programs that raise awareness, promote education and fund research to alleviate mental illness. Keith tours the country, speaking to high school students. He shares with us his secret to getting through to them, and the single most frequent question they ask. He also speaks candidly about writing his book and about the people in his life who helped him, both before and after diagnosis.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [1:19]   Being bipolar in the NFL. [4:27]   Coming out as bipolar on Facebook. [6:29]   Keith O’Neil’s 4th and Forever Foundation. [7:05]   The secret to getting through to high schoolers. [12:15] Keith’s suicide attempt. [14:40] Keith’s book, Under

More and more apps are showing up that are geared toward mental health. One such app is called, simply, “Happy.” This simple to use app allows a user to speak with a “giver” (an emotional support individual) to discuss whatever happens to be troubling the user. In this episode, we speak with the company’s CEO, who explains how the app works, the vetting process of the givers, and plans for the future of the app. The importance of emotional support is also discussed, as are specifics on how the app works, including how a user is matched with a giver.   HAPPY THE APP SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [1:46]   What exactly is this app for? [6:07]   How does a user get matched with a “giver”? [10:16] How important is emotional support, really? [17:50] How does the app work? [19:24] Do the givers get paid? [20:37] How does one become a giver? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Earley returns to talk more about mental health advocacy and lots of other things. He tells of how he came to co-author a book with Jessie Close and talks of his days writing his own spy novels and several books with former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich. He also shares stories from his days as a reporter with the Washington Post, including being part of a “special” squad of reporters. Pete shares some information on some of his forthcoming books and projects, and finally, he advises everyone of what we can do to help advocate for mental health in our own ways.   PETE EARLEY SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [0:35]   Pete speaks about writing a book with Jessie Close. [2:31]   Pete Earley: The Spy Writer [5:59]   Tales from the Washington Post [11:49] Information on forthcoming projects. [19:21] Advice on what you can do to advocate for mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pulitzer finalist and former Washington Post reporter Pete Earley joins for the first of two shows. Pete talks about his popular blog and how he worked to make it more balanced than the average blog. He also speaks of the many obstacles and excuses he encountered in getting treatment for his son’s bipolar disorder, which led him to write the book, Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness. Also discussed is how “seriously mentally ill” is such a subjective diagnosis and why it seems that some mentally ill individuals can only receive treatment if they commit a crime.    PETE EARLEY SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [1:42]   Pete talks of creating a “balanced” blog. [6:41]   Why must many mentally ill commit crimes in order to receive treatment? [10:03] What is “Seriously Mentally Ill,” anyway? [12:45] Pete tells how Crazy came to be written. [19:04] The importance of partnership.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of being bullied in school and having to eat alone – often not even in the cafeteria – Natalie Hampton decided to something to help others in similar situations. She created the Sit With Us anti-bullying app, which allows a user to locate a table in their school’s cafeteria where they will be welcome, so that no one needs to eat alone. In this episode, Natalie explains how the app came to exist, and how it’s being used by more than just schools. Additionally, she offers her views on why bullying is so prevalent in some schools.  Hosted by Gabe Howard and Vincent M. Wales.   SIT WITH US SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [1:33]   What is Sit With Us and what does it do? [4:13]   The unexpected success of the app, and how it happened. [5:49]   How being bullied led Natalie to create the app. [7:06]   Natalie’s other anti-bullying activities. [7:53]   Why is bullying so prevalent in some schools? [12:38] Natalie’s TEDx Teen talk. [15:45] How someone becomes a bully, and how to stop it. Learn more about your ad