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Mindfulness Self-Compassion in a SNAP with Julie Potiker – Episode 227

Mindfulness develops attention, concentration and the ability to simply be present with little or no future orientation, past orientation or goal orientation—choosing to be a human being rather than a human doing. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Julie Potiker. Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert and the author of two books, Life Falls Apart, But You Don’t Have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos and SNAP! From Chaos to Calm, which was just published this year. Julie is a graduate of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program at University of California, San Diego and trained in Mindful Self-Compassion and Positive Neuroplasticity Training. Today, Julie shares these mindfulness techniques with the world through her books and her Mindful Methods for Life trainings.

 

For more information about SNAP! From Chaos to Calm by Julie Potiker, please visit: https://mindfulmethodsforlife.com/mindfulness-books/snap-book-2/
For more information about Life Falls Apart, But You Don’t Have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos by Julie Potiker, please visit: https://mindfulmethodsforlife.com/mindfulness-books/mindfulness-book/
For more information about Julie, her online courses, a library of resources and more, please visit, Mindful Methods for Life:: https://mindfulmethodsforlife.com
For more information about Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker podcast, please visit: https://blubrry.com/balancedmind/

OnePerfect is Helping Users “Shift” to a Better State of Mind with Dr. Sean Sullivan – Episode 226

Using OnePerfect’s innovative Shift App, 90% of surveyed users shifted toward a better state of mind using a ‘shift’ anytime. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Dr. Sean Sullivan. Sean is a licensed psychologist and founder of OnePerfect, an on-demand wellness platform that delivers personalized mindset ’shifting’ experiences, called ‘Shifts’. Dr. Sullivan began his formal psychology education at Harvard University. He interned at the Center for Mindfulness and Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School prior to completing a psychology residency at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, and postdoctoral training based at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Sullivan’s clinical research focuses on applying technology to improve mental health — particularly by teaching anyone how to shift their state of mind on demand. As a psychotherapist for over twenty years, he has written popular psychology books and articles and created digital mental health, wellness, and peak performance psychology courses, apps, tools, and a psychology stage show.  

 

If you are an individual and would like to learn more about One Perfect Shift, please visit: https://www.oneperfectshift.com
To subscribe to One Perfect Shift, please visit: https://www.oneperfectshift.com/subscribe
If you are an organization or company and would like to learn more information about One Perfect Shift, please visit: https://oneperfect.com

Part 2: Breath is the Next Level of Wellness with Todd Steinberg, Vanessa Steinberg, & Daniel Epstein, LPC – Episode 225

This episode resumes our conversation with Dr. Graham Taylor and his guests Todd Steinberg, Vanessa Steinberg, and Daniel Epstein from Komuso Design. In our last episode, we discussed the inspiration behind and design goals of The Shift breathing device, the history behind the name Komuso Design, the science and benefit of proper breathing, and the agency of control we gain from a device like The Shift. We’ll resume our talk today by discussing self-awareness and a foundation of wellbeing.

 

For more information about Komuso Design, please visit: https://www.komusodesign.com
To contact Todd, please email: todd@komusodesign.com
Finally, for more information about Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nester, please visit:  https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath-book

Part 1: Breath is the Next Level of Wellness with Todd Steinberg, Vanessa Steinberg, & Daniel Epstein, LPC – Episode 224

“Our message is simply breathe better more often.” In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Todd Steinberg, Vanessa Steinberg, and Daniel Epstein from Komuso Design and their necklace device The Shift. Komuso Design was created in 2017 with the simple intention of providing people with a new tool to access peace of mind. Their mission is to become the architect of fashion wellness and transform lives in the process. Todd is the president of Komuso Design. Having previous experience in the chaotic student travel industry helped him develop a unique skill set of mindful meditation, which then led to a collaboration to create Komuso Design. Vanessa is an award-winning bilingual fashion designer and Komuso cofounder. Vanessa has over a decade of experience in both fashion and entrepreneurial industries. Daniel is a licensed Psychotherapist and Komuso co-founder. Daniel has over a decade of experience in crisis intervention, young-adult mental health, and addiction treatment. Together Todd, Vanessa, and Daniel discuss the design, benefits, and success they’ve had with their breathing device, The Shift.

 

For more information about Komuso Design, please visit: https://www.komusodesign.com
To contact Todd Steinberg, please email: todd@komusodesign.com
To contact Vanessa Steinberg, please email vanessa@komusodesign.com
Finally, for more information about Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nester, please visit:  https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath-book

The Emotional Code & Energy Healing with Dr. Bradley Nelson – Episode 223

There are powerful, invisible, and unconscious energy forces that are constantly at work in our lives and involved in shaping who we are. Included in these forces that shape us are our emotions. They impact our lives. They organize our sense of self, and they structure our intentions with one another, but for one reason or another, these emotions with their specific vibrational energies can often get trapped or stuck. And when lodged in the body, these little balls of energy can interfere with our body's ability to function. What if we could tap into our body's inherently designed capacity and desire to heal by unlocking the restorative power of our conscious minds and releasing our emotional baggage, this trapped emotional energy, that causes dysfunctions within our body? In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Dr. Bradley Nelson. Bradley is one of the world’s foremost experts in the emerging fields of Bioenergetic Medicine and Energy Psychology. He has trained thousands of certified practitioners worldwide to help people overcome physical and emotional discomfort by releasing their emotional baggage. His best-selling book “The Emotional Code” provides step-by-step instructions for working with the body’s energy healing power.

For more information about Discover Healing, please visit: https://discoverhealing.com
For more information about The Body Code, by Brad Nelson, please visit: https://discoverhealing.com/the-body-code/book/
For more information about Discover Healing events, please visit: https://discoverhealing.com/events/
For more information about Emotion Code and Body Code Certification, please visit: https://discoverhealing.com/certification/
For more information about Bradley Nelson and his blog, please visit: https://drbradleynelson.com

Reinventing Reading Comprehension with Claire Rubman, PhD – Episode 222

This may be difficult to hear, but one in every five college freshmen must take a remedial reading class. Two thirds of fourth graders last year failed to read at the proficient reading level. And 42 million American adults are functionally illiterate. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Claire Rubman. Claire is a cognitive developmental psychologist. She earned her PhD from Stony Brook University and has taught in classrooms for over 30 years. She has personally seen the success and failure of reading comprehension and in November 2022 Claire published the book This May Be Difficult to Read, But You Really Should (For Your Child’s Sake) which addresses the underlying problem of poorly acquired reading comprehension skills in children of all ages. When we learn to think as a child thinks and read as a child reads, we can have a better understanding of what's going on. What we can do better and how we can fix this reading failure chain that seems to have evolved over time.

For more information about This May Be Difficult to Read, But You Really Should for Your Child's Sake by Claire Rubman, PhD, please visit: https://difficulttoread.com
To purchase This May Be Difficult to Read, But You Really Should for Your Child’s Sake by Claire Rubman, PhD, please visit: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-may-be-difficult-to-read-claire-n-rubman/1142647159?ean=9798987086117
For more information about Claire Rubman, PhD, please visit: https://booktrib.com/2022/10/26/claire-n-rubman/

Working with High Performance Clients with Jon Steele, LMFT – Episode 221

You are a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Jon Steele, LMFT. Jon is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has focused his private practice on treating high performance clients including athletes and professionals. With personal experience as a former collegiate athlete, Jon combines the complexities of the athlete experience with the performance of professional life. His specialties include treating anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, and building mental fitness. Whether working with athletes or high-achieving professionals, he helps his clients combat shame, build healthy coping strategies, and increase self-compassion amidst high pressure environments. Together Erin and Jon discuss the characteristics and challenges of high performance clients, the importance of achieving balance, identifying your inner critic, the importance of mindful self-compassion, and the impact of grief and finding a way to move through it.

 

For more information about Jon Steele and his private practice, please visit: https://www.jonsteeletherapy.com
To learn more about sports, grief, and loss, please read Jon’s blog by visiting: https://www.jonsteeletherapy.com/blog
Connect with Jon Steele on LinkedIn, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-steele-169061a6
Or connect with Jon on Facebook at Jon Steele, LMFT ,or visit: https://www.facebook.com/jonsteelelmftsports/

Anniversary Special: Shifting Your Breath to Create Calm with Todd Steinberg – Episode 220

In celebration of our third anniversary, we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from the past year. We typically take about 23,000 breaths per day. Most of the time we do so unconsciously, and for the most part we get by. But what if there is a way to breathe better, more consciously, such that we can increase the control we actually have over our bodies, like being able to calm our nervous system, reduce our stress hormones, lower our heart rates, decrease our blood pressure, lower our anxiety, and reduce our stress levels, improve our sleep and our focus, increase our peace of mind, and extend our lifespan. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Todd Steinberg. Todd is the president of Komuso Design, a wellness company and maker of The Shift, a necklace device that slows your exhale to calm your nervous system. Komuso Design was created in 2017 with the simple intention of providing people with a new tool to access peace of mind. Their mission is to become the architect of fashion wellness and transform lives in the process. Together Graham and Todd discuss the creation of Komuso Design and the thinking behind their breathing device The Shift, the research behind the benefits of breathing, and the techniques to breathing better.

 

For more information about Komuso Design, please visit: https://www.komusodesign.com
To contact Todd, please email: todd@komusodesign.com
Finally, for more information about Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nester, please visit:  https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath-book

Anniversary Special: Bedrock Skills to Guide our Youth with Ron Anderson – Episode 219

In celebration of our third anniversary, we’re releasing the second of two new episodes this week. With the right approach, with caring, empathy, and genuineness, that anyone can rise above the circumstances that they're in and that they too can be a success in their lives. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor is joined by Ron Anderson. Ron is the Executive Director of Project Reclaim, which operates a prevention-based afterschool program for teens, Life Skills workshops for elementary and middle school youth, and parent training and parental involvement activities for parents and guardians. Project Reclaim is a leadership academy that targets middle, junior, and high school youth in the Minden, Louisiana area. Together Graham and Ron discuss the inspiration of Project Reclaim, the core concepts that have led to the success of their program, the importance of reclaiming virtues, and the timeliness for youth leadership right now. We've got to reclaim some virtues that made us great, like hard work, discipline, respect, respect of others and having a strong and powerful household.

 

For more information about Project Reclaim, please visit: https://prstars.org
To connect with Project Reclaim on Facebook, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/projectreclaimyouth
If you would like to donate to Project Reclaim, please visit: https://prstars.org/donate/
And finally, if you’re interested in volunteering with Project Reclaim, please visit: https://prstars.org/volunteer/

Anniversary Special: Becoming a Therapist with Ben Behen – Episode 218

In celebration of our third anniversary, we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from the past year.  There is a huge jump from grad school to private practice life and from being a student to being a clinician full time. Unfortunately, there are challenges stacked up against beginning therapists that make it difficult to feel like they're doing enough whether it's professionally, developmentally, or even one-on-one with their clients. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Ben Behnen. Ben has a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from St. Mary’s University. He is currently accruing his hours to become licensed. Ben has taken his experience of becoming a MFT and turned it into a blog aptly named, “Becoming a Therapist”, where he writes a bi-weekly newsletter, hosts a podcast, and is building a community to help beginning therapists grow. Together Erin and Ben discuss the current state pre-licensure therapists are coming into, some of the challenges around the transition from student to clinician, the common struggles around imposter syndrome and frequent questions asked by pre-licensed therapists. There is a huge jump from grad school to private practice life, but resources like Ben’s website Becoming a Therapist can help guide that growth process.

 

For more information about Becoming a Therapist, please visit: https://becomingatherapist.me
For more information about Becoming a Therapist podcast, please visit: https://becomingatherapist.me/podcast/
To subscribe to the Becoming a Therapist newsletter, please visit: https://becomingatherapist.me/theragrowth-newsletter/
For more information about the pre-licensed experience, we suggest How to Survive and Thrive as a Therapist by Kenneth S. Pope and Melba J. T. Vasquez, please visit: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237428163_How_to_Survive_and_Thrive_as_a_Therapist_Information_Ideas_and_Resources_for_Psychologists_in_Practice

Anniversary Special: Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World with Darryl Stickel – Episode 217

In celebration of our third anniversary, we’re releasing the first of two new episodes this week. The ability to build trust is a skill that can be developed. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor is joined by Darryl Stickel. Darryl is one of the world’s leading experts on trust. Darryl is an executive coach with over 20 years of experience focused on trust. As the founder of Trust Unlimited, Darryl teaches Trust through masterclasses, small group learning, and one-on-one coaching. In June of 2022 Darryl published his book Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World. Together Graham and Darryl discuss the formula to building trust, the importance of trust in today’s societal landscape, the challenges of uncertainty, the significance of context, and the levers we can pull to help build trust and create stronger relationships in our lives.

For more information about Darryl Stickel and his company Trust Unlimited, please visit: https://www.trustunlimited.com
To contact Darryl, please email him at Darryl@trustunlimited.com
To learn more about Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World by Darryl Stickel, please visit: https://www.amazon.ca/Building-Trust-Exceptional-Leadership-Uncertain/dp/1637630794
To read more of Darryl’s work, please visit his blog: https://www.trustunlimited.com/blog/
Finally, you can connect with Darryl by visiting LinkedIn, or visit: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust-unlimited/

Anniversary Special: Teen & Adolescent Mental Wellness with Michael Klinkner, LCSW – Episode 216

In celebration of our third anniversary, we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from the past year. Nobody has a reference for parenting teens. For many, this is the first time doing this, so what are the right answers? Let alone what are the right answers for what you’re comfortable with. If you as a parent are doing the best you can, with the best intentions then you’re parenting fine. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Michael Klinkner. Michael is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 22 years of experience helping children, adolescents, and adults in therapy. Michael has specialty training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Neurolinguistic Programming. Currently, Michael is working with Evolve Counseling in Arizona where he treats a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD, focusing primarily on children, teen and adolescent populations. Together Graham and Michael discuss the challenges around teen mental health, the changes in positive socialization, as well as the dangers of social media and how to guide your child’s relationship with technology as they mature, and finally encouraging parents to be proactive and have the difficult conversations to establish trust with your teen and ensure they’re getting the right information. Most parents are doing the best they can, given their resources. If they had better resources they’d do better. We’re not perfect parents. What are the small, but important things you can do today?

 

For more information about Michael Klinkner and Evolve Counseling, please visit: https://www.evolvecounselingaz.com

Connect with Michael on Instagram at michael_klinknercouseling, or visit: https://www.instagram.com/evolvecounseling_AZ/

Finally, connect with Michael on Facebook at michaelklinknercounseling, or visit: https://www.facebook.com/michaelklinknercounseling

Recovery Capitol & Recovery Supports with Aaron Williams, MA – Episode 215

Treatment's only going to be as good as these sustaining constructs are in place to sustain it. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor is joined by Aaron Williams. Aaron works as the integrated care consultant and senior advisor for the National Council of Mental Wellbeing. Aaron has more than has more than 18 years of experience providing training and technical assistance in behavioral health services with an emphasis on substance use, treatment, and prevention. Aaron has written and contributed to numerous articles and reports on drugs of abuse, primary care and substance use integration. Today we're going to be talking about treating substance abuse and understanding recovery capital. Recovery capital in these constructs is universal, all of us have them to some degree in our lives are things that one can developed and build. It's truly an empowering model.

For more information about the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, please visit:https://www.thenationalcouncil.org
For more information about customized training and technical assistance from National Council, please visit: https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/program/ccbhc-e-national-training-and-technical-assistance-center/
For more information about Aaron Williams and his articles, please visit: https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/people/aaron-williams-ma/
For more information about the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence, please visit: https://peerrecoverynow.org

Part 2: Working with High-Risk Teens with Dr. Jaimee Arnoff – Episode 214

This episode resumes our conversation with Dr. Erin Elmore and her guest Dr. Jaimee Arnoff. In our last episode, we defined high risk behavior and the signs to look for to separate normal teen behavior to something that’s more serious and could benefit from therapy. We discussed the importance of early intervention for high-risk or at-risk teens and the first steps to welcoming youth clients into therapy and giving them a locus of control to feel comfortable and participate in therapy. We’ll resume our talk today by discussing the therapy environment, how to make it a safe space to get vulnerable, and a way to build trust.

 

For more information about Jaimee and BFF Therapy, please visit: https://www.bfftherapy.com
Connect with BFF Therapy on Instagram at bfftherapy, or visit: https://www.instagram.com/bfftherapy/
Or connect on Twitter @BFFTherapy, or visit: https://twitter.com/BFFTherapy
If you are a parent or guardian and looking for therapeutic help, please find a therapist on Psychology Today, or visit: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/

Part 1: Working with High-Risk Teens with Dr. Jaimee Arnoff – Episode 213

In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Dr. Jaimee Arnoff. Jaimee is a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive experience with both assessment and therapy, focusing on children and adolescents with internalizing disorders in multiple hospital-based settings, residential treatment centers, and community-based outpatient mental health clinics. In addition to co-founding a private therapy practice specializing in high-risk youth, for the past few years she has developed and delivered school presentations for children, parents, and school staff, as well as trainings for clinicians and other providers on Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. We’re excited to have Jaimee back with us. Previously she joined us for a conversation around Pain Reprocessing Therapy, which is another one of Jaimee’s certifications. If you’re interested in hearing our conversation around that, please listen to that episode in our archive at www.triadhq.com/bht. Today our conversation will focus on Jaimee’s experience working with children and adolescents, and specifically working with high-risk teens.

 

For more information about Jaimee and BFF Therapy, please visit: https://www.bfftherapy.com
Connect with BFF Therapy on Instagram at bfftherapy, or visit: https://www.instagram.com/bfftherapy/
Or connect on Twitter @BFFTherapy, or visit: https://twitter.com/BFFTherapy