Behavioral Health Today

Clymb: Peaking Children’s Emotional Wellness with Ashley Williams, CEO – Episode 231

One out of five young people in the United States suffer from a mental or emotional behavioral disorder. Clymb, an interactive emotional wellness program, is about equipping our young people with the tools so that they can summit their lives successfully and teaching kids early on how to master the emotional aspect of their selves. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Ashley Williams.  Ashley Williams is an educator, emotional wellness advocate, mindfulness expert, and successful CEO of Clymb. Realizing that the development of emotional intelligence skills in youth predicts later life outcomes, Ashley launched Clymb - an interactive emotional wellness software for school-age children.  She is the 2022 Culture Builder of the Year for Baltimore, which honors her work to make children’s happiness a policy priority. Ashley has been featured on NPR, the Baltimore Sun, Champions of Wellness, and Technically, among many others. She has received Mayoral Recognition for her advocacy work to advance emotional wellness for Baltimore City youth. She is an alumnus of the John Hopkins Social Innovation Lab and was recognized by T. Rowe Price as a Highlighted Moonshot Innovator. With over a decade of experience in the field of emotional wellness, she has dedicated her career to helping individuals and organizations increase their overall happiness and satisfaction in life.

 

For more information about Clymb, please visit: https://clymbup.io
To connect with Clymb on social media,
@clymb_up on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clymb_up/
@Clymb_Up on Twitter: https://twitter.com/clymb_up
@Clymb on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clymb

Untangled: The Path to Zen Practice with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison – Episode 230

The emotional walls that protect us at some point, imprisons us. And unless we open the door, we won’t see the shadow in front of us to walk through it. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison. Koshin is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and ACPE Certified Chaplaincy Educator. Koshin began his formal Zen training in 1987. He completed six years of training at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association as well as clinical contemplative training at both Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Medical Center. Koshin is a renowned thought leader and author in contemplative care; his work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning and other media outlets. Koshin is the author of the recently published book Untangled: Walking the Full Path to Clarity, courage, and Compassion.

 

For more information about Untangled: Walking the Full Path to Clarity, courage, and Compassion by Koshin Paley Ellison, please visit: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60568473
For more information on the New York Zen Center, please visit: https://zencare.org
To connect with New York Zen Center on Instagram please visit: https://www.instagram.com/newyorkzencenter/?hl=en
For more information about Commit to Sit, please visit: https://zencare.org/commit-to-sit-90-day-practice-periods/
For more information about Foundations in Contemplative Care, please visit: https://zencare.org/foundations-new/
For more information about Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up by Koshin Paley Ellison, please visit: https://zencare.org/wholehearted-slow-down-help-out-wake-up/
And finally, for more information about Awake at the Bedside, contemplative Teaching Some Palliative End of Life Care by Koshin Paley Ellison, please visit: https://zencare.org/awake-at-the-bedside-contemplative-teachings-on-palliative-and-end-of-life-care/

EPPP FAQs & the EPPP Part 2 with Dr. Kristen Wilkinson – Episode 229

The EPPP is a major hurdle and big commitment to study and pass, but support is available, and we are here cheering for you. In this episode, Dr. Erin Elmore speaks with Dr. Kristen Wilkinson. Dr. Wilkinson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at The Barrington Center for Counseling and Psychotherapy in the Chicago area. She also is a contributing writer for StepMom Magazine and an Adjunct Professor at Midwestern University. Kristen’s specialties include working with young adults, women, divorce, stepfamilies, and bariatric surgery candidates. She has extensive training in working with anxiety, depression, body image, perfectionism, grief and loss, adjustment, and relationship and family concerns. Kristen is one of the longest standing EPPP coaches with Triad. Together Erin and Kristen discuss frequently asked questions around the EPPP, preparing for the exam, setting goals, and new information about the EPPP Part 2.

 

To listen to our Sleeper Effect episode with Dr. Kristen Wilkinson, please visit: https://www.triadhq.com/podcast-archive/daughters-of-divorce-and-the-sleeper-effect-with-dr-kristen-wilkinson-episode-23
To contribute to The Sleeper Effect Project, contribute by email: thesleepereffectproject@gmail.com or visit: https://www.kristenwilkinsonpsyd.com/about and click The Sleeper Effect in the navigation.
For more information about the EPPP, please visit: https://www.asppb.net/page/EPPPPart1
For more information about AATBS Exam Prep EPPP materials, please visit: https://aatbs.com/psychology/eppp
For more information about Academic Review EPPP Study Bundles, please visit: https://www.academicreview.com/psychology
For more information about Taylor Study Method’s EPPP online program, please visit: https://www.taylorstudymethod.com/

When Birds Sing: From Trauma to Triumph with Arielle Spring – Episode 228

Every spring when the birds would sing, I would pray that you were okay. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Arielle Spring. Arielle Spring is a living example of a phoenix rising. She began her life in an idyllic setting surrounded by loving parents and a sibling. She started to soar as a classical pianist and was mentored by a renowned piano teacher. Arielle’s life took a sudden turn in her sophomore year of high school when she experienced the first of a succession of traumas including sexual assault, the loss of her piano teacher, and becoming homeless.  Arielle began her ascent through hard work and dedication to discovering her true self. She took a job as a domestic violence crisis group facilitator which inspired her to create her own domestic violence support group. Arielle went on to become a certified professional life coach and health coach.  Arielle has discovered that her passion for music and design have spilled over into writing and books, publications and blogging are her current pursuit. Arielle is the author of the memoir titled When Birds Sing: My Journey from Trauma to Triumph detailing her journey through abuse to the moment when a conscious awakening prompted her to discover a power greater than herself.

 

For more information about When Birds Sing: My Journey from Trauma to Triumph, please visit: https://www.ariellespring.net/when-birds-sing
For more information about Arielle Spring and her work, please visit: https://www.ariellespring.net/
To connect with Arielle Spring on Instagram at ariellespringauthor, or visit: https://www.instagram.com/ariellespringauthor/
To connect with Arielle Spring on Facebook at When Birds Sing and Arielle Spring, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/people/When-Birds-Sing/100083006238902/

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/