Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton
426 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsBeyond Well With Sheila Hamilton is a podcast for people who want to learn tools for living better. Each week, we dive into a different aspect of emotional and behavioral health with our team of psychologists, psychiatrists, and people with lived experience. If you've wanted to try mental health therapy, but are prevented from doing so by cost or because of a lack of time, this podcast is for you.
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Episodes
Ep. 83/ Covid Financial Stress
April 27, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 50.3 MBIn a recent Gallup poll, more than eighty percent of Americans now say financial stress is their biggest concern related to Covid19. While there is little we can control with regards to employment, there are practical steps we can take to be prepared for re-employment, and more importantly, emotional well-being practices we can use to stay grounded, even during the crisis.
Jonathan Salk/What Would the Creator of the Polio Vaccine Tell us Now?
April 21, 2020 23:42 - 21 minutes - 48.3 MBThe vaccine for polio was announced 65 years ago, in April of 1955. Dr. Jonas Salk who led the team that developed the vaccine understood the urgency of a pandemic, and more broadly, that the key to eradicating disease takes more than science alone. In this interview with, Dr Salk’s youngest son, Dr. Jonathan Salk, Beyond Well’s Sheila Hamilton talks about the human, social, political and economic relationships involved in eradicating disease.
Ep. 82/ Jonathan Salk/What Would the Creator of the Polio Vaccine Tell us Now?
April 21, 2020 23:42 - 21 minutes - 48.3 MBThe vaccine for polio was announced 65 years ago, in April of 1955. Dr. Jonas Salk who led the team that developed the vaccine understood the urgency of a pandemic, and more broadly, that the key to eradicating disease takes more than science alone. In this interview with, Dr Salk’s youngest son, Dr. Jonathan Salk, Beyond Well’s Sheila Hamilton talks about the human, social, political and economic relationships involved in eradicating disease.
Ep. 81/ What Are You Dreaming About During Covid19?
April 20, 2020 17:30 - 13 minutes - 31.9 MBKatherine Olivetti is a psychoanalyst and a dream expert who has authored two books on the topic. For the first time in her research, she is gathering data that suggests people of all cultures, from different countries, are having the same themes in their dreams. This is an incredibly hopeful and uplifting conversation about the power of dreams to help remake who we become as human beings.
What Are You Dreaming About During Covid19?
April 20, 2020 17:30 - 13 minutes - 31.9 MBKatherine Olivetti is a psychoanalyst and a dream expert who has authored two books on the topic. For the first time in her research, she is gathering data that suggests people of all cultures, from different countries, are having the same themes in their dreams. This is an incredibly hopeful and uplifting conversation about the power of dreams to help remake who we become as human beings.
Ep. 80/ Doctors Only: Caring for the Covid19 Healthcare Heroes
April 13, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 48.5 MBDr. Jenna LeJeune and Dr. Brian Goff talk about the unique impact on healthcare workers during Covid19 and the actionable items they and their loved ones can take to protect their mental health.
Doctors Only: Caring for the Covid19 Healthcare Heroes
April 13, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 48.5 MBDr. Jenna LeJeune and Dr. Brian Goff talk about the unique impact on healthcare workers during Covid19 and the actionable items they and their loved ones can take to protect their mental health.
Cambia Health Solutions CEO Mark Ganz and Dr. Jim Polo, Medical Director
April 10, 2020 23:00 - 22 minutes - 52.2 MBCambia Health Solutions CEO Mark Ganz joins Beyond Well to talk about the enormous impact COVID19 is having on health organizations and describes his own personal battle against Covid19. "We are in the black swan of black swan events," Ganz says, "But the access to behavioral healthcare via telehealth may be one of the silver linings of this pandemic." Dr. Jim Polo, Cambia's Medical Director also joins the conversation to talk about how to take care of Covid19 related anxiety.
Ep. 79/Cambia Health Solutions CEO Mark Ganz and Dr. Jim Polo, Medical Director
April 10, 2020 23:00 - 22 minutes - 52.2 MBCambia Health Solutions CEO Mark Ganz joins Beyond Well to talk about the enormous impact COVID19 is having on health organizations and describes his own personal battle against Covid19. "We are in the black swan of black swan events," Ganz says, "But the access to behavioral healthcare via telehealth may be one of the silver linings of this pandemic." Dr. Jim Polo, Cambia's Medical Director also joins the conversation to talk about how to take care of Covid19 related anxiety.
Ep. 78/ Beyond Well Podcast: MIchael Sorenson C Lamar Frizzell
April 06, 2020 16:13 - 14 minutes - 33.3 MBDr. C. Lamar Frizzell and Michael Sorenson join Sheila Hamilton to talk about the need for more psychiatric care and access to psychiatric beds. Universal Health Services is proposing to build 100 new beds in Wilsonville, but there is still some political opposition. A group of legislators, senators and business owners is petitioning the Governor to allow the hospital to be built.
Beyond Well Podcast: MIchael Sorenson C Lamar Frizzell
April 06, 2020 16:13 - 14 minutes - 33.3 MBDr. C. Lamar Frizzell and Michael Sorenson join Sheila Hamilton to talk about the need for more psychiatric care and access to psychiatric beds. Universal Health Services is proposing to build 100 new beds in Wilsonville, but there is still some political opposition. A group of legislators, senators and business owners is petitioning the Governor to allow the hospital to be built.
Doctors Only: FACE Covid
April 06, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 41.4 MBFACE COVID is developed by Russ Harris, an ACT therapist based in Australia. It is a set of practical steps for responding effectively to the Covid crisis, using the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy. F, focus on what's in your control. A. Acknowledge your thoughts and feelings. C. Come back into your body. E. Engage in What you are doing. Dr. Jenna LeJeune and Dr. Brian Goff take you through the practice.
Ep. 77/ Doctors Only: FACE Covid
April 06, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 41.4 MBFACE COVID is developed by Russ Harris, an ACT therapist based in Australia. It is a set of practical steps for responding effectively to the Covid crisis, using the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy. F, focus on what's in your control. A. Acknowledge your thoughts and feelings. C. Come back into your body. E. Engage in What you are doing. Dr. Jenna LeJeune and Dr. Brian Goff take you through the practice.
Beyond Well Science Gail Hornstein
April 02, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 41.6 MBGail Hornstein is an American psychologist and author. She doesn't see mental disorders as merely chemical imbalances in the brain, but is more interested in the lived experience of those suffering from various mental health ailments. Gail's work is focused on researching the experiences of those involved in the Hearing Voices Network.
Ep. 76/ Dr Jonathan Horey/ActiveRecoveryTMS
March 30, 2020 21:09 - 14 minutes - 32.7 MBDuring the #Covid19 pandemic, Dr. Jonathan Horey continues to see patients who are seeking relief from drug-resistant depression. Dr. Horey has been practicing psychiatry since 2006. And treating patients with transcranial magnetic stimulation since 2017. He is passionate about the treatment of depression and helping his patients who are suffering. TMS is FDA cleared, non-invasive and non-medication treatment option that uses electromagnetism.
Dr Jonathan Horey/ActiveRecoveryTMS
March 30, 2020 21:09 - 14 minutes - 32.7 MBDuring the #Covid19 pandemic, Dr. Jonathan Horey continues to see patients who are seeking relief from drug-resistant depression. Dr. Horey has been practicing psychiatry since 2006. And treating patients with transcranial magnetic stimulation since 2017. He is passionate about the treatment of depression and helping his patients who are suffering. TMS is FDA cleared, non-invasive and non-medication treatment option that uses electromagnetism.
Beyond Well/ Grief in a Bottle
March 30, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 61.7 MBLeslie Barber’s husband died of cancer in June of 2015. And as Leslie points out, nothing she’d done in her life prepared her for the shock, trauma, and loneliness of her husband’s death. Leslie was struck by how unprepared her friends and even her family were in dealing with her grief. Our culture is incredibly good at celebrating life. We need to learn to get better at acknowledging and coping with grief, the other end of the human cycle. Leslie’s support group at www.GriefWarrior.c...
Beyond Well/ Grief in a Bottle
March 30, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 61.7 MBLeslie Barber’s husband died of cancer in June of 2015. And as Leslie points out, nothing she’d done in her life prepared her for the shock, trauma, and loneliness of her husband’s death. Leslie was struck by how unprepared her friends and even her family were in dealing with her grief. Our culture is incredibly good at celebrating life. We need to learn to get better at acknowledging and coping with grief, the other end of the human cycle. Leslie’s support group at www.AGriefWarrior.com is...
Ep. 75/ Beyond Well/ Grief in a Bottle
March 30, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 61.7 MBLeslie Barber’s husband died of cancer in June of 2015. And as Leslie points out, nothing she’d done in her life prepared her for the shock, trauma, and loneliness of her husband’s death. Leslie was struck by how unprepared her friends and even her family were in dealing with her grief. Our culture is incredibly good at celebrating life. We need to learn to get better at acknowledging and coping with grief, the other end of the human cycle. Leslie’s support group at www.AGriefWarrior.com is ...
Beyond Well Science/ Dr. Rebecca Miller
March 26, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutes - 40.7 MBRebecca Miller, Ph.D., is a psychologist and Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. She serves as Director of Peer Support at Connecticut Mental Health Center in New Haven, using her lived experience with mental and physical illness to inform her work. Her publications and other scholarship have focused on peer support for persons diagnosed with serious mental illnesses, person-centered and recovery-oriented approaches, alternative experiential approach...
Ep. 74/Doctors Only/On Shame.
March 23, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 52.1 MBShame is the most painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. But, as Dr. Goff and Dr. LeJeune discuss, shame roots at the very being of what we care about most. With an increase in public shaming, the potential of depression, isolation, and self-harm increases. The point, as Dr. LeJeune says, is to always offer a fellow human the path to retribution.
Doctors Only/On Shame.
March 23, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 52.1 MBShame is the most painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. But, as Dr. Goff and Dr. LeJeune discuss, shame roots at the very being of what we care about most. With an increase in public shaming, the potential of depression, isolation, and self-harm increases. The point, as Dr. LeJeune says, is to always offer a fellow human the path to retribution.
C. Lamar Frizzell/MentalHealth and Covid19
March 22, 2020 19:19 - 24 minutes - 56 MBC. Lamar Frizzell is the CEO of Cedar Hills Hospital and an expert in both mental health and divinity. At a time when so many people are asking the question, "Why is there so much suffering?" Sheila and Lamar talk about how we can view this crisis through the lens of spirituality. This is the first interview Beyond Well is conducting by Zoom due to quarantine. Please be patient as we work to improve our sound!
Ep. 73/ C. Lamar Frizzell/MentalHealth and Covid19
March 22, 2020 19:19 - 24 minutes - 56 MBC. Lamar Frizzell is the CEO of Cedar Hills Hospital and an expert in both mental health and divinity. At a time when so many people are asking the question, "Why is there so much suffering?" Sheila and Lamar talk about how we can view this crisis through the lens of spirituality. This is the first interview Beyond Well is conducting by Zoom due to quarantine. Please be patient as we work to improve our sound!
Beyond Well Science/ Ashley Sproul
March 19, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutes - 37.9 MBAshley works as a Certified Peer Specialist at a program called The Living Room with Advocates which is a Peer-staffed drop-in crisis alternative in Framingham MA. She is a person who has lived experience navigating the mental health system and has utilized all types of clinical and peer supports to find her own path to wellness. She is 27 years old and currently resides in Watertown MA.
Ep. 72/ Humanity During Corona Virus
March 17, 2020 15:50 - 30 minutes - 71 MBDr. Brian Goff and Dr. Angela Izmirian provide guidance for how to talk to your kids about the seriousness of Covid-19, tips for calming your anxiety and panic, and the basics of bouncing forward or becoming a more resilient, compassionate person despite the chaos around us.
Humanity During Corona Virus
March 17, 2020 15:50 - 30 minutes - 71 MBDr. Brian Goff and Dr. Angela Izmirian provide guidance for how to talk to your kids about the seriousness of Covid-19, tips for calming your anxiety and panic, and the basics of bouncing forward or becoming a more resilient, compassionate person despite the chaos around us.
Ep. 71/ Doctors Only/Why Therapy?
March 16, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 59.4 MBThe Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung once said: “People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.” Perhaps that is why therapy is often seen as a last stitch effort to reclaim something people feel that they’ve lost—their health, their happiness, or their relationships. In this interview, Dr. Jenna LeJeune and Dr. Brian Goff discuss the reasons behind therapy, and their ardent belief that most people wait far too long (or until they are in crisis), to face their so...
Doctors Only/Why Therapy?
March 16, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 59.4 MBThe Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung once said: “People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.” Perhaps that is why therapy is often seen as a last stitch effort to reclaim something people feel that they’ve lost—their health, their happiness, or their relationships. In this interview, Dr. Jenna LeJeune and Dr. Brian Goff discuss the reasons behind therapy, and their ardent belief that most people wait far too long (or until they are in crisis), to face t...
Doctors Only/Coronavirus Stress
March 11, 2020 19:39 - 26 minutes - 59.9 MBCoronavirus is scary. How we respond to it can be even scarier. According to the Economist, more than two thirds of American report being very concerned about the U.S. pandemic. How do we calmly prepare for disruptions to our lives without panicking? What are some of the evidence-based techniques for helping people with anxiety and panic disorders? How do we cope with the likelihood of temporary financial and social stress? This episode is for anyone who wants a centered, calm approach to ...
Ep. 70/ Doctors Only/Coronavirus Stress
March 11, 2020 19:39 - 26 minutes - 59.9 MBCoronavirus is scary. How we respond to it can be even scarier. According to the Economist, more than two thirds of American report being very concerned about the U.S. pandemic. How do we calmly prepare for disruptions to our lives without panicking? What are some of the evidence-based techniques for helping people with anxiety and panic disorders? How do we cope with the likelihood of temporary financial and social stress? This episode is for anyone who wants a centered, calm approach to get...
Ep. 69/ Brian Pilecki, Ph.D./Opportunities and risks of psychedelics 2
March 09, 2020 12:00 - 27 minutes - 63.3 MBEpisode two. Dr. Brian Pilecki combs the findings of science with compassion and curiosity. He is research the efficacy of psychedelics and studying harm reduction for people who want to use psychedelics to help with trauma, ptsd, anxiety disorders, and depression. In recent years, psychedelics have drawn interest for their unique ability to create a mind shift and lasting relief for clients who have otherwise battled intractable suffering.
Brian Pilecki, Ph.D./Opportunities and risks of psychedelics 2
March 09, 2020 12:00 - 27 minutes - 63.3 MBEpisode two. Dr. Brian Pilecki combs the findings of science with compassion and curiosity. He is research the efficacy of psychedelics and studying harm reduction for people who want to use psychedelics to help with trauma, ptsd, anxiety disorders, and depression. In recent years, psychedelics have drawn interest for their unique ability to create a mind shift and lasting relief for clients who have otherwise battled intractable suffering.
Ep. 68/ Brian Pilecki, Ph.D./Opportunities and risks of psychedelics 1
March 02, 2020 13:00 - 13 minutes - 31.4 MBEpisode One. Dr. Brian Pilecki combs the findings of science with compassion and curiosity. He is research the efficacy of psychedelics and studying harm reduction for people who want to use psychedelics to help with trauma, ptsd, anxiety disorders, and depression. In recent years, psychedelics have drawn interest for their unique ability to create a mind shift and lasting relief for clients who have otherwise battled intractable suffering.
Brian Pilecki, Ph.D./Opportunities and risks of psychedelics 1
March 02, 2020 13:00 - 13 minutes - 31.4 MBEpisode One. Dr. Brian Pilecki combs the findings of science with compassion and curiosity. He is research the efficacy of psychedelics and studying harm reduction for people who want to use psychedelics to help with trauma, ptsd, anxiety disorders, and depression. In recent years, psychedelics have drawn interest for their unique ability to create a mind shift and lasting relief for clients who have otherwise battled intractable suffering.
Ep. 67/ Mitchell Jackson/Race, Rage, and Kobe
February 26, 2020 15:30 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MBMitchell Jackson is an American author. His critically acclaimed book, Survival Math earned its title as Mitchell recalled calculating what it would take to survive the poverty stricken neighborhood of North Portland and the friends and family members who had become thugs, murderers, and drug dealers. Mitchell’s ascent from drug runner to prison inmate to a literary phenom is a reflection of his deep study and thinking on topics ranging from black history to Kobe’s lasting legacy on young bla...
Mitchell Jackson/Race, Rage, and Kobe
February 26, 2020 15:30 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MBMitchell Jackson is an American author. His critically acclaimed book, Survival Math earned its title as Mitchell recalled calculating what it would take to survive the poverty stricken neighborhood of North Portland and the friends and family members who had become thugs, murderers, and drug dealers. Mitchell’s ascent from drug runner to prison inmate to a literary phenom is a reflection of his deep study and thinking on topics ranging from black history to Kobe’s lasting legacy on young bl...
Scott the Painter Returns
February 24, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 91.9 MBScott the Painter (Scott Erickson) is one of Beyond Well’s favorite guests, both for his refreshing candor regarding his personal suffering but also because his visual art, stories and his performance art resonate with tens of thousands of young people who are tired of staring at their phones and want to find deeper connection. In this episode, we talk with Scott about loneliness versus spending time alone, connecting during the darkest days of winter, and Scott’s personal wellness routine.
Ep. 66/ Scott the Painter Returns
February 24, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 91.9 MBScott the Painter (Scott Erickson) is one of Beyond Well’s favorite guests, both for his refreshing candor regarding his personal suffering but also because his visual art, stories and his performance art resonate with tens of thousands of young people who are tired of staring at their phones and want to find deeper connection. In this episode, we talk with Scott about loneliness versus spending time alone, connecting during the darkest days of winter, and Scott’s personal wellness routine.
Beyond Well Science/A Revolutionary Approach to PTSD
February 20, 2020 13:00 - 18 minutes - 127 MB VideoIn 2003, The ADVANCE 7-Day Training Op started taking shape. Dr. Mary Neal Vieten, a United States Navy Officer and psychologist, was determined to step outside of the ineffectual medical model and return Warfighters with operational stress challenges to a fit-for-full-duty status. This passion turned into a plan, then a dedicated, highly credentialed, volunteer staff, and, finally, the execution of what is now known as The ADVANCE7-Day: an intensive, didactic and experiential program in a s...
Ep. 65/ Beyond Well Solutions/Roundtable on LGBQT+ in the Workplace
February 17, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 54.2 MBWe talk with three employees about the experience of being gay, trans, and queer in the workplace. For many people who are considered “different,” the question of whether they are being passed over for Lunch invitations and promotions is the biggest mystery of all. “Is it because I’m gay? Or because I’m fat? Because it’s not because I’m not a good worker.” This is a painful, illuminating, and wonderful reaffirming interview with three people who have found their voices and plan to continue t...
Beyond Well Solutions/Roundtable on LGBQT+ in the Workplace
February 17, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 54.2 MBWe talk with three employees about the experience of being gay, trans, and queer in the workplace. For many people who are considered “different,” the question of whether they are being passed over for Lunch invitations and promotions is the biggest mystery of all. “Is it because I’m gay? Or because I’m fat? Because it’s not because I’m not a good worker.” This is a painful, illuminating, and wonderful reaffirming interview with three people who have found their voices and plan to contin...
Ep. 64/ Doctors Only/ Relationship Talk
February 14, 2020 13:00 - 24 minutes - 56.8 MBDr. Brian Goff and Dr. Angela Izmirian (sitting in for Dr. Jenna LeJeune), talk about what it takes to make a great relationship. If you want to give something sexy to your partner but cringe at the idea of a hallmark cards or flowers, share this episode. It will spur the kind of communication that even Cupid would approve of.
Doctors Only/ Relationship Talk
February 14, 2020 13:00 - 24 minutes - 56.8 MBDr. Brian Goff and Dr. Angela Izmirian (sitting in for Dr. Jenna LeJeune), talk about what it takes to make a great relationship. If you want to give something sexy to your partner but cringe at the idea of a hallmark cards or flowers, share this episode. It will spur the kind of communication that even Cupid would approve of.
Doctors Only/ Relationship Talk
February 14, 2020 13:00 - 24 minutes - 56.8 MBDr. Brian Goff and Dr. Angela Izmirian (sitting in for Dr. Jenna LeJeune), talk about what it takes to make a great relationship. If you want to give something sexy to your partner but cringe at the idea of a hallmark cards or flowers, share this episode. It will spur the kind of communication that even Cupid would approve of.
Mark Lipman The Hearing Voices Approach in Everyday Care
February 13, 2020 13:00 - 17 minutes - 120 MB VideoMark Lipman is a musician, an Expressive Therapist, and an Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachusetts. In 2017, he completed training to be an Hearing Voices facilitator, and he uses the values and ethos of the HVN as a compass in his work in psychiatric hospitals and in his own private practice. Having personal experience as a client at different levels of the mental health system, he knows how important it is to maintain a person's dignity and choice in their own treatment. He infus...
Ep. 63/ Lindy West/Comedian,Writer, Body Positive
February 10, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBLindy West is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman (2016, Hachette Books) as well as the brand new essay collection The Witches are Coming (2019, Hachette Books). In 2018 she wrote and executive produced Shrill as a half-hour comedy for Hulu, which just wrapped its second season. With frequent collaborators Ahamefule J. Oluo and Charles Mudede, she wrote and executive produced Thin Skin, an...
Lindy West/Comedian,Writer, Body Positive
February 10, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBLindy West is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman (2016, Hachette Books) as well as the brand new essay collection The Witches are Coming (2019, Hachette Books). In 2018 she wrote and executive produced Shrill as a half-hour comedy for Hulu, which just wrapped its second season. With frequent collaborators Ahamefule J. Oluo and Charles Mudede, she wrote and executive produced Thin Skin, a...
Beyond Well Looks back at 2019 with Israel Nebeker/Blind Pilot.
February 03, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 69.1 MBWe are starting 2020 by taking a look back at a few of our favorite shows from 2019. This show was originally released in November of 2019. It features special guest Israel Nebeker. He is the founder of Blind Pilot and a singer/songwriter whose music now reaches millions of fans. In this episode, Israel talks about confronting one of the darkest periods of his life by wandering into the Black Forest in Germany—with no path to follow and not sure if he would ever find his way out. It was on...
Ep. 62/ Beyond Well Looks back at 2019 with Israel Nebeker/Blind Pilot
February 03, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 69.1 MBWe are starting 2020 by taking a look back at a few of our favorite shows from 2019. This show was originally released in November of 2019. It features special guest Israel Nebeker. He is the founder of Blind Pilot and a singer/songwriter whose music now reaches millions of fans. In this episode, Israel talks about confronting one of the darkest periods of his life by wandering into the Black Forest in Germany—with no path to follow and not sure if he would ever find his way out. It was only ...