Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings“Mental Health Matters” –
a podcast by Saint Louis Counseling that not only addresses important matters related to mental health but also asserts that talking openly about mental illness does indeed matter. It is vital for our overall well-being. By candidly addressing mental illness, our goal is to break down stigma so that anyone who has a mental-health condition or disorder will get the help they need, when they need it. That’s what matters most.
Be sure to tune in each week, as Saint Louis Counseling Executive Director Tom Duff, MSW, LCSW tackles some of the most relevant and relatable me
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EPISODE #74: Lisa Jakub Embraces Her “Weird” – You Can, Too
August 02, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBIf you recognize her face or name, it could be for a plethora of reasons. The accomplished author, mental-wellness advocate, speaker, podcast host, and yoga instructor is known for normalizing mental health by telling her story. She also acted for 18 years, starting at the age of 4 and bowing out of show-biz altogether at 22. To see Lisa Jakub as Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire or Alicia Casse in Independence Day, you would never suspect that she has been dealing with panic attacks, anxiety,...
Two Normal Dudes- With Tom Duff
May 28, 2021 18:58 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBDid Covid help us to be more reflective? Our Two Normal Dudes – Jon Franko and Suvir Dhar – along with podcast host Tom Duff, LCSW, think so. They believe that some positives have come out of this past year, including growth opportunities that required us to reflect on how we really look at ourselves in the mirrors that we often use to define ourselves in the world. Tune in to this week’s #MentalHealthMatters #podcast to see that there’s more to one’s reflection than how we look on a Zoom sc...
EPISODE #62: Two Normal Dudes – and the Real “F” Word Guest:Jon Franko and Suvir Dhar
November 24, 2020 18:01 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBThe “real ‘F’ word”. There’s such power behind it. Just saying it helps you to release all those pent-up emotions that have been bottling up inside you. It frees your mind from all the second-guessing that runs through your thoughts, over and over and over again. Take it from two normal dudes: The “real ‘F’ word” says it all! But why are so many males, so many “dudes” in particular, afraid to include “Feelings” in their conversations? Two regular guys, Jon Franko, the CEO of Gorilla 76 and ...
EPISODE #49: Fighting the Special Ops Silent War in Civilian Life
March 25, 2020 21:11 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBEPISODE #49: Fighting the Special Ops Silent War in Civilian Life Guest: Tom Satterly, President and CEO, PBP Consulting Group Author, “On Point” Co-founder/Co-CEO, All Secure Foundation | U.S. Command Sergeant Major (Ret.), Delta Force | Author, “All Secure” Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia (Blackhawk Down). Afghanistan. Iraq. His classified missions required stealth-like maneuvers to slip under the enemy’s radar so he could save hostages and halt terrorism in its tracks around the world...
EPISODE #48: Winning Isn’t Everything in Basketball or Life
March 25, 2020 17:36 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBEPISODE #48: Winning Isn’t Everything in Basketball or Life Guest: Pam Borton, President and CEO, PBP Consulting Group Author, “On Point” Former Women’s Basketball Coach, University of Minnesota Winningest coach in Minnesota women’s basketball history Failure is okay. In fact, according to Pam Borton, the winningest coach in Minnesota’s women’s basketball history, winning really isn’t everything. It’s the mistakes and missed shots that offer the greatest opportunities for growth and prep...
CIT Officers De-escalate Mental-health Crises, 24/7/365
March 25, 2020 17:35 - 39 minutes - 54 MBCIT Officers De-escalate Mental-health Crises, 24/7/365 EPISODE #46 | February 14th, 2020 Guest: Sgt. Gary Robertson, Officer Chris Koester, Lisa Flamion, PLCP St. Louis County Police Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Your loved one is in crisis. It’s not a heart attack or stroke. It’s bizarre behavior, maybe a meltdown or aggression or mania or threats of harming themselves that is escalating by the minute. What triggered it? You can’t calm them down. You worry for their safety and even y...
Momming, Working, Guilting, and Self-caring
March 25, 2020 17:32 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBMomming, Working, Guilting, and Self-caring EPISODE #45 | February 7th, 2020 Guest: Chelsea Link, LPC and Nicole Ostrowski, LCSW, Supervisors, School Partnership Program (SPP) Mom guilt. How often do moms beat themselves up for not having spent enough quality time with the kids? For not feeling grateful or joyful when they do spend copious time with them? For feeling exhausted and barely having enough energy to carry on a conversation with their significant other, much less plan – or sh...
Going the Distance to Battle Trauma and PTSD
March 25, 2020 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBGoing the Distance to Battle Trauma and PTSD EPISODE #42 | December 20th, 2019 Guest: Angie Peacock, MSW, United States Army Veteran It was right after 9/11, when Angie Peacock of the United States Army received orders for combat duty in Iraq. But the designated warzone proved to be only one segment of the battle that she was about to endure. Prior to deployment, Angie was sexually assaulted. With the unspoken toll that such trauma was taking mentally and emotionally, and with the call ...
What Comes from the Heart Reaches the Heart
March 25, 2020 16:15 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBWhat Comes from the Heart Reaches the Heart EPISODE #41 | December 13th, 2019 Guest: Arica Foster, Community Engagement Manager, Kranzberg Arts Foundation It was five years ago. The death of Michael Brown and the grand jury verdict were still raw. So was the murder of Arica Foster’s cousin, a young man whose life was stripped from his family and friends far too soon. Arica couldn’t shake the reality that so many young people dying. Nor could she get over how deeply trauma was impacting ...
Wading and Waiting: Life Lessons from a Duck Hunter
March 25, 2020 16:10 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBWading and Waiting: Life Lessons from a Duck Hunter EPISODE #40 | December 9th, 2019 Guest: Jon Franko, Cofounder, Gorilla76 Hiding in plain sight, under the guise of the marshy thatch of a duck blind, Jon Franko has spent countless hours wading in still waters and standing by for the flocks’ glide pass to reach the landing zone. Not knowing at the onset of the hunt what the day will bring or what the final waterfowl tally will be, but realizing that success depends largely on patience ...
Reducing Shame to a Blip on the Radar
March 25, 2020 15:59 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBReducing Shame to a Blip on the Radar EPISODE #39 | November 23th, 2019 Guest: Tracy Hinson, Meteorologist and General Assignment Multi-skilled Journalist, KSDK Nothing clouded her vision for what she predicted as her future career. Having always enjoyed science in school, she was instantly attracted to watching an anticyclonic tornado, one that rotates the opposite direction, back in Sunnyvale, CA, where she grew up. As a fan of science already and a newfound fan of weather phenomenon,...
The Ups and Downs of Bipolar 2
March 25, 2020 15:51 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBThe Ups and Downs of Bipolar 2 EPISODE #38 | November 12th, 2019 Guest: Jenny Beatrice, Director of Communications, Sisters of St. Joseph of Cardonelet Gravity takes on extra force, and everything is a struggle: Getting out of bed. Showering. Eating. And then there’s the self-talk: I’m no good. I’m a burden. I have nothing to contribute. The lies feel like revelations. And the revelations feel like truth. Until you start to realize again how valuable you really are. And as that realizat...
I’ve Been Wronged! Do I Have to “Turn the Other Cheek”?
March 25, 2020 15:42 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBI’ve Been Wronged! Do I Have to “Turn the Other Cheek”? EPISODE #37 | 11/1/2019 Fr. Chris Collins, SJ, Assistant to the President of Mission and Identity, SLU Sr. Virginia Herbers, ASCJ, Director of Spiritual Formation, SLU What is forgiveness, really? For Christians, Jesus taught to forgive “seventy times seven times.” We often hear that we should forgive, but what if we don’t know exactly how to forgive? What if an offense has been so hurtful or destructive that we don’t want to forgi...
The Struggles and Rewards of Parenting a Child with ADHD
March 25, 2020 15:32 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MBThe Struggles and Rewards of Parenting a Child with ADHD EPISODE #36 | Debbie Dugan, a mom of an adult son with ADHD, a podcast scribe, and Saint Louis Counseling Business Development/Marketing Director If you take any nugget away from this podcast, hopefully it’s that parenting a child with ADHD has many rewards, along with many challenges. So often, ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is judged as a result of bad parenting or lack of disciplining. Kids and adults with AD...
Tom Duff - Mental Health Matters
October 23, 2019 15:34 - 15 minutes - 22 MBAside from sharing the first four letters of their last names, Executive Director Tom Duff and Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy are on the same team when it comes to speaking out about mental health. After his favorite MLB franchise was eliminated from post-season play last week – thanks to the Cardinals’ awesome four-game sweep at Wrigley (no bias whatsoever from this St. Louis-native scribe!) – Tom took to the podcast microphone to air his disappointment about the recent W-L record o...
Paige Walden-Johnson - Mental Health Matters
October 23, 2019 15:29 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBWhen her friend, Rain, a dancer, was struck by eight bullets in her upper torso, giving her a five-percent chance to live that first night, Paige Walden-Johnson knew she had to take a stance. Paige understood that Rain’s healing would demand rigorous, excruciating grit. As a woman who has struggled with her own anxieties, Paige also intuited that the violence against her friend rippled farther than her immediate circle of family and friends. It pierced the community. And it begged the questi...
Reshaunda Thornton - Mental Health Matters
September 10, 2019 17:00 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBHow can you look at nutrition as a source of life? That’s a question that Registered Dietician Reshaunda Thonton has been chewing on for several years. For the “dietician against diets,” as she refers to herself, Reshaunda reminds her clients to choose food that is best for their health. And that means physical, mental and emotional health. As the author of “Play to Win: The Food Fight,” and the nutrition expert for Fox 2’s morning show, Reshaunda knows that the most successful and susta...
Michelle Schiller-Baker - Mental Health Matters
September 10, 2019 16:55 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBMichelle Schiller-Baker’s work is her life’s passion. And her 37-year journey of helping women in abusive relationships find the safety, resources and healing they need has been as much about assisting the women as it has been about helping society. As Executive Director of St. Martha’s Hall, a shelter care program for abused women and their children and an agency in the Catholic Charities of St. Louis federation, Michelle brings candor and cognizance of violent relationships to light. And...
Michelle Schiller-Baker - Mental Health Matters
September 10, 2019 16:55 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBMichelle Schiller-Baker’s work is her life’s passion. And her 37-year journey of helping women in abusive relationships find the safety, resources and healing they need has been as much about assisting the women as it has been about helping society. As Executive Director of St. Martha’s Hall, a shelter care program for abused women and their children and an agency in the Catholic Charities of St. Louis federation, Michelle brings candor and cognizance of violent relationships to light. And...
Major Stephan Baker - Mental Health Matters
September 10, 2019 16:51 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBReadiness for the National Guard isn’t focused only on gaining physical endurance for deployment. It’s also about being mentally fit to deal with the day-to-day stressors that figure into balancing work and home life, especially for those men and women who have enlisted in the Active Guard Reserve (AGR). A couple years ago, Major Stephan Baker and Saint Louis Counseling forged a partnership, educating men and women in the Missouri Army National Guard about mental health and what to do wh...
Major Stephan Baker - Mental Health Matters
September 10, 2019 16:51 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBReadiness for the National Guard isn’t focused only on gaining physical endurance for deployment. It’s also about being mentally fit to deal with the day-to-day stressors that figure into balancing work and home life, especially for those men and women who have enlisted in the Active Guard Reserve (AGR). A couple years ago, Major Stephan Baker and Saint Louis Counseling forged a partnership, educating men and women in the Missouri Army National Guard about mental health and what to do wh...
Katarra Parson - Mental Health Matters
September 10, 2019 16:47 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBShe was 7 when her inner self started to let itself be heard. When your mom is the church choir director, chances are pretty good that you will understand music, and any expression of art, as the voice of the soul. And when your soul deeply feels the pangs of past experience and an inner voice tries to convince you that you are smaller than others, music takes on a life of its own. A life destined for healing. Having released her first song, “Phoenix Rising,” songwriter and singer, Katar...
Katarra Parson - Mental Health Matters
September 10, 2019 16:47 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBShe was 7 when her inner self started to let itself be heard. When your mom is the church choir director, chances are pretty good that you will understand music, and any expression of art, as the voice of the soul. And when your soul deeply feels the pangs of past experience and an inner voice tries to convince you that you are smaller than others, music takes on a life of its own. A life destined for healing. Having released her first song, “Phoenix Rising,” songwriter and singer, Katar...
Meredith Hopping - Mental Health Matters
July 19, 2019 20:30 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBTiming is everything. It wasn’t until her senior year in college, as she was wrapping up her studies as a theater major with an emphasis in opera, that Meredith Hopping found her voice. But it had nothing to do with being a soprano, alto or any range in between. And at first, it wasn’t a solo discovery. One of Meredith’s professors had taken note of how funny she was and mentioned it to her. A few years later, when Meredith turned 30 and made a list of 30 things to do, she decided to put the...
Meredith Hopping - Mental Health Matters
July 19, 2019 20:30 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBTiming is everything. It wasn’t until her senior year in college, as she was wrapping up her studies as a theater major with an emphasis in opera, that Meredith Hopping found her voice. But it had nothing to do with being a soprano, alto or any range in between. And at first, it wasn’t a solo discovery. One of Meredith’s professors had taken note of how funny she was and mentioned it to her. A few years later, when Meredith turned 30 and made a list of 30 things to do, she decided to put the...
Kerri Gallen, MSW, LCSW - Mental Health Matters
July 19, 2019 20:22 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBIf “Mad Men’s” Don Draper had grasped how trauma impacted his life, chances are pretty good that the AMC series would have portrayed a very different story. Why? Because trauma influences how our brains work. And as upsetting, devastating or debilitating a deeply disturbing event or perceived threat can be, people who experience trauma can and do find healing. Studies show that one out of 22 adults has been impacted by trauma, and new research indicates that nearly two-thirds of the adult ...
Tom Duff - Mental Health Matters
July 19, 2019 20:18 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBWARNING: Stigma increases the risk of untreated mental- or emotional-health conditions or mental illness. And buying into the presumption that a person is weak for getting help can be hazardous, even deadly. One of the highest groups at risk? Males. Six million men in America deal with depression, but only 49 percent seek treatment. Men account for 75 percent of suicides in the country. Six out of 10 men experience trauma. And the highest mental illness diagnoses for men include: depressio...
Tom Duff - Mental Health Matters
July 19, 2019 20:18 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBWARNING: Stigma increases the risk of untreated mental- or emotional-health conditions or mental illness. And buying into the presumption that a person is weak for getting help can be hazardous, even deadly. One of the highest groups at risk? Males. Six million men in America deal with depression, but only 49 percent seek treatment. Men account for 75 percent of suicides in the country. Six out of 10 men experience trauma. And the highest mental illness diagnoses for men include: depressio...
Sara Newberry - Mental Health Matters
June 22, 2019 15:43 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBSometimes, getting stepped on can be a good thing. And for Sara Newberry, it even gives her purpose. Having danced ballet for as long as she can remember, deft footwork has played a key role in defining her career path. So has massage therapy – a remedy that provided lasting relief from migraine and TMJ pain when Sara was younger. Partner those touchpoints with other life experiences, and Sara has paved a career journey that leads directly to a destination of healing. Seven years ago, Sa...
Sara Newberry - Mental Health Matters
June 22, 2019 15:43 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBSometimes, getting stepped on can be a good thing. And for Sara Newberry, it even gives her purpose. Having danced ballet for as long as she can remember, deft footwork has played a key role in defining her career path. So has massage therapy – a remedy that provided lasting relief from migraine and TMJ pain when Sara was younger. Partner those touchpoints with other life experiences, and Sara has paved a career journey that leads directly to a destination of healing. Seven years ago, Sa...
Dr. Ed Migneco, Dr. Marcy Hammerle - Mental Health Matters
June 19, 2019 19:57 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBIf you heard that one out of six vets has thought about suicide at least once in their lives, would you be surprised? What if the vets we’re referring to are veterinarians and not military veterans? Since the early 2000s, suicide among DVMs is on the rise. But why that is the case is still a quandary, even in 2019. Many theories circulate about what may be causing the industry epidemic, and talking about the crisis is helping to break down the stigma surrounding it, which in turn, is helpi...
Mia Jackson - Mental Health Matters
June 11, 2019 19:12 - 26 minutes - 36 MBShe has been on tour with one of today’s biggest comedians – Amy Schumer. But a funny thing happens on the way to the stage before Mia Jackson takes the mic and starts her stand-up routine. She still gets butterflies. And, unless she is centered on what matters most in her life, the stress and nerves that emerge when she’s “on” have been known to tempt her into thinking that it might not be worth going back into the spotlight. That’s why, for her, stand-up requires being grounded. A...
Charles Poole - Mental Health Matters
June 03, 2019 18:21 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBEPISODE #22 | May 30, 2019 Guest: Charles K. Poole Life hasn’t exactly turn out the way he expected. Given his circumstances growing up poor, even homeless at one point, with his mom and older brother and sister, Charles Poole could have easily melded into the statistics that tend to define families — especially young black males – living in poverty. But defying the odds is a significant part of what makes Charles who he is. Even with outliving his entire immediate family at the age of 5...
Charles Poole - Mental Health Matters
June 03, 2019 18:21 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBEPISODE #22 | May 30, 2019 Guest: Charles K. Poole Life hasn’t exactly turn out the way he expected. Given his circumstances growing up poor, even homeless at one point, with his mom and older brother and sister, Charles Poole could have easily melded into the statistics that tend to define families — especially young black males – living in poverty. But defying the odds is a significant part of what makes Charles who he is. Even with outliving his entire immediate family at the age of 5...
Kendra Jones - Mental Health Matters
May 20, 2019 18:13 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBFeeling like the word, “minority,” was stamped on her when she was growing up in a predominantly white community in Illinois, Kendra Jones thought that she would always bear that label, wherever she lived. That was, until she attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. It was at the Historically Black College or University (HBCU) that Kendra’s world was opened to a “life-changing experience,” one that showed her how being Black was actually expansive and diverse, not limiting – or limited...
Jennifer McDaniel MS, RDN, CSSD, LD - Mental Health Matters
May 20, 2019 18:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBHow are the mind, body and gut connected? Does the word, “diet,” tie your stomach in knots? Is there more to eating healthy than just losing weight? Can it affect our mental well being, too? With Mental Health Awareness month now underway, discussing the connection between mental wellness and nutrition is not only fascinating, it can be life-changing. When Jennifer McDaniel, a registered dietitian, business owner, speaker and author, launched her company, McDaniel Nutrition Therapy, she wa...
Brian Dugan - Mental Health Matters
April 27, 2019 12:52 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBBrian Dugan High School English Teacher, Staunch Cardinals Fan, Former Podcaster, Soon-to-be Graduate Student at the University of Chicago Most of the first-generation students at the high school walk through the school doors each morning, carrying with them more daily stress and pressure than myriad adults collectively experience in their lifetimes. Even before the first bell rings, many of the teens find themselves behind academically, because the resources they need for their learning d...
John Henry - Mental Health Matters
April 13, 2019 02:26 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBGun violence, fear, addiction, mental-health issues, feeling out of place. John Henry’s heartland rock reflects the soul as much as it inspires the mind. Daily life, intertwined with both urban and rural perspectives, creates a life rhythm that is often felt but not always shared on a personal level. Put music to the themes, and the topics take on a new, appreciated tune. As a St. Louis-native singer-songwriter-musician who earned a place on the former LouFest mainstage lineup, and several...
Kate Bethel - Mental Health Matters
April 05, 2019 23:25 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBKate Bethel, owner of Maven in Maplewood joins Tom Duff to discuss a variety of topics concerning mental health and the issues surrounding stigma and her ongoing journey as a female business owner, mother, daughter, aunt and friend who lives every day with a mental disorder.
Tom Duff - Mental Health Matters
March 26, 2019 21:26 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBTom Duff addresses an array of topics, solo in studio for this week's Mental Health Matters.
Staci Static - Mental Health Matters
March 19, 2019 22:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBBoundaries. Staci Static learned early on in the male-dominated radio industry that she needed to establish very clear boundaries, not only with the general population, but also with male colleagues and supervisors. #MeToo hadn’t yet made its way to social awareness, when she launched her career 20 years ago. But as a woman who had a strong family foundation and was close to her dad and brother, Staci learned that there was nothing she couldn’t do. And she took that to heart. Today, Staci ...
Travis Terrell - Mental Health Matters
March 03, 2019 22:50 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBMental Health Matters #13: Race, Faith and Stigma (and a Smattering of Sports) Guest: Travis Terrell, Cohost, We Are Live Radio For the past three and a half years, Travis Terrell’s voice has been hitting the airwaves as cohost of We Are Live Radio (WAL). Now live streamed, the new WAL format provides a perfect venue for Travis and his “sidekick,” Chris Denman, to engage their guests, many on the national comedy and entertainment circuits, with conversations that are as awakenin...
Amanda Bollenbach & Sarah Springer - Mental Health Matters
February 27, 2019 12:15 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBDon’t mess with two moms on a mission! Especially Amanda Bollenbach and Sarah Springer who, with eight kids between them, are committed to helping new moms struggling with postpartum depression get the counseling they need – free of charge. What grew out of a T-shirt brainchild promoting the message, “#StopHate,” is a full-grown non-profit named Love Will Foundation. Outfitted with a desire to give back to the community and a passion to end the stigma associated with postpartum depression,...
Dr. Jackie Landess, M.D., J.D. - Mental Health Matters
February 27, 2019 12:11 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBDr. Jackie Landess, M.D., J.D. Assistant professor in the Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Department co-director of medical student education and assistant training director, Forensic Psychiatry fellowship program What is being done to provide mental-health care to people at risk of incarceration? And how can an eye for compassion help them to regain and maintain their dignity in a system t...
Saundra Barker - Mental Health Matters
February 27, 2019 12:07 - 32 minutes - 44 MBDoes your child get anxious about going to school every morning? Does your teenager have trouble interacting with other kids? Is it difficult for your child to stay focused and on-task when assigned long-range projects or papers? Are there times when behavioral situations arise in the classroom, and interventions by a mental-health professional – in the moment – would more effectively and positively impact your child? For more than 5,000 students in public, parochial and private schools in t...
Benjamin Hochman - Mental Health Matters
February 27, 2019 12:04 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBSpecial Guest: Benjamin Hochman Sports Columnist: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Podcast Host: Hosted Ravioli Author: • The Big 50: St. Louis Cardinals: The Men and Moments that Made the St. Louis Cardinals • If These Walls Could Talk: Colorado Rockies: Stories from the Colorado Rockies Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box • Fourth and New Orleans: How Tulane Football Survived the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Summary: Sports columnist Benjamin Hochman’s penchant for words and his under...
Ep 7 - Tamara Kenny, JD, MSW
February 07, 2019 17:50 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MB12/21/18 She is a lawyer, social worker and has also spent time on stage as an actor. But first and foremost, Tamara Kenny is the mother of two. Her son, Eli (20), has struggled with mental illness for several years, so Tamara knows the system, and she knows how difficult it is to navigate, even with so many resources available to her family. But what about people who don’t have the means to find the mental-health services they need? Using her background as a social worker, attorney and ...
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Ep 6 - Corey Hirsch, Former NHL Goaltender
December 15, 2018 17:47 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBTitle: Removing the (Goalie’s) Mask of Mental Illness Guest: Corey Hirsch Sportscaster, Former Vancouver Canucks Goaltender, Former St. Louis Blues Coach Summary: As a Vancouver Canucks goaltender, he seemed to have it all. Corey Hirsch was at the top of his game, but he couldn’t block the dark, obsessive thoughts that raced through his mind like incessant breakaways. As a professional athlete, he was afraid of appearing weak by admitting that he needed help for mental hea...
Ep 5 - Tom Duff Solo
December 04, 2018 14:38 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBPODCAST EPISODE #5: December 1, 2018 Title: Why Mental Health Matters Guest: Tom Duff, MSW, LCSW Executive Director, Saint Louis Counseling Summary: With several “Mental Health Matters” podcasts now available to download on iTunes and Spotify, and with the rush of the holidays at full throttle, it’s the perfect time to revisit why mental health matters. Hear why Saint Louis Counseling Executive Director Tom Duff, MSW, LCSW wants to get the word out, not o...