Latest Behavioralhealthcare Podcast Episodes
119: Brenda Zane: Parent of a Wilderness Therapy Student and Podcaster
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - March 29, 2021 23:13 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsBrenda Zane is the host of the podcast "Hopestream" and has an online space to help moms with struggling teens. Brenda shares her journey into the wilderness field that began when her teenager was using drugs and she was unable to find a local resource that could make a difference. She met with ...
118: Louise Slater: Educational Consultant and Parent of a Wilderness Therapy Student
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - March 24, 2021 22:35 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsLouise Slater is an educational consultant at The Price Group and is the parent of a former wilderness student. Louise shares the story of her family's struggles with different treatment options before deciding to place their son in a wilderness therapy program in Georgia in 2004. Louise tells u...
117: Josh Flaherty, Executive Director of Adventure Recovery
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - March 16, 2021 11:41 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsJosh Flaherty is Executive Director of Adventure Recovery (AR). Josh's love for adventure began as a child when he traveled to national parks with his family. After college, he pursued a path as a rock band manager, including Motley Crue. Although successful, he struggled with addiction. In trea...
116: A History of Controversies Part 2, Kenneth Rosen follow up
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - March 10, 2021 01:06 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsIn this second controversies episode, we explore the history of more controversies related to the field. We review the history of staff training and wages for field guides. We explore why programs are expensive and discuss resources to help families pay for treatment. We look into the safety of ...
115: A History of Controversies, Part 1
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - February 25, 2021 11:48 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsIn this special two-part episode, we explore the history of controversies related to the field. Part 1 has five segments. We discuss the outdoor aspect of wilderness therapy and how did it all begin. We review boot camps and wilderness therapy and why they are often confused. We look into the re...
114: Jessica Dallman, Founder of Natural Wisdom Counseling
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - February 11, 2021 11:59 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsJessica Dallman is the founder of Natural Wisdom Counseling. Jessica's journey into the field began at a young age by being raised by veterinarian parents and growing up on a rural vet clinic. Jessica would take a "transformational" Outward Bound course in high school and would go on to attend ...
113: Chaim Livneh, Senior Staff for Juvenile Probation Services for Israel
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - February 03, 2021 11:35 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsChaim Livneh, Senior Staff for Juvenile Probation Services for Israel. Chaim's journey into the field started as a child in the U.S. and then to Israel when his family emigrated there when he was a teen. Chaim shares how being in a tank corps helped him to get closer to the wilderness and how he...
112: Kenneth R. Rosen, author of "Troubled: The Failed Promise of America's Behavioral Treatment Programs"
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - January 26, 2021 10:57 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsKenneth R. Rosen is the author of "Troubled: The Failed Promise of America's Behavioral Treatment Programs" and is an award-winning journalist who has written for the New York Times. Ken's journey into the field began as a teen when he was transported to a wilderness program in Upstate New York....
111: Tony Alvarez, Founder of Alvarez Consulting, author, agent of change
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - January 19, 2021 11:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsTony Alvarez is the founder of Alvarez Consulting. Tony's journey into the field starts in the Philippines, where he was born and raised before coming to the U.S. Tony shares his story of being part of social justice in the 1970s to helping marginalized young people in Michigan with adventure wo...
110: Aaron Leonard, Campaign Representative for Sierra Club Military Outdoors
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - January 13, 2021 11:40 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsAaron Leonard is Campaign Representative for Sierra Club Military Outdoors. He became involved in the field while serving in the U.S. Army when he participated in an Outward Bound for Veterans expedition, which would start a chain of events that would change his life. He shares this story and mo...
109: Dr. Will Dobud, Teacher and Researcher at Charles Sturt University, author, outpatient practitioner
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - January 05, 2021 00:25 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsWill Dobud is a lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He is co-editor of the book "Outdoor Therapies" and is the founder of True North Expeditions located in Australia. Will shares his journey into the field that began at age 8 when he agreed to attend summer camp. So began a long j...
108: Dr. Bobbi Beale: Co-founder of Life Adventures for All Consulting, Author and Podcaster
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - December 23, 2020 12:19 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsBobbi Beale is Co-founder of Life Adventures for All Consulting which supports programs, agencies, and organizations to achieve their goals for improving the lives of their clients by providing training, consulting and technical assistance to implement Adventure Therapy locally. Bobbi's journey...
107: Russell Chamberlain, Founder of LifeSTREAM Therapy
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - December 15, 2020 13:01 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsRussell Chamberlain is the founder of LifeSTREAM Therapy located in Portland, OR. LifeSTREAM's motto is "Life Success Through Relationship in Experiential & Adventure Modes." Russell has worked in the field for almost 40 years from being a field guide to a field director to an outpatient clinici...
106: Dr. Nevin Harper, Associate Professor at the University of Victoria and co-edited the books "Outdoor Therapies" and "Nature Based-Therapies."
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - December 08, 2020 13:43 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsDr. Nevin Harper is an Associate Professor at the University of Victoria and co-edited the books "Outdoor Therapies" and "Nature Based-Therapies." Nevin shares his journey from being raised in rural Canada to working as a field guide and running wilderness programs. He shares why he decided to b...
105: Kim Sacksteder, Co-founder of Adventure-Therapist.com and so much more.
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - November 30, 2020 22:17 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsKim Sacksteder is co-founder of Adventure-Therapist.com and residential clinical supervisor of the adventure therapy program at the Buckeye Ranch in Ohio. Kim shares her journey into the field and how she has worked tirelessly for over 20 years to help the field evolve by volunteering. Kim is a ...
104: Tim Walsh, Founder of Adventure Recovery
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - November 24, 2020 11:36 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsTim Walsh is the founder of Adventure Recovery in CT. Tim’s journey into the field started at a young age due to trauma and addiction. Tim shares that in his 20’s while in treatment he “walked through fire” to realize that mentors in his life including a mobster, a judge, and a friend’s mother h...
103: Emily Isaacs, Founder of Emily Isaacs Counseling
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - November 17, 2020 14:46 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsEmily Isaacs is the founder of Emily Isaacs Counseling in Colorado. Emily's journey into the wilderness therapy field began in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco where she grew up. Emily shares stories including going from being a city kid to a field guide at Open Sky to contributing t...
102: Patrick McMillion, Clinical Director of Adventure Works of DeKalb
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - November 11, 2020 14:42 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsPatrick McMillion is the Clinical Director of Adventure Works of Dekalb which is a non-profit adventure therapy program located in Illinois. Patrick began his journey into the field at the age of 3 when he vividly recalls camping with his father. Patrick shares this story and many more including...
101: Kimberly Beck, Founder of Relational Rewilding
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - October 31, 2020 16:53 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsKimberly Beck is the founder of Relational Rewilding in CO. Kimberly shares that she was obsessed with animals and nature as a child. Her passion grew into facilitating the relationship between people and nature, people and animals, and people and people in various ways. Kimberly has designed an...
100: Dr. Will White, Co-founder of Summit Achievement and host of Stories from the Field
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - October 27, 2020 13:49 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsIn celebration of the 100th episode of Stories from the Field, Dr. Will White, tells his story about how he became involved in wilderness therapy and how the Stories from the Field podcast, book, and dissertation came into being. He shares how his family, scouting, college professors, and Buddh...
99: Dr. Maurie Lung, Founder of Life Adventures Counseling and Consulting
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - October 20, 2020 11:01 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsDr. Maurie Lung is one of the foremost leaders in the field of adventure therapy and is the founder of Life Adventures Counseling and Consulting. She has over 25 years of experience as an adventure therapist, business owner, author, mentor, evaluator, and university instructor. Maurie shares man...
98: Vicenzo Narciso, Undergraduate Student at San Diego Mesa College and Former Wilderness Therapy Student
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - October 14, 2020 18:31 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsVicenzo Narciso grew up in Seattle, Washington, and struggled as a teenager in following rules at home and school. He also began using substances and regularly skipped school. Early one morning two individuals transported Vicenzo to Utah, a place that he could not even find on a map, and he was ...
97: Hansen Hundahl, Undergraduate Student at Plymouth State University and former wilderness therapy student
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - October 06, 2020 13:55 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsHansen Hundahl is an undergraduate student at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H. When Hansen was a high school freshman he was struggling with his parent's divorce, substance use, and learning challenges. Hansen shares his journey of change that began one night when he was transported t...
96: Dr. Lee Gillis: Honors the legacy of Karl Rohnke, Defines adventure/wilderness therapy, Honored by APA
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - September 29, 2020 13:31 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsDr. Lee Gillis is a psychology professor at Georgia College. Lee shares stories about his friend and mentor, Karl Rohnke, who passed away last week. Karl impacted the field in many ways including writing classic texts such as "Cranking out Adventure", "Cowtails and Cobras", "Silver Bullets" and ...
95: Chris Squier: Family Services Coordinator at Black Mountain Academy and former wilderness therapy student
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - September 15, 2020 14:13 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsChris Squier is the Family Services Coordinator at Black Mountain Academy in N.C. As a teen, Chris was transported from Florida to New York and attended Adirondack Leadership Expeditions due to behavioral challenges. Chris shares his story of difficulties in the change process as after wildernes...
94: Connor Boyle, Founder of Revival Wilderness Therapy and former wilderness therapy student
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - September 08, 2020 13:13 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsConnor Boyle is the founder of Revival Wilderness Therapy located in New Hampshire. Connor shares his story of having a successful law career in Boston while suffering from anxiety/depression combined with alcoholism. He tried traditional residential treatment but it did not help. He shares how ...
93: Nick Slovak, Executive Director of Green Hill Recovery and former wilderness therapy student
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - August 31, 2020 22:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsNick Slovak is the Executive Director of Green Hill Recovery located in North Carolina. When Nick was a teen he experienced several challenges including his father dying on Nick's 15th birthday. Nick shares his story of how he struggled and with his mother's support he ended up going to Summit A...
92: The Business of Wilderness Therapy: Part 2- Q and A
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - August 27, 2020 14:02 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsThis episode is a follow up to Ep. 91: The Business of Wilderness Therapy. We crowdsourced questions related to the business of wilderness therapy from listeners and others to ask questions about the business side of the field. Some of the questions to be answered include: What qualifications do...
91: The Business of Wilderness Therapy: Part 1
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - August 25, 2020 12:55 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsHave you ever thought about starting a wilderness therapy program? Have you ever wondered how and why the field of wilderness therapy went from being primarily dominated by non-profit programs to currently being inundated with for-profit programs? This episode focuses on the business side of wil...
Episode 90: Miriam Miller, Field Guide at Trails Carolina and former wilderness therapy student
Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors - August 11, 2020 14:17 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsMiriam Miller is a new field guide at Trails Carolina and former wilderness therapy student. Miriam grew up in South Carolina and faced many challenges during her childhood. By the time she got to college she became overwhelmed with issues related to trauma that she reached out to her mother to ...
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