Episode Blogs

Jun 07
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The Hand You’re Dealt: Turning Adversity to Advantage

  Click on the image to access this episode! Justin and Alexis Black are no strangers to adversity. Before his tenth birthday, Justin Black faced homelessness, and parents with mental health issues and addiction. Alexis Black experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of her father after the... read more →
May 24
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Serve and Protect

Click on the image to access this episode! The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is setting people up to succeed by focusing on the root causes of WHY crimes are committed. With programs like CORE (Community Outreach Recovery Enforcement), which seek to get help for offenders, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office... read more →
Apr 12
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Building Better Men

Click on the image to access this episode! Too many of our young men are in crisis. There’s a program that can help. “The Building Better Men Program came from my dysfunction.” Odis Bellinger, MA, LLPC, Director/ Founder of Building Better Men Program understands the anger and frustration saddling many... read more →
Mar 30
Mar 08
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Coming Face to Face with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Click on the image to access this episode! Dissociative Identity Disorder has the dubious honor of being one of the most mocked, misunderstood, and stigmatized mental health issues. Often misrepresented in pop culture, DID or Multiple Personality Disorder, affects up to five percent of the population. However, the shame and... read more →
Nov 02
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Crisis Intervention Training

Please click on the image to access this episode! Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) is changing the way law enforcement and citizens with mental health issues interact. “The biggest benefits of the training are the minimization of the injuries, de-escalation and assuring the citizen that we are here to help.” Former... read more →
Oct 05
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Domestic Abuse

Click on the image to access this episode! Rates of domestic violence have risen startlingly since #COVID related lock downs and stresses began. Now, as we work to protect one another from the spread of Coronavirus, we must also push to protect those affected by domestic abuse. This epidsode shares... read more →
Sep 28
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Course Correction

Click on the image to access this episode! All children need support, especially those facing mental health issues. “We developed the program with two goals. The first goal was to give children the skills they need to manage their mental health independently. The second goal was to focus on education.”... read more →
Sep 14
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Breaking Barriers

Click on the image to access this episode! Armani Williams is a professional NASCAR driver, full-time mechanical engineering student and advocate for those with disabilities. He also happens to have Autism. Armani accepts that he has Autism, but does not accept the limitations it is ‘supposed’ to bring. Instead, he... read more →
Aug 31
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Kevin’s Law: Help for Those Who Cannot Help Themselves

Please click on the image to access this episode! Kevin Fischer, Executive Director of Michigan’s National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), breaks down the necessity of Michigan’s version of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), called Kevin’s Law. He is joined by the Honorable Milton L. Mack Jr., Chief Judge of the... read more →