Click on the image to access this episode. Forming friendships has been proven to enhance our physical and mental health, and to significantly contribute to longer lives. In this episode, we look into one unique and very special instance of how the on-field connections made through playing soccer led to... read more →
Feb
12
Jan
15
To be bitter, or better? It’s a choice. As a teenager, Daryl Woods was sentenced to life in prison without parole. For 29 years he fought--on his own--until his verdict was successfully overturned. He’s since gone on to work for the very system and the very institutions that had imprisoned... read more →
Dec
11
Click on the image to access this episode! “I truly believe that if you put your whole mind, and your whole will into it, there’s almost nothing you can’t do.” Justice Richard Bernstein has spent his life overcoming the stigma and hardships of blindness. In this episode, we hear from... read more →
Nov
13
Click on the image to access this episode! Revenge. Retaliation. Retribution. An eye for an eye. These are feelings we've all had. However, while it may seem that we are hard-wired to seek revenge and turn to violence when we feel wronged, this decision all too often sets off a... read more →
Sep
25
Click on the image to access this episode! For far too long, women, especially women of color - and their daughters - have been held back and marginalized by a society that undervalues both their contributions and their potential. Their limited opportunities are concerning and unjust. Furthermore, their own sense... read more →
Sep
18
Click on the image to access this episode! “Sometimes I feel like I’m at war with myself. I feel like a prisoner trapped in my own skin.” Bethany Boik had many demons and many false diagnoses that affected nearly every moment of her life. She suffered through a traumatic childhood... read more →
Aug
21
Click on the image to access this episode! Aging is an inevitable part of life. While many of us dread getting older there are some, known as SuperAgers, who have made aging into an art. Instead of focusing on the loss associated with aging, they focus on the gains. In... read more →
Jul
17
Click on the image to access this episode. Receiving the proper diagnosis for an illness is critical for understanding and treating a person. This is just as true for a mental illness as a physical one. In this episode Kenneth Jackson shares the anguish and consequences that came from years... read more →
Jun
05
Click on the image to access this episode! Statistically, more than 40 million adult Americans today are being called upon to act as primary caregivers for an aging parent or spouse, a special needs child, a seriously ill partner, or family member. And that number will only increase as we... read more →
May
06
We are honored and delighted to announce our recent wins at the prestigious Communicator Awards. Four MI Healthy Mind episodes were awarded; Restoring Hope: The Aftermath of Suicide, Positive Thinking: Harnessing the Power to Heal, Self-Expression and the Art of Healing: Art Therapy, and Wounded Healers: Champions for Change. “We... read more →