Sep
14
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...
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Sep
07
“I felt like I failed God.” In this episode Kevin Fischer speaks about suicide, not just as the Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Michigan (NAMI), but as a father still reeling from the shock and pain of losing his own son to suicide. His candid and...
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Aug
31
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...
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Aug
24
Click on the image to access this episode! Prescription painkillers were once viewed as a quick, safe fix for pain. We have since learned that their highly addictive nature can have life-altering, or even life-ending, consequences. Our nation now grapples with staggering rates of opioid addiction and related fatalities, largely...
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Aug
17
“For centuries, and definitely for decades, African Americans have felt helpless and hopeless…We just try to live for today, because we don’t feel like we have a voice.” Dr. Carmen Maria McIntyre beautifully sums up the sentiment of many African Americans as feeling unheard and unseen for too long. This...
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Aug
10
Click on the image to access this episode! Nearly one eighth of all Americans experience a form of disability, and companies which are hiring people with disabilities are enjoying lower rates of turnover and higher rates of productivity. On this MI Healthy Mind episode, The Potential Within, we discuss how hiring...
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Jul
27
Please click on the image to access this Emmy-nominated episode. “Victims of human trafficking are groomed for that life. Since human trafficking is often a crime that is hidden in plain sight, it is important to be aware of its warning signs. We need to train our children what to...
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Jul
20
It’s time to address the role of returning citizens in today’s world. “I just felt like being a hustler was the only thing I knew how to do.” Leon El-Alamin understands how and why so many returning citizens find themselves trapped in a cycle that lands them repeatedly in jail....
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Jul
13
“He was always optimistic and we were always optimistic. Still are.” LeDon Clayborn’s upbeat outlook on life has helped him and his son overcome the daunting challenges of his son’s physical disability. Together they are helping others find the silver linings in incredibly tough situations. With widespread stress and anxiety...
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Jul
06
“Music and drugs is like, you know, love, sex, rock ‘n roll…drugs.” Michael Brock had it all: fame, fortune... and a drug habit that took him from Park Place, to park bench. The passing of Michael Brock’s mother pushed him to seek comfort in drugs and alcohol as a child,...
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