Oct
26
Leader dogs are more than just a furry companion; they’re a lifeline to those experiencing vision loss. “We are joined at the hip and we are the perfect working team.” Jeff Hawkins and his leader dog, Gracie, are inseparable and indispensable to one another. This episode tells the story of...
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Oct
12
Click on the image to access this episode! “I had seven years; my mom had seven minutes to catch up.” Hunter Keith recognized that he was transgender long before he opened up about it to his family. His mother, Roz, knew she needed to educate herself – fast – in...
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Oct
05
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...
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Sep
28
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.”...
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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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