For those of you watching from the Lansing area, please join us each Sunday beginning January 10, 2021 at 10 AM on WSYM FOX47 Lansing (former show time was 8:30 a.m.). Watch this Sunday & Let’s talk about it! Noon on WMYD TV20Detroit 10:00 amon WSYM FOX47 Lansing 7:00 amon TV9and10 and Fox32 Traverse... read more →
Jan
05
Nov
23
Click on the image to access this episode! African Americans account for 14% of the population in Michigan, but 41% of the COVID-19 deaths. Statistics on the rates of African Americans suffering from the coronavirus compared to other communities are proof of the effects of on-going systemic racism and inequality... read more →
Nov
09
Click on the image to access this episode! Real-life combat is not like the movies, and even seemingly fearless war heroes can experience mental health issues. “What the movies don’t show are the sounds, smells…how the ground would shake.” Brian Gripentrog bravely opens up about his experience with anxiety and... read more →
Nov
02
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
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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.”... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →