Episodes
May 9, 2022
Ep.18 Crystal Blanton, LCSW: Mental Health and Alternate Faith
I chat with friend and fellow Mental Health Professional and Pagan, Crystal Blanton, LCSW. We talk about the how mainstream beliefs and mental health interact, and what are the concerns for those who practice alternate belief...
April 25, 2022
Ep.17-Dr.Paula Langford:Everyday Brainspotting: Whatcha need
In this episode, I chat with follow Brainspotter Dr. Paula Langford. We discuss what Brainspotting is, how Dr. Langford has be working to spread and create more access to it in agencies and the public, and how she has been us...
April 11, 2022
Ep. 16- Rhonda Nechanicky, MA, LMFT: Parenting-Gift of the Child
I catch up and chat with my classmate Rhonda Nechanicky, MA, LMFT, MATP, BSN, RN, PHN. We discuss her experience working with families and well as children with neurodiversity, in the Redding, Ca area. Ms. Rhonda's talks abou...
March 28, 2022
Ep.15- Dr.Brandon Gamble: Optimal in"Brightest day,Darkest night"
I get to chat with Dr. Brandon Gamble, brother of Teri Gamble Ep.12. We discuss his experience in doing and providing psychology help and support to High school and College students, especially BIPOC students. In addition, ho...
March 14, 2022
Ep. 14 Elizabeth Sanchez Arvizu:Super Power Tool Kit & Psych Geek
For this episode I chat with Elizabeth Sanchez Arvizu about her efforts to build and provide more materials for geek mental health with her site Psychology for Geeks. We talk about her programs Re-frame & Re-enchant. What her...
March 7, 2022
SP1: Intersectionality&Social Justice, Brainspotting W/Tracy&Ben
Welcome to the Special Episode section, this is the first of many more to come in the future. I speak with returning Guest, Tracy Gatlin-Monroy,LPC and first time guest Ben Yokoyama, LMFT. We discuss the subject of Intersecti...
Feb. 28, 2022
Ep.13-Dr. Lonny J. Avi Brooks: Afrofuturism & Black Mental Health
This episode I chat with Dr. Lonny J. Avi Brooks about Afrofuturism & Black Mental Health. We cover what is Afrofuturism, and where mental health has appear within and through the collective works that are part of the Afrofut...
Feb. 14, 2022
Ep.12- Teri Gamble: Being BIPOC Actor,TTRPG player, & Blerddom
I get to have wonderful chat with Teri Gamble about their experience as an Actor, Table Top Role Playing Gamer (TTRPG), and Blerd. Teri Gamble is a Black BIPOC actor who has starring opposite comedy greats America Ferrara on ...
Jan. 31, 2022
Ep.11-Marjorie Jean: Esteem, Generational Trauma, and Haiti
I talk with the brillant and talented Marjorie Jean. We discussion how her practice, RAM Circle came into being. We explore the elements of Attachment and Generational Trauma. Marjorie shares her work and book called Esteem. ...
Jan. 17, 2022
Ep.10- Lorran Garrison:Surviving Zombie Apocalypse in schools
Content warning...For this episode, Lorran Garrison returns for us to have that 1 on 1 chat. We discussed her recent panel at San Diego Comic Con 2021, called Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse the impact of living through COVID...
Jan. 3, 2022
Ep.9- Jewel Love: Working & Supporting Black Men Executives
I chat with Jewel Love, LMFT. Who has created an organization called Black Men Executive. Where their focus is on working with Black Men in the corporate world. Where one of the major issues Black Men Executive face is Loneli...
Dec. 27, 2021
Ep.8-Alexis Overstreet:TRE: Shaking off the pandemic stress
I chat with fellow Brainspotter, Alexis Overstreet about her training and work in Trauma and Tension Release Exercises (TRE). We talk about how they have used it to address Pandemic stress, the Brain-Body connections & Therap...
Dec. 13, 2021
Ep.7-Boonie Sripom & Lorran Garrison: Continuation Neurodiversity
Boonie and I continue our discussion on Neurodiversity and the collectiveness of the API culture. We are joined by Lorran Garrison, a School Psychologist, who is the author of Brainboy and Bob. Together we discuss the experie...
Nov. 29, 2021
Ep.6 Boonie Sripom:Neurodiversity,Gaming, & API Collectism Health
I chat with Boontarika (Boonie) Sripom about, video games are sources of joy and entertainment, yet still carry stigma and misunderstanding within families and relationships, our culture in general. It is its own subculture b...
Nov. 15, 2021
Ep.5-Shelly Bates, LPC- The Black Bag Therapist
Today I talk with Shelly Bates, LPC aka The Black Bag Therapist. We talk about Body Sounder Grounder (BSG) and the way Shelly use them in their practice. We also discuss Brainspotting, and being a BIPOC therapist in the Pract...
Nov. 1, 2021
Ep.4: Monet Goldman-Video games, Therapy, and Being an API Man
One the effects of the Pandemic has been an increase use of virtual technology. I talk with Monet Goldman a therapist who includes the use of video games in working with his clients. We talk about how he came to this work, an...
Oct. 18, 2021
Ep.3 Demetrius Holt- Black Cosplay, Male Image, & Fatherhood
I had the great pleasure to talk with Demetrius Holt aka Hellspawn Cosplay. About the world of Black Costume Play (Cosplay) and representation in the Nerd and Geek or Blerd and Bleek space as a factor in our mental health. We...
Oct. 4, 2021
Ep.2- Dr. Natalie Jones- Narcissism & African American World
The events of the last several years has helped many being to have a name for the negative and destructive behaviors they have been experiencing from their loved one, employers, and peers. Dr. Natalie Jones and I discuss her ...
Sept. 22, 2021
Ep.1: Tracy Gatlin-Monroy. Clinician in midst Pandemics
I talk with Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, affectionately called TG, a LPC/Psychotherapist and Certified Brainspotting Practitioner/Consultant and Trainer located in Atlanta, GA. About her role as a clinician in the time of pandemic. ...