Mental Health Blog
Sharing optimistic news about serious mental health concerns such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, and OCD.
Episode 4: The history of the Moral Treatment Movement and how it impacts psychiatry today.
In this episode, Virgil had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Steve Sharfstein about the history of the moral treatment movement. Dr. Sharfstein is the former longtime CEO and President of the Sheppard Pratt Health Systems and former president of the American...
Mothers, Fathers, and Others
I've been doing all right when it comes to being a supportive mom of an adult son with a schizophrenia diagnosis. I am his life coach, his cheerleader, and his 24/7 shrink. Outside of the home, I try to put a positive face on schizophrenia because I believe it needs...
An uncertain path: psychiatry in the U.S. over the last 200 years.
AN INTRODUCTION TO MADNESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY For as long as humans have existed, madness has existed. How we have named and responded to madness changes constantly. To be of sound mind is to have the ability to reason. The loss of reason - the loss of the ability to...
Episode 3: Health insurance and residential treatment.
Episode 3 of the Food for Thought mental health podcast is all about health insurance and answers the often-asked question, "Why won't health insurance cover residential treatment?" Host: Virgil Stucker. Guest: Scott Leshin, founder and CEO of SJ Health Insurance...
Episode #2 – Advocating for the Voiceless: a Conversation with Tom Starling, Board Chair of Mental H
In Episode 2 of the Food For Thought Mental Health Podcast, we spoke with Tom Starling, president and CEO of middle-Tennessee MHA since 2009 and board chair of Mental Health America. Originally from Texas, 26 years ago Tom received an MDiv in Theology and since then...
Episode 3: Health Insurance and Residential Treatment – With Guest Scott Leshin
The question, "Why won't health insurance cover residential treatment?" is a question many families are asking, and getting no answer for. Scott Leshin, Founder and CEO of SJ Health Insurance Advocates, has experienced firsthand the exhausting process of fighting...
Episode 2: national advocacy organizations and their role in providing support for those with seriou
In this episode, Virgil speaks with Tom Starling, president and CEO of middle-Tennessee MHA since 2009 and board chair of Mental Health America. LISTEN HERE SHOW NOTES Originally from Texas, 26 years ago Tom received an MDiv in Theology and since then has acquired a...
Episode #1 – PACT: Multidisciplinary Support For People With Mental Illness. With guest, Chloe Pedal
In this, our first episode, host Virgil Stucker talked with guest, Chloe Pedalino, LICSW, the program director of the PACT program at McLean Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Chloe is also director of the Collaboration and Community Liaison activities for McLean...
Episode 1: Multidisciplinary Support for People with Mental Illness – with Chloe Pedalino, LICSW
The first guest on our podcast, Mental Horizons, is Chloe Pedalino, a licensed clinical social worker and the program director of the PACT program at McLean Hospital in Boston. LISTEN HERE SHOW NOTES Chloe is also director of the Collaboration and Community Liaison...