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Mental Health Matters

Therapeutic consultant and mental health expert Todd Weatherly hosts Mental Health Matters, interviewing doctors and therapists, treatment professionals and organizational leaders, and parents and teens about the importance of mental health awareness. We discuss how to support mental health in our communities from hospitals to the dinner table and what to do when a crisis arises.

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The Warrior Moms Story – Reducing Isolation, Increasing Empowerment

A little over 2 years ago, a mother of an adult child with serious mental illness asked, “Virgil, are there any other mothers like me with whom I could have a conversation?” As I pondered her question, I could sense her isolation. Having worked with a few thousand...

Guest Post – Pete Earley’s blog: “Recovery Colleges”

Guest Post – Pete Earley’s blog: “Recovery Colleges”

Dear Colleagues and Families, As the pandemic tsunami overwhelms the mental health of so many, we struggle to feel hopeful. The attached blog we were invited to write by Pete Earley hopefully inspires a path forward for some, with two key ideas: Imagine a ‘Mental...

Blog Post: On Being 68… and becoming an Elder

Blog Post: On Being 68… and becoming an Elder

February 3, 2021 Being an elder does not mean that I am retired, but it is time for me to focus less on human doing and more on human being. I am more introspective and reflective; I realize that I can’t “do it all.” I also spend more time looking for others who are...

Season 3 Episode 3

Season 3 Episode 3

Creative Psychiatry - Learn about the benefits of oxytocin for psychosis Season 3, Episode 3 Mental Horizons Podcast Guest: ROCCO MAROTTA, M.D., Ph.D., Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan CT. Dr. Marotta - “Rocky” - is one of the most compassionate, committed, and...

Announcing our booklet, A Family Guide to Mental Health Recovery

Announcing our booklet, A Family Guide to Mental Health Recovery

We're excited to announce that we will be publishing a booklet titled, A Family Guide to Mental Health Recovery. We have been working on this guide for over a year and are now in the final stages of artwork and design. The exact date of availability is unknown, but it...

The Warrior Moms Story – Reducing Isolation, Increasing Empowerment

A little over 2 years ago, a mother of an adult child with serious mental illness asked, “Virgil, are there any other mothers like me with whom I could have a conversation?” As I pondered her question, I could sense her isolation. Having worked with a few thousand...

Guest Post – Pete Earley’s blog: “Recovery Colleges”

Dear Colleagues and Families, As the pandemic tsunami overwhelms the mental health of so many, we struggle to feel hopeful. The attached blog we were invited to write by Pete Earley hopefully inspires a path forward for some, with two key ideas: Imagine a ‘Mental...

Blog Post: On Being 68… and becoming an Elder

February 3, 2021 Being an elder does not mean that I am retired, but it is time for me to focus less on human doing and more on human being. I am more introspective and reflective; I realize that I can’t “do it all.” I also spend more time looking for others who are...

Season 3 Episode 3

Creative Psychiatry - Learn about the benefits of oxytocin for psychosis Season 3, Episode 3 Mental Horizons Podcast Guest: ROCCO MAROTTA, M.D., Ph.D., Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan CT. Dr. Marotta - “Rocky” - is one of the most compassionate, committed, and...

Season 3 Episode 4: Achieving Excellence in Treatment of Co-Occurring Mental Health & Substance Use

World renowned Delia Cimpean Hendrick, M.D. joins Virgil Stucker on a Mental Horizons podcast to discuss how to achieve excellence in the treatment of co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Triple Boarded in psychiatry, addictions and internal...

Season 3 Episode 2 of Mental Horizons Podcast: Pandemic-Adapted Legal Remedies

This is the second episode of season 3 of Mental Horizons Podcast. Virgil spoke with Lisa Cukier, Partner at Burns & Levinson in Boston. Lisa is well-known for her ability to handle the toughest of cases and is particularly skilled at handling sensitive matters...

Season 3 of Mental Horizons Podcast: How Organizations Persevere During COVID-19 Crisis.

This is the first episode of season 3 of Mental Horizons Podcast. In this episode, we learn how residential therapeutic communities may be some of the safest, most effective places for mental health recovery during this fearful time of the COVID-19 crisis and civil...

Announcing our booklet, A Family Guide to Mental Health Recovery

We're excited to announce that we will be publishing a booklet titled, A Family Guide to Mental Health Recovery. We have been working on this guide for over a year and are now in the final stages of artwork and design. The exact date of availability is unknown, but it...

All six episodes in one place: Mental Horizons and the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the COVID-19 Pandemic struck the U.S. several weeks ago, our thoughts went immediately to the people most vulnerable to such a crisis: those already challenged by mental and physical illnesses. We then reached out to several leaders in the mental health field and...

S2EP15: Transform Zoom Fatigue and Energize Your Community with this Assessment Tool

Almost over night, most of us have joined both pop-up and professional online communities during this COVID-19 global pandemic. We thrive in community, because humans are meant to live and work in close relationship with others. But what happens when these virtual...

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