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This podcast is produced by parents who, like you, are currently or have been involved in this unexpected journey with your child and family. There are a lot of great resources out there, but they are highly fragmented. We want this podcast to be a go to place for information and comfort. We will have engaging topics with guest speakers that will provide good guidance and inspiration as you navigate your journey. See www.parentsjourney.net for more information.
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In this episode, we speak to Susie McDaniel, Executive Director of LearningRx. LearningRx offers brain training programs for kids, teens, adults, and students who are having learning difficulties!
With brain training, you or your child can improve core learning and thinking skills, including attention span, memory, and thinking speed. They also offer programs that focus on specific brain training goals, like improved reading skills, or cognitive training for brain injuries.
During our discussion, we covered the following topics:
Background
Whom do you serve
Types of programs
Results achieved/difference from other programs
Process to engage
Locations
Costs
Contact info
For more information, go to www.learningrx.com.
Today, we chat with Jeremy Whitworth. Trails Carolina is a very unique program. Based outside of Asheville, NC, this program caters to 10-17 year-olds and supports their families as well. It has an academic, wilderness and campus focus. In addition, they have completed an objective study with an outside party about the effectiveness of their program. The. results are impressive and also indicative of the success of the programs in general, not just with Trails Carolina. Tune in and enjoy!
You can find out more at https://trailscarolina.com/.
In today's episode, we talk with Dawn McCord, mother of Carson McCord.
Carson battled a fierce drug addiction that led him to overdoses, hospital visits, loss of hearing, parental nightmares and finally a trip to wilderness therapy and other forms of treatment. Dawn relives and shares her harrowing true story to help us understand addiction is prevalent, especially with adolescents and there is a community to support parents. She has written a moving book about her experience as well. Order the book here Chasing Carson Book.
In this episode, Andy is interviewed on the topic "How to survive wilderness therapy as a parent?".
Check our my coaching site www.parentsjourneycoaching.net for more information.
Also, check out www.skysthelimitfund.org for more information on this great non-profit that helps families afford Wilderness Therapy.
On this episode, we speak with Casie about the new virtual community she and her partners have created. It is a virtual membership platform that is building a safe community for parents of children struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. They offer multiple daily meetings, held on zoom where parents can share their stories with unlimited access as well as guest speakers and an invaluable resource hub.
See www.oplm.com for more information.
In this episode, we follow up on our discussion about parents and their children who have or are struggling with substance use.
Brittany Garner, Program Manager at The Phoenix, joins us to discuss their community programs and how it helps people who chose to live a sober life and support mental, physical and spiritual well being.
The topics we discuss include:
· Background
· Why do you suggest to parents, they aren’t responsible for their children’s addictions?
· Why do you call The Phoenix an AND program?
· Give us some details about the program itself.
· You are all over the country to support people. In these locales, how and where do you meet?
· Why is it important for those who choose a sober life to have good mental, physical and spiritual well-being?
· What is peer to peer mean at The Phoenix?
· The Phoenix isn’t a treatment center or hospital, but has access to resources. Can you please describe what this is?
· How can parents best reach you to find out more about The Phoenix?
You can find out more at www.thephoenix.org.
In this episode, we interview Elizabeth Fikes, Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center's Found and Director of Outreach & Communications. They are based in Oxford, MS and serve adolescent boys experiencing substance use issues while also supporting their families.
We engage on the following topics:
· Background
· What makes a program like yours that focuses on substance abuse first unique?
· Tell me about your Private School and why you wanted to incorporate it as an offering?
· Why do children’s substance use and associated mental health issues continue to grow in our society?
· What can parents do to best stay in front of their children before they get into substance use?
· When children are battling substances and are at your program, how do parents stay engaged?
· What is it about the CS Lewis quote I’m about to read that resonated with you? “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
· How can parents best reach you to find out more about Stonewater?
To find out more, click on this link: www.stonewaterrecovery.com.
Dore Frances is the owner of Horizon Family Solution, https://www.horizonfamilysolutions.com.
Horizon Family Solutions is a boutique concierge educational consulting firm that assists learners from middle school grades through young adults with diverse learning goals. She has a specialty in parents of adopted children.
Today we talk about:
· What is unique about adopted children who may be struggling with mental illness as opposed to other children?
· What are the unique challenges that parents face in raising adopted children?
· Do you see certain trends/patterns with adopted children from certain parts of the world vs. others?
· How can therapy help parents and their children in these scenarios?
· What does your practice do that helps families and their children?
· Can you tell us about your radio show and what it offers parents?
· How can parents best reach you to find out more?
In this episode, we speak with the Founder and Executive Director of a unique program based in Southern Utah.
Shayne Gallagher shares with us the following:
· Background
· Wingate Therapy origins and focus
· AWE/Actual Wilderness Experience
· Good candidates for the program
· Typical day
· Trends in the industry
· Recommendations for parents who are struggling with their child right now
· Contact information
You can find out more at https://www.wingatewildernesstherapy.com/
In this episode, which was recorded on site at Eternal Strength, I interview the co-founders, Wes Robins and Zac Sweat.
They have a market disrupting therapeutic youth center that offers a wide array of holistic therapeutic support. They provide counseling/psychotherapy, therapeutic mentoring/coaching, process therapy groups, psycho educational therapy groups and integrative wellness/fitness/nutrition support.
The center includes a multitude of experiential/activity arenas: musical jam area, full recording studio, podcast room, art studio (paints, sketching, graphic design), ceramics studio, rock wall, wim hof station, recreation arena (pool table, dart board), video game arena, virtual reality and finally a state of the art fitness center.
For more information, see www.eternalstrengthatl.com.
In this episode, we talk with Sheldon Nelson, President of Crossroads Discovery.
It is an AZ based program that helps adolescents through outdoor living skills.
Unlike traditional wilderness programs, Crossroads offers shorter length programs that run 6 to 21 days, which have a unique impact, but at a far lower cost.
For more information about the program, see www.crossroadsdiscovery.com.
In this episode, we speak with Suzie Courtney.
She is the enthusiastic and articulate Executive Director of a unique program based in AZ for teenage girls.
She is also a fan of this podcast, for which I am very grateful.
You can find out more about her program at www.springridgeacademy.com.
In this impactful episode, I am joined by Clinton Dorny, Executive Director, and Shelly Thomas, Admissions Director, from Discovery Ranch for Boys as well as Sarah Yardley, Admissions Director from Discovery Ranch for Girls. They are multi-campus, Utah based, residential treatment centers that serve struggling teens to learn the skills they needed to heal, thrive, and reunite with their families. Their programs focus on experiential learning, including raising calves, equine therapy, sports and theatre activities.
To find out more about Discovery Ranch for Boys, go to www.discoveryranch.net.
To find out more about Discovery Ranch for Girls, go to www.discoveryranchforgirls.com.
In this episode, we have a really interesting discussion with Andrew Taylor, the Founder of Purelife Adventure.
Based in Costa Rica, Purelife is a young adult adventure therapy program. It uses the outdoors and a success plan to help young adults struggling grow.
Pure Life uses a strengths-based, integrated clinical model in which students quickly learn new, healthy coping strategies, behavioral and emotional regulation, leadership skills, and life skills that lead to future success.
A truly interesting part of the discussion focuses on helping young people "bump into the world". You can't learn and adapt without trying, while both succeeding and making mistakes.
You can find out more about this unique program at www.purelifeadventure.com.
In this episode, we talk to Patrick Barrasso, Founder and Executive Director of In Balance Academy Therapeutic Boarding School, in Tucson, AZ.
He is a noted psychotherapist with over 25 years of extensive training and experience in adolescent and adult substance abuse and mental health treatment. He is the "heart and soul" of the In Balance programs. His dedication, direction and personal commitment to helping adolescents and their families is demonstrated in all aspects of treatment. His extensive experience makes him a frequent presenter at both local and national conferences. He has presented at the U.S. Journal Training National conferences, and the FACES, Family and Addiction Conferences and Educational Seminars on a variety of adolescent treatment topics including the challenges of overcoming the culture of adolescent substance abuse.
In Balance Academy is a nationally recognized, Joint Commission Accredited, family owned and operated, therapeutic boarding school developed around a clinically sophisticated model that effectively blends evidence-based, research-proven traditional and non-traditional therapy and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Additionally, the program incorporates relapse prevention techniques, equine therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, E.M.D.R., family therapy, Positive Peer Culture and an array of experiential treatment modalities. In Balance serves young men, ages 14-17.8, who are struggling with substance abuse and other co-occurring disorders.
For more information about Patrick, his team and the In Balance Academy program, go to www.inbalanceacademy.com.
In today's episode, we are speaking with Raymond Archuleta of Vista Magna, a residential treatment center for boys in Utah. They have a fairly intensive, but well-balanced program, that enables a shorter stay at less overall cost.
We speak about his background, his program, his thoughts on the industry and where to contact him.
For more information, please see www.vistatc.com.
Enjoy!
In this episode, we speak to Will White. Will is an author of the book Stories From the Field: Demystifying Wilderness Therapy. He also hosts a weekly podcast that has the same name as his book. Finally, he is the co-founder of Summit Achievement, a wilderness therapy program located in Maine. He has been a luminary in the industry for 30 years and is very well known for his knowledge and perspective.
In this engaging discussion, we talk about:
· Background
· History of Wilderness Therapy
· Industry Growth
· Ongoing Controversies
· Where the industry is headed and what are some key priorities
· Affordability
· NATSAP and other industry groups
· Advice to parents
· Contact info.
Information about Summit Achievement can be found at www.summitachievement.com.
Will's podcast can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-the-field-demystifying-wilderness-therapy/id1440862416
Today, we dive into parenting and building resilient children. Dr. Borba shares with us the 7 character strengths parents need to develop in their children for them to have the best opportunity to succeed, and more importantly, be happy. Some of the topics we address are:
- Concern about raising children in this current generation.
- Defining a Thriver and the 7 character strengths.
- What parents should know about resilience.
- What the one question parents need to know to raise more confident kids.
- How parents can help their children cope and feel less anxious.
- With the learning environment at schools changing, what parts of childhood development parents should care about most.
- What parents of older children, even young adults, can do differently to help inspire them to be thrivers
- Where you can find and order the book.
Melissa Bernstein is well-known as a co-founder of Melissa & Doug, the national and innovative toy company.
Despite this success, Melissa experienced mental health challenges her entire life. This included Existential Depression or Despair, which is the lack of purpose or meaning in life.
It wasn't until recently that Melissa was able to accept her situation and heal.
She has created a platform called Lifelines and wishes to share what she has learned that can help parents.
To find out more, click on the attached link www.lifelines.com. To see her interview on CBS Sunday Morning, click here https://youtu.be/eJCUBNgDvKk.
Today, we are going to take another look at the cost of therapeutic services, this time, from a legal perspective.
Mark DeBofsky, a principal with DeBofsky, Sherman, Casciari & Reynolds, joins us to inform us on:
- Types of situations eligible for coverage and impact of ERISA and parity law
- Not taking No for an answer
- How to maximize success if denied by your insurance company
- External review opportunities
- When to seek a lawyer
- Latest trends
For additional information, Mark can be reached at 312/561-4040 and www.debofsky.com.
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