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Season One: Mental health concerns are on the rise in the United States. This podcast will look at the influencing factors contributing to the decline of our culture. With the rise of school shootings, political divisiveness, increasing levels of hate, and a chronic war of peoples' rights, we have entered a domestic war that never ends. Our podcast will look at whether this is done by design or is it an abject failure. We will discuss it from a clinical and common-sense perspective. Secondarily we will discuss ways to protect yourself from being further traumatized. Hosted by Matthew Boucher LICSW LCDP (licensed in RI) who has over 20 years of experience working with people who have addictions and trauma with a specialty of pregnant/postpartum women. Co-host Wendy Picard is a Learning and Development consultant with 15 years of experience, lifelong observer of the human condition, and diagnosed with PTSD in 1994.
Season Two: Is joined by Donna Gaudette and Julia Kirkpatrick BSW. Julia is currently working on obtaining her MSW and her LCSW. She is a welcome addition to the podcast.
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Send us a Text Message.My friend Omid wanted to come on the show to talk about what it was like growing up in Iran as a gay male. He talks about his coming out journey that lead him to California and now Italy. https://gofund.me/2be553bchttps://gofund.me/e5be24f6Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.Special thanks to the...
Send us a Text Message.Please welcome guest speaker Alex Jacques. Alex Jacques is a fine jeweler whose work is inspired by a love of nature and a dedication to acute detail. He is an independent activist for social justice and desires positive changes in our political landscape to better our communities in meaningful ways. Alex has close family friends who live in Gaza and hears the realities of daily life from them.Alex and Matt continue to have the much needed discussion about the blatant a...
Send us a Text Message.Julia and Matt return, after a bit of a delay, to discuss the eroding reproductive rights in the US and talk about some of the social implications and talk explore some thoughts of what it is really about. There is an error at the beginning when Julia was talking about conception, she accidentally says contraception twice, which we did not pick up until editing. Neither of us are super editing savvy nor could not figure out a way to fix it without re-recordi...
Send us a Text Message.Matt and Julia talk about the stages of grief. Kubler-Ross Stages of Dying and Subsequent Models of Grief - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)Grief.com – ABOUT / CONTACT988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call. Text. Chat. (988lifeline.org)Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.Special thanks to the li...
Send us a Text Message.Julia presents some numbers and statistics about marijuana use and revenue in RI. Matt and Julia talk about the increasing need for more and more Americans to be using a substance to deal with the failing culture. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/rhode-island-marijuana-retailers-shatter-monthly-sales-record-capping-off-100-million-in-cannabis-purchases-in-2023/https://www.marijuanamoment.net/rhode-island-bill-would-temporarily-legalize-psilocybin-use-home-cul...
Send us a Text Message.It is with great honor that I was allowed to interview Dr. Atallah. Dr. Atallah is a Palestinian psychotherapist, a professor, as well as an advocate. He is vast wealth of knowledge on colonialism and its impacts on indigenous peoples of different nations. Below are some of his articles. Will you be brave enough to listen to lend your voice to stopping genocide? The innocent victims need all of us to stand against the atrocities happening a...
Send us a Text Message.Julia and Matt discuss the increasing epidemic of both mental health disorders and the opiate crisis. The question is why are so many people using drugs? If we are really addressing mental health as a country, why is the epidemic growing? Is the system working as designed or is it failing. This will be a multi-part episode.Referenced:Trends in Pregnancy and Childbirth Complications in the U.S. (bcbs.com)https://weberrenew.org/https://www.wpri.com...
Send us a Text Message.Welcome back Donna Gaudette. Donna and Matt talk about toxic work spaces and the conditioning that comes with capitalism. We are trained to sacrifice all we can to keep the machine going. What is the toll it is having on us individually and collectively?Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.S...
Send us a Text Message.Please welcome one of three new c-hosts, Julia Kirkpatrick BSW. Julia and Matt talk to special guest speaker, about her journey as a Trans woman Parker talks about challenges she has had to face and how current policies are adversely impacting the Trans community. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for edit...
Send us a Text Message.Wendy talks about the difficult task of care taking someone close to her. This brings up issues about the lack of services for care takers and some of the impossible tasks of navigating a broken health care system, in a broken country. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.Special thanks to the lis...
Send us a Text Message.On this episode Matt interviews a guest speaker, Matthew Allred, about his experience, as a survivor, from a gay hate crime, in the 90's. Matthew speaks candidly about his trauma, as it has impacted him into adulthood. Some topics include religion as a weapon, the impact of hate of LGBT youth, and impact of intolerance, as well as the failing of our culture. https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/hate-crime-statisticshttps://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/get-h...
Send us a Text Message.Matt and Wendy interview Donna Gaudette who shares her experiences about how she became an empath and what her journey has been like. Donna has worked with many individuals as a life coach and spiritual advisor. 21 State AGs Sign Amicus Brief: No Negative Incidents From Trans People In Bathrooms (erininthemorning.com)5 Stages of Grief® - EKR FoundationGrief.com — – ABOUT / CONTACTThe 988 suicide hotline has launched. Here's how it works : Shots - Health News...
Send us a Text Message.Matt and Wendy talk about the war in the Gaza strip and discuss ways to help create change. https://c5consultantconnection.com/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37917499/Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.Special thanks to the listeners and all the wonderful people who helped listen to and provide feedb...
Send us a Text Message.We wanted to make a funny and light episode for season 2. Matt talks about how he navigated through his own anxiety by meeting celebrities. Shout of to Rhode Island Comicon 2023 and the celebrities who, unbeknownst to them, helped create a magical day for Matt.Special Thanks to Ally Sheedy, Gina Gershon, Mindy Cohn, and Paulo Costanzo as well as the ever lovely and fetching Cassandra Peterson.Mention in the podcast"wwww.theidioms.com Grantastic D...
Send us a Text Message.Wendy and Matt discuss the definition of gaslighting and explore some common techniques. We touch on some of the different types of gaslighting but focus on relational. Have you been a victim of gaslighting. The answer is yes, we all have. Are you currently a victim of gaslighting? We talk about some ways to defend against it and recognize it. This is our final episode of the season. Thank you everyone.If you are a victim of any type ...
Send us a Text Message.Matt and Wendy discuss work space cultures and how they can impact trauma, with special guest speaker Kelli Frey. Matt talks about a personal story of being assaulted, at work, and the companies atrocious response. Kelli Frey, CPTD, is a consultant, speaker, and coach who has served as a strategist and thought partner to business leaders around the globe. She is a founding partner at PPL MGT, an HR Solutions consulting firm, where she specializes in facilita...
Send us a Text Message.Wendy and Matt bring on a very special guest speaker, Heather Seger, LICSW. Please see her information below. Heather discusses common struggles with first responders and seeking help for trauma. We explore the reasons for high suicide rates as well as under reporting. Remember to thank first responders for the high stress work they do. Heather is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) who has worked in the behavioral h...
Send us a Text Message.Wendy discusses some experiences she has had with unprofessional medical providers. Matt and Wendy talk about the impact of trauma and how it can be replayed in the memory. There is discussion about why sometimes trauma is remembered and sometimes it is not. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for edit...
Send us a Text Message.Wendy and Matt talk about obstacle within the LGBT community. Some of the discussions include safety in the US, freedom for the community, and the growing level of transphobia and homophobia. Is community the correct term? If you have any friends or family members who identify and part of the LGBT community please listen and hopefully help make positive changes. Pastor Says 'Solution' to Gay People Is Executions: It's in the Bible (newsweek.com)C...
Send us a Text Message.Christine and Matt explore some common barriers and antiquated ideas related to current treatment protocols. Christine highlights the importance of macro work and advocating for systemic changes. As a person in long term recovery, Christine shares her story and some of her unique experiences. Other topics that are covered include the damage of removing children and what that looks like, the correlation between interpersonal violence and addiction, ster...
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