Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Neurotransmitters and Mood: Glutamate and GABA
Episode 364
GABA is our natural Xanax and Glutamate is our main get-up-and-go neurochemical. Learn how these are interrelated, how they impact serotonin, dopamin…
7 years, 1 month ago
Gamification in Counseling
Episode 363
Learn how gamification can increase motivation, attention and improve outcomes and explore multiple easy ways to gamify most counseling issues. To ac…
7 years, 1 month ago
Cannabidiol (CBD) and Mental Health
Episode 362
CBD is a component of cannabis that has anti-anxiety, anti-epileptic, anti-psychotic and anti-inflammatory effects. Learn about the benefits as well …
7 years, 1 month ago
Protective Factors for Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders
Episode 361
Learn about factors that we can enhance to help prevent or mitigate mental health and/or addiction issues. To access the CEU/OPD/CPD course go to htt…
7 years, 1 month ago
Food Addiction and Eating Issues
Episode 360
Learn about how food can be used as addictive behavior and interventions to help people address emotional eating. To access the CEU/OPD/CPD course go…
7 years, 1 month ago
Treating Chronic Pain in People with Substance Abuse Issues (Re-Release)
Episode 358
To my listeners, I apologize for repeating content, but have been called away with a family emergency. I will repost new content beginning in Februar…
7 years, 2 months ago
Thinking Errors (Re-Release)
Episode 357
Thinking errors keep people stuck. Learn how to help people embrace the dialectics, reduce catastrophization and more. To access the CEU/OPD/CPD cour…
7 years, 2 months ago
Norepinephrine: Your Get Up and Go
Episode 356
Norepinephrine is activates your system to fight or flee. Too little can lead to hypotension, bradycardia, confusion, difficulty concentrating, fatig…
7 years, 2 months ago
Dopamine: It is more than a pleasure chemical
Episode 355
Dopamine is involved in reward, motivation, muscle coordination, wakefulness, mood and much more. Learn how a dopamine imbalance impacts your mind an…
7 years, 2 months ago
Serotonin: The Multifunctional Neurotransmitter
Episode 354
Learn about the functions of serotonin and how it impacts other neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinepherine. Also learn how SSRIs and other m…
7 years, 2 months ago