Anatomy of Mental Health

We are excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, Mental Health Working Moms' Gripe Session. Gripe Session is a candid, funny, and compassionate space created by moms for moms. Our host is Sanford Behavioral Health CEO Tracy Rogers, LPC, LMHC, NCC. Significantly, Tracy is the mother of an 11-year-old boy who spent much of his early childhood in a 'couch crib' in the C-suite. (More on that in the podcast.)

Also featured in our first episode are Sanford Founder Rae Green, JD, LPC, CAADC; Senior Director Rebecca Wolfslau, LPC; and COO Katie Vokes. Their children range from toddlers to adults. Together, they bring not only professional expertise in mental health but also firsthand experience of what it means to love your child and love your leadership role.

The gals discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of being a working mom with a stressful job. Smart, outspoken, funny, and at times poignant, their conversation features head lice, missed milestones, bedtime tears, and a Rainbow Fish analogy. JOIN US monthly with host Tracy Rogers and a changing cast of Sanford Behavioral Health moms and special guests. Sponsored by Sanford Behavioral Health.

The gripe gals are back with highlights like Dad summer, finding your village, crying while giving babysitting instructions to grandpa, loved ones getting the leftovers, and more. Hosted by Sanford COO Katie Vokes and joined by CEO Tracy Rogers, Sr. Director of Strategic Development Rebecca Wolfslau, Director of Nursing Kate Hanna, and Art/Clinical Therapist Janna VanderBand. For comments, questions, or gripes, reach us at [email protected], subject line: Gripe Session

Host and executive director of the JOHN Veterans and First Responders treatment program, Matt VanLiere, speaks with Sanford Behavioral Health CEO Tracy Rogers, LPC, LMHC, NCC, and clinical director Tessa Sterling, LMSW, about the fear and stigma associated with asking for help for a mental health condition as a Veteran or First Responder. As a 30-year ex-police officer and person in recovery, Matt has firsthand experience of the silence that surrounds mental health. Tracy and Tessa offer clinical and leadership perspectives.

Sanford Behavioral Health CEO Tracy Rogers, Founder Rae Green, Senior Director of Strategic Development Rebecca Wolfslau, and COO Katie Vokes discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of being a working mom with a stressful job. Smart, outspoken, funny, and at times poignant, their conversation features head lice, couch cribs, bedtime tears (from mom and child), and a Rainbow Fish analogy. JOIN US monthly with host Tracy Rogers, LPC, LMHC, NCC, with a changing cast of Sanford Behavioral Health staff, moms, and special guests. Hosted by Sanford Behavioral Health.

Today on the Recovery Tea, Sanford Behavioral Health's Dr. Flores chats with DBT specialists: Jill Polisano, CTRS, and McKenzie Luker, CTRS, from Wise Practice from Troy, Michigan. They discuss the connection between DBT and eating disorders, emotion regulation, tools to thrive, the synthesis between acceptance and change, and more. 

Sanford Behavioral Health guest host Dr. Anna Flores and Eating Disorder Clinical Manager Justyne Ortquist discuss trauma-informed care for eating disorders. The podcast covers topics like mindfulness; exposure therapy; relationship rupture and repair; and the fight, flight, freeze response.  It also educates us using tangible, biological terms to describe what happens to the body during a trauma response.