Behavioral Health Integration

In this episode I have the honor to have Shannon Walker on as a special guest!

Shannon is the founder and CEO of Northwest Battle Buddies.

Northwest battle buddies is a nonprofit dedicated to providing professionally trained service dogs to combat Veterans battling PTSD, at no cost to the Veteran. With a professional dog training career spanning nearly three decades, Shannon is renowned for her profound dedication and tireless service to our nation's heroes.

Born in Pendleton, Oregon, Shannon's lifelong passion for dogs and training propelled her into the world of Schutzhund—a European canine sport renowned for testing a dog's tracking, obedience, and protection skills. Training under the tutelage of 1988 world Schutzhund champion Gene England, Shannon acquired extensive experience and knowledge in this specialized training method. Her diligence led to a decade-long competitive career at local, regional, national, and international levels, culminating in her winning the 2003 European Championship in Diest, Belgium.

Shannon's dedication to canine development is exemplified by her successful establishment of Man's Best Friend Boarding and Training Kennel in Battle Ground, Washington, in 1997. Over the years, Shannon and her team have trained thousands of dogs, addressed various behavioral issues, and provided solutions for both family pets and service dogs.

In 2011, Shannon was approached by a U.S. Veteran of the Iraq conflict who sought her assistance with his service dog. Deeply moved by the transformative impact of the service dog on this Veteran's life, Shannon was inspired to found Northwest Battle Buddies in 2012. To date, NWBB has partnered hundreds of professionally trained dogs with Veterans from all branches of the U.S. military, with Shannon overseeing the extensive training and care of all dogs and handler instruction provided to each Veteran.

Shannon's contact information

https://northwestbattlebuddies.org/

https://www.facebook.com/NorthwestBattleBuddies/

https://www.instagram.com/northwestbattlebuddies/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-T7QmOqo20RIRvzhe9ZEmQ

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In todays show I have the pleasure of having Christopher Brown on the show.

In this episode we will discuss Christophers motivation and passion on helping therapists integrate EMDR and Psychedelic Integration Therapy into there practice. Christopher is also an EMDR certified therapist and a MAPS Trained Supervisor.

We will also get into discussion on the many different ways therapist can integrate psychedelics and EMDR into there private practice while working with different populations like veterans with PTSD and other mental health disorders.

Christoper specializes in EMDR for trauma, mental performance, and psychedelic integration therapy, Christopher has an attentive and determined approach to working with his clients.

Christophers honest and pragmatic approach has supported hundreds of clients in reaching their full potential. Christopher won’t just sit and listen. Christopher will have the knowledge and understanding of the terrain and the mind to help it change.

Christophers contact information

[email protected]

growingveterans.org 

peakpsychotherapy.co 

linkedin.com/in/cdbrownvet

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In this special live event I have the honor and privilege of having Sonya Johnson as a special guest.

Like many other's who struggle through substance use addiction have there many up's and downs as they go through life. Sonya is no stranger to this but one thing she never did was give up on herself. Sonya persevered through the dark times in her life to get to where she is today in life.

Sonya is the Program Coordinator of Parents for Parents Program at National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Sonya has also become an advocate for individuals struggling with addiction as well as a phenomenal content creator for substance use recovery.

Sonya's contact information

Sonyajohnson0719

Sonyandsteven

https://www.youtube.com/@sonyajohnson0719

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I had the pleasure of having Brian Abel on the show today.

Brian is the Author of Upcoming Book TOXIC BREADCRUMBS | Founder & CEO of Toxic Minds Media, LLC.

Throughout this interview Brian gets into his life and how it has been impacted by toxic relationships as well as how difficult it his for some individuals to leave emotionally and physically abusive relationships.

Brian gets into his very own personal experience with an abusive partner and what he had to go through to get out of it.

We also get into his new book TOXIC BREADCRUMBS.

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It was an honor having Master Sergeant (Retired)Crystal C. Romero on the show!

Crystal is a military veteran who has served 16 1⁄2 years in the US Army National Guard, serving full-time Active-Duty Operational Support primarily in her home state of New Mexico.

Today, she is an activist for veterans’ causes and has had a significant role in passing legislation related to military sexual assault and veterans’ mental health.

In this episode she will discuss her motivations for joining the military as well as the powerful meaningful work she has done. Crystal also get's into discussion on many of the difficult aspects of her job that took an emotional toll of her well being.

After her honorable discharge, in 2014, Crystal struggled to adjust to civilian life and found herself battling depression and PTSD. That struggle is what prompted her to start volunteering to help other veterans, who are presumably, worse off than she is. This was to be her path to redemption and the way she plans to make her mark in the veteran’s community: through her advocacy.

Crystal always stood up for what she believed what was right no matter what the implications were. Which makes her an amazing person that I have had the pleasure to meet and have as a special guest.

Crystals contact information

Travelsforchocolate.com

[email protected]

linkedin.com/in/crystalcromero

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I had the tremendous honor of having former attorney and judge Mary Beth on the show as a special guest.

Her strength and perseverance over life's challenges and barrier's is second to none as we begin learning about Mary Beths struggles and tribulations through physical, sexual, and emotional abuse that led to substance abuse and addiction.

Throughout this episode Mary Beth begins to talk about her life of drug addiction growing up in New Jersey.

Mary Beth also talks about certain parts of her book From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction, where she describes the child abuse that led to teenage meth addiction, the chaos of that addiction, and building a recovery plan that worked for her. Plus, how she became an attorney and a judge! 

Mary Beth's contact information

junkietojudge.com 

[email protected]

linkedin.com/in/mary-beth-o-connor-8aaa4b121

Book: From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph over Trauma and Addiction

https://a.co/d/03Cb644s

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/From-Junkie-to-Judge/Mary-Beth-OConnor/9780757324567

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In this special live Behavioral Health Integration live episode we will dive into many important career related discussions.

In this live episode we will get into the pros and cons of the mental health addiction field.

We will bring up topics around the professional concerns for the future of the behavioral health field as well as what are we optimistic about.

We will get into discussions about each other's career paths and where we got to where we are today.

As well as the struggles we have with insurance company's reimbursement rates.

Also for graduate students or future graduate students what are the different career paths or graduate programs they can enter.

Brittiany's contact information

[email protected]

linkedin.com/in/brittainy-lindsey

Eric's contact information

inkedin.com/in/eric-nance-msw-licsw-c-pd-4a1052b0

pathwaystoyoullc.com/ 

youtube.com/@darksideoftherapy 

darksideoftherapy.com/ 

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In this special BHI live episode I have the honor and pleasure of having Justin Hesse as a special guest. Justin is the founder of Blue Line Fitness and is a 31B Military Police at Minnesota Army National Guard.

I am very excited to have a great conversation with Justin regarding his motivations for entering law enforcement as well as what made him passionate emphasizing the important of fitness to members in law enforcement.

We will also dive into learning more about Blue Line Fitness and how this amazing program works.

Justin's contact information

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blueline-fitness.com

https://www.blueline-fitness.com/ridealong

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It was a great pleasure having Sadie Marie as a special guest on my show!

In this exciting episode we will discuss Sadie 's motivation to start a podcast regarding divorce and new ways families and individuals can see divorce in a different positive light.

We also get into discussion about dating topic's and certain red flags to look for while dating after divorce.

Sadie's contact information

www.divorcedandhappy.net

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In this special BHI episode I had the honor of having Dr. Ryan Westrum, PhD and returning special guest Richard O'Bannon on the show.

Dr. Ryan Westrum, PhD, MA. is a nationally recognized psychedelic integration expert. For more than 15 years, his primary focus has been working with individuals and groups facilitating experiential therapy and integrating psychedelic journeys into healing and personal transformation. Ryan speaks on myriad of topics and leads experiential groups, like dreamwork integration therapy and psychedelic integration groups. The founder of healingsoulsllc.com and psychedelicintegration.net; Ryan offers a multitude of models ranging from hypnosis to various forms of breathwork practices to engage in therapy and working towards wholeness within oneself. Ryan is a registered integration therapist for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), as well as the co-author of the book The Psychedelics Integration Handbook.

Dr Ryan's contact information

linkedin.com/in/dr-ryan-westrum-939460a5

healingsoulsllc.com 

psychedelicintegration.net 

Richards contact information

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3223317144568263/about

Adlerian Psychedelic Society

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