Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton

Actor, Director, and Author Rose McGowan is synonymous with the Me Too Movement and a global awakening regarding the insidious nature of sexual harassment in film, corporate America, and politics. She was awarded Time Magazine's Person of the Year for speaking out about sexual assault and the ways in which Harvey Weinstein intimidated, coerced, and tracked his victims.  McGowan is the NYTimes bestselling author of the memoir, Brave, and has turned her attention and energy toward cultural resets and personal well-being.

The opioid crisis represents one of the greatest national public health emergencies of our time, ravaging communities throughout this country for decades. And unlike COVID, there is no vaccine on the way; there will never be a “silver bullet” for this intricate problem. But SafeRx has developed a solution to a previously unaddressed dimension of the crisis that is responsible for thousands of fatal prescription overdoses every year…the combination of opioids with alcohol. The opioid crisis is fueled by alcohol.  We talk with Neurologist Dr. Michael Presti about a breakthrough medicine designed to prevent the overdose epidemic.

Part two of our conversation with Dr. Dre Irazarry Md, and Cristina Olivette Spencer, a trans family coach, author, and consultant.

Simone Biles was expected to be the talk of the 2021 Olympics because of her history of dominance in women's gymnastics. Instead, she became the talk of the world by drawing a line when it came to her willingness to perform at less than peak mental capacity. Dr. Jim Polo, "It was a no heard around the world."

Think your child might be trans? Cristina Olivetti Spencer and Dr. Dre Irizarry, MD provide a compassionate, realistic view of what's ahead for parents of self-Identifying trans youth. The number of young people seeking clinical services appears to be growing as well. A major clinic in the United Kingdom saw a more than 300 percent increase in referrals over the past three years. In the U.S., where youth gender clinics are somewhat newer—40 or so are scattered across the country—solid numbers are harder to come by. Anecdotally, though, clinicians are reporting large upticks in new referrals, and waiting lists can stretch to five months or longer.

To millions of readers around the world, Dr. Wayne Dyer was the beloved “Father of Motivation”―but to Serena Dyer and her seven siblings, he was simply “Dad.” When he died suddenly in 2015, the family was blindsided by grief and felt unprepared to navigate life’s challenges and conflicts without his guidance. The experience launched Serena and her sister Saje on an adventure from loss to understanding as they came to realize and metabolize their father’s teachings with a new urgency, intimacy, and power as they applied them to their lives. As their journey unfolded, they realized their father’s wisdom―“The Knowing”―was embedded in their DNA … as it is for all of us.

Jodi wrote Beyond Well, describing her transition back to work as a missile re-entering the atmosphere too quickly. Many of us have the feeling that we are not quite ready to re-emerge after a year or more of quarantine. Dr. Jim Polo provides guidance and empathy for those who are not quite ready for the new normal.

In his thirty years as a special operations officer, Dan Schilling  learned multiple skills to keep himself and his crew alive in the most dangerous situations. Now, Schilling shares these secrets with  you and those you love.

Dr. Jim Polo talks about the impulses and implications of jealousy, an emotion that is primarily driven by low self-esteem and a lack of self-worth. How do we work with this emotion if it is giving us vital information about our lives? Listen in.

Dr. Jim Polo takes us beyond the stereotypes of the sterile offices and fainting couches to what really goes on in therapy, from the client's perspective and the perspective of the psychiatrist.