Brain Goods: Mental Health Moments

Alexandria J Hughes, Wesam Shahed, Esq., and the AB Korkor Foundation for Mental Health discuss the many ways how mental health plays a role in our judicial and legal systems.Alexandria J Hughes is a University of Michigan graduate, and Michigan native passionate about mental health and art. Currently I work as a Mental Health and criminal justice organizer at Michigan Liberation, am part of the leadership team at Accountability for Dearborn, and have 3.5 years experience working as a behavio...

Attorney Terry L. Campbell of Moertl, Wilkins & Campbell, S.C., who has over 40 years of experience practicing law, guides you though advanced directives and living will for advanced life planning.Originally Aired January 13, 2021Presentation slides can be found at https://adelbkorkorfoundation.org/webinars

Pull Your Heart Out was founded to provide an educational mentorship program using strength sports as an outlet and deterrent to prevent disease, drug addiction, and violence within the at-risk youth and under-served population. We create a community where people feel supported while achieving their goals.PYHO is supported by a board of women dedicated to the well-being and improvement of all. We have been inspired by the strength we have found through lifting and wish to share that with the ...

Julie Acker, CPA and Karen Behl, CPA explain ways to reduce stress during tax season. They explain simple, clear ways to navigate preparing and filing your taxes. Originally Recorded February 15, 2021 Presentation slides can be found at https://adelbkorkorfoundation.org/webinars

Blanche Shaheen, Reed Dohmen and Adel B. Korkor, M.D. discuss how food can be used as medicine. To help improve your mental and physical health.Blanche Shaheen is a TV host/journalist turned cooking show host, cookbook author, and food columnist. She was the host of the PBS independent film/documentary show, Video I for ten years, an on-air correspondent on ABC, a tech reporter for G4 Television, and news anchor for Link Media's program: Mosaic, World News of the Middle East. Blanche no...

Andy Saeger CFP®, AAMS®, AWMA®, private wealth advisor at BMO Private Bank discusses strategies for budgeting to help reduce stress around holiday spending. Originally Aired November 11, 2020 Presentation slides can be found at https://adelbkorkorfoundation.org/webinars

Mohammad is a neuroscientist, physician, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and director of the Palestinian Neuroscience Initiative at Al-Quds University in Palestine, and research scientist at Rutgers University in the USA. Mohammad obtained an M.D. degree from Al-Quds University, Palestine in 2009, and a Ph.D. in behavioral and neural sciences from Rutgers University, USA in 2015. His research focuses on the identification of neural and cognitive markers for the diagnosis of mental i...

Robert S. LaGrant CFP®, Vice President-Client Advisor at J.P. Morgan Private Bank breaks down the basics of investing and planning for your future.Originally Aired December 16, 2020 Presentation slides can be found at https://adelbkorkorfoundation.org/webinars/

Terry McGuire is the founder of Giving Voice to Mental Illness, Inc. and the Giving Voice to Depression podcast. Her weekly depression podcast has been listened to more than 607,000 times in over 50 countries around the world. So listen to Terry's story about her struggles with depression and how she is helping people cope with depression.Originally Recorded October 8, 2021 Presentation slides can be found at https://adelbkorkorfoundation.org/webinars/

Blanche Shaheen is a TV host/journalist turned cooking show host, cookbook author, and food columnist. She was the host of the PBS independent film/documentary show, Video I for ten years, an on-air correspondent on ABC, a tech reporter for G4 Television, and news anchor for Link Media's program: Mosaic, World News of the Middle East. Blanche now focuses on her passion on preserving Middle Eastern recipes and culture through her YouTube show called "Feast in the Middle East." Her goal h...