BrainStorm with Sony Perlman

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Join me as I sit down this week with Moshe Frankel, CASAC.  With 20 years of experience working with at risk teens, Moshe develops and runs year round programming and support services for at risk teens including the Gavz Boyz traveling summer camp, which has been run under Amudim’s auspices for the past five years. In addition to his day to day activities as a case manager, Moshe has also been involved in many of Amudim’s school based awareness events and Narcan training sessions held in conjunction with the NYPD. A member of the chevra kadisha and a volunteer police and prison chaplain, Moshe is an avid snowboarder and outdoor enthusiast who uses those interests to engage young adults in healthy outlets and build positive relationships.

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Join me this week as I discuss some of the common struggles people face when considering using the 12 Steps as a method of recovery from addiction.

Having personal experience with both the frustrating and beneficial sides of the 12 Step Program themselves, Sony and Elli discuss some unique ways to personalize the Steps as a universal self-development tool even when the conventional approach may not work for you. 

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Welcome back to Season 2! On this first episode I sat down with Nate Nagelblatt. Nesanel “Nate” Nagelblatt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He is the Clinical Outreach Director for Recovery at the Crossroads and maintains a private practice in Lakewood NJ. Nesanel primarily works with individuals struggling with addiction with a specific focus on working with the extended family. He also specializes in Crisis Intervention, anxiety, depression and trauma. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate degree at Yeshiva University

To learn more about Recovery at the Crossroads visit the website at https://www.racnj.com/.

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Join me as I sit down with my brother Shim Perlman for a candid conversation,  enjoy!

Shim Perlman, LMSW, is a licensed social worker who joined the Boys Our Place clinical team during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on providing one-on-one counseling during this difficult time.

In addition to his work at Our Place, Shim maintains a private practice, specializing in working with the elderly population. A native of Far Rockaway, NY, Shim received his degree from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work in 2010. He is the youngest of eight siblings, in a family full of social workers and licensed therapists!

Shim’s primary therapeutic technique is derived from Primal Therapy, as he seeks to assist each client with identifying the core issue that is holding them back from realizing their own potential and greatness. Shim is particularly passionate about his work at Our Place, as he helps young people begin to unlock their potential and build brighter futures.

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Today we have Rabbi Scott Friedman, Head of School at Yeshivas Ohr Yisroel of Tenafly.
Rabbi Friedman has a masters degree in psychology from Columbia University and has been working as a educator and therapist with adolescents and young adults for 17 years. To find more information about Rabbi Friedman unique education philosophy and about Ohr Yisroel visit https://www.ohryot.org

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Join as we go live to discuss some current events and hot topics, we hope to do more of these lives in the future so stay tuned!

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Recovery peer advocate at Achieve Behavioral Health and The Living Room. 
Recovering addict for over 7 years. Avid lover of love.

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Join me as I sit down with my brother Dr. Akiva Perlman as we brainstorm.

Akiva Perlman, PhD., is an international speaker on topics of abuse, addiction, and trauma. He has educated several hundred frum social workers from our community and is currently serving as a professor at Wurzweiler School of Social work. Dr. Perlman is clinical director of ODA’s Wellness Institute, a clinic which serves the chasideshe community in Williamsburg. He maintains a small practice in Fresh Meadows where he resides with his Wife Tamar and children.

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Join us on another episode of BrainStorm where we I sit down with Dr. Isaac Schechter the Chief Clinical Officer of Achieve Behavioral Health. We have a fascinating conversation about mental health and more in our community.

Dr. Schechter is a pioneering leader in behavioral health care, Dr. Schechter has devoted two decades of service at the helm of Achieve. Thanks to his dedication and commitment, Achieve has grown from a mere concept to an acclaimed Behavioral Health system. Much more than a clinical psychologist, Dr. Schechter has played a pivotal role in revolutionizing, increasing and popularizing behavioral health services within the Orthodox Jewish community, both locally and nationally. In addition to his groundbreaking clinical leadership, Dr. Schechter trains and supervises hundreds of psychologists and social workers from within the community and is a sought-after international lecturer on a broad range of topics.
Dr. Schechter is also the Founder of the Institute for Applied Research and Community Collaboration (ARCC) which studies the health, behavioral health and social issues in the Orthodox Jewish community.

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Sony sits down with Pinny Schachter who is an accomplished musician and someone who works in the field of addiction.  They brainstorm together on the topics of addiction, trauma, codependency, leadership, music and its impacts on the artists that create it.