The Gateway Hospital Bridge Podcast is built for clinicians, nurses, peer specialists, and addiction professionals on the front lines of this work.

Primary care and behavioral health have operated as two separate professional cultures for decades, with different training, different documentation habits, and different clinical expectations. Integration isn't just a floor plan change (co-locating offices); it's a culture change, and that's the harder part. Take a listen to learn more about this.

The Gateway Hospital Bridge Podcast is built for clinicians, nurses, peer specialists, and addiction professionals on the front lines of this work.

In this discussion, we go over how what starts as a simple Doctor's visit can lead to all kinds of paths. Our guest, Dr. Oliver Oyama, speaks about his experience and what he has seen over the years that can happen to patients. If you want to hear what exactly is Iatrogenic addiction, then you need to listen to this episode!

The Gateway Hospital Bridge Podcast is built for clinicians, nurses, peer specialists, and addiction professionals on the front lines of this work.

The last episode was all about explaining what co-occurring conditions are in the recovery industry. This time around, we provide what that looks like in Gateway's day-to-day operations. Tune in to learn how we handle these encounters and what Gateway does for these individuals experiencing co-occurring conditions. 

The Gateway Hospital Bridge Podcast is built for clinicians, nurses, peer specialists, and addiction professionals on the front lines of this work.

Despite the title, this episode is not about food or animals. Dr. Pomm lays out the groundwork for explaining what co-occurring mental health illness and addiction is. Before getting to real-life examples of what these diagnoses look like, we need to fully describe how these diagnoses arise. Sometimes, things might not always be what they seem to be.

The Gateway Hospital Bridge Podcast is built for clinicians, nurses, peer specialists, and addiction professionals on the front lines of this work.

In this episode, we are excited to have a guest speaker, John Corprew, who offers valuable insights from his experience as a peer specialist, helping individuals on a daily basis with their sobriety. This episode will cover all things regarding Alcoholism and what it looks like in today's world.

The Gateway Hospital Bridge Podcast is built for the clinicians, nurses, peer specialists, and addiction professionals on the front lines of this work.

In this episode, we are excited to have a guest speaker, Dr. Lubana, who provides an insightful perspective on her experience working with families & addiction. We'll go over all the different elements that come into play when helping families through addiction. 

Bridging the gap between clinical insight and compassionate care.
Working in addiction treatment means witnessing the full weight of this disease — and when adolescents are involved, the complexity only deepens. The Gateway Hospital Bridge Podcast is built for the clinicians, nurses, peer specialists, and addiction professionals on the front lines of this work.
This episode explores the clinical and behavioral roots of adolescent addiction, unpacking the family dynamics, trauma histories, and environmental factors that shape a young person's path to substance use. We bring together knowledge from medical professionals, researchers, and lived-experience voices to give you a well-rounded perspective you can carry directly into your practice.
From evidence-based intervention strategies to the emotional realities of treating adolescent populations, we go beyond the textbook to have the conversations that actually matter in the field. Whether you're a seasoned clinician or new to adolescent care, this podcast is your bridge — connecting research to real-world application, and clinical knowledge to whole-family healing.

What exactly is fentanyl? Where does it come from? What are the real dangers behind it? Within this episode, we cover everything you should know about it. We share some interesting history behind fentanyl, current trends, personal stories, and why the community needs to be aware of it. 

In this episode, we bring a special guest to the show who knows all things research at Gateway Community Services. Joseph Seim has been facilitating all kinds of studies that relate to mental health and addiction.  Take a listen to learn all about our findings with participating in research. 

In this episode, we dive into the stigma that has always been present when it comes to receiving help for mental health and/or addiction. A special guest from Gateway's Mobile Unit joins us to share his insights and experience.