Healthy U

Family therapist and author, Dr. Ellen deLara, talks with host, Alan Eisenberg, about the scars that bullying can leave on people, long after the abuse has ended. Dr. Ellen Walser deLara is a family therapist and an associate professor at the School of Social Work at Syracuse University. Her areas of research expertise include child maltreatment, bullying from a systems theory perspective, adolescent development, and understanding violence over the lifespan. She is the author of 3 books, the newest Bullying Scars: The impact on adult life and relationships published by Oxford University Press.

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Author and writer, Amy Pecic, talks with host, Alan Eisenberg, about the long-term effects bullying had on her life. Amy Pecic is currently a writer and public relations consultant. Her professional background includes over 20 years in sales, business development and public relations. She’s worked with clients at some of the largest media networks, publishing companies and advertising agencies across the Southeast, Midwest & South Central United States. In the fall of 2013, Amy moved to London, England to join her husband, and enjoyed the opportunity to explore Europe extensively. Although she loved living abroad and experiencing different cultures, she’s learned there’s no place like home. She and her husband have relocated back to Atlanta. She’s completing a memoir on the long-term effects bullying had on my life and is an anti-bullying advocate whose writing has been featured on vividlife.me (Canada), xojane.com.

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Integral Master Coach and author, Reggie Marra, talks with host, Alan Eisenberg, about the five techniques you can use to live a healthier mental and physical life. Both Reggie and Alan use these in their regular routines of healthier living. Reggie Marra is the author of the 2016 release, And Now, Still: Grave and Goofy Poems, and 6 other titles. An Integral Master Coach and Creative Director at Teleosis Institute, he engages poetry, coaching and narrative healing to alleviate his own and others’ unnecessary suffering.

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Professor and Co-Director of the  Bullying Research Network (BRNET), Dr. Susan M.Swearer, PhD, talks with host, Alan Eisenberg, about the research and work that BRNET is doing to help solve the bullying problem and the affected individuals dealing with this issue. Susan Swearer is an associate professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Co-Director of the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology. Dr. Swearer is interested in the associated psychosocial effects of bullying for students involved along the bully/victim continuum. She is also interested in the assessment of bullying/victimization and the use of data-based decision-making in guiding bullying prevention and intervention for school-aged youth.

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Award-winning stress and mindfulness expert and upcoming author, Dr. Debrah Lindh, talks with host, Alan Eisenberg, how to develop skills to transform stress into positive growth through her innovative Practical Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (PMBSR) training and workshops. Dr. Deb discusses how we work to overcome the pain of stress through mindfulness practices to create a better you and a better life.

Known as “Dr. Deb,” her career spans over 20 years in human development and performance business consulting and has received many recognitions for her pioneering contributions to helping adults and children with stress and practical mindfulness from organizations such as PsychCentral’s Top 21 to Follow on Twitter, Mashable, University of Arizona School of Medicine, American Psychological Association, Working Mother Media, Organization Development Network, and is an author of a forthcoming book with Brian Tracy. 

In addition to her passion for providing solutions to real-world problems with stress, Dr. Deb enjoys collecting vintage books, cooking, fitness, red Australian licorice, espresso, and experiencing life with her family and friends.

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Author and life coach Dr. Meg Newhouse talks with host, Alan Eisenberg, about the importance of creating a lasting legacy in your life.

Meg Newhouse has worked for the past 20 years helping people make the most of their second half of life, as a career and life coach, an educator (facilitator, presenter), founder of The Life Planning Network, and an author. She co-edited Live Smart After 50: The Experts’ Guide to Life Planning in Uncertain Times (2013) and wrote Legacies of the Heart: Living a Life That Matters, published in January 2016.

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Translator turned filmmaker, Alexander C. Totz joins host, Alan Eisenberg, to discuss the long-term effects of bullying and his new documentary film “Mr. Brown’s Class”. Alexander C Totz is a Los Angeles-based writer, French>English translator, and now filmmaker, crowdfunding his short documentary Mr. Brown’s Class on Kickstarter at www.bullyinglasts.com  His new film will in a compassionate and objective way explore the long-term impacts of bullying on him and others.

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Author Jaimi Ilama talks with host, Alan Eisenberg about her “Rescue Me” book series and how our pets help us through tough times. Her last name is an acronym for I Love All My Animals.  She is the Mom of two sons’ and 11 Rescued animals, dogs, cats, and turtles. She has had an animal in her life since she was 4 years old.  She wrote all the books in the Rescue Me series from personal “life lessons” and those she has observed from her animals.  Her dog Dru was her impetus, and the Rescue Me poem, found at the back of all the books is written for him.  Her current book in the series is “The Upstairs Cat”.

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Samir Ranpara, a mindfulness teacher from Portand Mindfulness, joins host Alan Eisenberg for a discussion about the healing powers of mindfulness and meditation and how you can learn to use these in your life. Samir helps his clients by addressing their mental health issues, reduce stress and bring more joy in their lives.

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This special and emotional episode of Healthy University features our special guest, Kirk Smalley. Kirk Smalley is a passionate speaker and activist on the issue of bullying and suicde. He was featured in the movie “Bully” and is the face of the Stand For The Silent movement. Kirk is on a mission to end bullying after losing his 11 year old son, Ty, to suicide due to bullying almost six years to the day of this interview on May 13, 2010. In this episode, host Alan Eisenberg and Kirk talk about his family tragedy and the work he is doing to try to prevent another suicide due to bullying. Kirk has appeared on CNN and has had numerous speaking engagements across Oklahoma and other states to share his tragic story and educate adults and youth alike about the impact of bullying. Additionally, Kirk’s advocacy has led him to the Oklahoma State capital and even the White House. He is currently travelling the country sharing his family’s story and working to make a difference by reaching as many youth as he can.

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