Lift and Make Lighter

Pharmacist and entrepreneur Koby Taylor joins Tom Telford to challenge the broken "sick care" system. Kobe shares his own journey from 9 prescription meds and 6 doctors to genuine wellness, and explains why most Americans are nutritionally deficient, how drugs can deplete key nutrients, and why asking better questions is the path forward for better health. A must-listen for anyone who suspects there's more to health than symptom management.

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

Tom and Arden and talk with Justin Keate, the principal of Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah. Justin sits at one of the crossroads of mental health. Teachers interact and can have more impact than so many other factors in kids and student's lives. Justin talks about his dedication and belief in preparing his students to have transcendent skills that help them understand and succeed in the career field. He touches on the importance of teachers and their incredible and unique ability to adapt and help their students individually and in group settings. Justin is an innovator that has brought incredible change and progress to student led programs and after school activities that help students connect with their community. 

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

Cecilie Ott is a LMFT and Owner of Desert Consulting and Counseling. She specializes in working with trauma, couples, and families. She has incredible insight when it comes to taking back your nervous system and healing from past trauma. She aspires to help the people she works with to truly heal from their past traumas through her work. 

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

Tom sits down with Debee Gold and Haley Kapp from Gold Counseling. This mother and daughter duo have created intake and hiring systems that help clinicians and clients build relationships catered to them and their needs and expertise. They touch on authenticity and relating to your clients, they touch on helping clients understand communication styles, and they touch on their unique approach to workplace culture and clinician development. 

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

Welcome to Lift and Make Lighter! This episode features Nichole Rammell LSCW. She is the founder of Sunrise Mental Health Services in Southern Utah. Tom Telford and Arden Smith sit down with Nichole to discuss Trauma work, Somatic Therapy, navigating family trauma dynamics and Nichole's immense breadth of knowledge and dedication to learning more. 

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

Andrea Beckstrom PMHNP and Shannon Ricks LMFT sit down to discuss the world of eating disorders and some misinterpretations and potential harms that can happen due to misinformation and misunderstanding. Shannon is a eating disorder specialist and CEO of Modern Eve, a disruptive and unruly mental health company based around eating disorders and trauma work. She is fantastic and her unique experience brings added expertise to a field that many know very little about. Shannon and Andrea speak on shared experience, unrealistic expectations, and harmful practices that can move individuals into unhealthy relationships with food. We cannot thank Shannon enough for being on!

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

Shawn Warren, a clinical director at LÉVO, sits down with Kyle Barth, an LMFT with extensive experience in trauma and relationship-based therapy. They speak on accessing and understanding vulnerability, parenting, the role social media plays, and how it affects self-image and self-worth in ourselves and children.

For more information on Kyle Barth and his work at Impactful Counseling, visit https://impactfulcounseling.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/impactfulkyle/

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

On this episode, Tom Telford sits down with Utah therapist Zach Golding to explore how movement—especially time on a bike—can unlock conversations, regulate stress, and build confidence in ways the therapy office sometimes can’t.

From his early days at Utah Valley University and the University of Utah to working in juvenile detention and youth crisis shelters, Zach shares how bike commuting became his own daily reset after carrying the emotional weight of intense clinical work. Along the way, he discovered something powerful: teenage boys who shut down in a therapy room would open up on two wheels.

Together, they unpack:

• Why bilateral movement (and principles used in EMDR) help the brain process stress
• The difference between “earned” dopamine from movement and “cheap” dopamine from scrolling and compulsive habits
• The rising tide of loneliness—especially among young men
• How boredom, discomfort, and effort actually build identity and resilience

You’ll also hear the inspiring story behind Zach’s weekly school “bike bus,” inspired by Coach Sam Balto, which grew to 70+ kids riding together—teachers included—creating confidence, connection, and community before the school day even begins.

This is a conversation about movement as medicine, therapy as sacred work, and how sometimes the path forward starts by simply riding it out.

Find Zach at ridethisout.com and on Instagram @ride.this.out.

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

In this episode of the Lift and Make Lighter podcast, Andrea Beckstrom, the medical director at LÉVO and the podcast sponsor, engages in a candid discussion with Michael Ruoho, the clinical director at Arcadia Counseling. Mike shares his extensive experience in residential treatment and his transition into private practice, emphasizing his work with trauma, addiction, and pornography. The conversation delves into the importance of addressing underlying issues in addiction, rebuilding trust in relationships, and breaking the stigma surrounding addiction. They also discuss effective therapeutic practices, such as full disclosure and the concept of 'Face, Replace, and Connect.' This episode offers valuable insights and hope for those dealing with addiction and trauma, as well as their loved ones

For more information on Mike and Arcadia Counseling, visit https://arcadiacounseling.com/

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health. 

In this episode of Lift and Make Lighter, Dr. Austin Heaps sits down with Zack Butterfield, a CMHC and BCN ( Board Certified Neurofeedback Therapist). They touch on their mutual love for hunting, the patience and similarities associated with the self-assessment found in the outdoors, and in improving mental health. They speak on Zack's incredible work with Neuralfeedback and the work his clinic, Butterfield Counseling Network, is doing. Understanding how your mind functions on a data-driven scale can help you better understand your mental health story.

Interested in the services LÉVO offers or more about the podcast, visit https://levomind.com/

For more information on Zack and Butterfield Counseling, visit https://butterfieldcn.com/

The Lift and Make Lighter podcast is presented by, LÉVO, a mind care company specializing in comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our approach includes personalized plans that may involve therapy, responsible medication management, and additional tools to help navigate a path to better mental health.