Dr. Bohall is currently a psychological assistant for CHE Services; he provides psychotherapy and psychological assessment services to acute patients in psychiatric skilled nursing facilities. He also serves as a clinical forensic psychological consultant for numerous organizations throughout the greater Los Angeles area where he writes grants for funding opportunities, develops programs for a variety of clinical and forensic populations, provides staff clinical training, and develops research. He is recognized as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (C.R.C.) through the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), and as a Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) through the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC). He also holds a state certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor-II (CADC-II) through the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP). Dr. Bohall has primarily been involved in the field of forensic psychology as he has provided psychotherapy and assessment to a variety of criminal justice clients in the outpatient, inpatient, and correctional settings. He has also completed drug treatment court assessments and made recommendations on client eligibility and appropriateness to participate in the drug treatment court process. He joins hosts Kristin Sunanta Walker and Dan Griffin to discuss his work in depth!  

He can be reached at [email protected]

Dr. Bohall is a presenter at The Evolution of Addiction Treatment conference February of 2017 in Los Angeles, Ca.

Join counselors Melanie Vann and Melissa Richards with new team member Valerie Quintanilla and host Kristin Sunanta Walker on Empowered Empaths.  We talk about compassion and narcissistic personality disorder.  Where/When/How do we maintain or begin the road to self-compassion while detaching from an emotionally abusive relationship/person?  As ususal we get personal about our experiences on this important show.

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Andy Brine is the Founder of The Soul Pathway, he helps individuals embrace each and every aspect of who they are, their Ego, their Self and their Shadow so that they can truly connect with their Soul and Awaken their Inner Hero or Heroine Within. He uses the structure and philosophy of The Heros Journey to help people gain clarity and perspective in their lives and to help them live in alignment with who they are so that they can follow their Soul Pathway.

He has recently developed a phone app entitled "Take Your Hero's Journey", this is available for both iPhone and Android. The app has been designed to allow you to Explore your Hero's Journey in the comfort of your own home. Within the app Andy will guide you through the 12 Stages of your own journey along with exercises to support you on your journey and connect with your Soul path.

You can Download Free for iPhone at: http://bit.ly/TakeYourHerosJourney-iPhone or Android at: http://bit.ly/TakeYourHerosJourney-Android

Join counselors Melanie Vann and Melissa Richards with host Kristin Sunanta Walker on our most popular series: Empowered Empaths. We talk about S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and depression during narcissitic abuse recovery.  We also discuss what to do with the void that is left after the feelings of love are going for your abuser.  Advice on staying no contact or low contact and dealing with the void which will lesson over time as it is replaced with self-care.

Jeff Fink of GoFetchWellness joins host Kristin Walker to interview the hilarious Andy Forrester. We were part of the audience at www.nctide.org where Andy was performing for a room full of behavioral health providers. The incredible Jill Queen, President of NCTide, made the brilliant decision to bring some laughter to this conference. We sat in the audience and laughed until our jaws hurt. Join us as we interview him on the show! 

He has been performing comedy since 1999 and his brand of off the wall humor has made him a club favorite all across the country. His high energy and animated routines have landed him spots opening for such headliners as Marc Maron, Jimmie "JJ" Walker, Kevin Pollak and Greg Giraldo.

Andy's comedy career seems to have been a lifetime in the making, but officially started in 1999 when he joined the local Improv Comedy troupe in Raleigh, NC, Comedy Sportz. From there he began honing his ability to make people laugh without a script, or a clue, eventually becoming one of the premier performers at the newly named Comedy Worx.

In 2008 Andy won the title of Ultimate Comic at the Idiot Box in Greensboro, NC. In 2011 he was part of the Cape Fear Comedy Festival and the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. IN 2013 Andy was nominated for a "Louie", (The Oscars of the Greeting Card world), for one of his jokes that was turned into a greeting card. He was a part of the Laugh Your Asheville festival in August of 2013. He also won the World Series of Comedy satellite in Louisville, KY in April of 2013. He continues to perform all over the country and beyond… when his family lets him.

Check out his website and podcast at www.comicbiga.com.

Join counselors Melanie Vann and Melissa Richards with host Kristin Sunanta Walker discussing an unique topic around narcissism. Narcissists they can overtly and covertly blaze into your life like a freight train and suck the air out of every room they enter. Nice, caring, empathetic people are certainly not immune to their persona especially when you are the target of the month. What they and you don't realize is that an empowered empath will figure it out. It doesn't take long and the dominant personality in that dynamic will be the empath. Based on a email request from one of our largest CODA groups - we were asked to give personal examples and explore this dynamic between all types of narcissists and who really holds the power in those polorizing relationships.  

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Join our friend Eric Casaccio as he discusses his new venture as a life coach after the world-wide success of his film Narcissist. Now Your Life sprang from his experiences with helping individuals suffering from being in narcissistic situations leading Eric's original creation of the Empowerment from Narcissistic Situations Program. He's transformed these experiences into a general life coaching process, The Picture Window of Life, named in honor of his late father. The coaching process creates a safe collaborative space where you can truly thrive.

Eric shares more of his adventures with us on the long, arduous, yet transformative road to healing after narcissistic abuse.

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Join women's sexuality coach Irene Fehr discussing her mission to help people have more love in their sex life and more sex in their love life. A somatic sex educator and coach, she is helping women who’ve experiences loss of libido and sex drive to feel the fire of desire in their bodies and rekindle physical intimacy after life-altering events such as childbirth, menopause, divorce as well as cancer treatment. She also teaches men how to support women in exploring & owning their sexuality and create a nurturing and exciting sex life. 

The important role of pleasure - sexual pleasure, in women's sexuality and especially libido. Women are severely malnourished in pleasure in our "on all the time", do everything culture - it's the last thing on the to-do list. Touch is the most important thing for women's sexual healing, embodiment and turn-on. Touch reconnect us to our bodies and activates our sexual system. And not only that, it heals and repairs damage to our nervous system, which then allows the sexual system to turn on. When you separate touch from the confines of sex (when it's done for its own sake, for the experience of it, and not for the end-goal of orgasm), it becomes nourishing (then orgasm flows).

The challenge around sex is that so few of us feel empowered to ask for what we want. Conditioned by centuries of being service providers of sex, we've been having sex according to male standards, based on the male sexuality and orgasm model. And it does not work for many of us. Our sexuality is not just relevant in the bedroom; it's the same system that fuels our confidence, our voice, our ability to stand up for ourselves, our ability to love and nurture, and creativity. Understanding our own sexuality, owning it - the shifts happen all over in our lives. 

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Ms. Farley is Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for the National Council for Behavioral Health, where she monitors federal legislation and regulations related to behavioral health and health reform; educates members on policy developments and trends; mobilizes grassroots campaigns to support public policies that strengthen the mental health and addiction safety net; and directs the National Council's annual Hill Day.  We discuss Mental Health First Aid!

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Born and raised in outback Australia, Cameron Brown is proud to have turned his dream and passion for helping others into a socially conscious company that has impacted millions of lives around the world.  His mission in both business and life is to connect, inspire and change the world, and as founder of The Thriving Collective, he loves helping people breakthrough their limits and achieve their highest potential.

Cameron and our host Kristin Sunanta Walker take podcasting to a new level where nothing, especially vulnerability, is off the table. Get ready to pause and rewind several times for taking notes.  These two are unstoppable forces of positive energy!

Through the talks Cameron gives, people he coaches, and music & videos he creates that have an audience in 195 countries, he loves discussing topics including human potential, happiness, creative thinking, social isolation and living an extraordinary life.

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