Jonathan Hunt Glassman is a healthcare entrepreneur, founder of Oar Health, and someone who spent over 15 years navigating his own battle with alcohol use disorder before discovering the tools that actually work.

Most people think beating addiction is about willpower — just stopping. But here's the thing: 30 million Americans have alcohol use disorder, yet less than 2% are ever treated with the medications proven to help. The gap between struggling and getting the right support isn't a lack of effort. It's a lack of access, awareness, and honest conversation. This episode changes that.

Expect to learn what addiction actually is and why the clinical definition might surprise you, how alcohol affects the body from head to toe and why it ages you faster, why 15 years of searching for the right tool is more common than people admit, how medication-assisted treatment works and why it doesn't simply replace one addiction with another, why healthy reward pathways are just as important as cutting back, how childhood trauma and addiction are deeply connected in ways most people never acknowledge, the difference between a slip, a lapse, and a relapse and why that distinction could save your recovery, why recovery is almost never a straight line and how to keep moving forward anyway, what building a personalised recovery toolkit actually looks like, how social acceptance of alcohol makes it the hardest addiction to escape, why self-awareness is one of the most powerful early recovery tools, and much more.

This conversation will challenge how you think about addiction, resilience, and what it really means to change your relationship with something that society tells you is perfectly fine.

What if your depression or memory issues are actually a warning sign from your metabolism?. We speak with functional medicine practitioner Dr. Smith about the powerful connection between your gut, your hormones, and your brain. We discuss the physical stressors that mimic emotional stress, the inverse relationship between cortisol and insulin, and why the "health food" you are eating might be causing inflammation. Plus, Dr. Smith reveals why standard thyroid tests might be missing the real issue: the immune system.

In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto sits down with Judy to discuss a life defined by extreme resilience and the search for meaning within suffering. Judy opens up about the "decade of survival" where she cared for her daughter, Tatum, who has a genetic disorder, while simultaneously caring for her first husband, Colin, as he battled and eventually succumbed to cancer. She discusses the difference between "coping" and merely "reacting" to survival situations, noting that true processing often only comes years after the crisis has passed. The conversation then shifts to her second marriage, exploring the insidious nature of narcissistic abuse. Judy details how she was gaslit into questioning her own sanity and how she eventually reclaimed her power by realizing that while we cannot control our circumstances, we can always control our reaction to them.

In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto sits down with the founder of Quantum Research for a paradigm-shifting conversation about the biological roots of mental health conditions.

The discussion begins with a powerful personal story: the guest’s journey to heal his son from a severe autism diagnosis by looking past the label to find underlying biological triggers like high copper levels and nutritional deficiencies. Moving beyond the standard medical advice, they explore how "accidental" discoveries led to a deeper understanding of how toxins, infections, and diet influence the brain.

In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto interviews Mark, the founder of MyBrainRestore, who shares his incredible story of defying a dual diagnosis of Stage 3 Parkinson’s syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.

Mark opens up about the devastating moment he received his diagnosis—likely linked to water contamination at the Camp Lejeune military base—and his refusal to accept that there was "no solution". Instead of resigning himself to a decline, he poured over medical research, eventually uncovering a Japanese study where mice were 100% cured of similar neurological conditions using a specific natural compound.

Mark’s journey from being unable to navigate familiar roads to running a marathon for the Michael J. Fox Foundation is a testament to the power of persistence and thinking outside the pharmaceutical box

In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto welcomes grief coach and author Leah Turner for a deep dive into the complexities of loss. Leah shares her powerful journey through a "compounding" three-year season of grief, including the death of her father, losing her home to a fire, and supporting her son through addiction. Together, they explore the radical idea that grief, when fully processed, can lead to a deeper appreciation for the simple joys of life.

In this episode of Mental Matters, host Asekho Toto sits down with parenting coach and author Shridhevi Veerappan for a candid and deeply personal conversation about the complexities of raising children and the mental health challenges often hidden in motherhood.

Shridhevi opens up about her own harrowing experience with her first child—an emergency C-section followed by three weeks in the ICU—and the crushing "mom guilt" and potential postpartum depression that followed. Together, they deconstruct the myth that motherhood is naturally easy, emphasizing that being a "good mom" doesn't mean doing it all alone; it means having the courage to ask for support.

Can you explain the "Red Pill" movement through quantum physics? In this episode of Mental Matters, we take a fascinating turn away from the standard talking points to explore the energetics behind modern masculinity .

Our guest, Kerry Bouzaglo—a 55-year-old author with a Master’s degree in East Asian Religious Studies—breaks down her spiritual connection to figures like Myron Gaines, Justin Waller, and Andrew Tate . She challenges the core Red Pill tenant that "high value" men require multiple women, arguing instead that this desire stems from avoidant attachment styles and unhealed trauma rather than biological imperative .

Shruti Sethi is a holistic health coach, cancer survivor, and founder of Awana Health.

At 34, Shruti was a fashion designer living what looked like a healthy life - vegetarian diet, regular gym sessions, an active lifestyle. Then came a cancer diagnosis that shattered everything she thought she knew about health. Here's the thing - when she traced back her steps, she discovered something most doctors never ask about: chronic stress, suppressed emotions, and a body constantly running in fight-or-flight mode. The illness wasn't random. Her immune system had been sending warning signs for a year before the diagnosis.

Expect to learn why stress can trigger cancer cells and how the mind-body connection works, what happens when you live in denial about your mental health, how nutrition directly affects your brain function and emotional resilience, why changing your diet can transform your energy and mental clarity in just two weeks, the crucial role of early childhood in forming mental health patterns, why parents need to model vulnerability for their children, what schools are getting wrong about mental health support, practical daily habits for calming your nervous system including nature exposure and grounding, and much more.

This conversation will challenge how you think about the connection between physical illness and emotional wellbeing.

Follow Shruti:Instagram: @shruti_sethi_Website: https://awaanahealth.com/

Angelo Valenti is a psychologist, leadership coach, and author of "You're Making This Way Too Hard: Find Your Easy Way to Enjoy Life."

Most people are grinding toward a version of success that isn't even theirs. Here's the thing - they're following scripts written by society, parents, or peers, and wondering why achievement feels hollow. Angelo spent decades coaching leaders and realized the same pattern kept emerging: high performers chasing external validation while ignoring what actually brings them joy. The breakthrough? You can't lead others effectively until you've stopped betraying yourself.

Expect to learn the key difference between therapy and coaching and why one looks backward while the other moves you forward, why Angelo abandoned a family legacy in dentistry to pursue psychology, what the "Sunday night test" reveals about your workplace culture, the two questions every hiring manager should ask before bringing someone onto their team, why you can't truly love others until you love yourself first, how to create an environment where honest feedback flows without fear, why a learning mindset is the difference between growth and intellectual death, practical strategies for self-care that go beyond the physical, and much more.

This conversation will challenge how you think about success, self-worth, and what it actually takes to lead a fulfilling life.

Follow Angelo Valenti:Website: https://thecompanypsychologist.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelovalentiphd/