On Your Mind

By Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D.Alternative Health Health & Fitness Mental Health Education Self-Improvement

On Your Mind episodes

July 30, 2021Emotional CPR And Mental Health Recovery With Lauren Spiro
The road to mental health recovery is a long and often arduous process. Often, many face challenges and discrimination, but with the right support system, it can be done. In this episode, Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D. interviews educator and mental health advocate, Lauren Spiro. Lauren shares her journey towards mental health and the opportunities she has received to help others reach their recovery. She also shares her thoughts on the educational process she helped pioneer – emotional CPR.

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45 min
July 20, 2021The End Of Self-Help: Learn How To Live In The Moment With Dr. Gail Brenner
Sometimes the thoughts that you have in your head can act like an inner critic that will just lower your self-esteem. It's always best to block out those negative thoughts and focus on living in the present. Self-help mechanisms like meditation, yoga, and breathwork can help. These are all the things Dr. Gail Brenner recommends. Gail is an author and psychologist who encourages people to find their inner peace. She will teach you how to fix your self-esteem and the importance of meditation. She will also talk about her book, The End of Self-Help to further delve into the topics at hand. Join in and learn how to live in the moment in this episode of On Your Mind with Dr. Timothy J. Hayes.

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42 min
July 13, 2021Healing The Whole Person: Mental Health And Spirituality With Reverend Steven Steinberger-Domienik
Modern medicine treats mental health symptoms instead of healing the whole person. Many times, the cause of these issues are traumatic events and failing relationships. The show’s guest in this episode is Reverend Steven Steinberger-Domienik, who is also a mental health counselor. Reverend Steven discusses with Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D. his experiences of helping mental health clients. Listen to this episode to understand the relationship between mental health and spirituality. Tune in!

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42 min
June 29, 2021Wayne Dumas On How The Optimal Being Program Changed His Life
If a good leader can admit to their own weaknesses and work hard on addressing them, the entire team will surely benefit as well. When Wayne Dumas desired to unlock a better version of himself, he turned to the Optimal Being Program. Joining Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D., the COO of Network Data Systems shares the fruits of being part of this particular program. He explains how he learned to handle his emotions accordingly, started to get into meaningful conversations, and become a more confident leader who doesn’t second guess. Wayne also talks about the optimal tools he gathered from the program, allowing him to set better goals and perceptions as an effective leader.

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34 min
June 22, 2021How Leaders Can Support Their Teams To Become Optimal Beings With Mark Hattas And Rex Montague Bauer
People cannot function properly if their problems and burdens are left unchecked. They need to fix what is inside of them and they can't do it alone. In this episode, you will learn how you can, as a leader, support your team to become optimal beings. Timothy J. Hayes brings Mark Hattas and Rex Montague-Bauer, the founders of Rookha Group Inc and Journey's Dream, to this conversation. Their goal is to give leaders a more active role in supporting their people's mental and emotional state. They do this by using the optimal being program. Learn more about the principles and elements of wellbeing and how to use them in your workplace.

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47 min
June 15, 2021The Art Of Healing Through The Forgiveness Process With Diederik Wolsak
Dealing with depression, anxiety, and other forms of psychological suffering is difficult. Diederik Wolsak joins Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D. to talk about his healing center and how the forgiveness process helps in the whole healing process. He is the founder and program director of Choose Again Attitudinal Healing Centre that helps people transform their life again, by learning to identify and release the psychological blocks that keep them from living life to the fullest. Diederik himself has been through the dark path of his life and through discovering his process of healing, he is now helping others heal through the painful patterns and return home with a renewed sense of purpose and vitality. Join him in this episode as he takes us deeper into it.

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53 min
June 08, 2021Same Here Global: Why Mental Health Should Be Part Of Our Daily Conversation With Dr. Andrew Pleener
Have you been through a stressful challenge in your life that’s impacted your body? Today’s guest is Dr. Andrew Pleener, the Founder and Director of #SameHere Psych Alliance. In this episode, Dr. Pleener discusses with Timothy Hayes, Psy.D. how mental health should not be a topic limited to the 1 in 5 labeled with mental illness, but for 5 in 5 because owing to the fact that we all face challenges in life. If we don’t pay attention to our mental health, our physical health will be impacted as well. Are you ready to make mental health a part of everyday conversation? Then this episode is for you. Tune in!

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39 min
May 25, 2021Creating Positive Change In People’s Lives By Learning To Relieve The Effects Of Past Trauma With Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D.
Are you aware that the physical pain you’re feeling can be connected to past trauma? Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D., a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in relieving post-traumatic stress symptoms talks with Mitzi Montague-Bauer about the connection between physical pain and emotional trauma. He explains that majority of our discomfort is directly related to our mental, emotional processing and sometimes, what we feel physically or emotionally is a product of misuse of our mental energy. He highlights the importance of dealing with the roots of pain because he says that change doesn’t happen unless you apply the tools to do something.

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41 min
May 11, 2021Mission 22: Transitioning From Combat To The Civilian World With Marcus Farris
How do you close a chapter of your life that means so much to you? A lot of combat veterans, even veterans with other experiences, have trouble transitioning from combat. Veteran Wellness Coordinator Marcus Farris tells Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D. how Mission 22 came upon and the way it helps veterans deal with trauma, learn to embrace new things, and transition to their new life. He explains that with Mission 22, they also teach health but in a way that tells veterans and spouses to take personal responsibility to their healing journey and that they make use of different resources that aid healing and transitioning in so many ways.

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32 min
May 04, 2021How To Fight Sleep Issues And Improve Sleep Quality With Dr. Nishi Bhopal
Fighting sleep issues isn’t as easy as counting sheep at night. As Dr. Nishi Bhopal, a board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine shares with Timothy J. Hayes, most of the time, what helps improve our sleep quality has more to do with our lifestyle during the day than what we do during nighttime. Dr. Nishi highlights 3 important elements that are integral in creating better quality sleep and also touches on the subject of using sleeping pills, their effects, what they do, and how they could actually do more harm than good. Find out how you can improve your quality of sleep at night by digging deeper into the factors that affect sleep.

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38 min

About On Your Mind

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What’s on your mind? Are you or a loved one struggling with mental health challenges? Do you have a specific personal or professional interest in mental health? Perhaps you are looking to build…

mental and emotional resiliency. The On Your Mind podcast by Journey’s Dream brings together professionals in the field who are successfully supporting people through mental health challenges to a place of true and lasting well-being. Here you will find hope and inspiration. You will walk away with practical tools and pathways to innovative, effective solutions. Connect to a community who believes you can be well and will support you moving from a place of fear to a place of opportunity.Every week, our host Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D, will be joined by practitioners, thought leaders, and experts in the field of mental health who offer solutions, actual next steps, and tangible tools. In addition to professionals, the podcast will feature individuals sharing their own inspirational stories of transformation and recovery. About Journey’s Dream –Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, suicide, psychosis, eating disorders, behavioral disorders, trauma. These are just some of the mental health challenges experienced by people of all ages, races, and social classes. The non-profit organization, Journey’s Dream, was founded on the belief that restoring wellness involves more than recovering from symptoms and that mental health challenges can be opportunities for personal transformation. Journey’s Dream is a portal to a world of mental health solutions, including:- Practitioner Network: access to a global network of professional who practice functional medicine and integrative mental health care, and who believe that mental illness can be temporary. – Digital Solutions Portal: a collection of tools, programs, and resources that have been used to bring about mental wellness.- Mentoring Program: a community of skilled mentors and peers who have experienced healing following trauma and mental health challenges.- Public Education: At Journey’s Dream we are passionate about changing the narrative around mental illness; shifting the conversation from one of fear and struggle to one of hope and solutions. This is achieved through the On Your Mind podcast and blog, three books published by our founders and local/national speaking engagements.- Optimal Being Program: The founders of Journey’s Dream have invested more than $1,000,000 of private funding to develop, implement and refine a state-of-the-art, multimedia experience called the Optimal Being® program. About Our Host —-Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Crystal Lake, Illinois. With 44+ years of experience supporting individuals and families, Dr. Hayes integrates mind/body techniques into a client-friendly model that emphasizes how people possess within themselves the resources necessary to deal effectively with a wide variety of problems and challenges.Through therapy and support groups, Dr. Hayes has helped countless individuals and families. Offering “cutting edge” mental health services, he integrates some of the newest and most effective approaches into a results-oriented therapy style. Dr. Hayes employs such tools as EMDR (trauma reduction technique), Depth Oriented Brief Therapy Training (Coherence Therapy), Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET), the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), and the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST).In addition to his role as therapist and parenting expert, he speaks professionally on a wide variety of topics related to mental health, relationships, and the mind/body connection.