OnTopic with Empathia

How much of our brains are dedicated to remembering old jingles and theme songs? Why do certain songs make us so emotional? And most importantly - can Music Therapy work for just about anybody? Following up from Episode 22, Rick Hoaglund returns to the studio with Nancy Dexter-Schabow to talk about just how valuable Music Therapy can be as a tool for communication with nonverbal clients, by activating the various parts of the brain that illicit physical, emotional, and even inherent neurological responses.

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Have you ever heard the expression, "Music is good for the soul? "Turns out, it's good for your mental health too! Whether you can carry a tune or not, Music Therapist Nancy Dexter-Schabow says that every one of us has a song in their heart and that everybody, even the hard of hearing, can learn and grow through the benefits of music therapy. That's why she's sitting down with host Rick Hoaglund for a two-part conversation on the nature of music in physical and emotional healing, how music therapy is actually a practice dating all the way back to biblical times, and the secret to getting into an industry that's only growing as people continue to seek out new healing methods.

Whether it's delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion, and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.


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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise - or at least it would, if so many of us weren't suffering from sleeping disorders. In their follow-up from last week's conversation on the effects of sleep on mental health, host Rick Hoaglund and Dr. Rajesh Balagani dig into sleeping disorders - why they happen, how they affect us, and what we can do to curb the trend - before diving into REM cycles, therapeutic remedies, and how you can optimize your resting hours to get the maximum benefit from a good night's rest.

Whether it's delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion, and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.

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When you go to bed, are you one of the lucky people can simply turn off the lights and drift into dreamland? Or are you, like millions of other Americans, struggling to fall asleep? In Part One of this Two-Part exploration into Sleep and it's effects on Mental Health, Dr. Rajesh Balagani explains why sleep is so important on a biological level to our larger wellbeing, and how a few simple steps can start to curb poor resting habits in practically everybody's life.

Whether it's delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion, and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.

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Is it better to run, hide, or fight? When it comes to responding to an active shooter, there's drills, strategies, and even testimonials that you can train on, but Dr. Schoenfeldt says that teaching's the real secret. Following up from last week, Kelly dives back into active shooter response management with Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt, an emergency management professional with experience going back to responding to Sandy Hook in December of 2012, to talk about how various communities have responded to their own tragedies since, and what we can do to be more aware in case it happens again.

Whether it's delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion, and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.

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Active Shooter. It's a phrase that strikes an immediate sense of warning in all of us; a notion so terrible that many of us can only hope we'll never be forced to face it in our own communities. But for some, tragedy may have already struck, and gaining a greater understanding of the problem may be one of the keys to developing a more empathetic, understanding community. That's what Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt thinks anyway - she's an emergency management professional who has extensive background and experience in active shooter responses of all different natures. That's why she's sitting down with Kelly Parbs to talk about facing the problem head on in Part One of this Two-Part series on Active Shooter Awareness - and how communities can start to lay the groundwork now for a stronger and healthier emergency infrastructure.

Whether it's delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion, and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.

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Self care. It's a relatively new term as far as understanding mental health is concerned when it comes to the general population, but it's not often something people really think about in regards to their own well-being. Like in Mexico, where Deborah Loffler says people think about self care more as going to the gym to get physically fit rather than in their own minds. Or in New Zealand, where Jolie Wills says people are really starting warming up to the idea after the Christchurch earthquake. In Part 2 of this special panel on Mental Health around with World, Jill Sanchez returns with guests Deborah, Jolie, Steph Evans, and Sara Laskowski to talk about normalizing mental health care, and the kinds of barriers we tend to put up around ourselves, our homes, and our workplaces, that can get in the way.

Whether it's delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion, and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.

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North, south, east, west—no matter where you are everybody struggles with mental health. World Mental Health Day, on October 10th, is a chance to remember that none of us are alone. All over the world people share the same feelings of excitement, sadness, melancholy, and more, regardless of their situation. That's why, this week, Jill Sanchez is kicking off a two-part panel discussion from some of our favorite new and returning guests to OnTopic—Jolie Wills from New Zealand, Deborah Loffler from Mexico, Steph Evans from the United Kingdom, and Sara Laskowski from the United States—to talk about the struggles they've shared working with other people around the world and what World Mental Health Day means to them.

Whether it's delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion, and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.

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There's a surprising amount of signs that can precede a suicide attempt. People may experience symptoms of melancholy, rapid moodswings, severe depression, and more. In this follow-up from our previous episode, Rick Hoaglund joins Clark Flatt, President and Founder of the Jason Foundation, to talk about the signs you may be able to spot for suicide prevention and the best ways to communicate with a potential victim in times of crisis.

If you or a loved one are experiencing a crisis, you are not alone. Dial 911, 988, 1-800-273-TALK, or text 'JASON' to 741741. Find out how to get involved at the Jason Foundation at https://www.jasonfoundation.com.

Whether it is delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.

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Warning: The following interview contains graphic depictions of suicide. Viewer discretion is advised.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of preventable death in our nation today. Every week, Americans lose an average of more than 125 youths to this tragedy. As waters continue to rise, what can be done? How can parents help? And is there anything we can do to prevent it? Rick Hoaglund sits down with Clark Flatt, President and Founder of The Jason Foundation, to talk about the signs, solutions, and how the foundation got started following a terrible tragedy in the summer of 1997.

If you or a loved one are experiencing a crisis, you are not alone. Dial 911, 988, 1-800-273-TALK, or text 'JASON' to 741741. Find out how to get involved at the Jason Foundation at https://www.jasonfoundation.com.

Whether it is delivering a high-value employee assistance program, student support, or responding to a crisis in your organization or community, OnTopic with Empathia brings competence, compassion and commitment to those who need it most. Find out more at https://www.empathia.com.

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