Sit back and enjoy the very first episode from the Social Distancing series. Seeing that we are all spending more time alone than usual we might as well get to know ourselves better. Here is how to do that. 

Brian Costello, LMSW, CASAC II, is a Therapist at Core Mental Health Counseling. Sean and Brian have a conversation about Brians journey, the importance of keeping Mental Health and everyday household topic, and the struggles that men have when it comes to Mental Health. Find out more about Core Mental Health at their website.

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Bonnie Gordon is the Senior Communications and Project Manager at Spectrum Health & Human Services. Bonnie shares about the challenges that come with having a child who struggles with anxiety, what these challenges have taught her about herself, and how talking about everything with your family helps reduce stigma.

In this episode of Room 9 Sean sits down with a Room 9 Regular, Matthew Oliver. Sean and Matt touch base on the importance of having a plan incase a relapse or lapse happens. Setting a plan up for yourself and your family members can prevent overreaction and further destructive behaviors.

In this collaborative episode Sean sits down with three wonderful ladies from Spectrum Health & Human Services Housing Department, Alyssa Hebeler, Colleen Gress, and Stacy Arlain. Sean and the "Trio" discuss the services they provide at Spectrum, why they decided to get into this field of service, and how they feel privileged to be able to serve the Wester New York Community. 

Kevin Strauss is a Speaker, Trainer, Emotional Health Guru, and the CEO of Uchi. In this episode Kevin discusses the importance of connection, the power you get when some one believes in you, and the reason why he wanted to create an app like "Uchi".

Once again Room 9 brings you a collaborative podcast episode with Spectrum Health & Human Services. In this episode your host sits down with Christen Doyle and Sarah Kozlowski. Christen is a Senior RN and Sarah is  the Senior LPN at Spectrum Health's 1280 Main St. location in Buffalo New York. These two wonderful ladies discuss why they got into this field, what a day of work looks like for them, and some things they would love to see happen in the future.

Tony Gill has been in Recovery for over 5 years and is the owner of Vapor Chain, located in Buffalo, New York. Tony touches base on why he struggled with Substance Use and how he finally found success in recovery after multiple attempts.

John Flynn is the District Attorney in Erie County in New York State. Sean & Christine talk with John about their experience through the court system, How John's path lead him to where he is today, and how the opiate crisis has affected the judicial system in Western new York.

"The Know Our Leaders" project was created for the purpose to allow people to get to know the personalities that sacrifice on a daily basis in order to help and serve those who are struggling with SUD & Mental Health. In the second installment of the KOL Project Sean talks with Jim Prosser. Jim is the Supervisor for the Treatment Courts for Horizon Health Services. His main duty is to be the bridge of communication between the courts and the clinical staff at Horizon Health. Jim shares about how he got into this field, why he is passionate, and the rewards he gets from his role at Horizon-Health.