SpectrumHealth Journey

Award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, concert pianist, playwright, and survivor advocate Rebecca Magnuson lived with abuse as a child and in her marriage. Music helped give her the strength to move on...and help other individuals, too.

Tom Tharp, Spectrum Health clinician talks about the impact of trauma on individuals and their friends and families, too. He also reminds us that Rural Health Day is November 19.

Recovery and healing can start with conversation: join us!

Kindness can change the world, but violence often intervenes.

Bullying – whether your child is the target or the bully – is every parent’s nightmare. October’s podcast offers solid info for families on how to discourage these behaviors.

Brie Kishel Program and Operations Manager, Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, talks about this year’s conference, Shared Voices: Youth and Community Participatory Approaches to Preventing Violence and Promoting Wellness.

Casey FitzGerald, School Based Counselor for Spectrum Health, shares insights on how to guide youth away from bullies and bullying.

September's podcast celebrates the start of the new school year!

Casey FitzGerald, School Based Counselor for Spectrum Health, shares the impact social media has on youth.

Albert Pulida, New York's Deputy Secretary for Finance and Technology, talks about the SAFE for Kids Act and Gov. Hochul's priorities for youth and mental health.

Cameron Burns, Community Engagement Director for Crisis Services, shares hope for Suicide Awareness Prevention Month.

This month our conversation is about International Overdose Awareness Day which is August 31 and events and resources here in WNY. Give a listen!

Mental health support isn't limited to counseling centers and doctor's offices...there's strength and support in our communities, too. Join us to meet: Kenneth Allen from Signature Cutz in Buffalo, a barbershop, that's also a safe space to talk about mental health and wellness; and Melissa Foster from the Kenmore Village Improvement Society talks about community wellness and how neighbors work together to ward off loneliness. Marissa Ries from Spectrum Health Buffalo Hope COMPS shares a Mindfulness Moment.

Mental health services are popping up all over...not just in counseling centers or offices or hospitals. Services are more available and more accessible - and more importantly - more comfortable for people who may be reluctant to take that first step.

Cameron Burns from Crisis Services talks about the expansion of the Crisis to Care Collaborative.

Tom Tharp from Spectrum Health's Wyoming County Counseling Center talks about the Mobile Therapy Unit.

Kate Hill from Spectrum Health Buffalo Hope joins us for a moment of mindfulness, too.

This month we focus on two agencies with events that celebrate accomplishments and spread awareness!

Melinda DuBois, Executive Director, Mental Health Advocates of WNY talks about the agency and its annual recognition event.

Jeanmarie Cieslica, Volunteer, Greater Buffalo Food Allergy Alliance and Dr. Amanda Whitehouse, licensed school and counseling psychologist and host of the "Don't Feed the Fear" podcast share valuable information about the connection between food allergies and wellness.

Don't let stress rain down on your April days! April is Stress Awareness Month Will Christopher, a Community Wellness Specialist from Spectrum Health's Buffalo Hope COMPS team shares tips and techniques for reigning in stress. spectrumHealth & Human Services Buffalo Hoper Andrea Pierce, LMHC, Founder of HCOC Mental Health Corporation, talks about self-care in the helping professions because April is also Counselor Awareness Month.

We talk music and radio with Chuck Stevens from the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service. Dan Lukasik and Mark Anthony Dellas preview a new documentary called Travels With George about the power of friendship. In the Hope segment, Christina Jakubowski from Spectrum Health reminds us that Mental Health Matters every day!

This month we open our hearts to our community's more vulnerable individuals. Join Malene and Bob for some insightful conversations.

Randy Hoak, Commissioner of Senior Services for Erie County shares resources for older Western New Yorkers who are looking for ways to be active and engaged.

Tanya Drake is Spectrum Health's Re-Entry Coordinator. She tells us about her team's work in helping individuals acclimate to the community after incarceration.