The Behavioral Corner

We all have our “ups and downs.” So does Tanya Ruhl. Only her moods often swing dramatically, from very high to crushingly low. Tanya, Communications Project Manager at Retreat Behavioral Health, joins us this time on the Corner discussing her struggle with and managing bipolar disorder.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

Karmai Alexander knows first hand the damage trauma can cause. She also knows trauma and its aftermath can be overcome. Karmai found relief from her PTSD through art. She’s hanging with us this time on the Behavioral Corner with her story and her artwork as well.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

Nikki Soda had “game.” An elite athlete growing up in a supportive middle-class family, Nikki was the golden girl, a competitor who loved to win. None of it mattered, though, once she began drinking. 

Nikki joins us on the Behavioral Corner this time to share the “game plan” that returned her to sobriety. As always, come hang with us on the Corner.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

Cancer arrived in Suzanne Miller’s life with a cruel vengeance. As she and her family dealt with her husband’s diagnosis, Suzanne discovered her own cancer. On the Corner this week, a family’s battle with cancer and the role yoga played in this survivor’s story.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

The ads promise to tell “the story of your family” through genetic tracing. The results can be surprising. When it comes to gene tracing or racial makeup, nothing is as simple as black or white.  University of Pennsylvania researcher Associate Professor Wendy Roth helps us understand it all and whether it’s actually possible to look forward by looking back.

DNA, race, and ancestors this time on the Corner, the BehavioralCorner. Come hang with us.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

How large is the mental health crisis in general, and how much larger is it in minority communities? These are the questions answered this time on the Behavioral Corner. Racial disparities in mental health services are the topic with guests Jackie James, P.R.Director for Retreat Behavioral Health, New Haven, CT, and Germano Kimbro, a community activist, breaks in down on the “Corner.” Join us.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

When TJ Griffin decided he had something to share with at-risk kids, he didn't look for them to come to him. He went to them, in "the hood."

Preaching the gospel of Hip Hop culture through his "Vision Program," TJ delivered a message of hope. "Just 'cause you're born in the hood doesn't me you have to die there."

TJ's with us on the Behavioral Corner, hangin' and speaking powerfully on the Art of the Hustle.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

We all know the story of Icarus, who flew too high and crashed to earth. So does AJ Daulerio. As the editor of the wildly successful website “Deadspin,” AJ had the world in his hands when it all came tumbling down in a haze of arrogance and drugs.

It’s a hell of a story, and he shares it with us on the Behavioral Corner. As always, please hang with us too. The Behavioral Corner. A podcast about .... everything.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

Issues surrounding race continue to trouble our society, and no group is more aware of this than social workers. Race and racism are often at the center of their important work as well as their careers.

R.A. Sexton, Clinical Supervisor with Retreat Behavioral Health, is with us this time on the Corner addressing race and white supremacy in social work.

Join us on The Behavioral Corner to learn more about this most important topic.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.

What happens when food becomes an addiction? Nothing good, that’s for sure. But there is help for folks with severe eating disorders, and Dr. Rhona Epstein has spent her career treating these disorders. She’s with us this time on the Corner. The Behavioral Corner, and we invite you to join us.

-------------------------------
The Behavioral Corner is produced in partnership with Retreat Behavioral Health -- where healing happens.