Holly Whitaker is the founder, CEO, and driving force behind Tempest, an online treatment program for substance use disorders and Julia Bernstein is the COO. They join us to talk about Tempest, online treatment, taking a new approach to dealing with substance use disorders, and why now is the time to change your drinking.

Mental health services are sorely lacking for underprivileged and marginalized communities. Felecia Pullen is working to change that in New York, where she opened Manhattan’s first State-funded Recovery Community & Outreach Center, The Pillars. She joins us today to talk about the work she is doing and how her organization is working to help their community in the face of COVID-19.

Dr. Richard Velleman has been helping families all over the world who have a loved one struggling with substances for decades. He shares his techniques, and information, with us here today!

Have you ever been sober curious? Our guest, Ruby Warrington, was so curious she wrote the book and coined the phrase! Now she is going to join us to discuss what it means to be sober curious, what you do with that curiosity, and how the coronavirus social isolation is actually an ideal time to make some changes to your substance use.

Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, author of two best-selling books, and has one of the most viewed TED Talks of all time, How to Make Stress Your Friend. In this episode, we tap into her amazing brain to help us figure out how to make stress your friend when you're totally immersed in it and how to utilize movement when you're stuck in your apartment.

We are in a period of time unprecedented in modern humanity. But luckily, we have some knowledge from our ancient past that can help us! Mindfulness guru Sharon Salzberg joins us today to talk about how we are tolerating the social distancing, tolerating the anxiety of the times, and how mindfulness can help us get through it.

The racial wealth gap and generational wealth are major issues for a majority of Americans. Dr. Lisa Martin comes back on the show to help us understand the racial wealth gap, why it happened, why it's still here, and what we can do about it.

If you've been in therapy (or know someone who has), it's likely you've at least heard of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT. That's because it's outrageously effective for treating many different issues. And today, we have Dr. Kelly Koerner here to talk to us about DBT and help you decide if it would be helpful for you.

When you're dealing with mental health issues, especially substance use disorders, it's normal to feel as though your issues set you apart from everyone else. But, what if what you're dealing with is actually the same as what everyone else is dealing with? And what if your problems are actually your strengths? Dr. Kelly Wilson joins us to discuss how we are all connected and how that can help our mental health.

Brains are truly amazing. Your behaviors can actually change the physiology of your own brain, and hence your life. Dr. Rick Hanson joins us today to talk about your brain, how it impacts your behaviors, and how your behaviors can impact it.