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It is an honor to hear Kirk’s inspiring update on his continued winning battle with mental and physical challenges, especially on world mental health day!

He and I deep dive on work life balance and his recent success with coming off diazepam!

Tune in for holistic health tips and Kirk’s mental health journey on all platforms.

Kirk Patrick Miller is a multi-talented professional with a background in science, art, finance, education, and music. He has discovered new treatments while on his own path of wellbeing for connective tissue disorders, autoimmune diseases, bipolar, and anxiety. His groundbreaking case pilot studies are pending publication.

Kirk is an award winning author, currently working on the final book in a fantasy series that blends magic with scientific principles.

His work explores themes of time, energy, and human potential, reflecting his personal theory that time is an energy we interact with. A perpetual student, he continues to refine his projects.

Kirk’s wide-ranging interests include time perception, psychology, creative writing, and responsible AI collaboration. He believes in using AI to build a better world and empower individuals with knowledge. He hopes to inspire others to realize there is no limit to what they can achieve with good mental health and grit.

What an honor to interview Dr. Andrea!

Press Release:

The Love Tank Helps Young Children Understand the Importance of Extending Kindness to Others

SAN DIEGO, California — When Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez’s 3-year-old daughter found her crying in response to news of a school shooting, the behavioral scientist struggled to find the words to answer her question: “What’s wrong?” Mendoza-Vasconez’s children’s book, The Love Tank, is her answer — and she hopes it will help other parents explain challenging concepts, too.

The book, written for children ages 4-8, guides children in imagining a superpower container inside their bodies that fills up with love. The story explains in gentle terms what can happen when someone’s love tank is full or empty and how children can fill their love tanks and help others to fill theirs too.

Mendoza-Vasconez recalls telling her daughter, “While there are no intrinsically ‘good’ or ‘bad’ people in this world, sometimes people do bad things and hurt others because they don’t have enough love in their own lives — their love tank is empty.” She further explained, “I always hug you, kiss you and tell you I love you because I want your love tank to be full so you can treat others with kindness and compassion.”

One of the goals of the book is to help parents explain why someone might harm others in a way that their children can understand. Additionally, the book helps children connect with important values such as empathy, compassion, gratitude and authenticity in a simpler manner.

The Love Tank, which has won many awards, including the prestigious 2024 Nautilus Award for Small Press Children’s Picture Books (silver), is the first in a series of three books, all dealing with socioemotional learning concepts. The other books in the series include The Gratitude Goggles, which guides children as they imagine a special pair of goggles that can appear by simply feeling gratitude; and The Puzzle Piece, which encourages children to imagine that the world is a gigantic puzzle, in which they are unique pieces.

Since The Love Tank was published, Mendoza-Vasconez has heard from many parents who have used it to help their children who have been bullied understand why. She hopes the book will continue to help children express love by brainstorming how they can fill others’ love tanks.

 Tune into our interview here:

About the Author

 Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez, Ph.D., is an award-winning children’s book author, a mother, a behavioral scientist, a teacher, an advocate and a storyteller. She was born and raised in Ecuador and moved to the United States at 18 to attend Connecticut College. After working as a television producer and middle school teacher, she returned to school to earn a master’s degree in public health from Claremont Graduate University and a doctoral degree in public health (Health Behavior) from UC San Diego and San Diego State University. She completed her postdoctoral training at Stanford University and served as an assistant professor at the Brown University School of Public Health.

When Mendoza-Vasconez became a mother, her love for writing led her to explore storytelling as a way to explain difficult and important topics to her daughter. She uses imagery to communicate concepts such as empathy, compassion, gratitude and authenticity. Eventually, she started writing these stories down and publishing them as picture books to share these messages with other children around the world.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9SC9C66

There are very few people who have more access to D.C.’s most powerful people than Paul Sheesley, a psychotherapist who empowers politicians and CEOs in Washington, D.C..

He helps his clients achieve balance in their personal and professional lives so they can reach their goals and make a significant impact.

On today’s episode we discuss how Paul helps his client’s change their internal dialogue, lean into self care and travel back in time together to reflect on patterns of function and dysfunction to heal any psychological wounds and create new narratives.

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Paul Sheesley, is a mental health practitioner with 20 years of experience in the field of clinical psychology and human behavior. He equips high-powered professionals, prominent couples, and families committed to healthy interpersonal relationships with personalized support, tailored treatment, and necessary steps to regain a balanced self that positively impacts all areas of life.

Individuals empowered by his proprietary approaches to psychotherapy and counseling include NBA Stars, Foreign Diplomats, Reality TV Show Celebrities, Managing Partners and Founders, Lobbyists and Capitol-Hill Political Influences, and CEOs and CFOs of Top Fortune 500 Companies. specialties include Schema Therapy, psychological assessment, personality and behavioral issues, addiction, and substance use, all of which are rooted in comprehensive psychotherapy and mental health training from leading institutions nationwide, including McDaniel College, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Towson University, Drexel University, The Center for Cognitive & Behavioral Therapy of New Jersey, and The New Jersey Schema Therapy Institute.

Daily Beast Contribution 

Are you ready to learn about NET, Neuro- Emotional Technique?

Jen McNerney is a root cause frequency practitioner, specializing in modalities that get to the root of our imbalances in the body, mind, and spirit. Her pivot in career shifted about 6 years ago as she started to heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Jen deep dives on the evolution of listening to her intuition, her inspiring healing path and her integrative wisdom in guiding others to their unique thrive plan.

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As a traditional speech language pathologist Jen gives gratitude during the interview to the kids, teens and adults over the years that she says were always really dialed into the unseen and connected to more of a frequency.

Her path led her to honing in with holistic tools for herself and her clients with:

She is a Masters Level Usui Reiki Practitioner and teacher. a certified Level 2 NET Practitioner, and is certified in Contact Reflex Analysis with plans to begin teaching metaphysical techniques to kids and adults as her next chapter.

She is also my beloved sister.

Love you Jen!

xoxo

Check out JenMcNerney.com

“Anything is possible, as long as you believe it’s possible.”-Victoria Lowery

Best selling and award-winning author Victoria Lowery devotes her life to helping others embrace and understand emotions. She had an inner knowing about birthing her consciousness adventure Polly Parker Meets Her Shadow.

I could not put the book down as her writing style is so creative, playful and engaging for preteens and older to question core values and self mastery.

Are you ready for an engaging discussion on emotions, shadow work, and self discovery?

Thank you ALL for changing the way we think talk and act about mental health!

Sending love to humanity today and always.

Let’s allow a sacred pause on 9/11 in reverent remembrance for the lives lost on 9/11/2001.

As a collective we are experiencing a 911 CRISIS for Humanity with regards to mental health and addiction. I have devoted my life as an adult and child psychiatrist to raising awareness about mental health as a doctor and in all of my shows and media content.

Today is the launch of Dr. Denise Soul Signature by Love Allkind

Singing & vocals

Denise McDermott M.D.

Lyrics

Denise McDermott M.D.

Music

Emily Eddins

Co-producer

Denise McDermott M.D.

Co-producer

Emily Eddins

Mixing engineer

MAGH

Mastering engineer

MAGH

Graphic Design

Carolyn Honda

Lyrics:

Awareness, self-love, and altruism

Set the stage for the highest mind, body, and soul health Words, thoughts, and actions Carry a vibrational frequency

And they inspire us moment to moment

Creativity fuels the soul

We all have our own unique Neurostyle

Our sensory perception

That’s unique and multi-dimensional

How do you access your playful self

Do you spend time in nature Do you pick up an instrument

Do you write a poem

How do you reach your own happiness

Gratitude is a key ingredient of staying in the moment of now

I devote this song to my father, John Cech who passed away after a short battle with liver cancer 9/11/2011. My father conquered his own addiction and remained sober for the last 32 years of his life. He guides me everyday. I love you and miss you Dad.

Here is the song:

xoxo Love Allkind

Dr. Denise

“Honoring all kinds at all times.”- The Dr. Denise Show

Today’s Show:

***Original show launched February 2024

How do you show up for yourself in moments of crisis, stabilization and thrive on this Earth Ride?

Do you say NO when you need to?

Are you able to create BALANCE while in the stress?

This is a vulnerable deep dive episode with precise examples to inspire living your authentic life and listening to your inner voice.

Have a great September everyone.

xoxo

Dr. Denise

“Life is the vision board!” – Dr. Denise, Interview The Vision Cloud

Here are some questions we can ask ourselves to manifest our moment to moment thrive:

Am I moving in integrity?

What’s my unique sensory perception?

What’s my neurostyle?

What’s my best moment of now for today?

This is a power packed show to align with your Inner Visionary:

I get calls from many parents after the school year starts with many concerns, such as “My kid is homesick, depressed, anxious, or not focused.” It is important to know that most college campuses have student health centers and even provide a certain amount of no charge counseling. I suggest that you or your parents find out what your university has to offer. Usually the counseling provided is for normal adjustment to college as most colleges are not staffed to deal with higher acuity mental health challenges. Plan ahead for what you or your child needs and research medical referrals ahead of time. Make academic accommodations for your student if they have been receiving an individual education plan in high school before school starts or at freshman orientation week. Be proactive, not reactive for academic support and physical and mental health care.

First of all, there is a normal adjustment period that can include feeling lonely, anxious, or disorganized. It is important that you have regular contact with your loved ones and your new college friends. Don’t isolate yourself. It is also important to remember that college is academically more challenging and that the first round of tests might not go as well as you hoped. Learn from this, and consider meeting with your teachers, forming a study group, getting a tutor, or meeting with a counselor.

There are many mind-medicine tools. Nutrition is important for physical and mental health. Follow good common-sense rules for eating. Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Take a probiotic daily. And remember that sugar does not promote physical and mental wellbeing, so avoid it whenever possible. Get exercise and make sure to have fun, as laughter is the best medicine! Finding your mindfulness activity to keep you in the now reduces stress and improves your mental health. Sleep is crucial, have a regular waking and bed time. It is also a time when use of alcohol, marijuana and other substances happens and can result in abuse and addiction. Be safe, be legal and be aware of the physical and mental health issues that can develop.

If you or your child has a marked change in their personality, is isolating from others, academically failing, or abusing substances, those are signs that a mental health intervention is needed. One of the biggest challenges of getting someone to see a psychologist or a psychiatrist is the self-imposed and societal stigma of getting help.

“This can’t happen to me.” After Columbia University experienced seven suicide completions in a single school yea(2016/2017), student mental-health advocate Jacqueline Basulto shared her strategies for coping with her subtle depression with me on my June 2017 podcast(transcription). She shared how her depression led to a lack of joy and excitement, even in activities she had previously enjoyed. Support from her parents and her private psychiatrist were instrumental in saving her life.

If you or your child is at an out-of-state university, I recommend use your parental intuition, do not hesitate to check in with them, and visit them right away if you feel that they may need your help and guidance. And ongoing dialogue about their mental, physical, social, and academic lives is crucial for overall well-being.

You are ready to go to college with these tips, tools and wellness strategies! I wish all of you love, prosperity, and good health.

xoxo

Dr. Denise