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In this episode, we talk to Licensed Professional Counselor Erica Johns as she explains:

• What nonsuicidal self-harm and Anorexia are
• Signs to look for
• What to do about it. 

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Erica Johns serves as the Clinical Program Director for the Reston location of Sandstone Care. Erica holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice along with a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling. Erica is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia. Erica has several years of clinical experience, including individual, family, and group therapy. Erica has worked in both Residential and Intensive Outpatient settings and holds experience in outpatient settings. Erica is trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Based Therapy and has extensive experience with both DBT and CBT.

In this episode, we explain the 8 stages of EMDR therapy or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CADC) Patty Dirilten from the Center For Insight and Connection

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Patty's Bio

I am Patty Dirilten, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CADC). I am also EMDR certified which I have found to be an extremely effective type of treatment for many of my clients. 

  I have been partnering with people to help move them out of struggle for over half of my adult life.  Advocating for people started when I was a child.  As early as second grade, I was sticking up for people on the playground and standing up for what was right.  In middle school my friends would find me very easy to talk to and laugh with. 
 
In high school I realized that I had to choose a career that involved helping others.  I have worked with children, teens, adults and families.  I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Illinois Chicago. 

I feel like having received education in these two areas and the experiences I have had helping others form the foundation of my work. My education and experience have both helped me to see how problems are created, how to come up with effective solutions and how to connect effectively with others. My specialties are addiction, trauma/PTSD, and first responder behavioral health. 

I love the work that I do and believe that this shows in the connection that develops between my clients and I. I believe in really getting to know my clients as a whole and meeting them where they are without judgement to help them get to where they want to go. I use several psychological approaches to help, but believe that it is the partnership that is the catalyst to change.

You know how Batman has a utility belt with all kinds of gadgets that help them get out of tricky situations. Each gadget has a unique function to help for a specific problem, but it was built ahead of time knowing that it would definitely come in handy.

Dialectical behavioral therapy or DBT is the Batman utility belt of therapies. Instead of gadgets, you collect the coping skills and since much of mental health disorders, substance use and addiction comes down to how we cope with stress and trauma. It's a therapy that is about as practical as it gets and it's designed to be used in every day life.

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In this podcast, you'll hear from Sam Louie, a psychotherapist, motivational speaker, author, and spoken word poet.

Some of the topics we discuss are:

• How language and culture can contribute to shame and honor
• What is intersectionality, and how does it impact identity
• How does someone get sober when their culture stigmatizes weakness

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Sam Louie is a psychotherapist, motivational speaker, author, and spoken word poet.  He addresses life issues of the heart and mind which touch on topics ranging from cultural issues, professional burnout, addictions, and emotional wellness.  

In this podcast, you'll hear from Dr. Jennifer Montague as she explains what medication-assisted treatment is and how it could be THE thing to help your kid get and stay sober. 

Some of the questions we cover are:

• What is the goal of medication-assisted treatment?
• Do you have to use it forever?
• What are the different medications and their side effects? 

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Dr. Montague is the senior medical director for our inpatient and outpatient levels of care. Trained in both Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine, she embodies an integrative and holistic approach to medical care in recovery. Her passion for a multidisciplinary approach ensures her patients receive complete and compassionate care in every domain of their life. Dr. Montague uses her own story of recovery to inspire and empower change in her patients. When not working she enjoys hiking at state parks with her husband and two dogs, cooking new recipes, and playing board games.

In this podcast, you'll hear from author, attorney, and public speaker Stephen Hill.

He answers questions like:

1. Does someone need to hit rock bottom to seek help and overcome addiction?
2. How to communicate with a teen or young adult who is using?
3. What are the factors that inspire change to overcome substance abuse?

Stephen Hill—founder of Speak Sobriety, a young person in recovery, bestselling author, recovery coach, and a fierce attorney advocating for change—is a renowned national speaker on substance use prevention & mental health awareness with a truly inspiring comeback story that everyone must hear. 

Stephen has presented in front of thousands of people for over 300 schools, drug-free community coalitions, alliances, and organizations across the country, sharing his cautionary tale of addiction to recovery and beyond, leaving people better educated, feeling hopeful, and motivated to make smart choices and positive change.

But before Stephen had these accolades attached to his name, his reputation was filled with negative stigmas—junky, dropout, felon, failure. A once-promising student-athlete barely graduated high school, dropped out of numerous colleges, was arrested several times, misused deadly amounts of opioids for nearly a decade, was in and out of countless treatment programs, lost his friends, and cost his family tremendous emotional and financial hardship. Towards the end, it seemed like there was no hope for Stephen.

On September 30, 2012, when he entered an extended care treatment program, Stephen began his journey to recovery. After 180 days in treatment when Stephen was able to start thinking clearly, he made a choice to give himself a real second chance at life. Through inner strength, patience, and support from others, Stephen turned his mess into a message by using both his positive and negative life experiences to live out a meaningful life with passion. 

Today, Stephen teaches people to be resilient by not only maximizing their strengths but also taking what most people perceive as a weakness or negative experience and turning it into a life lesson for personal growth.

This shift in thinking is how Stephen was able to overcome a severe substance use disorder, work in the field of addiction prevention, treatment and recovery, start his own speaking and coaching company, receive his bachelor’s with honors from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, earn his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, pass the New York bar exam, publish his memoir A Journey to Recovery which was a #1 New Release in Drug Dependency on Amazon, and live a happy and healthy lifestyle with his friends and family.

Some of the personal experiences that Stephen shares are difficult for him to talk about, but he knows it’s worth it if his story helps just one person every time he speaks.

In this podcast we talk with Anna Lembke, MD  about her new book Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

We cover topics like:

• What can everyday people learn from recovering addicts in a dopamine-saturated world?
• How do you stay balanced in a world of consumption and excess?
• What role does pain play in keeping the body balanced?

Anna Lembke, MD is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice.

In 2016, she published Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), which was highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic (Zuger, 2018). Dr. Lembke recently appeared on the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives. 

Her new book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (Dutton/Penguin Random House, August 2021), an instant New York Times bestseller, explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world.

This conversation with Ken Winters focuses on Cannabis Use Disorder. 

Some of the questions we cover are:

• What is a cannabis use disorder? 
• Are there common causes and symptoms? 
• How do you Diagnose and treat it? 
• What is the most current research and pathology for cannabis use in 2022?

Psychosocial treatment is often left out when thinking about mental health and addiction treatment, but it is beyond important.

In this conversation with the co-founder of Seek Healing Dr. Rachel Wurzman we discuss how neuroscience and our relationships impact sobriety and mental health.

Learn more about Seek Healing👇
https://seekhealing.org/

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https://youtu.be/m7fGPGj2kaY

For substance use or mental health support for teens and young adults call (855) 958-5511 or live chat with us at https://www.sandstonecare.com/

In this podcast, we hear from Luara Stacks of Johnny's Ambassadors as she share the research behind:

• Medical Marijuana Cards
• Marijuana and mental health for the developing brain
• Marijuana and suicide and psychosis
• How marijuana has changed over the years

For substance use or mental health support for teens and young adults call (855) 958-5511
or live chat with us at https://www.sandstonecare.com/