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Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff

“Mental Health Matters” – a podcast by Saint Louis Counseling that not only addresses important matters related to mental health but also asserts that talking openly about mental illness does indeed matter. It is vital for our overall well-being. By candidly addressing mental illness, our goal is to break down stigma so that anyone who has a mental-health condition or disorder will get the help they need, when they need it. That’s what matters most. Be sure to tune in each week, as Saint Louis

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EPISODE #74: Lisa Jakub Embraces Her “Weird” – You...

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2021/08/02

If you recognize her face or name, it could be for a plethora of reasons. The accomplished author, mental-wellness advocate, speaker, podcast host, and yoga instructor is known for normalizing mental health by telling her story. She also acted for 18 years, starting at the age of 4 and bowing out of show-biz altogether at 22. To see Lisa Jakub as Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire or Alicia Casse in Independence Day, you would never suspect that she has been dealing with panic attacks, anxiety, and

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00:39:58

Two Normal Dudes- With Tom Duff

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2021/05/28

Did Covid help us to be more reflective? Our Two Normal Dudes – Jon Franko and Suvir Dhar – along with podcast host Tom Duff, LCSW, think so. They believe that some positives have come out of this past year, including growth opportunities that required us to reflect on how we really look at ourselves in the mirrors that we often use to define ourselves in the world. Tune in to this week’s #MentalHealthMatters #podcast to see that there’s more to one’s reflection than how we look on a Zoom

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00:37:16

EPISODE #62: Two Normal Dudes – and the Real “F” Word...

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/11/24

The “real ‘F’ word”. There’s such power behind it. Just saying it helps you to release all those pent-up emotions that have been bottling up inside you. It frees your mind from all the second-guessing that runs through your thoughts, over and over and over again. Take it from two normal dudes: The “real ‘F’ word” says it all! But why are so many males, so many “dudes” in particular, afraid to include “Feelings” in their conversations?Two regular guys, Jon Franko, the CEO of Gorilla 76 and past

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00:41:05

EPISODE #49: Fighting the Special Ops Silent War in...

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

EPISODE #49: Fighting the Special Ops Silent War in Civilian Life Guest: Tom Satterly, President and CEO, PBP Consulting Group Author, “On Point” Co-founder/Co-CEO, All Secure Foundation | U.S. Command Sergeant Major (Ret.), Delta Force | Author, “All Secure” Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia (Blackhawk Down). Afghanistan. Iraq. His classified missions required stealth-like maneuvers to slip under the enemy’s radar so he could save hostages and halt terrorism in its tracks around the world. For two

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00:26:57

EPISODE #48: Winning Isn’t Everything in Basketball...

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

EPISODE #48: Winning Isn’t Everything in Basketball or Life Guest: Pam Borton, President and CEO, PBP Consulting Group Author, “On Point” Former Women’s Basketball Coach, University of Minnesota Winningest coach in Minnesota women’s basketball history Failure is okay. In fact, according to Pam Borton, the winningest coach in Minnesota’s women’s basketball history, winning really isn’t everything. It’s the mistakes and missed shots that offer the greatest opportunities for growth and preparation for

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00:39:21

CIT Officers De-escalate Mental-health Crises, 24/7/365

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

CIT Officers De-escalate Mental-health Crises, 24/7/365 EPISODE #46 | February 14th, 2020 Guest: Sgt. Gary Robertson, Officer Chris Koester, Lisa Flamion, PLCP St. Louis County Police Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Your loved one is in crisis. It’s not a heart attack or stroke. It’s bizarre behavior, maybe a meltdown or aggression or mania or threats of harming themselves that is escalating by the minute. What triggered it? You can’t calm them down. You worry for their safety and even yours. But if

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00:33:41

Momming, Working, Guilting, and Self-caring

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

Momming, Working, Guilting, and Self-caring EPISODE #45 | February 7th, 2020 Guest: Chelsea Link, LPC and Nicole Ostrowski, LCSW, Supervisors, School Partnership Program (SPP) Mom guilt. How often do moms beat themselves up for not having spent enough quality time with the kids? For not feeling grateful or joyful when they do spend copious time with them? For feeling exhausted and barely having enough energy to carry on a conversation with their significant other, much less plan – or show up in

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00:30:55

Going the Distance to Battle Trauma and PTSD

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

Going the Distance to Battle Trauma and PTSD EPISODE #42 | December 20th, 2019 Guest: Angie Peacock, MSW, United States Army Veteran It was right after 9/11, when Angie Peacock of the United States Army received orders for combat duty in Iraq. But the designated warzone proved to be only one segment of the battle that she was about to endure. Prior to deployment, Angie was sexually assaulted. With the unspoken toll that such trauma was taking mentally and emotionally, and with the call of duty

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00:32:32

What Comes from the Heart Reaches the Heart

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

What Comes from the Heart Reaches the Heart EPISODE #41 | December 13th, 2019 Guest: Arica Foster, Community Engagement Manager, Kranzberg Arts Foundation It was five years ago. The death of Michael Brown and the grand jury verdict were still raw. So was the murder of Arica Foster’s cousin, a young man whose life was stripped from his family and friends far too soon. Arica couldn’t shake the reality that so many young people dying. Nor could she get over how deeply trauma was impacting the St. Louis

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00:37:43

Wading and Waiting: Life Lessons from a Duck Hunter

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

Wading and Waiting: Life Lessons from a Duck Hunter EPISODE #40 | December 9th, 2019 Guest: Jon Franko, Cofounder, Gorilla76 Hiding in plain sight, under the guise of the marshy thatch of a duck blind, Jon Franko has spent countless hours wading in still waters and standing by for the flocks’ glide pass to reach the landing zone. Not knowing at the onset of the hunt what the day will bring or what the final waterfowl tally will be, but realizing that success depends largely on patience and timing,

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00:24:09

Reducing Shame to a Blip on the Radar

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

Reducing Shame to a Blip on the Radar EPISODE #39 | November 23th, 2019 Guest:Tracy Hinson,Meteorologist and General Assignment Multi-skilled Journalist, KSDK Nothing clouded her vision for what she predicted as her future career. Having always enjoyed science in school, she was instantly attracted to watching an anticyclonic tornado, one that rotates the opposite direction, back in Sunnyvale, CA, where she grew up. As a fan of science already and a newfound fan of weather phenomenon, Tracy had a

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00:32:41

The Ups and Downs of Bipolar 2

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

The Ups and Downs of Bipolar 2 EPISODE #38 | November 12th, 2019 Guest: Jenny Beatrice, Director of Communications, Sisters of St. Joseph of Cardonelet Gravity takes on extra force, and everything is a struggle: Getting out of bed. Showering. Eating. And then there’s the self-talk: I’m no good. I’m a burden. I have nothing to contribute. The lies feel like revelations. And the revelations feel like truth. Until you start to realize again how valuable you really are. And as that realization surfaces,

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01:00:39

I’ve Been Wronged! Do I Have to “Turn the Other Cheek”?

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

I’ve Been Wronged! Do I Have to “Turn the Other Cheek”? EPISODE #37 | 11/1/2019 Fr. Chris Collins, SJ, Assistant to the President of Mission and Identity, SLU Sr. Virginia Herbers, ASCJ, Director of Spiritual Formation, SLU What is forgiveness, really? For Christians, Jesus taught to forgive “seventy times seven times.” We often hear that we should forgive, but what if we don’t know exactly how to forgive? What if an offense has been so hurtful or destructive that we don’t want to forgive the

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00:39:22

The Struggles and Rewards of Parenting a Child with ADHD

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2020/03/25

The Struggles and Rewards of Parenting a Child with ADHD EPISODE #36 | Debbie Dugan, a mom of an adult son with ADHD, a podcast scribe, and Saint Louis Counseling Business Development/Marketing Director If you take any nugget away from this podcast, hopefully it’s that parenting a child with ADHD has many rewards, along with many challenges. So often, ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is judged as a result of bad parenting or lack of disciplining. Kids and adults with ADHD are

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00:15:58

Tom Duff - Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2019/10/23

Aside from sharing the first four letters of their last names, Executive Director Tom Duff and Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy are on the same team when it comes to speaking out about mental health. After his favorite MLB franchise was eliminated from post-season play last week – thanks to the Cardinals’ awesome four-game sweep at Wrigley (no bias whatsoever from this St. Louis-native scribe!) – Tom took to the podcast microphone to air his disappointment about the recent W-L record of the

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00:43:27

Paige Walden-Johnson - Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2019/10/23

When her friend, Rain, a dancer, was struck by eight bullets in her upper torso, giving her a five-percent chance to live that first night, Paige Walden-Johnson knew she had to take a stance. Paige understood that Rain’s healing would demand rigorous, excruciating grit. As a woman who has struggled with her own anxieties, Paige also intuited that the violence against her friend rippled farther than her immediate circle of family and friends. It pierced the community. And it begged the question, why

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Reshaunda Thornton - Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2019/09/10

How can you look at nutrition as a source of life? That’s a question that Registered Dietician Reshaunda Thonton has been chewing on for several years. For the “dietician against diets,” as she refers to herself, Reshaunda reminds her clients to choose food that is best for their health. And that means physical, mental and emotional health. As the author of “Play to Win: The Food Fight,” and the nutrition expert for Fox 2’s morning show, Reshaunda knows that the most successful and sustainable way

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00:53:05

Michelle Schiller-Baker - Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2019/09/10

Michelle Schiller-Baker’s work is her life’s passion. And her 37-year journey of helping women in abusive relationships find the safety, resources and healing they need has been as much about assisting the women as it has been about helping society. As Executive Director of St. Martha’s Hall, a shelter care program for abused women and their children and an agency in the Catholic Charities of St. Louis federation, Michelle brings candor and cognizance of violent relationships to light. And once she

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00:50:24

Major Stephan Baker - Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2019/09/10

Readiness for the National Guard isn’t focused only on gaining physical endurance for deployment. It’s also about being mentally fit to deal with the day-to-day stressors that figure into balancing work and home life, especially for those men and women who have enlisted in the Active Guard Reserve (AGR). A couple years ago, Major Stephan Baker and Saint Louis Counseling forged a partnership, educating men and women in the Missouri Army National Guard about mental health and what to do when mental

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00:32:18

Katarra Parson - Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Matters with Tom Duff ·

2019/09/10

She was 7 when her inner self started to let itself be heard. When your mom is the church choir director, chances are pretty good that you will understand music, and any expression of art, as the voice of the soul. And when your soul deeply feels the pangs of past experience and an inner voice tries to convince you that you are smaller than others, music takes on a life of its own. A life destined for healing. Having released her first song, “Phoenix Rising,” songwriter and singer, Katarra Parson,

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