Reclaiming the Sacred Healing Our Relationships with Ourselves and the World with Jeff Golden Part 2

I AM grateful beyond words to have grand prize Nautilus Book Award winning author Jeff Golden back for a deep dive deep on gratitude, authenticity and vulnerability.

His prolific masterpiece Reclaiming the Sacred Healing Our Relationships with Ourselves and the World invites a science meets spirit meets psychology integration of content that is academic, personal and inspirational.

Did you know that only 2-4% of our happiness is our material wealth? 

Mythbusting facts, statements and discussions are eloquently interwoven throughout the pages in a way that invites the reader to go on a journey of wondrous self reflection.

“Drawing on the work of thousands of psychologists and economists, cosmologists and activists, saints and poets, Reclaiming the Sacred grounds us in our inherent joy, purpose and belonging, both for our own sakes and the sakes of all the people, plants, and creatures here with us.” -Jeff

Jeff and I do a deep dive on the book with vulnerable shares and invite you to join us and think about what reclaiming your sacred means for you.

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Jeff Golden has been teaching and writing about these topics for over thirty years, most recently at Vassar College. He was a Fulbright Scholar in sustainable development and a recipient of the State Department’s Millennium International Volunteer Award. He is a prison reform and animal rights activist, and has headed several nonprofits promoting social justice, sustainability, and international education. A native of Idaho, he resides in the Mohicanituk Valley in New York, with his children, the river, and the stars.

First interview.

SHOUTOUT LA

Meet Dr. Denise Mcdermott | Multidimensional Medicine
November 18, 2024
We had the good fortune of connecting with Dr. Denise Mcdermott and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Dr. Denise, what is the most important factor behind your success?

Authentic Intentionality is the most important factor in my mission to help change the way we think, talk and act about mental health.
When we are leading with the heart with awareness and self love we are able to help others in ways we could not imagine!
Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?

I will never forget my experience when I was a third year in medical school on my pediatric rotation when I interviewed a teen suffering from stomach pain confiding her experience with unrelenting bullying. The attending doctor was surprised when I walked out of the room to report that she had just tried to kill herself that morning. Her family thanked me for creating a safe space for her to confide her deepest fears and difficulty transitioning to the United States from Africa. After unloading many of the pressures and feeling of despair she no longer wanted to commit suicide an
d even shared she was inspired to thrive academically and wave goodbye to her tough high shool years.
This was one of my many “AHA moments” of compassionately asking the right questions guided by my intuition to help others through emotionally rough times during my medical school rotations that made me realize I wanted to pursue psychiatry. Looking back to the mid 1990’s there was a lot criticism by my peers when they found out I was pursuing this path as there was an absolute stigma and shame around mental health. I followed my heart and my inner voice and did my adult psychiatry residency at Emory University and child psychiatry fellowship at UCLA.

 

Denise McDermott M.D.

STRIVE! Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative with Director Craig Bryan PsyD

HOPE is the word of the day as I humbly introduce you all to Dr. Bryan as he joins us for describing the first ever randomized clinical trial using telehealth for suicide prevention!

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Press Release:

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First-ever randomized clinical trial uses telehealth for suicide prevention

Study demonstrates that high-risk suicidal individuals can be safely and effectively treated via video telehealth

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Suicide remains a pressing public health concern. An estimated 703,000 people die by suicide each year worldwide, according to The World Health Organization. In 2022, there were 49,449 suicides in the United States.

A new study found that brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention – when delivered remotely via video telehealth – reduces suicide attempts and suicidal ideation.

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine led the study that is published online in the journal JAMA Network Open.

The randomized clinical trial of 96 U.S. adults with recent suicidal ideation and/or suicidal behavior found that mental health therapists can see high-risk suicidal patients virtually both safely and effectively.

Brief cognitive behavioral therapy is a treatment that has been shown to reduce suicide attempts by as much as 60% when compared to typical mental health care.

However, delivering this treatment remotely via video telehealth had never been tested. Until now.

The study was conducted between 2021 and 2023, during the height of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

“The impetus for this research question was the nearly overnight shift from mostly in-person to mostly virtual therapy appointments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, high risk patients were considered inappropriate candidates for virtual healthcare, due to risk and liability concerns,” said principal investigator and Ohio State clinical psychologist Justin C. Baker, PhD.

“We wanted a way to ensure that those who needed care the most were able to receive care during the pandemic,” said Baker, who is the clinical director of Ohio State’s Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative (STRIVE) program.

Participants received one of these therapies:

·       brief cognitive behavioral therapy, a suicide-focused treatment that teaches patients how to manage and change distressing emotions and negative thinking

·       present-centered therapy, a goal-oriented treatment that helps participants identify adaptive responses to stressors

The study also showed that brief cognitive behavioral therapy led to significant reductions in suicide attempts when compared to present-centered therapy. Reductions in suicidal ideation occurred in both treatments.

Prior effectiveness trials have compared brief cognitive behavioral therapy to typical care, whereas this study compared it to another intervention that has been shown to reduce depression and suicidal thoughts, which is a higher comparison metric, Baker said.

This study provides critical insight into which kinds of treatments are most likely to lead to improved outcomes for those struggling with suicide. It also adds support to the effectiveness of this therapy for reducing suicidal behaviors.

“For those suffering with suicidal thoughts and behaviors, we have good, tested treatments that will lead to significant symptom reduction and improved quality of life,” said study co-investigator Craig Bryan, PsyD, professor in Ohio State’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and director of its Suicide Prevention Program.

“Even with lessening restrictions, many therapists are keeping a portion of their telehealth practice post pandemic. This study has the potential to increase access to needed evidence-based treatments for those in rural and hard-to-reach areas,” said Bryan, who holds the Trott Gebhardt Philips endowed professorship.

Funding:

Research reported in this publication was supported in part by a charitable gift from 33 Forever. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of 33 Forever.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: 

Justin Baker reported grants from the Department of Defense during the conduct of the study and personal fees from Anduril LLC outside the submitted work.

Craig Bryan reported grants from the Department of Defense, the National Institute of Mental Health, the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during the conduct of the study and personal fees from Oui Therapeutics outside the submitted work.

AnnaBelle Bryan reported personal fees from Oui Therapeutics outside the submitted work.

Samantha Daruwala, PhD, reported a grant from the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center during the conduct of the study.

Christina Rose Bauder, PhD, reported grants from the Department of Defense during the conduct of the study and personal fees from Anduril LLC outside the submitted work.

Lauren Khazem, PhD, reported a grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during the conduct of this study and personal fees from Anduril LLC outside the submitted work.

All other authors report no conflicts of interest.

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. 

The Same Heart!

 

Chris Helene Bridge is an award-winning author, artist and literacy advocate whose creative work continues to make a difference to people worldwide.
On Monday Chris reached out to let me an update on her family as well as that 2000 of her books “The Same Heart” were making it into children’s hands this month!
I met Chris 10 years ago and she read this book to my son’s kindergarten class. I was so happy to hear her voice, the news and she graciously said YES to an interview in that moment.

 

What I love about this book is that all of the artwork is the children’s that they did in class with Chris while discussing their uniqueness while having the same heart!!!❤️ ♾️📚
My son was in kindergarten when he met her and contributed his picture (we followed her instructions on mixing the paint for his skin color) on the cover of this book.
Super cool, right?
You can do this with your kids or grandkids too.
Description:
“Are we the SAME, or are we DIFFERENT? 
Could both of these be true? 
Let’s get a little closer, and look at me and you!
The Same Heart encourages the reader to look at 
faces, feelings and thoughts to discover how we are 
both different and alike. Using simple direct language, 
the message is clear that while our features appear different, they provide us with the same experiences. Joyful rhymes show children that everyone is different 
on the outside, but in all the ways that matter most, 
we are the same.
Yes, we are DIFFERENT on the outside, but 
inside you can see We all share the SAME HEART, 
it connects you and me!
Text in English and Spanish is amplified by call out 
words in major languages, and illustrations created by students celebrate the beauty of individual faces in the rich landscape of diversity. The Same Heart provides children with respect for every individual’s uniqueness and the importance of finding connection.”
@chbridge
Thank you Chris for our friendship and for all of the love you share and transmit in all of your books!
Check out all of her books on ChrisHeleneBridge.com

Election Fatigue

Paul Sheesley weighs in with tips, tools & observations of top stressors executives and politicians in Washington D.C. are experiencing and how he is helping them ride the way of uncertainty on the eve of the election.

Hearing Paul’s voice and his coping strategies definitely helped me, I hope they help you too.

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.

Stress Management via Mindful Injestion

How do you maintain your FREQUENCY moment to moment?

Feeling states of crisis, stabilization and THRIVE are part of the Earth Ride for all of us.

Awareness, self love and altruism set the stage for the highest mind, body and soul health.

This short show is packed with vulnerable shares, tips and an invitation for a healthy inner dialogue to alchemize stress in real time:

 

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Meet James Anderson Co-Founder, The Vision Cloud

As we are approaching the finish to 2024 I thought it would be great to invite James Anderson Co-Founder of The Vision Cloud to inspire all of us to take inventory and reflect on our own unique path to self care and manifestation.

 

“Founded by real dreamers, just like you.

The Vision Cloud was founded by James and Amelia, a husband and wife team who truly believe in the power of manifestation, having used it to build their lives together.

They created a kit to help others manifest their dreams, providing everything you need to start your journey without the hassle of searching for materials.

Our promise is that all you need to start manifesting is included in our kit, making your dreams more accessible than ever.”- TheVisionCloud.com, Founders

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James Anderson, married to Amelia Anderson, father to Adaline and Charlie Anderson (9months and 3 years). Family is my world, and I’m so grateful to have them in my corner, it’s the most humbling thing in the world. Raised and live in the UK, and I love the outdoors, running, swimming, and football (the UK version, so soccer to you0!

I love business, have always wanted to have my own business,studied it at uni, then got stuck in the corporate world for nearly 10 years in business development. I hit some lows in covid and now I’m on a new path of creating an incredibly heartwarming and inspiring business that is already making a significant positive impact to people’s lives which is a beautiful thing to witness. I’m a visionary and optimist at heart, naturally see the potential in something, full of ideas but sometimes lack the application.

 

Meet Dr. Diane Kaufman: Poet, Artist, Child Psychiatrist and Founder of The Hold on Campaign for Suicide Prevention

“The next time you want to kill yourself tell me and I will tell you the right way to do it.” -forgotten words revealed in this riveting episode.

“How on earth can I become a psychiatrist if anyone knew I attempted suicide, let alone if I was hospitalized?’ – Diane Kaufman M.D., thoughts in real time decades ago…

I have no words, only feelings of inspiration and hope after interviewing Dr. Kaufman.

This raw, real and vulnerable episode is a must listen for anyone suffering with unimaginable despair of any kind, especially suicidal thoughts.

Listen here:

 

 

“Hope is real and change is possible, but in the dark despair of depression, it is so very hard to remember this truth. I know this song can help save lives. Please take a listen. This song is my gift to you.” -Dr. Kaufman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC–K9-evaU

Diane Kaufman, MD is a poet, artist, internationally award-winning lyricist, humanism-in-medicine awardee, and retired child psychiatrist with over forty years of clinical experience.

In 2019 she received the SUNY-Downstate Medical Center Alumni Association’s Dr. Frank

L. Babbott award for her distinguished service to both the medical profession and the general community.

Dr. Kaufman is a suicide attempt and suicide loss survivor with Bipolar Il Disorder and is dedicated to transforming trauma and despair into life affirming creativity. She is the founder/director of the Hold On Campaign for Suicide Prevention that uses the power of art to educate, connect, express, and heal. (www.holdoncampaign.org).

Dr. Kaufman’s story, “Bird That Wants to Fly” inspired an opera and is narrated by actor, Danny Glover. The internationally award-winning songs, “Don’t Give Up,” “Hold On,” “Lift You Up,” “Holding The Heart When It Breaks” and “For You My Lovely,” were all inspired by her lyrics and help prevent suicide. Dr. Kaufman has extensive training and experience in the therapeutic use of poetry and story.