Chester County has a free talk and text line for teens who are struggling with their feelings and emotions, but not in a mental health crisis. The line, open every day from 3-7pm, employs young adults who offer support and guidance. Brian ande Chelsea speak with the Assistant Director and Certified Peer Specialist, Lindsay Meehan Mayo.

Donna Saul, Cari Heumann and Erick Klambara discussed transgenerational patterns of family dysfunction, how generational trauma manifests in families, how it promotes codependency and how to break the cycle.

Donna Saul, Robyn Achey, and Erick Klambara talked about healing trauma by recognizing the value of the generations that have come before.

Donna Saul, Eagle Skyfire, and Erick Klambara talk about breaking the cycle of generational wounds.

Chelsea and Tracy interview Alma Vidal, Director of Programs for Maternal and Child Health Consortium.

Exercise and mental health. Chelsea will be talking with a professional trainer who has had her own mental health journey, and the correlation between physical activity to good mental health.

Music itself can be therapeutic, but music therapy is a clinical practice that uses music in a therapeutic relationship to work on various needs or goals of the client. Today we will explore music therapy with a practicing music therapist.

Donna Saul, Robyn Achey, and Erick Klambara talked calling out intolerance and hate, why peacemakers are met within tolerance, and how cognitive dissonance makes healing harder.

Lyme Disease and Mental Health. Lyme Disease, a tick borne illness, can wreak havoc on one's physical health, but it can have a serious impact on mental health too. We'll be talking with Doug Fern, the President of Lyme Basics, a non-profit association formerly called the Lyme Disease Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.  

Men's Mental Health- June is Men's Health Month and Brian talks with Joe Dagney, a license professional counselor at Be Well Counseling in Gap, PA.

We recognize June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Hosts interview with Donald Altemus, a professional counselor with Tranquil Solutions in Downingtown and adjunct professor with Reading Area Community College and Villanova University. Don, who is transgender, also runs Pride Squad, a support group with educational and therapeutic content for young people. He will talk about accepting and supporting the LGBTQ community. 

Constance McBride interview with curators Judith Tannenbaum (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts) and Dejay Duckett (African American Museum Philadelphia) about the current collaborative show RISING SUN: Artists in an Uncertain America - on view at both museums thru October 8, 2023.

Juvenile Probation and trauma- In recent years the focus on Juvenile Probation services has focused more on trauma and the impact it has on young lives. Hosts Brian and Tracy will be talking about this with Chief Probation Officer Don Corry about this change of focus and the benefits of being trauma-informed.

Maternal Mental Health - Chelsea and Tracy will be talking with Pat Yoder, a nurse from the Chester County Health Department about the Nurse home Visiting programs, as well as maternal and child health and mental health.

Donna Saul, Robyn Achey, and Sarina Rizzo talked isolation in the 21st century, how isolation affects marginalized people in society, and coping mechanisms.

Mental Health Month - This year feels different! Hosts Brian and Tracy will talk about why this month has been such an overwhelmingly successful observance, and it isn't over yet! They will review and discuss local and national mental health happenings and news items.