Meier Clinics Podcast

Join Lisa Day and Kristin Walker as they talk about the impact digital media (our Smartphones, computers, tablets, social media) is having on our mental health. Lisa Day is a registered nurse and clinical psychologist. She has worked with Meier Clinics for several decades helping people with trauma, depression, eating disorders, and more with a definite uptick in mental health issues due to the overuse of Digital Media.

Join Kristin Sunanta Walker, Dr. Keith Cobern, Dr. Paul Meier, and Grant Davis as they discuss the effectiveness of mental health day programs. Dr. Paul Meier is the founder of www.meierclinics.com, a best-selling author and practicing psychiatrist. Grant Davis is new to the show and is a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Grant provides psychiatric medication management for children, adolescents, and adults. His approach to medication management is client focused and collaborative based on information shared between clinician and the client. Grant believes that a strong therapeutic relationship between clinician and patient is vital for positive mental health outcomes.Dr. Keith Cobern has been the director of the Richardson, TX Meier Clinic day program for many years. Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion, Philosophy and Sociology from Dallas Baptist University. Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and Doctorate degree in Psychology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Licensed in

Director at Meier Clinics Washington, Lilla Marie, interviews a fellow Meier Clinic clinician, Mary Beth Woll, LMHC. Mary Beth is the co-author, along with Dr. Paul Meier, of Growing Stronger: 12 Guidelines Designed to Turn Your Darkest Hour into Your Greatest Victory. Mary Beth works with adults on a wide range of issues in addition to those listed above. She describes her therapy style as Object Relations while incorporating Cognitive Behavioral and Inner Healing.Mary Beth worked as Co-Music Minister together with her husband, Bob, for many years. She enjoys teaching psychological principles from a solid Biblical basis. She is available for speaking engagements for churches, retreats, women's ministries, and seminars.www.meierclinics.com

Join Dr. Paul Meier and Dr. Lisa Day as they discuss treatment resistant mood disorders. Difficult to treat anxiety and depression is discussed in detail offering medication and counseling options. Dr. Paul Meier is the founder of Meier Clinics, a practicing psychiatrist, best-selling author, and international speaker. Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

Join Dr. Lisa Day and John W. Whitehead for a show about a topic that many of us wish we didn't have to pay attention to. But we do! You do not want to miss this show and take notes. John Whitehead is an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law, human rights and popular culture.Widely recognized as one of the nation’s most vocal and involved civil liberties attorneys, Whitehead’s approach to civil liberties issues has earned him numerous accolades and accomplishments, including the Hungarian Medal of Freedom and the Milner S. Ball Lifetime Achievement Award for “[his] decades of difficult and important work, as well as [his] impeccable integrity in defending civil liberties for all.” As nationally syndicated columnist Nat Hentoff observed about Whitehead: “John Whitehead is not only one of the nation’s most consistent and persistent civil libertarians. He is also a remarkably perceptive illustrator of our popular culture, its insights and dangers. I o

Dr. Lisa Day discusses how we can cultivate compassion rather than drown in codependency. Dr. Day is a clinical psychologist and registered nurse. Her practice is located in Idaho with Meier Clinics.www.meierclinics.com

Join Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Walker as they discuss shame. This topic can be difficult to discuss let alone address even in counseling. Tackling the shame that binds us can bring about some of our greatest healing.How do you heal from shame?Where do you begin?Where does shame come from?What is toxic shame? Dr. Lisa Day is a clinical psychologist and registered nurse. Her practice is in Idaho with Meier Clinics.www.meierclinics.com

Join Dr. Lisa Day with one of her mentors, Dr. Janice Hughes. The discussion is about creating wealth from within by learning to use money intentionally with meaning, Dr. Janice Hughes is a leader, a teacher, an author and a executive and business coach to thousands of professionals world-wide. Her unique style of leadership has represented an extraordinarily valued asset to those whose lives she has touched. Janice’s blend of intuition, practicality and incredible focus has made her a role model for all professional women.Startup experience and entrepreneurial fundraising brings life lessons at every step of the Journey. Janice was able to bring her unique voice and executive coaching skills to help Curemark, a start-up biotechnology company, grow from inception to become a mature force in the area of autism and other neurological disorders where there is an unmet healthcare need. And along the way increase the value of the company from 20Million to a valuation of over 150Billion.Janice brings to her work a

Join host Kristin Walker with Dr. Paul Meier, Dr. Lisa Day, and Grant Davis as they discuss the often misunderstood role of ADD and ADHD medication. There are pros and cons which we discuss in detail with our incredible guests.Dr. Paul Meier is the founder of Meier Clinics, a multi-state outpatient mental health organization, a best-selling author and practicing psychiatrist. Dr. Lisa Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting

Join our special guests, Shari and Jann Simmons, of www.whichwaypodcast.com. We talk about their bond as mother and daughter and how generational trauma played a role in their relationship.Shari is currently the Executive Director of Fire Mountain Treatment Center and is an Adjunct Professor at Colorado Christian University, where she teaches Crisis/Trauma, Psychopathology and Management/Administration.Since a young age, Shari has studied resiliency and the enduring self-sabotaging thoughts that are often the result of trauma. She is co-author of Which Way?, a memoir and psychological handbook on trauma for survivors, clinicians, and anyone who wants to understand and celebrate just how resilient the human spirit is.Shari and Jann speak across the country at women’s retreats, treatment facilities, high schools and church groups, reminding others that the path we choose leads us to the life we were destined to have. After devoting much of her adult life to raising her two daughters, Jann launched a successful

A different look at forgiveness and how it impacts our mental health. Dr. Lisa Day joins us to discuss this often misunderstood topic. Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills to deal with the stressors contributing to their challenge. Dr. Day works with eating disorders ranging fro

A follow up to our previous show about undiagnosed ADHD in women with Dr. Lisa Day. Many of our listening family emailed with questions such as:"My whole life has changed since getting this diagnosis and taking medication. Sometimes I don't take it on the weekends or I run out and forget to refill the prescription. I start feeling extra sluggish and worn out. I was wondering if that's probably how I always felt but it seems more extreme now that I know what life is like on the medication.""It felt like I was more agitated at the end of the day when my medication started to wear off but over time this has lessened. When you talked about how that can happen because we aren't used to being focused so when meds wear off, our racing thoughts start again which can be irritating. Hearing that helped me a lot. I am 64 and one of my doctors said I lived with this my whole life without medication so what is the point of taking it now. I wonder what to say to something like that. It seems really rude or ageist." "When I

The Mental Health Comedian, Frank King, joins Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Sunanta Walker for a show about teen suicide. What is the best way to approach people that are suicidal? How to approach people that say they're suicidal, but may not be. Frank King, Suicide Prevention and Postvention Public Speaker and Trainer was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years. He joins host Kristin Sunanta Walker on Mental Health News Radio as cohost for some of our shows. Depression and suicide run his family. He’s thought about killing himself more times than he can count. He’s fought a lifetime battle with Major Depressive Disorder and Chronic Suicidality, turning that long dark journey of the soul into five TEDx Talks and sharing his lifesaving insights on Mental Health Awareness with associations, corporations, and colleges. A Motivational Public Speaker who uses his life lessons to start the conversation giving people permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences surrounding depression and suicide. And doi

Dr. David Vigerust, Chief Science Officer of MyGenetx, joins Dr. Lisa Day to discuss genetic testing and why it is crucial for people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Dr. Vigerust is a strategic scientist, consultant, teacher, and inventor, particularly in the areas of infectious disease, oncology, genetics, pharmacogenetics (PGx) and immunology. Dr. Vigerust earned his BS degree from the University of Texas at El Paso in Biology and Chemistry, a MS degree in Immunology and Microbiology from Texas Tech University and his Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed postdoctoral fellowships in infectious disease first at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and second at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics. After completing his fellowships in 2009, he joined the faculty of Vanderbilt School of Medicine in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology and was concurrently a Health Research Scienti

Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Sunanta Walker talk about how animals help your mental health but also how their passings have a tremendous impact. We are far more "allowed" to grieve for our human companions than our dogs, cats, horses, birds, and other family pets. Take a dive with us as we talk about how important it is to acknowledge and grieve those animal kingdom companions when they exit our earthly lives. Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

Living with bipolar disorder is so misunderstood especially when it comes to the affect it has on everyone in a family. Join Dr. Lisa Day as she discusses what it is like to not only work with patients dealing with bipolar but also their family members. Dr. Lisa Day is a registered nurse and clinical psychologist with www.meierclinics.com. We discuss this particular show on the Meier Clinics YouTube channel. Don't forget to check it out by visiting YouTube and searching for Meier Clinics.

Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Sunanta Walker talk about how animals help your mental health. From therapy dogs to horses to rabbits, the human animal connection is important for many people struggling with anxiety, PTSD, and depression as well as all other mental health challenges.Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

How do highly empathic people/empaths navigate boundaries? How do they set them, keep them, and get out of those toxic relationships? Why are boundaries so important for empaths? Join Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Walker as they discuss how important boundaries are especially for empaths.Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

The word Empath is used often these days but there is a lack of understanding about what that word means and what the differences are between empaths and highly sensitive people. Join Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Walker as they discuss what both of these terms mean and how they are different.Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

A follow up show about boundaries with Kristin Walker and Dr. Lisa Day. We discuss the challenges to setting healthy boundaries which seem to involve A Book of Should's, Followed by They! Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com