What Does the Mental Health Crisis Tell Me About Parenting? [Podcast Episode]

Today, we’ll be discussing a huge topic: how to raise our families in the midst of a mental health crisis. We’re going to tackle this big idea from a place of theory and bring it down to steps of actions that parents can take to promote mental health for the whole...

The Impact Of Community Trauma With Sarah Lewis [Podcast Episode]

We’re a few days out of the tragedy that occurred at UVA. Today on Active & Connected Families, we’re going to talk about how community trauma can trigger trauma from the past, whether this trauma is related to gun violence or something seemingly unrelated. I’m...

[REWIND] Mental Health For Young Athletes – Part 2: What Can We Learn From Simone Biles? – With Michael Atunrase

Mental health for young athletes is not getting enough attention in sports training, and we’re not the only ones who think so. Michael Atunrase, founder and head coach of Resilience Fitness & Sports Performance Training is back on Podcast Therapists today to share...

[REWIND] Mental Health For Athletes: An Interview With Michael Atunrase

College students struggling with mental health… recently, we’ve been seeing it on the news too often. Sport is an amazing thing but we shouldn’t forget about balance, identity, and a sense of well-being either.  That’s why we’re re-releasing our popular episode with...

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This awareness month can be difficult for many survivors and suicide prevention advocates. The mental health community has often communicated half-truths, or misinformation related to suicide prevention. Many...

Pandemic-Related Grief With Jesse Dice, LCSW

Pandemic-related grief, we’re all experiencing it in our own way. Today, Virginia Family Therapy’s very own Jesse Dice is on the Pod to tell us all about the how and why. Why are we still grieving at this stage of the pandemic? How is this grief impacting where we are...