All In Ya Head

Standing Strong

In this episode, Tina Brandau shares her inspiring story of recovery after being nearly killed by a falling tree while she was training for a race. Despite being a high performance expert, she was unprepared for the challengingjourney back from the injuries she suffered. What did help her defy the odds,relearn much of life and surpass all expectations were the system, principles andpractices she shares with audiences around the world.
Tina has dedicated her life to empowering others to create greater impact in their life and business as the premier life, leadership, and business SuccessCoach. She is also a best-selling author, an international speaker who has been on over 500 stages, the founder of Success Coaching Solutions, and has spent decades as both a C-Suite executive and serial entrepreneur. While training for a marathon, she suffered an unimaginable accident—and lived to tell the story.

Ascending the Fourteener of Recovery

Today we speak with K.C. Tillman, who, alongside her daughter, Bryn,  co-authored Ascending the Fourteener of Recovery in an effort to bring light and compassion to eating disorders, and to help squash the stigmatization of mental illness.
K.C. Tillman is a writer, mentor, and long-time advocate of mental wellness. She has a passion for helping others, which has led her to strategize with those in need on navigating life’s sometimes unpredictable adversities. Empowering fellow humans and opening their eyes to the light at the end of the tunnel is beyond fulfilling, as she whole-heartedly believes the word "hope" stands for “Hold On, Pain Ends”.
You can find this book at: https://www.amazon.com/Ascending-Fourteener-Recovery-Daughters-Disorder/dp/1663242739/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
 
 

Recovering From Trauma

Julie McAllister is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and a Certified EMDR therapist. She is the co-Founder of EMDR Transformations Counseling in Gilbert, AZ. Julie has worked in the field of trauma for the past 14 years. She specializes in treating complex trauma and attachment, as well as working with first responders and members of the LGBTQ community.
She is passionate about trauma work and wanted to provide the following resources:
What Happened to You, by Dr Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey.  This is a great book to give an overview of what trauma is, how it impacts the brain and behavior, and provides hope for healing and resiliency. I particularly enjoy the audiobook format on this one because it is narrated by the authors and feels as though a conversation is taking place. 
 
The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.  A comprehensive book about the imprint that trauma has on the body, focused on neuroscience, findings of multiple research studies, real case histories, and an in depth review of various interventions and treatment modalities. This book offers a holistic viewpoint, incorporating medical, psychiatric and alternative interventions for healing.
 
Calming bilateral music:Bryan Cumming - Can be found on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, etc.  Meditative instrumental music, slowly panning back and forth from left to right, a technique designed specifically for use by EMDR clients but can be calming for anyone. Bryan composed and arranged the music, using acoustic guitars, gentle keyboards, wind instruments, light percussion, and the natural sounds of water and wind.
 
App:
Anxiety Release Based on EMDR. $4.99 app store. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anxiety-release-based-on-emdr/id647038074   App developed by Mark Grant that provides some exercises to release anxiety, relax, and track your progress. Caution by the developer: Persons suffering with complex PTSD or mental health problems, multiple psychological trauma or unstable neurological conditions (eg; epilepsy) should not use this product without medical supervision.

Mental Microburst: Head skillz

In this next mental microburst, I share 5 skills that have completely changed my life. These skills have helped me to have control over my thoughts, which in turn,  I now have control over my feelings and actions. 

One Rule Improv

On this fun episode, Mary DeMichele talks about the benefits of improv for mental health. She even gets me to do a little improv!! 
Mary is the creator of One Rule Improv, a research-based and trauma-informed, and accessible approach to learning, teaching, and applying improv, so people can bring the interpersonal and neurobiological benefits of improv into their lives quickly and easily.
Throughout her 30-year career, she has focused on ways to make improv more accessible, less overwhelming, and more fun for everyone. One Rule Improv has been used in a variety of settings, including classrooms, trauma-informed schools, outpatient programs, foster care group homes, residential treatment centers, and corporations of varying sizes. The teachers, clinicians, leaders, and participants in Mary’s sessions are consistently amazed and grateful for the simplicity and benefits of the approach and with how comfortable they feel participating.
As her goal is not only to help people experience the benefits of improv in a safe and supportive environment, but to equip them to share improv as well, she has authored published research articles, books, a blog and online courses. These resources are located on her website oneruleimprov.com.  
Mary is featured in the documentary, “Act Social-Using YES AND to Save the World from Within,” starring Collin Mochrie of the television show “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” Psychology Today and Forbes. A certified academic and special needs teacher, Mary also has extensive training in the fields of instructional design, adolescent trauma, cognitive and behavioral psychology, and more. Mary earned bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and a master’s degree from Syracuse University. 
 

Mental Microburst: If you can name it, you can tame it

In this mental microburst, I will talk about identifying your maladaptive habits of thoughts and then putting a name to it. This is part of a 4-step process that will assist you in restructuring your thoughts. If you can name it, you can tame it. Below is a free resource that lists some of the common habits of though. Keep putting in that work for your mental health! I was not able to attach a document so if you would like this free resource, email me at jamieglick.lcsw@gmail.com. 

Imagine Project

Dianne Maroney, Executive Director and Founder of The Imagine Project, talks about the importance of giving people the space to tell their stories. The Imagine Project is a tool for people to express and process their stress and/or trauma, as well as encouraging them to imagine a new story in their lives. Expressive writing guides individuals to heal difficult life experiences, find the positive meaning of that event; improving emotional regulation ability, mental flexibility, ability to handle stress and over mental and emotional health. This free resource is available at https://theimagineproject.org/. 

Mental Microburst: Interrupting maladaptive thoughts

In this Mental Microburst we continue our series on steps to restructuring maladaptive thoughts. Before you restructure, you have to stop or interrupt the current thought that is not serving you. We will talk about how to do that in this episode. We will discuss the process of identifying what these thoughts are next week. Keep putting in that work for you mental health!