In this episode of OK State of Mind, a Family & Children’s Services podcast, Dr. Stevan Lahr, Medical Director, and Kaitlin Foster, Vice President of Adult Outpatient Services, unpack what anxiety truly is—and what it isn’t. From the biology behind the brain’s fight-or-flight response to the emotional toll of everyday stress, the conversation explores how anxiety manifests, how to recognize it, and why it’s one of the most treatable mental health conditions.

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In this episode of OK State of Mind, a Family & Children’s Services podcast, we explore the everyday challenges and life-changing impact of early parenting support. Lorinda Reed and Sarah Lankford Cerbino - leaders in the SafeCare® Home-Based Parenting program - join hosts Chris Posey and Rachel Roberts to discuss how Family & Children’s Services is helping families build safer, healthier home environments for young children.

Designed for parents and caregivers of children ages 0–5, the SafeCare® program provides free, in-home guidance on child safety, health, supervision, and positive parenting practices. Through hands-on coaching and customized support, SafeCare® empowers caregivers to navigate the demands of parenting with confidence—whether it’s choosing the right medicine dosage, understanding discipline versus punishment, or creating daily routines that foster connection and calm.

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In this episode of OK State of Mind, a Family & Children’s Services podcast, Dr. Paul Baker, neuropsychologist and author of The Hopeful Brain, shares how breakthroughs in neuroscience have fundamentally shifted the way we view mental health, especially in children. Exploring core needs, rooted in neuroscience, offer a lens to understand behavior not as a problem to fix, but as a message to decode for hope.

Joined by Adam Andreassen, CEO of Family & Children’s Services, and Chris Masopust, Director of Training, the conversation explores how this hopeful science is being integrated across the organization—from therapists to peer support workers. By using simple, accessible brain-based strategies, Family & Children’s Services is creating more effective and compassionate mental health support for those who need it most.

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In this episode of OK State of Mind, a Family & Children’s Services podcast, we share an extraordinary story of perseverance, adaptation, and giving back. Sean MacLeod, an engineer at a Tulsa-based energy company and a Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC) board member, joins Adam Andreassen, CEO of Family & Children’s Services, and Tom Taylor, Chief Development Officer of Family & Children’s Services, to discuss the power of resilience and the role of community support in transforming lives.

Sean shares his deeply personal journey—growing up in a cycle of instability, facing abuse and neglect, and navigating the foster care system. Through his experiences, Sean discovered the importance of environmental support in shaping personal growth and success. Now, he is dedicated to mentoring young people, volunteering, and advocating for community programs that provide the same opportunities he wishes his family had access to—programs like Women in Recovery and Family & Children’s Services’ trauma and child abuse prevention services.

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Being a member of the LGBTQ+ community brings with it unique challenges. According to 2023 Gallup research, 7. 6% of U. S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Within that group, most rated their mental health and emotional wellbeing much lower than their peers.

In today’s episode of OK State of Mind, we speak with two members of the LGBTQ+ community who share candidly about their own challenges in coming out, maintaining relationships with friends and family, and thriving in the larger community. The hope is that others facing similar challenges will find inspiration and hope from the stories these guests share.

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Beyond concerns associated with modern era military conflicts, veterans today are dealing with more nuanced mental health issues unrelated to conflict than ever before. From PTSD and the challenge of transitioning into civilian life, to traumatic brain injury and survivor's guilt, veterans need mental health supports when their invisible wounds become visible. But how do they get those supports?

In today’s episode, we'll be speaking with three individuals who have close ties to the US military and who are acutely aware of the unique challenges that veterans today face. All three work directly or indirectly with veterans in the context of mental health, and they’re here to help us better understand the plight of those who are actively serving or who once did serve our country in the United States military and to shed light on key resources available to veterans in need of support in the realm of mental health.

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Join us as we speak with Darryl Turpin and Guy Wheeler about Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy (HEAT) and Habilitation Empowerment Recovery (HER). These two group counseling interventions are culturally tailored and explicitly designed to meet unique needs of those involved with jail diversion, substance use disorder, and women’s justice initiatives.

Turpin and Wheeler currently partner with jail and prison diversion programs, substance use disorder programs, and women's justice programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but their initiatives contribute to what Wheeler refers to as "the global culture." Find out more about their interventions, their partnerships, their history, and their support of a collaborative "mosaic" of care in this episode.

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When it comes to mental health, there are so many hurdles that people have to overcome just to step foot in a therapist's office or to join that telehealth meeting. These hurdles can be particularly challenging for certain people groups.

In this episode, we're speaking with Teresa Williams, Clinical Director at Family & Children's Services, and Carlos Meeks, Clinical Supervisor at Family & Children's Services, about the stigma surrounding seeking therapy, particularly among African American males.

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