It was an honor having Master Sergeant (Retired)Crystal C. Romero on the show!

Crystal is a military veteran who has served 16 1⁄2 years in the US Army National Guard, serving full-time Active-Duty Operational Support primarily in her home state of New Mexico.

Today, she is an activist for veterans’ causes and has had a significant role in passing legislation related to military sexual assault and veterans’ mental health.

In this episode she will discuss her motivations for joining the military as well as the powerful meaningful work she has done. Crystal also get's into discussion on many of the difficult aspects of her job that took an emotional toll of her well being.

After her honorable discharge, in 2014, Crystal struggled to adjust to civilian life and found herself battling depression and PTSD. That struggle is what prompted her to start volunteering to help other veterans, who are presumably, worse off than she is. This was to be her path to redemption and the way she plans to make her mark in the veteran’s community: through her advocacy.

Crystal always stood up for what she believed what was right no matter what the implications were. Which makes her an amazing person that I have had the pleasure to meet and have as a special guest.

Crystals contact information

Travelsforchocolate.com

dezinedit@me.com

linkedin.com/in/crystalcromero

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I had the tremendous honor of having former attorney and judge Mary Beth on the show as a special guest.

Her strength and perseverance over life's challenges and barrier's is second to none as we begin learning about Mary Beths struggles and tribulations through physical, sexual, and emotional abuse that led to substance abuse and addiction.

Throughout this episode Mary Beth begins to talk about her life of drug addiction growing up in New Jersey.

Mary Beth also talks about certain parts of her book From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction, where she describes the child abuse that led to teenage meth addiction, the chaos of that addiction, and building a recovery plan that worked for her. Plus, how she became an attorney and a judge!

Mary Beth's contact information

junkietojudge.com

lawyermbo@comcast.net

linkedin.com/in/mary-beth-o-connor-8aaa4b121

Book: From Junkie to Judge: One Woman's Triumph over Trauma and Addiction

https://a.co/d/03Cb644s

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/From-Junkie-to-Judge/Mary-Beth-OConnor/9780757324567

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In this special live Behavioral Health Integration live episode we will dive into many important career related discussions.

In this live episode we will get into the pros and cons of the mental health addiction field.

We will bring up topics around the professional concerns for the future of the behavioral health field as well as what are we optimistic about.

We will get into discussions about each other's career paths and where we got to where we are today.

As well as the struggles we have with insurance company's reimbursement rates.

Also for graduate students or future graduate students what are the different career paths or graduate programs they can enter.

Brittiany's contact information

brittainy.lindsey@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/brittainy-lindsey

Eric's contact information

inkedin.com/in/eric-nance-msw-licsw-c-pd-4a1052b0

pathwaystoyoullc.com/

youtube.com/@darksideoftherapy

darksideoftherapy.com/

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In this special BHI live episode I have the honor and pleasure of having Justin Hesse as a special guest. Justin is the founder of Blue Line Fitness and is a 31B Military Police at Minnesota Army National Guard.

I am very excited to have a great conversation with Justin regarding his motivations for entering law enforcement as well as what made him passionate emphasizing the important of fitness to members in law enforcement.

We will also dive into learning more about Blue Line Fitness and how this amazing program works.

Justin's contact information

justin@blueline-fitness.com

blueline-fitness.com

https://www.blueline-fitness.com/ridealong

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It was a great pleasure having Sadie Marie as a special guest on my show!

In this exciting episode we will discuss Sadie 's motivation to start a podcast regarding divorce and new ways families and individuals can see divorce in a different positive light.

We also get into discussion about dating topic's and certain red flags to look for while dating after divorce.

Sadie's contact information

www.divorcedandhappy.net

linktr.ee/sadiesdivorcedandhappy

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In this special BHI episode I had the honor of having Dr. Ryan Westrum, PhD and returning special guest Richard O'Bannon on the show.

Dr. Ryan Westrum, PhD, MA. is a nationally recognized psychedelic integration expert. For more than 15 years, his primary focus has been working with individuals and groups facilitating experiential therapy and integrating psychedelic journeys into healing and personal transformation. Ryan speaks on myriad of topics and leads experiential groups, like dreamwork integration therapy and psychedelic integration groups. The founder of healingsoulsllc.com and psychedelicintegration.net; Ryan offers a multitude of models ranging from hypnosis to various forms of breathwork practices to engage in therapy and working towards wholeness within oneself. Ryan is a registered integration therapist for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), as well as the co-author of the book The Psychedelics Integration Handbook.

Dr Ryan's contact information

linkedin.com/in/dr-ryan-westrum-939460a5

healingsoulsllc.com

psychedelicintegration.net

Richards contact information

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3223317144568263/about

Adlerian Psychedelic Society

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In this special live Behavioral Health Integration live episode I have two amazing special guest's Eric Nance and Justin Coates. In this episode we will dive into many important mental health and substance abuse career related discussions.

In this live episode we will get into the pros and cons of the mental health addiction field.

We will bring up topics around the professional concerns for the future of the behavioral health field as well as what are we optimistic about.

We will get into discussions about each other's career paths and where we got to where we are today.

Also for graduate students or future graduate students what are the different career paths or graduate programs they can enter.

Information on special guest Justin

Justin is a Licensed Professional Counselor, with certifications as a Family Trauma and Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional. Justin currently provides therapy, consultation, parenting assessments, as well as parent education trainings. Recently, Justin began his doctoral program with the hopes of becoming a licensed psychologist, as well creating a mental health hub in the Greater Saint Peter area.

Information on special guest Eric

I'm on a mission to keep our Social Service supervisee's in the field and thriving. Far too little emphasis is placed on their well-being and experience. Unfortunately, these are the reasons they are not thriving in the field and, more importantly, the reasons less-and-less of young people seek this career path.

Additionally, please check out my course: "So, You Want to Be a Therapist."

My course will help you attain the following:

-Understand and relate to your supervisor, both clinical and otherwise.

-Grasp the fundamentals of documentation from someone who has successfully survived numerous insurance audits.

-Fully grasp the dangers of this work, including many of the dark topics most professionals prefer not to explore.

If you are interested in learning more about my course, click here: https://course.darksideoftherapy.com/offers/91264881-b5ec-468d-942c-494eb9c48dd6

Justin's contact information

linkedin.com/in/justin-coates-306465254

Eric's contact information

inkedin.com/in/eric-nance-msw-licsw-c-pd-4a1052b0

pathwaystoyoullc.com/

youtube.com/@darksideoftherapy

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In today's BHI episode I had the honor and pleasure of having returning special guest Robert Andrews-Mendoza. In this part 3 episode we will be continuing our discussion on new and updated policies and rules for what takes for an MN LADC to have their own private practice.

We will also be getting to the questions the audience has regarding policies and procedures of developing a private practice. We also get into all of the ethical issues that LADC's may come into effect while having a private practice.

We also went into discussion about therapeutic SUD group and one on one interventions and scope of practice for LADC's and other health care professionals. It was an honor having Robert as a BHI guest.

Roberts contact information

MN LADC's in Solo Private Practice

https://www.facebook.com/groups/536566350818500

ramendoza@soulsavvy.biz

robertdandrews@gmail.com

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