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This podcast creates a safe space to talk about mental health. A former TV news anchor who‘s sharing his journey with anxiety & OCD publicly, your podcast host Bryan Piatt offers insight, wisdom and comfort for others maneuvering their mental health. Take what serves you, and leave the rest.
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
Being Healthy In An Unhealthy World With Pilar Gerasimo
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
How do we carve out space to nurture our health in the world we find ourselves in every day? That’s a question that Pilar Gerasimo has devoted this stage of her career to exploring.
In this week's episode, Pilar joins Bryan to talk about the "unhealthy default reality", what it means to be a "healthy deviant", developing survival skills for the new era, and much more.
Pilar is a health journalist and author of the book, "The Healthy Deviant: A Rule Breaker's Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World". She's also the Founding Editor of Experience Life Magazine and co-host of The Living Experiment podcast.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Honoring Life’s ”Difficult Gifts” with Dr. Courtney Burnett
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Dr. Courtney Burnett says getting diagnosed with brain cancer has radically shifted how she lives her life, and had a profound impact on her mental and emotional health.
In this podcast, Bryan talks to Dr. Burnett about getting diagnosed with a brain tumor in Thailand at the age of 29, and how the diagnosis has taught her how to live more in the present moment.
Dr. Burnett is a practicing physician, public speaker, and author of the book "Difficult Gifts". She is also the creator of the blog "Elephant. Lotus. Brain Tumor".
As always - take what serves you - and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Portaging For a Purpose: A Conversation with Evan Hansen
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
In 2021, Evan Hansen set out on a journey to raise awareness about suicide prevention. He ended up carrying a canoe over 300 miles across the state of Minnesota. He went on to write the book, "Into the Wind".
In this episode, Bryan talks to Evan about why he decided to make this journey, his own mental health story, opening up to taking medication for his mental health as a man of faith, and much more.
As always take what serves you, and leave the rest.
Check out Evan's "Portage for a Purpose" Facebook page.
Learn more about the upcoming Portage for a Purpose 5K here.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
If you, or someone you know, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Bringing Awareness To Your Relationship With Reassurance
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Wanting reassurance is a natural part of being a human being.
In this episode Bryan talks to Dr. Anastasia Ristau about our relationship with it.
They talk about how sometimes reassurance can be used to avoid what we're feeling in the moment, ways it can fuel anxiety, when reassurance can be especially healing, and much more.
Dr. Ristau is a licensed psychologist, and the Director of Psychotherapeutics at PrairieCare.
This conversations was inspired by the article "How To Stop Reassurance Seeking" by Nick Wignall.
As always, take what serves you - and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Ileostomy Surgery After Living With Ulcerative Colitis
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
In this episode, Bryan talks to Anna Ransbotham-Cole about her journey of getting an ileostomy surgery after living with ulcerative colitis.
Anna shares the depths that she reached when ulcerative colitis was at its worst, and how she says her ileostomy surgery gave her her life back. She shares more about what an ileostomy surgery is, what this journey has taught her about life, and much more.
Resources that Anna recommends:
- United Ostomy Associations of America
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
- Follow @betterbelliesbymolly on Instagram
As always, take what serves you - and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Perhaps ”Being Average” Isn’t A Bad Thing
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
In a world where there is constant pressure to grow, evolve, do our best, strive, and achieve - perhaps some of the best medicine we can give ourselves is the permission to "be average".
I know - encouraging someone to "be average" is almost like saying a bad word in the society we all live in today. But, hear us out.
In this episode, Bryan talks to Dr. Anastasia Ristau about how "being average" maybe isn't such a bad thing, and actually an invitation to lean into and embrace our humanness.
They talk about what the word "average" means to them, how "average" may being us closer to those around us, and ways to flow between the "average" moments in life and those times where we need to push, strive and achieve.
Dr. Ristau is a Licensed Psychologist and the Director of Psychotherapeutics at PrairieCare.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Lindsay Guentzel Shares Journey with ADHD & Myositis
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Lyndsay Guentzel was diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago in her mid 30's. Then, recently was diagnosed with a rare, incurable muscle disease called Myositis.
In this week's episode, Bryan talks to Lindsay about her journey. She shares what it's teaching her about life, what helps her maneuver the day-to-day, and much more.
Lyndsay is an award-winning radio journalist and producer - working at WCCO Radio and Minnesota Public Radio in the past. She’s also a mental health advocate and the host of the ADHD Online weekly podcast called “Refocused with Lyndsey Guentzel”.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Maneuvering Conflict & How It Can Deepen Our Relationships
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Conflict can be deeply uncomfortable and something many of us often avoid.
It is, however, an inevitable and natural part of being in all sorts of relationships.
In this episode, Bryan talks to Dr. Anastasia Ristau about how conflict can actually deepen our relationships and draw us closer to the people in our lives.
They discuss ways to maneuver those tough conversations we may find ourselves in during conflict, how perfectionism can seep into the discussion around conflict, and much more.
Dr. Ristau is a Licensed Psychologist and the Director of Psychotherapeutics at PrairieCare.
As always, take what serves you - and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Perspective and the Present Moment: A Conversation With My Brother
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
In this week's episode, Bryan hops on a boat in Minnesota's lakes country and has a conversation with his younger brother Eric.
Eric shares his recent journey of traveling the world, and getting accepted into medical school. Eric shares what the process has taught him about what is most important to him, and coming into contact with the present moment.
As always, take what serves you - and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Monday Jul 03, 2023
A Quick Message From The Lake: It’s Ok If Things Feel Hard
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
In this week's episode of the podcast, Bryan checks in from the edge of his dock in lakes country.
If things feel hard right now with your mental health, this episode is an invitation to be gentle with you.
One moment at a time.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)