Beyond Well With Sheila Hamilton

Explosive behavior can be aggressive, defiant, or even violent. In this episode, Dr. Stephen Whiteside talks about the three-step process for bringing explosive behavior under control, including using warm attention, a structured reward system, and immediate consequences for bad behavior.To find out more about Dr. Whiteside's work at the Mayo Clinic, follow the Anxiety Coach at the Mayo Clinic. Here is his newest book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-anxiety-coach-stephen-ph-whiteside-phd-lp/1142868466#:~:text=at%20Mayo%20Clinic.-,Dr.,with%20his%20wife%20and%20daughter.

Paul Anderson is the CEO and founder of Workhouse Media and a successful philanthropist, lawyer, and real estate investor. Paul’s remarkable story of surviving childhood trauma impacted his many coping mechanisms, including a strive-and-drive mentality, hyper-awareness and sensitivity, and a tenacious work ethic.How do we acknowledge the pain of past trauma while marshaling its undeniable gifts? Listen in:

This is a revisit Beyond Well. It's one of our earliest shows from 2019. Edan Armas is an award-winning Spoken Word Artist and Poet and graduate of Stanford University. Armas was the 2019 Baccalaureate student speaker, and an outspoken voice on the topic of student mental Health. Edan’s undergraduate career focused on how emotion manifests in the body, mind and the  collective consciousness.  Edan encourages students to embrace both the tribulations and triumphs of the college experience, noting that the process of adulting is difficult—even painful, and how vulnerability became his superpower.

Dr. Stephen Whiteside provides critical information and treatment alternatives for children suffering with anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. 

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Stephen Whiteside, a child psychiatrist from the Mayo Clinic, to our program. Dr. Whiteside specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders for children and adolescents. 

This show is a revisit from 2021. But, it applies today.What if 2024 is the year you could really make the changes in your life? Dr. Jim Polo talks about the steps that are  necessary to make resolutions effective, and whether  psychology behind procrastination.  

Happy Holiday! There is nothing better than hearing old friends.In the fall of 2019 we had the opportunity to talk to Pop Superstar Lauv. He was just kicking off his How I’m Feeling Tour, and was using his global platform to promote mental health. In every show, Lauv took a few minutes to describe his descent into depression and severe OCD, and how he credits therapy and medication with allowing him to regain his creativity and confidence.  Lauv had partnered with Microsoft to create a worldwide mental health platform that connects people all over the globe. “No Matter where people are in the world, they can see that someone else is experiencing something really similar.”     Check out MyBlueThoughts.World and our blog of the concert at TheAnthem in D.C. @BeyondWellWithSheilaHamilton.com

Dr. Christine Gibson is a trauma specialist and is skilled in helping her patients navigate the most difficult experiences, including the triggering events from Thanksgiving to New Year. Why are the holidays so stressful for survivors of trauma? And what can you do to turn down the drama related to the holiday period? A beneficial episode for anyone who has been traumatized by abuse, violence, divorce, or family dysfunction. 

Chronic pain affects tens of millions of Americans and leaves many who are suffering without clinical or psychopharmaceutical support. Dr. Afton Hassett, author of Chronic Pain Reset, offers brilliant insight into the origins of pain, the different types of pain, and how we might all benefit from evidence-based methods for thinking about our pain differently. Please pass this episode along to anyone you know who has been suffering from Long Covid, Chronic Fatigue, Rheumatoid Arthritis, or Osteoarthritic pain. 

Artificial Intelligence is among the top concerns for business leaders; how to implement it, how to manage the societal impact, and how to prevent further risk by utilizing it.But, as Nathan Horn-Mitchem describes, the concern about the impact of AI isn't just affecting business leaders. AI will change our lives many people cannot yet imagine; eliminating jobs, encouraging us to adapt to unprecedented change, and forcing us to become our own cyber-security officers.  In this interview with one of the financial industry's leading thought leaders on AI, cybersecurity and team management, Nathan Horn-Mitchem describes the steps you can take to be ready. 

If you’ve ever passed a homeless teen on the street and wondered, “How did they get there?” or “How can I help?” this interview with Rei Scozylakas is worthy of your time. Rei Scozylakas wasn’t dealt an easy hand in this life. But, as you can hear in our conversation, Rei’s story isn’t just one of struggle. In fact, that’s not even the most compelling part of their story “Nobody is born wanting to be an outcast. It wasn’t until I was really seen by the volunteers at Outside Inn, that I realized there was a different path than the one I was on.”

We are happy to revisit our show with Lidia Yuknavitch, author of nine books, including The Chronology of Water, The Small Backs of Children, The book of Joan, and the Misfits Manifesto. Lidia's Ted Talk, The Beauty of Being a Misfit has been viewed 2,862,000 times. We think she has something to share about how telling and retelling your story can help re-frame traumatic experience.

Support for when a Coworker loses someone to Suicide. Lois Chauncey lost her husband to suicide she feared she would also lose her job due to her complicated grief. Paul Sale, her Supervisor, provided a textbook-like example of how a company should appropriately respond to a suicide loss survivor in the workplace.   From the humbling way in which Paul responded to the initial news of suicide, to the steps Lois and Paul took to inform others in the workplace, the empathy, compassion, and kindness one team took to welcome back in a suicide loss survivor is a hopeful study in how a workplace can help heal a co-worker's grief, and win a valued employee's respect and loyalty. 

Dr. Jenna LeJeune and Dr. Brian Goff talk about navigating the holiday season, and dealing with internal and external stress.This is one of the most relevant conversations you’ll hear if you hunker down from late November until the New Year. The holiday blues are often a barometer of the stories we tell ourselves about what we should have, and compare those narratives to stories about what others seem to have. We invite you to a discussion on what some view as the hardest time of the year.

Dr. Frank Patti joins us again to talk about body acceptance along with Paula, an Overeaters Anonymous member and a role model for many other women who struggle with image and self-esteem. Paula reminds us that regardless of our triggers, traumas, and histories, we all need coping mechanisms to hold ourselves accountable for our own health. In this episode, we talk about some of the most effective ways to retrain our behavior and begin healing our relationship with food. 

Cybersecurity executives have one of the world's most stressful positions: faced with external threats from hackers who never rest and tasked with protecting critical data, government security, and medical information. Not surprisingly, more than half of CISO's and CIO's say stress will make them leave the job within the next 24 months. Omar Khawaja is a former CISO who decided to help others in similar positions recognize their stress and prioritize their lives in order to develop better balance in their lives. Now, as a CISO to the CISO's, Omar talks with Sheila about resilience, burnout, and one of the world's most high-stakes job. 

We are thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Christy Gibson, a physician and researcher who marries her Western expertise with the knowledge and wisdom of functional medicine and other therapies that have shown promise for patients struggling with immune disorders, gut dysfunction, and drug resistance. Dr. Gibson's new book, 'The Modern Trauma Toolkit' will be released by Hachette Books in Spring of 2023. We welcome her understanding of integrated trauma work and her appreciation of resilience. Follow her @TikTokTraumaDocWelcome, Dr. Gibson!

We are thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Christy Gibson, a physician and researcher who marries her Western expertise with the knowledge and wisdom of functional medicine and other therapies that have shown promise for patients struggling with immune disorders, gut dysfunction, and drug resistance. Dr. Gibson's career goal is to enhance individual and community well-being through health education, promotion of agency, connection, and healing from trauma. Welcome, Dr. Gibson!

Dr Frank, a practicing psychologist and member of Overeaters Anonymous, joins us to discuss disordered eating, shame, and his personal realization that food had become an addiction. Overeating has much of the same psychological basis as alcohol and drug addictions and a twelve-step process for recovery has been immensely helpful for tens of millions of American adults. For more information https://oa.org/

Dr. Steven Batash is among the world’s leading experts on non-surgical weight loss procedures. He has worked closely with the doctors who pioneered the techniques he practices and has countless success stories of patients in the US, Europe, and South America. Dr. Batash completed his undergraduate education at Columbia University and received his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine. As a board-certified gastroenterologist, he is currently affiliated with NYU Medical Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.In this episode, Dr. Batash talks about the proliferation of Ozempic users and outlines the side effects and decision-making regarding long term use of the drug.