Depression | Powerful Patient

Surviving the Pandemic: Depression and COVID-19

by JoyceGraff | Dec 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, Podcast | 0 |

Mindy Jo Rigel, of WorryAboutYouToday.com shares her experiences with COVID-19 diagnosis — it felt like a sinus infection, until she lost her sense of smell.

Listen

Adrenaline and your health

by JoyceGraff | Feb 19, 2015 | ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Depression, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Pheochromocytoma, Podcast, PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | 0 |

Dr. Michael Platt discusses the role of adrenaline in ADHD, Autism, IBS, and more. Joyce asks him how to rule out a tumor before embarking on medical treatment.

Listen

Mental Health Issues of Diabetes

by JoyceGraff | Sep 19, 2013 | Children with Special Needs, Depression, Diabetes, Managing Stress, Podcast, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Lee Ducat and Dr. Arthur Rubenstein speak with Joyce and Mike about their forthoming conference, “Mental Health Issues of Diabetes,” to be held October 7 in Philadelphia.

Listen

Mental Health: Evaluation, Detection, and Treatment

by JoyceGraff | Feb 14, 2013 | Depression, Mental crisis, Nutrition, Podcast, Psychosis | 0 |

Dr. Jay Lombard, behavioral neurologist, speaks with Joyce about the need for better ways to evaluate a person’s mental state and stability, and to determine what drugs or nutritional elements might be helpful for this particular individual. Good nutrition is essential to brain health. Individuals may have subtle deficiencies of essential minerals. There are thousands of drugs – which one is most likely to benefit this person?

Listen

Things As They Are: Billy’s Lesson on Acceptance

by Michael Lawing | Feb 12, 2013 | Advocating for Yourself, Africa, Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Clinical Trials, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Genetic Testing or DNA Testing, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Kidney Cancer, Love, Marriage, and Children, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Nutrition, Promoting Research, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

“Remember that you can’t control everything in life. At some point you have to accept things as they are.” Billy Foster to Paul Larson, October, 2011 Dear Fellow Travelers: I’m a fan...

Under The Radar: Distress Screening

by Michael Lawing | Jan 4, 2013 | Advocating for Yourself, Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Kidney Cancer, Love, Marriage, and Children, Lung Cancer, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Prostate Cancer, Protecting Your Job, Psychosis, Travel, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Prologue: I seldom dwell on the fact that I am a cancer survivor. Now in my 16th year of survivorship I feel that I have grown comfortable with the fact that this type of cancer is essentially incurable, that it still has the...

The Complexity of PTSD

by Michael Lawing | Dec 23, 2012 | Advocating for Yourself, Blog, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Love, Marriage, and Children, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Protecting Your Job, Psychosis, PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Travel, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

One in five troops that return from Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from some form of PTSD. This novel highlights the very real difficulties in finding your way back to home life.

Listen

Breaking the Habit

by Michael Lawing | Dec 14, 2012 | Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Conditions, Dementia, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Fibromyalgia, HLRCC, Immune System Issues, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Kidney Cancer, Lung Cancer, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Prostate Cancer, Quitting smoking, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Mike talks about his own experience quitting smoking, and encourages you to do the same. At the very least, get the smoke out of your life even if you can’t kick the nicotine. Getting rid of nicotine and tar significantly lowers your health risks.

Listen

Healing Psychosis and Depression

by JoyceGraff | Oct 18, 2012 | Depression, Managing Stress, Mental crisis, Podcast, Psychosis, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Dr. Paris Williams, champion hang glider pilot, talks with Joyce and Mike about his own mental crisis, and what he learned by analyzing his experienced and those of others who have come through this period to a new and healthier way of being organized. He proposes a new way of treating mental illness, and periods of mental distress.

Listen

Brain Injury and our Heroes

by JoyceGraff | Oct 6, 2011 | Brain Injury, Dementia, Depression, PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | 0 |

Former U.S. Army physician Dr. Ron Glasser examines the changing tactics of warfare and the resulting wounds focusing on the traumatic effects of concussive and shock wave injuries to the brain.

Listen

Healing Depression and Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs

by JoyceGraff | Sep 1, 2011 | Allergies and Sensitivities, Depression, Managing Stress, Mental crisis, Nutrition, Podcast | 0 |

Threatened with cancer, Gracelyn Guyol worked to overhaul her diet, take natural supplements, and eliminate toxins from her environment. In the doing, she also healed her bipolar and depression.

Listen

Category: Depression

Surviving the Pandemic: Depression and COVID-19

Adrenaline and your health

Mental Health Issues of Diabetes

Mental Health: Evaluation, Detection, and Treatment

Things As They Are: Billy’s Lesson on Acceptance

Under The Radar: Distress Screening

The Complexity of PTSD

Breaking the Habit

Healing Psychosis and Depression

Brain Injury and our Heroes

Healing Depression and Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs

Archive

Subscribe to Podcast

Categories available

Recent posts