Ghosts of Jim Crow
 
F. Michael Higginbotham shares his views  as author of Ghosts of Jim Crow: Ending Racism in Post-Racial America.

"When America inaugurated its first African American president, in 2009, many wondered if the country had finally become a "post-racial" society. Was this the dawning of a new era, in which America, a nation nearly severed in half by slavery, and whose racial fault lines are arguably among its most enduring traits, would at last move beyond race with the election of Barack Obama?"


MyNDTALK - The Ghost of Jim Cr

MyNDTALK The Choir Boy

Living In His Truth
Anas "Andy" Shallal is an entrepreneur, an artist, a social activist, a husband, a father but perhaps most of all, a man who lives true to himself.  Learn from the creator of the renowned 'Busboys & Poets' about his beginnings and the man he is today.  


MyNDTALK Liviing In His Truth

Overcoming The Odds - His Way
The statistics for Antonio Webb were grim. ??There was absolutely no reason to suspect that Antonio's life would be anything more than a dead end.  Literally. ??And yet, Antonio found a way to live a life steeped in Overcoming the Odds.  From war on the streets of Louisiana to war on terrorism in Iraq, Antonio's story is about the heartache and challenges it took to rise above his austere beginnings as well as his undeniable strength in overcoming the odds.


MyNDTALK - Overcoming The Odds

UnSelfie - Dr. Michele Borba

Teens today are 40 percent less empathetic than they were thirty
years ago. Why is a lack of empathy—which goes hand-in-hand with
the self-absorption epidemic Dr. Michele Borba calls the Selfie
Syndrome—so dangerous? First, it hurts kids’ academic performance
and leads to bullying behaviors. Also, it correlates with more
cheating and less resilience. And once children grow up, a lack of
empathy hampers their ability to collaborate, innovate, and
problem-solve—all must-have skills for the global economy.In
UnSelfie Dr. Borba pinpoints the forces causing the empathy crisis
and shares a revolutionary, researched-based, 9-step plan for
reversing it.


MyNDTALK - UnSelfie – Dr. Michele Borba

The Science Behind Gun Control - Violence - Tara Haelle

Health & Science Journalist Tara Haelle discusses startling,
mind-boggling, enlightening, all the time disturbing truths about gun
violence in America. Learn the most common predictor of gun violence - hint: it is not the existence of mental illness.


MyNDTALK - The Science Behind Gun Control - Violence - Tara Haelle

MyNDTALK - Selective Mutism - Dr. Veronica Raggi

Selective mutism (SM), is best understood as a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child or adolescent's inability to speak in one or more social settings (e.g., at school, in public places, with adults) despite being able to speak comfortably in other settings(e.g., at home with family). Today, MyNDTALK is joined by Dr. Veronica Raggi of Alvord, Baker & Associates (Rockville, MD) to discuss what selective mutism is and is not.

MyNDTALK - Selective Mutism - Dr. Veronica Raggi

MyNDTALK - Girl Walks Out of a Bar -  Lisa F. Smith

Girl Walks Out of a Bar explores Smith's formative years, her decade of alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and her road to recovery. In this darkly comic and wrenchingly honest story, Smith describes how her circumstances conspired with her predisposition to depression and self-medication in an environment ripe for addiction to flourish. When her close-knit group of high-achieving friends celebrate the end of their grueling workdays with alcohol-fueled nights at the city's clubs and summer weekends partying at the beach the feel-good times can spiral wildly out of control. ... Beneath the façade of success lies the reality of addiction.

MyNDTALK - Girl Walks Out of a Bar -  Lisa F. Smith

MyNDTALK - Shock Waves Cynthia and Michael Orange

In the United States, about 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience, witness, or are affected by a traumatic event in women) may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a life-altering anxiety disorder. Once connected mainly with veterans of war, PTSD is now being diagnosed in many situations that cause extreme trauma such as rape, physical attacks or abuse, accidents, terrorist incidents, or natural disasters. The millions of family members of those who have PTSD also suffer, not knowing how to help their loved one recover from the pain. - Through the pages of Shock Waves, Cynthia Orange offers a practical, user-friendly guide for those who love someone suffering from this often debilitating anxiety disorder, whether that person is a survivor of war or of another harrowing situation or event. Cynthia is joined by her husband, a Vietnam Vet, who shares his own thoughtful, searing, honest experiences of living with PTSD. Cynthia and her husband are powerful examples of the transitions trauma can create and the transitions hope and love can inspire.

MyNDTALK - Shock Waves - Cynthia Orange

MyNDTALK - Living with a Loved One's PTSD Shock Waves - Cynthia Orange  

Cynthia Orange and her husband Michael discuss their journey and the journeys of others who have learned to live with the challenges and scars of trauma and the "shock wave" effects of PTSD.

MyNDTALK - Living with a Loved One's PTSD Shock Waves - Cynthia Orange

Recognizing the benefits of acceptance isn’t difficult. Yet the reality of accepting an unexpected job loss or financial setback, a friend’s betrayal, a child’s struggle with addiction, a serious illness, or even the annoying traits of a loved one can be extremely challenging. Daniel shares his journey. Challenging? Yes! Rewarding? You decide!

MyNDTALK - The Gift O Acceptance - Daniel Miller

30 minute relationship health and mental health podcast/broadcast.

MyNDTALK - Girl Walks Out of a Bar - Lisa F. Smith

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