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I am a huge fan of The Because Organization, and all of their hard work helping survivors of Human Trafficking to build successful, healthy, and happy lives after escaping severe exploitation and abuse. Every year they join the podcast to talk about their good work AND the ways you can help. Marcia Holt and Mary Beth Ford join me today to talk about individualized help for survivors, how Because does their work, and the annual virtual walk/run to raise funds.  Join the cause by walking or running this month! Register at www.becauseorganization.org

Meg Boberg is a friend, mental health advocate, and a fellow Bipolar-haver. It's been a while since she's been on the show, but we often kick around ideas for recordings. Speaking of ideas, we're talk about our experiences with racing thoughts, hypomania, and mood irregularity.  Go to www.becauseorganization.org to support this month's highlighted charity. The Because Organization helps survivors of human trafficking to build a healthy and safe life. You can take part in their October fundraiser from anywhere in the world.

As an evidence-based disability advocate, Jodie Herbert assists individuals who need reasonable accommodations in the workplace. She assesses the person's needs, functional abilities & limitations, and helps them to advocate with their organization. She helps both employees and trains workplace leadership on how meeting the needs of their workers improves productivity as well as morale. Follow her work at www.abilitypathways.au  The Because Organization is this month's highlighted nonprofit, helping individuals who have escaped Human Trafficking to build healthy, safe, and secure lives.  Go to www.becauseorganization.org to learn more, and participate in their annual walk/run fundraising event this October, done virtually for people from anywhere in the world.

Its the Broken Brain's 5th annual live stream for International Overdose Awareness Day! Check out the audio of my wonderful group of friends and colleagues bringing their expertise, experience, and love to this great cause. Check out www.penington.org.au to learn about the nonprofit that sponsors this important day every year. Go to www.becauseorganization.org to find our charity of focus, and important organization helping survivors of human trafficking as they rebuild a healthy and safe life.

Jamie Alyson Feldman & Rachel Webster noticed that it was difficult to talk about debt...even with a best friend.This led them to create "Debt Heads: A Podcast About Money," taking a true crime approach to answer the mystery: who murdered our bank account?  A lively and fun team, they join me today to discuss societal and psychological elements of dealing with finances, stress, and (of course) Debt Itself. Follow their work at www.debtheadspodcast.com and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Join me and Izzy Tehran this upcoming Monday, 8/31, as we host the Broken Brain's annual live stream for International Overdose Awareness Day! Give us a listen or JOIN the stream, by going to www.dwighthurst.com/live

Emily Morash is an expert in the use of Emotional Intelligence to resolve conflict and enhance leadership. She also teaches the under-appreciated role that self-awareness plays in developing and applying empathy. Check out her new book, "Unfunk Yourself: Leading Mindfully in the Midst of Mayhem."  Please join the Broken Brain's 5th annual live stream for International Overdose Awareness Day, Monday August 31st. Go to www.dwighthurst.com/live to learn more!

Mychel "Snoop" Dillard is a doer. When she worked in hospitality she opened nightclubs. When she was asked for tips she began speaking. When she wanted to help others she started mentorship programs. When she lost her daughter she invested heavily into grief recovery. You can read about her experince in her new book, "Grieve. Grow. Go." and check out her memoir "Who Is Snoop." You can also watch her reality series, "Snooping For Love," on Amazon Prime & Tubi.  A dynamic individual with a lot to share, it is exciting to welcome her onto the program.  Monday August 31 is the annual Broken Brain LIVE Stream for International Overdose Awareness Day. Join me and Izzy Tehran for the stream, find links to watch (or join) us at www.dwighthurst.com/live

Returning guest Jess Wright returns to talk about his new book "Dance In A Madhouse," a about a young doctor in the early 1900s committed to an asylum, and engrossed in a murder mystery.  Dr Wright is a renowned expert in psychiatry, and is the author of award winning books on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He is also a Novelist, applying his background in medicine & psychology into fiction. This is his second novel. Follow Jess' work and upcoming books at www.jesswrightMD.com Tune in on Monday 8/31 for The Broken Brain's 5th annual live stream for International Overdose Awareness Day! Go to www.dwighthurst.com/live for details.

Doug Pray created the documentary "Louder Than Guns" to chronicle the work of Ketch Secor, lead singer of the band Old Crow Medicine Show, and David Greene, NPR Reporter & Host. Following a shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Secor and Greene started a musical tour focused on getting community members to sit down and share their tragedy and beliefs with each other, with the belief that vulnerability can lead to healing. Visit www.louderthangunsfilm.com to learn more about this film Go to www.preblestreet.org to follow this month's highlighted Charity. Preble Street is a food service hub providing healthy meals to citizens of Portland Maine suffering with food insecurity. Get involved and share this wonderful organization today.

"What Tomorrow Brings" is a story about 2 sisters who are left to care for themselves with no parental supervision, with the burden of running the household securely on the shoulders of 17 year old Clara.  Filmmaker Matthew Engelbert and star Joely Engelbert join me to talk about their approach to telling this story as a father-daughter team. Every member of their family joined to make this movie, with the intention of showing the struggles of a strong kid trying to solve overwhelming problems. Follow this film @whattomorrowbringsmovie on Instagram  Check-out our highlighted charity: Preble Street Food Hub, a nonprofit providing thousands of healthy meals to individuals in need in the Portland Maine area. www.preblestreet.org

Julie Brams is an Earth Centered Psychotherapist, specializing in incorporating nature into therapeutic healing. She is also the author of "The Nature Embedded Mind," recent winner of the Nautilus Gold Award. As both a licensed mental health therapist and Forest Therapy Guide, Julie shares lessons learned from research into what science is finding about therapy and our connection to the rest of the world. Follow her work at www.experienceelemental.com  This month's charity of focus is Preble Street Food Security Hub, providing thousands of free meals daily to citizens on Maine facing homelessness and food insecurity. Go to www.preblestreet.org to support them.

Do you like reading or watching media that is an episodic/anthology style one-off story? Or do you prefer the more frequent modern storytelling that follows an overarching arc? Sci-Fi Auhtor Christian Hurst joins to discuss different approaches to creating stories, how they speak to us differently, and how we someitmes can throw the good out with the bad when we fail to balance things out.  Read Chris' Lily Starling Series wherever books are sold, and follow him @churstpublishing to learn more about the release of the 3rd book in the series, Lily Starling and the Death Machine. Goto www.prismunited.org to view this month's highlighted charity. Prism United helps LGBTQ+ youth with leadership training, meaningful activities, medical, mental health treatment, and more. Get involved in their work today!

What is Financial Therapy? Dr Erika Rasure is here to tell us about it. Many sources of financial advice neglect the emotional/psychological components of money troubles. She shares how fear, self-perception, hope, and the lack of or presence of security interact with finding financial solutions, and some tips to face those issues.  Learn more about Erika's work at www.beyondfinance.com, and check out the Financial Therapy Association, www.financialtherapyassociation.org  The highlighted nonprofit this month is Prism United, local charity in Alabama focused on mental health, healthy development, and parental education for LGBTQ+ youth. Go to www.prismunited.org to learn more and support their work.

Dr Susan Trachman is a Psychiatrist with 30 years of experience specializing in treating medically unexplained illnesses through the lens of psychiatry. She helps patients delves into the brain-body connection, and addresses the damaging misconception that a condition is "all in your head.  Follow her work at www.susanbtrachmanmd.com, and check out her new book, It's Not Just in Your Head: Demystifying the Brain-Body Connection in Medical Illness. Go to www.kidsandart.org to follow and support this month's highlighted nonprofit, helping children with cancer and their families through Art.

Lena Fein is the author of Shattering The Mirror, a story of her experience with abuse. From an early age Lena Fein coped with abuse and neglect by trying to achieve. She believed that if she could do well enough in school, meet everyone's expectations, and especially avoid anything that would trigger her mother, that she would finally feel safe and happy. Her book tells her story of masking with achievement, suppressing difficult emotions, and how she learned to break that cycle.  Our highlighted charity for April and May is Kids & Art, helping pediatric cancer patients through Art. Go to www.kidsandart.org to learn more about this wonderful nonprofit.