Meier Clinics Podcast

A different look at forgiveness and how it impacts our mental health. Dr. Lisa Day joins us to discuss this often misunderstood topic. Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills to deal with the stressors contributing to their challenge. Dr. Day works with eating disorders ranging fro

A follow up to our previous show about undiagnosed ADHD in women with Dr. Lisa Day. Many of our listening family emailed with questions such as:"My whole life has changed since getting this diagnosis and taking medication. Sometimes I don't take it on the weekends or I run out and forget to refill the prescription. I start feeling extra sluggish and worn out. I was wondering if that's probably how I always felt but it seems more extreme now that I know what life is like on the medication.""It felt like I was more agitated at the end of the day when my medication started to wear off but over time this has lessened. When you talked about how that can happen because we aren't used to being focused so when meds wear off, our racing thoughts start again which can be irritating. Hearing that helped me a lot. I am 64 and one of my doctors said I lived with this my whole life without medication so what is the point of taking it now. I wonder what to say to something like that. It seems really rude or ageist." "When I

The Mental Health Comedian, Frank King, joins Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Sunanta Walker for a show about teen suicide. What is the best way to approach people that are suicidal? How to approach people that say they're suicidal, but may not be. Frank King, Suicide Prevention and Postvention Public Speaker and Trainer was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years. He joins host Kristin Sunanta Walker on Mental Health News Radio as cohost for some of our shows. Depression and suicide run his family. He’s thought about killing himself more times than he can count. He’s fought a lifetime battle with Major Depressive Disorder and Chronic Suicidality, turning that long dark journey of the soul into five TEDx Talks and sharing his lifesaving insights on Mental Health Awareness with associations, corporations, and colleges. A Motivational Public Speaker who uses his life lessons to start the conversation giving people permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences surrounding depression and suicide. And doi

Dr. David Vigerust, Chief Science Officer of MyGenetx, joins Dr. Lisa Day to discuss genetic testing and why it is crucial for people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Dr. Vigerust is a strategic scientist, consultant, teacher, and inventor, particularly in the areas of infectious disease, oncology, genetics, pharmacogenetics (PGx) and immunology. Dr. Vigerust earned his BS degree from the University of Texas at El Paso in Biology and Chemistry, a MS degree in Immunology and Microbiology from Texas Tech University and his Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed postdoctoral fellowships in infectious disease first at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and second at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics. After completing his fellowships in 2009, he joined the faculty of Vanderbilt School of Medicine in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology and was concurrently a Health Research Scienti

Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Sunanta Walker talk about how animals help your mental health but also how their passings have a tremendous impact. We are far more "allowed" to grieve for our human companions than our dogs, cats, horses, birds, and other family pets. Take a dive with us as we talk about how important it is to acknowledge and grieve those animal kingdom companions when they exit our earthly lives. Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

Living with bipolar disorder is so misunderstood especially when it comes to the affect it has on everyone in a family. Join Dr. Lisa Day as she discusses what it is like to not only work with patients dealing with bipolar but also their family members. Dr. Lisa Day is a registered nurse and clinical psychologist with www.meierclinics.com. We discuss this particular show on the Meier Clinics YouTube channel. Don't forget to check it out by visiting YouTube and searching for Meier Clinics.

Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Sunanta Walker talk about how animals help your mental health. From therapy dogs to horses to rabbits, the human animal connection is important for many people struggling with anxiety, PTSD, and depression as well as all other mental health challenges.Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

How do highly empathic people/empaths navigate boundaries? How do they set them, keep them, and get out of those toxic relationships? Why are boundaries so important for empaths? Join Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Walker as they discuss how important boundaries are especially for empaths.Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

The word Empath is used often these days but there is a lack of understanding about what that word means and what the differences are between empaths and highly sensitive people. Join Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Walker as they discuss what both of these terms mean and how they are different.Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

A follow up show about boundaries with Kristin Walker and Dr. Lisa Day. We discuss the challenges to setting healthy boundaries which seem to involve A Book of Should's, Followed by They! Dr. Lisa Day is a licensed psychologist and licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. www.meierclinics.com

Dr. Lisa Day, one of hosts of The Meier Clinics podcast, discusses her upcoming book The Art of Grieving. We discuss the statement, "I can't believe" and how that can be prohibitive to the therapeutic process. Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills to deal with the stressors contr

Dr. Lisa Day, one of hosts of The Meier Clinics podcast, discusses ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) in women. It can be undiagnosed especially in women. Listen in as she discusses why this happens, what symptoms are, what are common misunderstandings about this disorder in women, and the positives about treatment and having ADHD.Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries

Join host Melanie Vann with guest Karen Watson-Jarvis. The discussion is based on an article written by Karen about how often we substitute the valuable things in this life for worthless things? We choose the words “I’m sorry,” but they have little meaning and do not represent the life transforming change that allowing God to change our hearts with true repentance represent. Does God just smile and wonder if we want to continue to trade ease and self-sufficiency for the real power of what He can do if we choose a sorrow that leads to life. Unfortunately, many of us choose a sorrow that leads to death, thinking it will somehow remove our shame, help us feel good, and give us what we deserve. On that false road we choose to justify our actions, rationalize our sin, blame others, dwell in the deep pit of self-pity, and make all sorts of excuses why we are stuck and can’t move forward and how it isn’t our fault anyway. Relationships decompensate, the innocent are condemned, marriages end, and Satan smiles as

The third show in our three episode series on narcissistic mothers. Dr. Lisa Day talks about the challenges that arise around how you attach to people when you've been raised by a narcissistic mother. Different attachment styles are explained in detail that can offer some insight and hope for our listening family.Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communica

Dr. Lisa Day discusses the often touchy subject of boundaries. She also explains the difference between a boundary and a barrier. We talk about the following statements:You cannot truthfully say yes until you can comfortably say noHow to be me without loosing youDr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying h

The second in a three episode series on narcissistic mothers. Dr. Lisa Day talks about the challenges of growing up and learning to parent yourself in healthy ways the harmful and long term effects from being raised by a narcissistic mother. Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills

Leslie Vernick is a popular speaker, author, and licensed clinical social worker and relationship coach. She joins hosts Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Walker as they talk about emotional destructive relationships.She is the author of seven books, including the best selling, The Emotionally Destructive Relationship and her most recent The Emotionally Destructive Marriage.Leslie has been a featured guest on Focus on the Family Radio, Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey, Moody Mid-Day Connection and writes a regular column for WHOA Women’s Magazine. Internationally, she’s spoken in Canada, Romania, Russia, Hungary, the Philippines, British Virgin Islands and Iraq.In 2013, she received the American Association of Christian Counselors Caregiver of the Year Award.She’s been married to Howard for 38 years and together have two grown children and three grandchildren.Leslie received her Masters degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Illinois and has received post-graduate training in Biblical Counseling as

The first in a three episode series on narcissistic mothers. Dr. Lisa Day talks about the challenges of growing up and learning to parent yourself in healthy ways the harmful and long term effects from being raised by a narcissistic mother. Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills t

Dr. Lisa Day, one of your hosts of Meier Clinics podcast, discusses her career and how her work as a registered nurse has informed her work as a psychologist. Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills to deal with the stressors contributing to their challenge. Dr. Day works with eati