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Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton

Sheila Hamilton

300 episodes

Beyond Well With Sheila Hamilton is a podcast for people who want to learn tools for living better. Each week, we dive into a different aspect of mental health with our team of psychologists, psychiatrists, and people with lived experience. We cover: anxiety, bipolar disorder, chronic illness, depression, along with many other experiences that are not illness, but can be difficult: grief, relationships, self-esteem, and much more. We’d love to have you here.

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  1. Ep.437/Dr Tamir Aldad Addiction and Recovery

    · 22 min

    Millions of partners, parents, adult children, siblings, and caregivers find themselves overwhelmed by the emotional needs of someone they love. In his new book, Too Close for Comfort, Dr. Tamir Aldad reframes this…

  2. Ep. 436/ Scott Sadler. Elevate Under pressure.

    · 26 min

    Scott Sadler is an executive coach who works with teams under pressure. Scott’s primary focus is helping people elevate under pressure using these tools. He is an experienced speaker and facilitator and is currently…

  3. Ep. 435/ Dr Jennifer Reid. Guilt Free: Reclaiming Your Life.

    · 29 min

    Dr Jennifer Reid is a clinical assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Hew new book, Guilt Free: Reclaiming Your Life From Unreasonable Expectations, encourages women to look at the myriad…

  4. Ep. 434/ Eran Magen. Men’s Mental Health/SuicidePrevention

    · 24 min

    My guest today has spent his career building systems that catch people before they fall. Eran Magen holds a PhD in psychology from Stanford, and he's the founder of Early Alert, an organization that works inside…

  5. Ep. 433/ Liz Scott.You're Going to Die But Not Me

    · 21 min

    Liz Scott has spent nearly fifty years sitting across from other people's problems, fears and vulnerabilities. But, by her own accounting, Liz’s biggest fear is dying. In fact, she’s not even sure dying applies to her.…

  6. Ep. 432/John Puls. CaseManagement and Fragmented Mental HealthCare

    · 24 min

    The Lindsay Clancy case is attracting international attention and illuminating the complex problem of postpartum anxiety, depression, and, more rarely, postpartum psychosis, a psychiatric emergency that affects roughly…

  7. Ep. 431/Haley Ashcom Miller. Postpartum Psychosis.Part 2

    · 18 min

    Haley Ashcom Miller is a working mom of four, maternal mental health advocate, and postpartum psychosis survivor with a professional background spanning government and marketing. After experiencing postpartum…

  8. Ep. 430/Haley Ashcom Miller. Postpartum Psychosis Part 1

    · 23 min

    Haley Ashcom Miller is a working mom of four, maternal mental health advocate, and postpartum psychosis survivor with a professional background spanning government and marketing. After experiencing postpartum…

  9. Ep. 429/ Leslie Dobson. The Lindsay Clancy case and Postpartum depression

    · 22 min

    Leslie Dobson on the Lindsay Clancy case and Postpartum depression Dr. Leslie Dobson is a forensic psychologist who is providing legal expertise and media commentary on the Lindsay Clancy trial. Dr. Dobson talks about…

  10. Ep. 428/ Part two. Postpartum Depression and Psychosis/Sara Townshend

    · 29 min

    Part Two. The Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial is forcing a harrowing national conversation about postpartum anxiety, depression, and psychosis. Lindsay Clancy is accused of the murders of her three children while in the…

  11. Ep. 427/Part one. Postpartum Depression and Psychosis/Sara Townshend

    · 28 min

    Part One. The Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial is forcing a harrowing national conversation about postpartum anxiety, depression, and psychosis. Lindsay Clancy is accused of the murders of her three children while in the…

  12. Ep. 426/ A re-visit. Do I need therapy? A a talk with the Doctors.

    · 23 min

    This is a Re-Visit. A No Stone Unturned episode from 2019."A talk with Doctors, Do I need therapy?"We hire personal trainers to help us get in shape, tutors for difficult subjects, and music instructors to learn to…

  13. Ep. 425/ Revisit. No Stone Unturned, Why Therapy

    · 26 min

    This is a Re-visit. Doctors Jenna LeJune and Brian Goff.This show aired more than six years ago. We originally titled it “Why Therapy”. But in hindsight we easily could have called it “Why therapy could work for you…

  14. Ep. 424/ Nigel Roberts/Caregiving for People with mental Illness. Part Two.

    · 22 min

    Part2 Family members of people struggling with mental illness and addiction often ask themselves the same painful questions: What more should I have done? What did I miss? Why couldn’t I save them? Nigel Roberts knows…

  15. Ep. 423/ Nigel Roberts/Caregiving for People with mental Illness Part One

    · 21 min

    Part 1. Family members of people struggling with mental illness and addiction often ask themselves the same painful questions: What more should I have done? What did I miss? Why couldn’t I save them? Nigel Roberts…

  16. Ep. 422/ David Shamszad. High Functioning BiPolar Disorder and Addiction. Part Two

    · 21 min

    Part Two. I'm fascinated by high-functioning mental illness and addiction. David Shamszad knows that world firsthand. A Dartmouth graduate, entrepreneur, and founder of a successful real estate company, David appeared…

  17. Ep. 421/ David Shamszad. High Functioning BiPolar Disorder and Addiction. Part One

    · 20 min

    I'm fascinated by high-functioning mental illness and addiction. David Shamszad knows that world firsthand. A Dartmouth graduate, entrepreneur, and founder of a successful real estate company, David appeared to have…

  18. Ep. 420/ Brendan Mahan. ADHD. Overcoming the Wall of Awful. Part Two.

    · 18 min

    Part Two. Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S., is a dynamic ADHD/executive function consultant, coach, and speaker. A veteran educator and former teacher, principal, and mental health clinician, he specializes in helping…

  19. Ep. 419/ Brendan Mahan. ADHD. Overcoming the Wall of Awful. Part One.

    · 11 min

    Part One. Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S., is a dynamic ADHD/executive function consultant, coach, and speaker. A veteran educator and former teacher, principal, and mental health clinician, he specializes in helping…

  20. Ep. 418/ Dan Schilling. Worth another listen Part 2.

    · 25 min

    This is part two of our revisit of the No-Stone Unturned with Dan Schilling. As you know, the Beyond Well No Stone Unturned series is where we root around in the basement of our old shows and find gems that for…

  21. Ep. 417/ Dan Schilling. Worth another listen, Part 1

    · 22 min

    A re-visit of a No-stone unturned. Well what do you now about that? It better be good. Oh, it is. Dan Schilling has lived a life and career right out of an action movie, where jumping out of a plane is all in a days…

  22. Ep. 416/ Anirudh Bajaj. A.I. Anxiety

    · 18 min

    Anirudh Bajaj, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft (based in San Francisco) and author of the upcoming book Indispensable: Your Career Guide for the Age of AI . Indispensable tackles one of today’s most urgent and…

  23. Ep. 415/ KJ Atlas. Part 2. An alternative path to healing.

    · 16 min

    Part Two. Healing Unbridled. After struggling with her health and energy in her teens, KJ Atlas was finally diagnosed with Lupus. Forced to leave college and begin her healing journey at home, KJ became immensely…

  24. Ep.414/ Remembering Brian Lindstrom

    · 42 min

    Remembering Brian Lindstrom.

  25. Ep. 413/ KJ Atlas. Part 1. An alternative path to healing.

    · 18 min

    Part One. After struggling with her health and energy in her teens, KJ Atlas was finally diagnosed with Lupus. Forced to leave college and begin her healing journey at home, KJ became immensely interested in how…

  26. Ep.412/ Revisit. Doctors only. Triggering and Safe Space.

    · 17 min

    A Re-Visit from 2019. Way before the pandemic. Way before the current political climate. It's an interesting point of view of where we were when looking at things from where we are now. Do “Trigger warnings” and…

  27. Ep. 411/Revisit. How to help someone who is Suffering.

    · 23 min

    Many people who are deep in the throes of depression or anxiety can't recognize how sick they've become, and they resist help. Here's a simple guide for broaching the subject of well-being, when and how to get…

  28. Ep. 410/ Revisit: Dr. Leslie Dobson. What is Anxiety?

    · 15 min

    Google compiles the most frequently asked questions regarding mental health, and the #1 question is: What is Anxiety? Everyone has a different experience of anxiety but Dr. Leslie Dobson explains the most common…

  29. Ep. 409/ Revisit: Cathleen Beerkens. Your Creator Matrix.

    · 16 min

    This is a Revisit with Cathleen Beerkens , founder of A Wellness Revolution and the author of Your Creator Matrix. She shares new research and techniques to achieve optimal wellness. Your Creator Matrix is the…

  30. Ep. 408/ Revisit: Dr Leslie Dobson Pedophiles n Instagram Moms

    · 15 min

    A Revisit with Dr. Leslie Dobson. In 2024 the New York Times investigated the proliferation of pedophiles who stalk minor’s instagram pages, accounts that are managed by the minor child’s parents. Reporters found high…

  31. Ep. 407/ Maya Schumer. Bipolar Disorder and Keto.

    · 35 min

    Maya Schumer earned her PhD studying the very disorder she carries, using neuroimaging and machine learning to map the neural signatures of mania and emotional impulsivity at the University of Pittsburgh. She is now a…

  32. Ep. 406/ Michael F. Kay. Retirement. How to Craft your Chapter X.

    · 13 min

    Michael F. Kay is an author, Certified Life Coach, and host of the retirement podcast Chapter X. After more than 25 years as a financial professional, he shifted his focus to the inner side of retirement, particularly…

  33. Ep. 405/ Kara Infante. Bookish Flights.

    · 13 min

    Kara Infante, host of Bookish Flights, discusses the link between reading and mental health. Kara shares her personal journey of being a military wife, a transplant, and a new mom, and how reading helped her build…

  34. Ep. 404/ Dr. Rachel Zoffness, "Tell Me Where it Hurts" Part 2

    · 14 min

    Dr. Rachel Zoffness, Part two of our two part-series, "Tell Me Where it Hurts". Most medical treatments for chronic pain fail. That’s because pain isn't a purely physical issue – it's also emotional. This means that…

  35. Ep. 403/Dr. Rachel Zoffness, "Tell Me Where it Hurts" Part 1

    · 28 min

    Dr. Rachel Zoffness, Part One of a two part-series, "Tell Me Where it Hurts". Most medical treatments for chronic pain fail. That’s because pain isn't a purely physical issue – it's also emotional. This means that…

  36. Ep. 402/ Carlos Tanner. Ayahuasca. Part Two.

    · 22 min

    Part two of our two part interview with Carlos Tanner, founder of the Ayuaska Foundation. Carlos Tanner shares his personal journey with ayahuasca and explained how the plant medicine helped him overcome addiction and…

  37. Ep. 401/ Carlos Tanner. Ayahuasca for Mental Health. Part One

    · 25 min

    Part one of a two part interview with Carlos Tanner, founder of the Ayahuasca Foundation. Carlos Tanner shares his personal journey with ayahuasca and explained how the plant medicine helped him overcome addiction and…

  38. Ep. 400/ Jen Fisher. Developing Hope as a strategy for Work.

    · 25 min

    Jen Fisher is a global authority on workplace wellbeing, bestselling author, and founder & CEO of The Wellbeing Team. She made history as Deloitte’s first Chief Wellbeing Officer, where she helped reshape how…

  39. Ep. 399/ Beyond Well. A revisit of our Valentines Special from 2020.

    · 25 min

    This is a revisit of our Valentines Special we did in 2020. Romance, desire and navigating a made up Holiday where everything is supposed to be champaign and roses is the subject of this blast from the past. This…

  40. Ep. 398/ Revisit: Andrea Herron. Mental health and Navigating HR.

    · 29 min

    This is a revisit which originally aired in 2023. Andrea Herron's brilliant guidance for managing workplace mental health issues is one of our favorites. We spend eight to ten hours a day at our workplaces and the…

  41. Ep. 397/ Special Edition: Diane Hamilton. Managing difficult emotions during troubling times.

    · 39 min

    This week, a special episode for those who feel as I do: the immense anger, grief, and disbelief that comes with witnessing state-sanctioned murder. I understand the horror we all felt watching the killing of Alex…

  42. Ep. 396/ Dr. Ross Greene

    · 22 min

    Dr. Ross Green Dr. Ross Green joins Beyond Well to talk about the role of schools in regulating behavior. Dr. Green is a pioneer in childhood behavior, a clinical psychologist with more than twenty years of…

  43. Ep. 395/ Margo Fowkes. Saltwater, Grief and Loss.

    · 20 min

    This show is part of our "No Stone Unturned" series. A revisit that certainly deserves another listen. Margo Fowkes turned her enormous grief over the death of her son into a global force for healing. An…

  44. Ep. 394/ Angela Teuscher. Dry January. Mommy Drinking

    · 21 min

    This is a ReVisit we recorded for Dry January in 2022.Many people are curious about what would happen if they stopped their drinking habit. Whether it's one glass of wine, or several cocktails a night, Dry January is…

  45. Ep.393/ New years Resolutions. A revisit from 2021.

    · 18 min

    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…

  46. Ep.392/ Manna Abraham EMPR

    · 21 min

    Sheila Hamilton interviews Manna Abraham, a former CFO and trauma mentor who created the EMPR method, to discuss trauma-informed practices. Manna shares her background as a chartered accountant and CPA, and explains…

  47. EP. 391/ Dr. Leslie Dobson. Nick Reiner, Mental health and Criminal behavior.

    · 28 min

    Dr. Leslie Dobson, an expert on forensic psychology, has spent her career at the intersection of mental health, the legal system, and people who have been accused of crimes and behavior. She studies and attempts to…

  48. Ep. 390/Blaming Loved Ones. Part 2. Dr. Stuart Ablon and John Puls, LCSW

    · 20 min

    Blaming Loved ones. Part Two. For decades, families have often been seen as part of the problem when a loved one is in psychiatric crisis. Parents and relatives are sometimes blamed — implicitly or directly — for…

  49. Ep. 389/Blaming Loved Ones. Part 1 Dr. Stuart Ablon and John Puls, LCSW

    · 19 min

    Blaming loved ones, Part 1. For decades, families have often been seen as part of the problem when a loved one is in psychiatric crisis. Parents and relatives are sometimes blamed — implicitly or directly — for their…

  50. Ep. 388/ Holidays. Do you like 'em? A revisit.

    · 12 min

    Holidays This is a revisit to a show we did in 2019. Dr. Jenna LeJeune and Dr. Brian Goff talk about navigating the holiday season, and dealing with internal and external stress. It is a very organic discussion as…

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