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  • Chronic Mental Illness

    Chronic Mental Illness
    2026/08/31
    Many Americans suffer from mental health issues but when do these issues rise to the level of chronic mental illness? Who are the chronically mentally ill and what care and treatments are the best protocols? What do those connected to them need to know to best support them? Dick’s guest, Dr. Gina Bryan, DNP, APRN, […]
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    34 分
  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison
    2026/08/12
    Dick’s guest, MaryAdele Revoy, devoted five years working with women incarcerated in a maximum security prison, navigating some of the most difficult moments of their lives. She shares her thoughts from her experience in the criminal justice system as a crisis intervention worker at Wisconsin’s maximum security prison for women, Taycheedah.
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    36 分
  • Loneliness in Minorities

    Loneliness in Minorities
    2026/07/30
    Dick’s guest, Prasanta Verma, the author of Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging, discusses loneliness in America. In 2023, the Surgeon General declared loneliness a national epidemic and compared its health impact to the equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
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    34 分
  • Online Dating Deception

    Online Dating Deception
    2026/07/15
    There is a 50/50 chance you met your current partner online dating. It’s the new world of dating but some level of deception is common. Why do some people deceive? What is catfishing? How do you navigate around these issues? Dick’s guest, Dr. Catalina Toma is a Professor of Communication Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison. […]
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    43 分
  • Parasocial Relationships: Fans, Followers & Pseudo Relationships

    Parasocial Relationships: Fans, Followers & Pseudo Relationships
    2026/07/01
    There are celebrities and online influencers who have thousands, sometimes millions of followers and fans. These people often feel they know the celebrity and may believe they are connected to them personally. This is called a parasocial relationship. It is a one-way relationship and it is widespread in our culture. How does this happen? How […]
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    35 分
  • Growing from Adversity

    Growing from Adversity
    2026/06/17
    We all face serious setbacks, scary challenges or losses. What if we could not only handle these situations with skill and resilience but also adapt and grow to improve ourselves when life throws us these left curves? Dick’s guest, Darald Hanusa, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice for over 45 years. He […]
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    29 分
  • Artistic Expression as a Therapeutic Tool

    Artistic Expression as a Therapeutic Tool
    2026/06/04
    Some therapists are finding that exploring a client’s creativity and artistic expression can lead to better mental health and self awareness. This expression can be via poetry, music, painting or simply journaling their feelings. Dick’s guest, Dr. Richard LaBrie is a Clinical Psychologist and also the author of Alchemy of Blood, a collection of contemporary […]
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    32 分
  • Root 2 Rise: Helping Troubled Teens Turn Their Lives Around

    Root 2 Rise: Helping Troubled Teens Turn Their Lives Around
    2026/05/20
    Dick’s guest, Denise Hanson, is the Founder and Executive Director of Root 2 Rise, a non-profit organization that actually pays a stipend and gives class credit to teens on the verge of dropping out by having them help elementary school kids do better in school.
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    30 分