Montare Media presents Season 2, episode 23 of the Discover U Podcast with JD Kalmenson: A Spiritual Approach to Psychotherapy with Kenneth Pargament, PhD. Learn More about Montare Behavioral Health: https://montarebehavioralhealth.com/about/digital-library/ JD Kalmenson’s interviews Dr. Kenneth Pargament to gain a deeper understanding of the intersection of psychotherapy and spirituality. How can psychologists be better prepared to deal with encounters with the sacred dimension of life? How and...
Dec 19, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Discover U Podcast: Wolf Therapy, a New Model for Healing, with Teo Alfero Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: Wolf Therapy, a New Model for Healing. Putting wolves together with humans for therapeutic purposes may sound a little crazy, but amazingly, it works! JD Kalmenson interviews Teo Alfero, the founder of the Wolf Connection sanctuary and creator of Wolf Therapy®, a singular program that empowers individuals dealing with psychological and emotional pain, a...
Dec 02, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: Accessing Quality Behavioral Health Treatment-- How Legislative Changes Affect Us, with Harry Nelson. JD Kalmenson, CEO of Montare Behavioral Health, a dynamic and comprehensive behavioral health company in Southern California, interviews Harry Nelson to bring us the inside scoop on what patients and providers need to know about our current system, and what changes are afoot. Harry is the co-founder and managing partner of Nel...
Oct 15, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: How Music Therapy Helps Us Transform-- From Healing Addictions and Relationships, to Realigning with our Values. JD Kalmenson, CEO of Montare Behavioral Health, a growing mental and behavioral health company in Southern California, interviews Tim Ringgold, a board certified music therapist who has worked with thousands of teens and adults, helping them to use music as a profound healing tool. Tim is the host of the “Reduce You...
Sep 27, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: Navigating Addiction Recovery Online. JD Kalmenson, CEO of Montare Behavioral Health, a growing mental and behavioral health company in Southern California, interviews Ronald Tannebaum and Ken Pomerance, founders of In the Rooms.com . In The Rooms (ITR) is a free, digital meeting website and social network for the addiction recovery community. With over 820,000 members in over 136 different countries, In The Rooms provides a v...
Sep 13, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: The History and Uses of Neurofeedback—how the technology has evolved to offer effective treatment for addiction and mental illness. JD Kalmenson, CEO of Montare Behavioral Health, a growing mental and behavioral health company in Southern California, interviews neurofeedback specialist Bill Scott, the CEO of BrainPaint, Inc. BrainPaint, Inc. is an EEG biofeedback equipment, training, and support company with clinics in every m...
Aug 25, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: Interventions for Mental Health—An Inside View of Getting Resistant Patients into Treatment. From Vicki Lucas. My work is my passion. I have been in recovery for 25 years and have struggled with mental health & addiction myself. I also have a son who has struggled with addiction and mental health. I do this work because people shouldn’t have to suffer from mental health and addiction. Everyone deserves the opportunity to h...
Aug 12, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: A Jungian Perspective on Life, Love and Dreams. Michael Gellert is a prominent Jungian psychoanalyst , award-winning author, teacher and speaker. Mr. Gellert is the former Director of Training, and currently an instructor, at the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. He has Master’s degrees in religious studies and social work, is educated in rabbinic Judaism, and trained with a renowned Zen master in Japan for two years. He wa...
Aug 12, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: Conscious Recovery- a Roadmap Back to Your Essential Self. JD Kalmenson, CEO of Montare Behavioral Health, a growing mental and behavioral health company in Southern California, interviews addiction treatment specialist TJ Woodward. TJ Woodward is an author, speaker, teacher, minister, and creator of The Conscious Recovery Method, a groundbreaking, effective approach to viewing and treating addiction focusing on the underlying...
Aug 05, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) versus total abstinence in addiction recovery: exploring their complex relationship. JD Kalmenson, CEO of Montare Behavioral Health, a growing mental and behavioral health company in Southern California, moderates our esteemed panel: Dr. Timothy Fong, Heather Hayes, and Lowell McGregor. We will be discussing the pros, cons, and nuances of both treatment approaches, as well as how they relate...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: Thriving with Dyslexia and Anxiety: leading edge research and data. JD Kalmenson, CEO of Montare Behavioral Health, a growing mental and behavioral health company in Southern California, interviews one of the foremost experts in this field, the Co-Director for the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, Dr Sally Shaywitz, MD, and her son, Dr Jon Shaywitz, MD: Medical Director for Montare Behavioral Health. Dr. Sally Shaywitz’...
Jul 22, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Montare Media presents this week’s episode of the Discover U Podcast: Reducing the stigma of addiction and metal health issues: What does shame have to do with it? JD Kalmenson, CEO of Montare Behavioral Health, a growing mental and behavioral health company in Southern California, interviews interviews Adi Jaffe, Ph.D. Adi Jaffe, Ph.D. is a #1 best-selling author (The Abstinence Myth) and a nationally recognized expert on mental health, relationships, and shame. He earned his Ph.D. form UCLA af...
Jul 22, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Montare Media presents Season 2, episode 24 of the Discover U Podcast with JD Kalmenson: New Directions in Couples Therapy with Dr. Dana McNeil, PsyD, LMFT Learn More about Montare Behavioral Health: https://montarebehavioralhealth.com/about/digital-library/ JD Kalmenson’s interviews Dana McNeil to explore the sometimes complex dynamics in a range of different romantic relationships– from hetero and LGBTQ couples, to polyamorous. Understanding the habits of successful couples is key to developin...
Feb 14, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 25
