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Noggin Notes aims to educate and enrich your noggin about mental illness and wellness. Conversations range from factual and data-based to theoretical and idea-based. We welcome your input at info@nogginnotes.com or info@zephyrwellness.org. Noggin Notes is not intended as a substitute for professional counseling but we really do hope you can adopt and use some of what we share in order to improve your own life and to seek peace and wellness every day.
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Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Today we are joined by two great Gentleman. We welcome Pat Cashell and Austin Pollard to our show. They discuss homelessness and addiction.
Tragically, homelessness and addiction go hand in hand. The end result of homelessness is often substance abuse, and substance abuse often contributes to homelessness. The National Coalition for the Homeless has found that 38% of homeless people are alcohol dependent, and 26% are dependent on other harmful chemicals.
In addition to suffering mental illness, homeless individuals suffering mental conditions are more likely to be victims of assault, further needing the comfort they temporarily find in harmful substances. Homeless individuals suffering difficult mental and emotional conditions may find it convenient to self-medicate with harmful substances as well. The combination of mental disorders and substance abuse is known as dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders. While it may seem that difficult mental conditions can be suppressed by drugs and alcohol use, this actually creates a destructive cycle of dependency.
We hope you enjoy this episode.
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Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Human trafficking is a crime that forcefully exploits women, men, and children. According to the United Nations, human trafficking affects every country in the world, but it’s not talked about enough. So we’re talking about it.
Trafficking involves transporting someone into a situation of exploitation. This can include forced labor, marriage, prostitution, and organ removal. This kind of exploitation is known by a few different names -- “human trafficking,” “trafficking of persons,” and “modern slavery” are the ones accepted by the US Department of State.
It’s estimated that internationally there are between 20 million and 40 million people in modern slavery today. Assessing the full scope of human trafficking is difficult because so cases so often go undetected, something the United Nations refers to as “the hidden figure of crime.
In today's episode, we joined by John Malcolm and Ron Toft where they discuss in depth trafficking and modern day slavery.
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Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
One of the most valuable outcomes from coaching people is that you also develop yourself in the process of coaching. It is the genuine passion and intention to grow others that spurs us on to transform ourselves. To develop others, we have to first develop ourselves and to continuously change others, we can’t help but continuously transform ourselves.
In todays episode we welcome back Matt. They chat about inner growth, leadership and helping others grow. Helping others grow strengthens the human relationships. When you help others, you help yourself as well.
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Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
We can all get stressed at times. We all react differently to pressure and not all stress is bad it can be motivating. However, serious and prolonged stress can be very upsetting and cause serious physical and mental health concerns
Many working in the legal sector have a driven, perfectionist personality that makes them more prone to stress. They often work long hours in pressurised situations, and believe they should always be in control. Feeling unable to cope with work can be particularly difficult.
In todays episode we talk with Mike Morton who is an attorney. Jake and Mike speak about the stresses in the legal profession and how individual deal or not deal with it.
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
In todays episode we had the lovely honor to have Kat Geiger on our show. She is a certified eating disorder specialist and owns and operates a local clinic called Thrive Wellness in Nevada.
Thrive Wellness of Reno is a dedicated collaborative of specialists committed to the emotional, physical and behavioral health of our clients. We specialize in empowering and treating individuals throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on the following: Eating Disorders (food issues), Perinatal Mood Disorders (baby blues), Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, and Depressive Disorders.
In this interview Jake and Kat discuss eating disorders, couples and mothers who are expecting children and more.
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Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
In today's episode Jack welcomes Kevin "KD" Dixie, where they discuss quite a few topics from mentorship, fatherhood, race relations and gun ownership.
Kevin Dixie is the owner and operator of No Other Choice Firearms Training (NOC) and the Founder of Aiming For The Truth. Kevin has developed and designed the first firearm that fights the lies of Gun Control, an H&K PV9 platform handgun titled “The Truth” that also comes in a compact version.
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Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Many people consider committing suicide at some point in their lives. If you’re having suicidal thoughts, know that you’re not alone. You should also know that feeling suicidal isn’t a character flaw, and it doesn’t mean you’re crazy or weak. It only signifies that you’re experiencing more pain or sadness than you can cope with right now.
There’s no single reason why someone may try to take their own life. However, certain factors can increase the risk. Someone may be more likely to attempt suicide if they have a mental health disorder. In fact, over 90 percent of people who commit suicide have a mental illness at the time of their death. Depression is the top risk factor, but many other mental health disorders can contribute to suicide, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
In today’s episodes Jake discusses suicidal thoughts. He gives us steps we can handle our emotional waves that occur in our lives when we experience these thoughts.
Remember that problems are temporary, but suicide is permanent. Taking your own life is never the right solution to any challenge you may be facing. Give yourself time for the circumstances to change and for the pain to subside. In the meantime, you should take the following steps when you’re having suicidal thoughts.
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Have you ever felt like you are just going through the motions of your day, not fully engaged with your life? In today’s episode Jake discusses a topic that would need you engagement.
Take some time to consider what you value most in different areas of your life, relationships, work, leisure time. How might these values motivate you to take small actions, to bring you closer to living the life that you want today? How might focusing on these values help you do something new and step out of your comfort zone in some way?
Jake gives us some examples of parts of our lives that used to have value like, watching TV together as a family, waiting for either that new album or song to purchase to name a few.
Are we just going through our lives without intentionality? How is this effecting us in other areas of our live? How grateful are we of our experiences? We would love to hear your thoughts and input! We welcome your input at info@nogginnotes.com or info@zephyrwellness.org.
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Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Domestic violence is not physical violence alone. Domestic violence is any behavior the purpose of which is to gain power and control over a spouse, partner, girl/boyfriend or intimate family member. Abuse is a learned behavior it is not caused by anger, mental problems, drugs or alcohol, or other common excuses.
We are pleased to welcome Angel Littlefield who works at Safe Embrace and is a licenced clinician for Zephyr Wellness and Safe Embrace. Safe Embrace is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to educating our community and providing services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. For over 17 years, we have been committed to ending the cycle of intimate partner violence with innovative intervention and prevention services in Reno, Nevada.
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Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Domestic violence is not physical violence alone. Domestic violence is any behavior the purpose of which is to gain power and control over a spouse, partner, girl/boyfriend or intimate family member. Abuse is a learned behavior it is not caused by anger, mental problems, drugs or alcohol, or other common excuses.
We are honored to welcome Kerry Slone on our show today. She is a domestic violence survivor and she shares her story with us. By sharing her story we hope to educate communities on the dangers of domestic violence, connect victims and survivors, and assist them in the transformation of their lives.
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