The Street Smart Mental Health Podcast
Talking about Mental Health has always been done in hushed tones, under breath and hidden from sight. It’s time to make the discussion about Mental Health LOUDER. Join Real Estate Broker Brandon McNamee & Author/professional Golf Caddy Michael Wellington as they share their personal stories and visit with others who are ready to dial everything Mental Health up to 11.
Episodes
January 25, 2024 • 56 mins
Regardless of what you experience in your life, all of us can benefit from some healing. Whether it’s of the mind, body or spirit, healing comes in a variety of flavors – and so do healers. Trish Kane joins us today to share her incredible story of near-death, life, and the future as she shares […]
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January 12, 2024 • 60 mins
Combating anxiety IS A WAR. Do you have a warrior’s mindset when you confront it? Have you taken the time to confront it yet? If not, you’re in luck. Gregg Sansone stops in with his own version of warpaint, attitude adjustments and guidance – some of the best that a man that regularly confronts his […]
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December 29, 2023 • 60 mins
Grief will wreck you – quickly, unless you put a series of stopgaps in to help lessen it’s impact and make efforts to avoid the accompanying depression. Look, it’s not easy, but with the help of visitor Kevin Heaney, there’s a lot to be learned to help educate you when it comes to dealing with […]
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September 5, 2023 • 43 mins
Professional Golf is home to a variety of people, personalities and experiences. It is also a growing centerpiece for the discussion of the importance of mental health – thanks to the efforts of PGA Tour Winner Charlie Beljan. It all started in the hot Summers of Houston, TX and continues today inside this episode of […]
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August 22, 2023 • 63 mins
Our American Military Veterans spent the best years of their lives crafting a team experience that would impact their lives forever. The Arlington Greens Veterans Golf Association is helping to craft a NEW team experience to help better the mental health of our veterans with the amazing efforts of Herman Luggee & Sam Gilliland inside […]
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August 11, 2023 • 56 mins
We are all products of our experience, perspective and have a variety of choices we make everyday to “become the people we are.” What happens when you surrender all of that and look inward – to the now, to witness what kind of control you depend on, are willing to accept and eventually – understand? […]
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August 2, 2023 • 49 mins
Communities feature a variety of perspectives, but few know the stories of drug addicts that eventually are able to grab hold of their addiction and eventually begin inserting vital building blocks back into those communities. Our most-recent guest, Eric Connelly, from The Illinois Recovery Center did just that and continues to make a difference that […]
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July 26, 2023 • 46 mins
So many of our American Military Veterans have returned home to American soil – but haven’t really ever arrived back from their deployments. Blue Hope Advisory, spearheaded by The Gratia Foundation’s Lockett Stewart, is giving back to those who have seen and done so much to help them finally arrive home with hope and enlightenment […]
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July 18, 2023 • 39 mins
Being a Mom of 2, with another on the way, at 23 is already a tremendous load of responsibility, perspective and life experience. What happens when Borderline Personality Disorder is folded into young Lily Mulherin’s life recipe? You might have thought you already knew what Borderline Personality Disorder was but – you’re sure to have […]
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June 29, 2023 • 22 mins
If you’ve ever held a baseball, you’ve dreamed of “pitching in the big leagues.” What kind of stress, expectations and mental health impact is involved – with ACTUALLY PITCHING IN THE BIG LEAGES? Major League Pitcher Ben Joyce from the Los Angeles Angels stops in to talk about faith, mental health, and how he’s living […]
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June 21, 2023 • 57 mins
Few things will stop you in your tracks faster than cancer. Even fewer people are able to beat juvenile cancer, only to eventually find themselves in an 8’x4′ cell for up to 24 months for wire fraud. How did these things impact the mental health of Peter Benoist? All this and more awaits you inside […]
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June 9, 2023 • 39 mins
Suicide. It’s one of the most stigmatized words in the English language, and is kept in hushed tones in far too many cultures on our small blue marble. Anyone that’s been impacted by suicide can attest to how destructive it can be, especially to those close to the one that completes suicide. It’s time to […]
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June 2, 2023 • 53 mins
Cannabis has had quite the journey over the years. While there are plenty of opinions about it in a variety of directions, many wonder what kind of value, benefits and long-term impacts it will have on people, communities and our nation in general. John Pennington, a local St. Louisan himself and small business owner (Proper […]
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May 24, 2023 • 42 mins
While Postpartum Depression is definitively a “woman thing”, intrusive thoughts are something that impact both men and women and can truly rock one’s world when they go unaddressed & unchecked. Nikki Sansone, from The Sansone Sisters Podcast stops in to share details about both of these things and a whole lot more inside this episode […]
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May 17, 2023 • 50 mins
Being a Single Mom today is stressful enough, but when you start stacking on juvenile PTSD, a variety of life stressors and discovering the path that fosters mental health – it’s an ongoing battle to be sure. Jennifer Warren, a Single Working Mom in the St. Louis area, stops by the Studio to share details […]
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May 9, 2023 • 45 mins
Today’s schools are changing. Mental health perspectives are also changing and today’s schools are one of the most-important puzzle pieces for identifying special education needs that end up fostering good future mental health not just for the children – but for their parents and the adults they interact with. Rachel stops by today to share […]
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May 2, 2023 • 25 mins
Guiding young men as they climb the ladder in college baseball is a very detailed series of circumstances. What are the vital pieces of fostering good mental health, when it comes to college baseball? Tony Vitello is here to share his experience as the Head Coach of The University of Tennessee Baseball Team with Brandon […]
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April 29, 2023 • 33 mins
The Vietnam War experience wasn’t only completely different on the battlefield – it was also a completely different environment when our war fighters came home. In 1969 Vietnam War Vet Bill Benson arrived back home and began another new battle – with mental health and the problems that are rooted inside of the experience of […]
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April 25, 2023 • 55 mins
It is difficult for far-too-many to understand the concept of “those behind the badge are not just draped in black uniforms and carrying a gun – they too are humans, just like us.” The call to serve one’s community as a Police Officer is one that is under siege and Michael and Brandon welcome in […]
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April 19, 2023 • 55 mins
Few things will wreck your life faster than childhood trauma. What happens, though – when that trauma becomes an excuse to usher yourself into the bottom of a bottle, that eventually leads to snorting cocaine, debauchery and continually up-ending your life and of those around you? Chris Pondoff, host of The Pondoff’s Anonymous Podcast sits […]
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