UNBOUND: Saybrook Insights with President Nathan Long

Saybrook University Degree Program: Clinical Psychology, Ph.D.
Modality: Virtual with In-Person Residential Experiences
Department Chair: Dr. Theopia Jackson

Stretching all the way back to June 2020, this Saybrook Insights episode features Dr. Theopia Jackson, who offers our most extended and most downloaded interview on Saybrook Insights. She offers incredible insights highlighting her passion, dedication, and com...

Today, I am meeting with a faculty-student duo, Dr. Kirk Schneider and Mr. Tyler Gamlen, Saybrook Ph.D. student. We will dig in on the idea of life-enhancing anxiety, depth healing, and Dr. Schneider’s proposal that we form a national corps of depth healers. What seems like a heady concept on first blush offers many practical applications supporting our communities. This is a crucial leg to our work in advancing the mental health a...

I am over the moon for today’s guest. This incredible human was a member of my doctoral committee back in the day and was a vital mentor to me during graduate school. Dr. Eric Jackson is a Professor of History and Director of the Black World Studies program at Northern Kentucky University; with almost twenty-eight years of academic experience at the university level, he has taught numerous classes in a variety of fields, such as &q...

My guest today is Whitney Ann Jenkins, a Ph.D. student in Humanistic Psychology at Saybrook University. Born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia, she expressed interest in performing from an early age – specifically becoming an actor. Now a creative living in California with her successful podcast and slate of work, Whitney is pursuing her education. At the same time, she continues podcasting, singing, and acting, believing in ...

Today’s guest is Ms. Traci Meadows, a Ph.D. student in Saybrook’s Integrative and Functional Nutrition program. Traci is a life-long learner who came to Saybrook University with a big, multifaceted goal. Now in the dissertation phase of her program, Traci has found that her pursuit of a Ph.D. did not stop at just earning the degree. As a legally blind and deaf adult, Traci has had to overcome much adversity. Throughout her journey ...

Welcome to another episode of Saybrook Insights. Dominique started at Saybrook in 2017 and is currently the MA Counseling Program Coordinator, recently promoted to associate department chair. She received her Masters of Counseling and PhD in Counselor Education at Idaho State University in Meridian, Idaho. Dominique, along with her colleagues, has built a powerful counseling program that I would contend is one of the top in the nat...

Today, I am interviewing Ms. Rebekah Walker, a graduate of Saybrook University’s Psychophysiology program. Since her undergrad, Rebekah has been connected to the mental health field. In 2014, she and her husband implemented a neurofeedback program for an agency. Then in 2016 they started their private practice, Walker Therapy Services, that married psychotherapy and neurofeedback together. As a result of wanting to know more about ...

I cannot tell you how excited I am to reconnect with today’s guest. Nearly three years ago, Chinmay was one of my first guests on this podcast – really at the pandemic's peak. I was inspired at the time by his passion and his focus. Today, we will check in with Chinmay as he heads into the final stages of his doctoral degree. A brief bio on Chinmay: Chinmay Surpur (ERYT, BS Neuroscience, M.A. Clinical Psychology) is the Direct...

Amylee Amos founded the Amos Institute to specialize in the implementation of the Bredesen Protocol, which we’ll learn more about shortly. She graduated with a Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan, and Longevity from the University of Southern California's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and her Ph.D. in Integrative and Functional Nutrition from Saybrook University. I think like me, you’ll find this a fascinating int...

Today I have the privilege of interviewing the CEO of Shmoody, Nate Thomas. Shmoody is a new app designed to support individuals’ mental health and well-being with the tagline that it’s a mental health app that’s fun to use. Nate is former VP at Goldman Sachs & attorney. He received his philosophy BA from Duke and JD from Wash University. I think one of the things that drew me to Nate is his authenticity and the fact that he br...