Voices of Resilience

Episode 12: Revealing the Personal Journey of Navigating Bi-Polar Disorder and Addiction

She has battled an 18-year journey with bi-polar type 1 disorder and alcoholism. Now, she wants to contribute to the mental health dialogue and specifically shed light on bi-polar disorder. Driven by her passion to eradicate the stigma and shame associated with mental illness in today’s society, she’s gathering up her courage and sharing her story of resilience with others in an effort to spread hope for those, who like her, struggle with mental illness and substance abuse.

Episode 11: Can We Achieve Zero Suicides?

Rick talks with Dr. Craig Bryan of The Ohio State University, professor of the Stress, Trauma, Adversity and Resilience (STAR) program. Bryan is a world renowned suicide prevention researcher and innovator who helps people find resilience in their darkest times. His aspirational concept of a future with zero suicides is profoundly inspiring. His research shows intervention treatments, crisis response planning, and specific cognitive therapies can reduce suicide attempts by up to 76% as compared to usual mental health treatment. 

Episode 10: Helping Others Through Acceptance

Steve O’Leary changed his life, sold his business, and altered his priorities when his wife of 40 years was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. After losing Patty just over three years ago, he’s dedicated his life to finding a cure and helping others navigate the devastating impacts of the disease.

Episode 9: Adolescence, Addiction, Advocacy

Sarah Nerad had her first sip of alcohol at age 15. This began a journey from self-destruction to leadership in recovery-centered education. As a co-founder of Heartland High School her experience and passion drive her to help teenagers in need of a safe and accepting environment to recover.  

Episode 8: Melissa’s House -- Restoring Hope and Creating a Healing Environment

Hosted by Rick Milenthal. Elaine and Nate Goldberg share how the loss of their daughter Mellissa fueled their passion to improve lives of thousands facing mental health challenges.

Episode 7: Castlecomer’s Creative Resilience

Rick Milenthal hosts Castlecomer, the hot Indy rock band from Australia, as they tell their story of how the pandemic cut their world tour short.  What does the future hold for the band that began together as children and grew to millions of downloads worldwide as they launch their second album?

Episode 6: Edith Korda: A Lifetime of Resilience

Hosted by Rick Milenthal. Edith Korda shares her remarkable journey surviving the Nazis…..and then the Bolsheviks, escaping Hungary through the Iron Curtain…… to building a new life in America. She is truly a voice of resilience.  

Episode 5: Is There a Cure for Suicide?

Hosted by Rick Milenthal, CEO of The Shipyard. David Grzelak shares his story of losing his teenage son to suicide and how that has led him, and his wife Elizabeth, to a mission of helping others. Dr. Luan Phan of The Ohio State University tells us how we can all fight the suicide epidemic in this country together.

Episode 4: Challenges On Our Front Lines

Hosted by CEO Rick Milenthal. Dr Luan Phan and Arianna Galligher from The Ohio State University give us an inside look on how health care professionals navigate stress, trauma and adversity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Episode 3: Resilience Through Helping Others with Holly Kastan

Rick Milenthal, CEO of The Shipyard, hosts Holly Kastan, MSW, LSW, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. She tells us how the profound trauma from the loss of her child led her to a life of leadership in mental health……helping countless others. A wonderful story of resilience.