This week on episode #230, Will & TPP had the pleasure of speaking with a very special neighbor. Honoring veterans everywhere, and with Veterans Day around!-->…
Welcome to episode two hundred twenty-nine of Above Ground Podcast. As TPP likes to say, choose your pain. This week, you can choose to blame or save!-->…
Hey everyone! It’s time for another episode of the Above Ground Podcast. TPP and Will are back in the saddle again for this week’s conversation with guest!-->…
Welcome to episode two hundred twenty seven of Above Ground Podcast. This week TPP and our guest, Jordan are back to have another discussion about mental!-->…
Karen Bona has many callings. She is an ordained interfaith minister, a yoga teacher, and a Reiki master. The spiritual connection is what weaves those into a!-->…
This week, Will stepped back for work and his own mental health, but fear not, Jordan slipped in and helped us find some answers on how we can ask better!-->…
This Sunday is the 2023 Out of the Darkness Walk for R.I.T.A. in Saratoga Springs, NY. Rita was a Doctor, a Partner, a beloved Friend. The acronym stands for!-->…
You will never be the same following the suicide of someone you care about. Loss is part of the story, but it doesn’t have to tell the whole story. Erika!-->…
Welcome to episode two hundred twenty-one of the Above Ground Podcast. This week, Will & TPP kick off September and Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month!-->…
Finding kind humans with a kind heart who just want to help others is rare these days. Lucky for us (and you), we have Dr. Rachael! She is a relationship coach!-->…
So many of us think in terms of black and white. We are either rational or emotional. We create laws in black and white. Yet, looking at the world around us,!-->…
We first talked with Rob in episode ninety-four, where he felt uncomfortably numb. A hose of truth was used to put out the fires of mental health stigma. Now!-->…
A simple definition of neuroscience is the study of the nervous system, but how the brain and nervous system work together is not so simple. This week we are!-->…
Twenty-two service men and women die by suicide every day. Those are just the ones that can be counted. Countless others suffer alone. You can only embrace the!-->…
Are you curious about what healing can bring into your life? Are you fed up with your past experiences hindering your present and blocking your future? If you!-->…
Yoga is challenging, but it forces you to be in the moment. The more times we put ourselves in the moment we push ourselves. The postures provide you with a!-->…
Self-love is huge. Our deficit of self-love is huge too. Accepting the real is a true test of mindfulness. People with abandonment issues often have difficulty!-->…
John Joseph is the definition of never giving up. John grew up in some of the most abusive environments a human can withstand. John nearly lost his human form!-->…
Without the cloudy days, we wouldn’t know the sun. We wouldn’t use those days to create new grooves. Self-care, gratitude, and celebration will lead you to say!-->…
Insight, humor and a good dose of reality sounds like a great way to approach a conversation about therapy, the secret lives of teenagers, or anything, when!-->…
In 2020 the life expectancy in the US was 77 years old and a month or two. With that alarming number, it’s no wonder we don’t talk about death. We don’t like!-->…
This week is all about relationships, attachment styles, and celebrating year number four of having real, raw conversations. Many of us have had our hearts!-->…
Getting paid to help people can be one of the most rewarding career choices you can make. The exchange of energy that occurs during massage is at another!-->…
Our lives can change in the blink of an eye. We have a life that we are living, and then… something happens. Accident, death, divorce, loss, trauma. Our lives!-->…
When we hear the word peer, we often think of others with similar backgrounds, cultures, likes. When Above Ground Podcast refers to our peers, we are speaking!-->…
Massapequa, Long Island, ensures its high school students know that mindfulness is essential. High School English teacher Lisa Davi proves in all she does that!-->…
It’s May, according to the calendar. That means we have reached Mental Health Awareness Month once again. This week the guys are talking, Recovery-oriented!-->…
Not every relationship can withstand the struggle of mental illness. Countless marriages have ended. With that comes a lot of lonely, struggling people. When!-->…
When the coyotes are scratching at the door, and you’re gripping onto whatever steadiness you can find. What’s your reaction? Response? Healthy? Unhealthy?!-->…
This week we leave the ones behind and storm into our terrific twos. This is episode two hundred of the Above Ground Podcast. Our guest this week lost her!-->…
This week we talk about depression, acceptance, and filling the holes in our lives. What's up, everyone? It's time for episode one hundred ninety-nine of Above!-->…
Thinking does interact with feeling and behavior. Dr. Michelle Marks believes it’s the emotion we encounter before the thought. Dr. Marks also feels!-->…
Most would agree that how we show up in the world can be shaped by our environment, emotions and our feelings of connection. If we showed up as a dimmed, dull!-->…
For those of us who lack self-love, life can be arduous. Like carrying around a hundred-pound weight. A weight hard to shed no matter how hard you run. Lou!-->…
Scars can hold us back and keep us stuck. Scars can also act as a catalyst for change and a reminder that we are stronger because we have overcome something.!-->…
In ancient times, Sages were revolutionaries, teachers, and healers whose wisdom was sought by those seeking universal truths on how to live well in the world.!-->…
Carl Jung suggests we learn the theories and modalities but not forget that, in the end, we are dealing with human beings. All the stuff that comes between us!-->…
This week Above Ground Podcast is stoked to have as our guest, Sylvester Jenkins III. Sylvester is known as a bounce-back specialist, as well as an author,!-->…
The Battle Royale is on. it’s a mashup of our thoughts, emotions, fears, doubts … all in the same ring. How will you make it out of the ring? Balance? Letting!-->…
We don’t always recognize that our lived experience has meaning. Meaning to us, yes. But it can also benefit the betterment of mankind. That’s what peer work!-->…
Missing pieces of the puzzle can cause it all to fall apart. You can create new puzzle pieces. Connecting the pieces can make a beautiful picture. The!-->…
Suicide is devastating. The aftermath often pulls apart loved ones and their communities. Loss gives way to grief, guilt, and even shame. Time can help you!-->…
The view of ourselves is shaped by many things. It is formed by our nurture. It is exacerbated by culture. It can elevate our egos or destroy our self esteem.!-->…
“Connection is the opposite of addiction,” says Jean Trewhella. The connection through the ceremony of dance is undeniable in many native cultures. Ceremonial!-->…
This week we exit stage left from 2022 and look ahead to 2023. Wrapping up the holidays and the year with Episode 185. Staying above is our goal and there are!-->…
Jamie the Mind Tradie is on a journey he embarked on at the age of 16. "I was a conscious teenager." Overcoming a tremendous amount of childhood trauma. Then!-->…
It’s that time of year again when we welcome the ho-ho holiday spirit back into our lives. We run ragged trying to fill stockings with glee, yet leave ours!-->…
"If I don't grieve in a healthy, active way, it will be a second death for me," says author Judi Merriam. Judi's middle son, Jensen, took his life Dec. 23,!-->…
"Someone tried to tell me something, 'Don’t let the world bring you down.' But nothing can do me in before I do myself."We are often our own worst!-->!-->!-->…
“The barrier to introspection is self-awareness, “says Kim Egel , our guest for this week’s Above Ground Podcast, Episode 180. Kim chats with the guys about!-->…
Anchors can hold your boat safe in harbor or hold you back from sailing the wild sea. Anchors often collect debris from the ocean bottom but they can also make!-->…
Recovery is never a straight line. Things we do to comfort ourselves can create the most uncomfortable outcomes. But we humans can overcome even the most!-->…
We believe "you must feel it to heal it." Embracing what it means to be human makes life a bit easier to manage, at least we'd like to think so. This includes!-->…
"Healing doesn't happen when we're muscling through it", says our guest Melissa Spaulding. Melissa is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and EMDR Practitioner!-->…
Sending out a distress call is usually thought of when in a state of emergency. Today on Episode 175 of Above Ground Podcast we send a message to those in!-->…
ALBANY - British metal gods Judas Priest roared into Nippertown Saturday night to make a stop at MVP Arena. Judas Priest are currently celebrating!-->…
This week on episode 174 of Above Ground Podcast, we talk joy and connection with Angela Amoia. Angela is a practicing LMFT in Newburgh and an Adjunct!-->…
Sometimes you’re at the scariest table in the room, other times you’re amongst your tribe. Above Ground Podcast was everywhere and anywhere this past!-->…
ALBANY - Tuesday was just another September night for most of Nippertown. But Empire Live in Albany was the site of a Bay Area thrash takeover, when!-->…
Gerrad R. Bohl says that he lives with suicidal ideation . Gerrad expresses that his ideation is a visitor, that makes a stop under extreme stress and huge!-->…
Our first repeat guest is back with a new ring and a new book, and she is here to help us elevate peer support. Valery Brosseau is back and the first time she!-->…
Wednesday night, Shinedown brought their Planet Zero 2022 tour blasting into the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The Jacksonville natives have spent much of!-->…
“How can I be thinking about suicide, when I preach suicide prevention!?" queries Andrew Leece on Episode 170 of Above Ground Podcast. For our second Suicide!-->…
Since we established this pod in 2019, Above Ground Podcast has dedicated the entire month of September to Suicide Prevention and Awareness. We share stories!-->…
"Life is a three lane highway", says Pieter Van Winkle. The right being reaction. And, being creative and proactive in the left. In certain seasons of our!-->…
Scalpel, clamps, forceps, saw…. Grab your instruments and wash up because this can get dirty. This week we dissect honesty. Being honest with ourselves!-->…
Obituaries that read, 'died suddenly', often mean the individual written about died in a stigmatized and often shameful manor. Think suicide, or our topic this!-->…
Resistance will hold us back. It can also drown you. When you fight the water, we expend all our energy treading. Whereas, if you give into the water and!-->…
“Anger is the response when attachment doesn’t get what it wants,” says our guest the Venerable Robina Courtin. This week, Robina helps the guys understand!-->…
There are wreckages in life that can leave us angry, frustrated and bitter. Healing often leaves us with more questions than answers. Before we know it, we are!-->…
Jim Gilbert is a creative firestorm, solution opportunist, and the Heart of Nippertown. Jim views his ADD as a superpower that just needs management. Jim is!-->…
For every demon you kill, two more will be born. Some choose suppression, but by suppressing things we often encourage them. We urge you to feed your demons!-->…
Peer support is when someone with lived experience helps another find their way through a similar experience. Peers are hope dealers. Peers coach and engage.!-->…
Healing can be an arduous ordeal. When you’re out of shape an injury can be very difficult to heal from. Invisible injuries are deadly. Recovery is a mindset,!-->…
People are called to a profession or passion for a number of reasons. Those who are led into the mental health field either have their own or witness someone!-->…
A friend, colleague, shoulder or ear. One who will talk you off the ledge or just sit with you until the darkness passes. A confidant you trust. Someone you!-->…
Anything is possible when you’re brave enough to rush into a burning building and save others. Another version of bravery is confronting your own dragons,!-->…
Feeling like you do not have any support can feel like you're floating out on a stormy sea, navigating rough ocean waters with only one oar. But, those who!-->…
The fear of knowing oneself can elicit a fear like nothing else. Afraid to let our guard down, uncomfortable in our skin. We self-medicate and self-protect!-->…
What’s up everyone? This is Will (Foley) from Above Ground Podcast. May is Mental Health Awareness month. I couldn’t think of a more fitting way to kick off!-->…
We often set ourselves up for a letdown. Expectations often get in the way of reality. The more we desire to do something or be somewhere, we find ourselves!-->…
Dr. A, aka the Misfit Therapist, has become real comfortable not fitting in. Her realness and rawness helps her propel mental wellness forward. Both in private!-->…
Recovery can often leave you feeling like you're caught between a rock and a hard space. What stands between you and your healing can leave you feeling alone!-->…
We all carry emotional baggage. Trauma, loss, illness. All these things leave us with a heavy suitcase. Emotions get trapped in our bodies and so much of our!-->…
The tables have turned this week. The ones who usually ask the questions are being asked the questions. Heather Foley guests and InnerView’s the guys for an!-->…
Two days out of prison, Frank"The Legend" Shamrock started a career of truly legendary proportions. Overcoming years of abuse, group homes and run-ins with the!-->…
Negative thoughts are hard to fight. They are often unquestioned and believed at face value. When looking at the treasures we excavate from our wrecks, we can!-->…
Change management consultant, Joelle Monaco joins us this week. Joelle is a proponent of people-first workplaces and communities. An educator by passion,!-->…
Catastrophizing is assuming the worst-case scenario is going to happen. You believe you're stuck, out of options. When you feel you've reached your limit and!-->…
The Gospel According to Josh is HOPE. Utilizing his many artistic talents to bring suicide prevention, mental health, storytelling, and emotional intelligence!-->…
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder is much like PTSD. CPTSD is a rather new diagnosis. Similar to PTSD, but differ in how it formulates. Instead of one!-->…
Laura DaPolito is a 5-1-8 Licensed Clinical Social Worker and half of the dynamic duo that owns Nippertown. She is an energy goes in person, with lots of!-->…
Vulnerability is finding the courage to expose one's weakness or injury despite the possibility of emotional or physical attack or harm. We have to allow!-->…
The importance of relationships to our mental health and the importance of our mental health to our relationships cannot be understated. Everything affects!-->…
Triggers are often subconscious alarms, piercing your ears like Mötörhead. Street signs along the path of the walk of self-knowledge. They are a residue of!-->…
Entering into the mental health system is an often traumatic experience. People are often left to navigate the system and get well at the same time. What!-->…
For many of us, it's not easy to put our strengths into words. Regardless of what level Jedi you are. This week Will and TPP discuss character strengths and!-->…
Dig for the Light and be Above. Dig into loss and grief and the healing begins. Our guest this week is Annah Elizabeth. Creator of the 5 Facets of Healing,!-->…
The process of healing with mental illness is not a straight line. Partial Remission is possible. Is a complete remission in the realm of possibilities? This!-->…