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Kody Green: Schizophrenia Journey

Kody Green: Schizophrenia Journey

Kody Green (He/Him) is 28 years old with a diagnosis of Undifferentiated Schizophrenia. Kody is also the Founder of a non-profit, a motivational speaker, and content creator with over one million followers across social media platforms. He has struggled in the past with drug addiction, incarceration, and serious mental health issues. In order to be a better advocate and speaker, Kody has been trained as a peer support specialist, recovery coach, and suicide prevention specialist. Now, Kody shares his stories about his struggles and how to navigate through recovery, mental health issues, and life after incarceration. He chooses to pursue motivational speaking and mental health advocacy for schizophrenia awareness, drug recovery, and second- chance opportunities because he has dealt with these struggles in his own life.

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Kody Green: Schizophrenia Journey

Kody Green: Schizophrenia Journey

Kody Green (He/Him) is 28 years old with a diagnosis of Undifferentiated Schizophrenia. Kody is also the Founder of a non-profit, a motivational speaker, and content creator with over one million followers across social media platforms. He has struggled in the past with drug addiction, incarceration, and serious mental health issues. In order to be a better advocate and speaker, Kody has been trained as a peer support specialist, recovery coach, and suicide prevention specialist. Now, Kody shares his stories about his struggles and how to navigate through recovery, mental health issues, and life after incarceration. He chooses to pursue motivational speaking and mental health advocacy for schizophrenia awareness, drug recovery, and second- chance opportunities because he has dealt with these struggles in his own life.

Eating Disorders: More Than Just Eating

Eating Disorders: More Than Just Eating

Scott Bullock talked about the different types of Eating Disorders, the 3 components of Eating Disorders, prevention efforts, levels of care, common stigma, statistics, men with Eating Disorders, advice for parents, and so much more.

Clubhouse International: The Strength of a Clubhouse Coalition

Clubhouse International: The Strength of a Clubhouse Coalition

In the 22 years that Clubhouse Indiana has been established it has shown a great deal of resiliency. In this episode, we explore hardships, challenges, and triumphs that Clubhouse Coalitions can go through. These challenges include the loss of funding, COVID-19, advocacy and timing difficulties. Join us as we navigate Clubhouse Coalitions.

Gabe Howard- Creating Impact: Amplifying Your Voice as a Mental Health Advocate

Gabe Howard- Creating Impact: Amplifying Your Voice as a Mental Health Advocate

Gabe Howard is the host of Healthline Media’s Inside Mental Health podcast, author of Mental Illness is an Asshole, and an award-winning speaker. In this episode, Gabe discusses how he got started as a mental health advocate, how you can get started, staying true to yourself when creating content, how to approach and answer both productive criticism and negative criticism, how Gabe prioritizes his mental health with a demanding career and so much more.

Bridging the Treatment Gap

Bridging the Treatment Gap

Shawndale Preston is a Case Worker at Goodwill Easter Seals. In this Episode, Shawndale discusses what a Case Worker does and how to become one. He also discusses how to maintain boundaries within the field and common barriers to treatment services.

Maintaining Relationships on the Road to Recovery

Maintaining Relationships on the Road to Recovery

David Reece discusses how growing up with mental illness, the challenges of maintaining relationships with family and work, all while finding his life's purpose.

Mike Veny: OCD and Perfectionism

Mike Veny: OCD and Perfectionism

Mike Veny is a world-class keynote speaker, a corporate drumming event facilitator for team building, a podcast host, and the author of several books, including the best-selling book, Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero. His expertise and life experience have been featured on ABC, NBC, and CBS news. Mike also is the winner of Corporate LiveWire’s 2022 Innovation & Excellence Award for his work as a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist.

Clubhouse International: Connecting to the Bigger Picture

Clubhouse International: Connecting to the Bigger Picture

Anna Sackett Rountree is the Director of Communications for Clubhouse International. She talks about the importance of branding, marketing and how Clubhouses can promote themselves within their communities. She also explains what the Clubhouse International network is, the importance of membership and her highly accomplished background before Clubhouse International. This episode was recorded in April of 2023, since then the number of Clubhouses has increased to over 340 clubhouses overall. As well as a few of the events mentioned have since occurred.

Peer Support - We are in this together

Peer Support - We are in this together

Joe Schablein is a Peer Recovery Supporter at Goodwill Easter Seals. In this Episode, Joe talks about what a Peer Recovery Supporter is. How to become one, what they can offer to their clients, where Peer Recovery Supporters work, what peer organizations exist and so much more.

A Road to Self Discovery

A Road to Self Discovery

Kate Young a member of Miracle Clubhouse, Discuses her road to recovery from Bipolar 1 disorder, PTSD, OCD, and anxiety.

Clubhouse International: Clubhouse Generalist Ryan Smith

Clubhouse International: Clubhouse Generalist Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith is a Clubhouse Generalist at Magnolia Clubhouse. In this episode we continue to explore the worldwide organization, Clubhouse International that was featured in Episode 4. Ryan talks about what it's like to be a Clubhouse Generalist, his role in the media unit, why media is important in the Clubhouse model, and so much more.

Meet your host Brandon Spatz

Meet your host Brandon Spatz

Host of EmpowerHalfAnHour, Brandon Spatz, talks about his journey with Bipolar 1 Disorder with psychotic features, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Anorexia, childhood trauma, self harm, and body image distress.

Clubhouse International: The Best Known Solution

Clubhouse International: The Best Known Solution

Our guest Jack Yatsko, Chief Operating Officer of Clubhouse International, talks about the impact the Clubhouse Model makes on people with mental illness and how they recover. Clubhouse International provides a network of Clubhouse communities that serve as a safe and healthy environment to grow beyond recovery and reenter their community as a productive member of society.

A Military Veteran’s Journey to Recovery

A Military Veteran’s Journey to Recovery

Rick Smith, an Army Veteran and a member of Miracle Clubhouse, discusses his life and recovery from mental health disorders. He talks about depression, PTSD, and a personality disorder NOS.

Suicide Prevention and Where to Find Resources

Suicide Prevention and Where to Find Resources

Brittini Long of the Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) talks about her journey to her current career. She also discusses what resources are available locally and nationwide and gives us the current statistics for Montgomery County, Ohio. She tells us what is being done to prevent suicide and substance use in our county and how you can get involved.

Steve’s Mental Health Journey

Steve’s Mental Health Journey

Clubhouse member Steve gives us his journey when battling mental illness and addictions. As well as his challenges forming relationships and finding recovery. Steve will finish his testimony in a future episode.