How Do You Define Wellness…With Dr. Gaetano Vaccaro, Psychologist, Certified Sex Addiction Counselor

Understanding The Human Condition | Gaetano Vaccaro | Wellness

  How would you define wellness? MY ANSWER: Wellness is more than a physical condition, and so much more than just the absence of illness or disease. WELLNESS IS A STATE OF BEING. I think about it as the body-mind (because body and mind are reciprocally linked) being in alignment with your behavior and habits. … Read more

Understanding And Destigmatizing Substance Use Disorder With Dr. Vaughn Bryant [Episode 02]

Understanding The Human Condition | Dr. Vaughn Bryant | Substance Use Disorder

  Dr. Vaughn Bryant has been a mental healthcare provider, trainer and educator for over 30 years. He brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the evaluation and treatment of the full spectrum of psychological, behavioral and relational problems to the J. Flowers Health Institute. Dr. Bryant has a very particular set of skills … Read more

Tonda Chapman, Candy Finnigan, & Jeanie Griffin – Part Three – When Enough Is Enough [Episode 86]

Understanding The Human Condition | Tonda Chapman, Candy Finnigan, & Jeanie Griffin | Family Intervention

  In Part Three of this very special series, Dr. Jason Flowers welcomes back to the show Tonda Chapman, Candy Finnigan, and Jeanie Griffin. Today, Tonda, Candy, and Jeanie talk about their experiences with interventions, reflect on servant leadership and share their passion for helping others. Key Takeaways 00:02 – Tonda Chapman, Candy Finnigan, & … Read more

Saying Yes To Opportunity With Amanda Blanco [Episode 83]

Understanding The Human Condition | Amanda Blanco | Opportunity Growth

  Amanda Blanco is the CEO of the Behavioral Hospital of Bellaire, who started her career with UHS as a Mental Health Technician over 10 years ago. In her tenure with UHS, she has successfully driven initiatives to convert a facility to seclusion free and started clinical trials on acute schizophrenic patients through MERCK, a … Read more

Balancing Sleep, Nutrition & Mental Health With Moe Schlachter [Episode 68]

Understanding The Human Condition | Moe Schlachter | Mental Health

  Moe Schlachter is a registered nutritionist and dietician who obtained his Masters of Nutrition degree at Texas Woman’s University. He is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES formerly known as CDE). Moe has been recognized by the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as Young Dietician of the Year in 2015 and … Read more

Dr. Louise Stanger – Invitational Change Is Possible [Episode 66]

Understanding The Human Condition | Louise Stanger | Invitational Change

  Clinician, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and interventionist, Dr. Louise Stanger joins today’s show to share the work she’s doing to help others through strength-based solutions and invitational change. Dr. Louise takes the audience through a typical intervention at her clinic, All About Interventions, and speaks to her mission to effect systemic change in the … Read more

John West – Addiction, Loss, And Easing Suffering [Episode 60]

Understanding The Human Condition | Easing Suffering

  With a career spanning over ten years, John West has earned a name for himself as an international alcohol and drug Interventionist, Sober Companion and Crisis Manager, specializing in high-profile clients like celebrities, politicians, musicians, scientists, artists and executives. Today, John opens up to his dear friend Dr. Flowers about the loss of his … Read more

MacKenzie Phillips – We Are Light, We Are Power, We Are Love [Episode 58]

UTHC - Understanding The Human Condition | MacKenzie Phillips | Addiction Recovery

Mackenzie Phillips is an actor and artist best known for her roles in the 1973 movie American Graffiti, the 1975 sitcom One Day at a Time, and, most recently, her role as Barb on the hit Netflix drama Orange is the New Black. Today, Mackenzie takes Dr. Flowers and Robin through her experiences with chronic … Read more

I Want To Sleep But My Brain Won’t Stop Talking To Itself With Dr. Mary Rose [Episode 56]

Understanding The Human Condition | Mary Rose | Sleep Disorder

In today’s episode, Dr. James Flowers and Robin French chat with Dr. Mary Rose about her passion working with those suffering from behavioral sleep disorders. Dr. Rose discusses the different sleep disorders, her specialization in CBT for insomnia, working with your prescribing physician to titrate off sleep aids, and how just because a medication is … Read more

Lions, Tigers, And Carole Baskin, Oh My! Part 1 [Episode 51]

Understanding The Human Condition | Carole Baskin

The Netflix documentary “Tiger King” took us all by storm last year, and almost instantly, Carole Baskin’s name was all over the media. In this episode, we talk to Baskin about overnight fame, and we learn how she copes with accusations and the trauma of it all. Finally, she reveals the effects all of this … Read more