The Right Mind Media Podcast

Right Mind Media is an award-winning media group dedicated to addiction and mental health awareness. We've interviewed hundreds of specialists and people in recovery from across the country to create over 50 hours (and counting) of award winning podcasts on addiction and mental health.

Raising Trans Kids 06/08/2025

Raising Trans Kids Gender Specialist Rebecca Minor, LICSW, joins us to talk about what parents and caregivers of trans and gender nonconforming youth need to know to help support their kids through their journey of becoming. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/36850560

Hot Topics March 03/16/2025

Hot Topics March Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/35679405

Hot Topics January 2025 01/12/2025

Hot Topics January 2025 Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you to the hot topics of the month. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/34776235

Hot Topics December 12/08/2024

Hot Topics December Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/34292335

Hot Topics September 09/15/2024

Hot Topics September Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/33008617

Hot Topics August 08/04/2024

Hot Topics August Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/32366542

Stoicism, the 12 Steps, and Free-Range Spirituality 07/28/2024

Stoicism, the 12 Steps, and Free-Range Spirituality Gentry Jones, musician and author of "Stoicism, the 12 steps, and Free-Range Spirituality" joins us to share his personal story of addiction and recovery, and how he discovered stoicism the common thread that flows through these frameworks. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/32305137

The Mediatrician 05/05/2024

The Mediatrician Dr. Michael Rich, author of "The Mediatrician's Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy Smart Kind Kids in a Screen Saturated World", and Director and Founder of the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, joins us to talk about digital wellness for kids living in an overly digital world. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/31134223

Marijuana, Sleep, and Self-Care 03/10/2024

Marijuana, Sleep, and Self-Care Jon and Abby dig into new studies about marijuana, sleep, and self-care. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/30259248

Personal Recovery Story #22: Eric D. 02/11/2024

Personal Recovery Story #22: Eric D. Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Eric D. joins us to share his recovery journey in the 22nd installment of our series "Recovery Stories." /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/29833808

Judge Mary Beth O'Connor 01/28/2024

Judge Mary Beth O'Connor Mary Beth O'Connor joins us to share her journey from addiction to methamphetamine to being appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/29637468

January Hot Topics 01/14/2024

January Hot Topics Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/29407343

Personal Recovery Story #21: Keriann C. 12/31/2023

Personal Recovery Story #21: Keriann C. Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Keriann C. joins us to share her recovery journey in the 21st installment of our series "Recovery Stories.” /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/29204873

Objects of Addiction 12/10/2023

Objects of Addiction "Objects of Addiction", a new exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums, explores the entwined histories of the opium trade and the Chinese art market between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. Curator Sarah Laursen joins us to talk about how opium and Chinese art, acquired through both legal and illicit means, had profound effects on the global economy, cultural landscape, and education—and in the case of opium, on public health and immigration—still reverberate today. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/28920538

Bowing Out (and Tuning In) Over the Holidays 12/03/2023

Bowing Out (and Tuning In) Over the Holidays Jon and Abby breakdown how to maximize - and prioritize - mental health during the holiday season. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/28837453

On Grief 11/19/2023

On Grief Grief Counsellor Sairey Luterman joins us to talk about how people coping with death, dying and bereavement should be supported - not "fixed" - and how we can help." /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/28602333

Music and the Mind 11/05/2023

Music and the Mind Dr. Srini Pillay, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a leader in the field of Applied Brain Science, joins us to talk about how music, creativity, and the pursuit and nurture of 'flow' can help improve our overall health and well-being. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/28487363

Growing Up in Public 10/22/2023

Growing Up in Public Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise, joins us to talk about Growing Up in Public - a new book that shows parents how to help tweens and teens navigate boundaries, identity, privacy, and reputation in their digital world." /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/28347992

Sober October 10/08/2023

Sober October It's Sober October! Jon and Abby talk about how our bodies process alcohol, how we can keep ourselves healthy, and how we can support the clinicians and social workers who help us along the way. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/28223750

Recovery, Belonging, and Anger Management 09/17/2023

Recovery, Belonging, and Anger Management Abby and Jon talk about how to help young people stay healthy by finding a bigger purpose in life, and how all of us can better learn to manage our emotions - especially when angry. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/28026312

Sun, Summer, and Serotonin 07/02/2023

Sun, Summer, and Serotonin Summer has begun! Jon and Abby talk about the mental health benefits of the sun, and the summer, and the role serotonin plays in health and happiness. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/27307182

Finding Happiness 06/18/2023

Finding Happiness Is there a science to finding happiness? Jon and Abby talk about a new study that looks into what makes us happy, and why. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/27149634

Alcohol, Cannabis, Loneliness and Connection 05/07/2023

Alcohol, Cannabis, Loneliness and Connection Jon and Abby discuss two new studies that look into the effects of combining alcohol and cannabis, and the effects of loneliness and connection, respectively. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/26735982

Alcohol By The Numbers 04/09/2023

Alcohol By The Numbers Jon and Abby talk about the "math" behind how varying alcohol amounts affect the body, and how to add wellness to the equation. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/26390286

Personal Recovery Story #19: Cortney 03/26/2023

Personal Recovery Story #19: Cortney Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Cortney joins us to share her recovery journey in the 19th installment of our series "Recovery Stories.” /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/26260782

Sleep, Exercise, Depression, and Anxiety 03/12/2023

Sleep, Exercise, Depression, and Anxiety Jon and Abby talk about new studies on how sleep and exercise can mitigate the effects of depression and anxiety. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/26167212

Hot Topics: February 2023 02/05/2023

Hot Topics: February 2023 Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/25799130

Personal Recovery Story #18: Brenda C. 01/22/2023

Personal Recovery Story #18: Brenda C. Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Brenda C. joins us to share her recovery journey in the 18th installment of our series "Recovery Stories.” /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/25647762

Impact of Addiction on Families 01/08/2023

Impact of Addiction on Families While the effects of addiction on someone with a substance use disorder are often readily apparent, the impact on families is less understood and certainly under supported. Alicia Ventura, Director of Special Projects and Research for the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA Program at Boston Medical Center, joins us to share what families can do to positively affect the outcome for their loved one with a substance use disorder. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/25507164

Hot Topics: December 2022 12/18/2022

Hot Topics: December 2022 Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month. /episode/index/show/rightmindmedia/id/25327119

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