Episode 112 – Biopsychosocial Model
Thomas Van Engelenhoven from Creative Living Center discusses the biopsychosocial model which explores a person’s health not only by looking at biologicial factors but also social and psychological factors.
Episode 111 – Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Awareness Month and this year’s theme is “More Good Days, Together.” Dr. Shawn Scholten talks about how everyone is affected differently by things they encounter in life […]
Episode 110 – Donna Durham Part 4/Takeaways
In the final episode with therapist Donna Durham, she shares about how she has grown from her experience of working through life with a mother suffering from mental illness as […]
Episode 109 – Donna Durham Part 3/Moving into Adulthood with a Mentally Ill Parent
In part 3 with Donna Durham, she shares about discovering how a most families function, eventually becoming a therapist and using that knowledge to help her mother.
Episode 108 – Donna Durham Part 2/Childhood with a Mentally Ill Parent
Donna Durham returns to the program and shares about her experience as a child of having a mentally ill mother and a father who tended to avoid the situation.
Episode 107 – Donna Durham Part 1/Trauma
Donna Durham, now a therapist in Tennessee after formerly working for Bethany Christian Services in northwest Iowa, joins Piet and Dr. Shawn and discusses how her son’s health event caused […]
Episode 106 – Stigma Around Professional Help
Shannon Van Maanen from Creative Living Center addresses the improving although still existing stigma about seeking help instead of battling mental health on your own.
Episode 105 – Trauma in the Classroom
Shannon Van Maanen from Creative Living Center covers trauma that occurs at school such as bullying or trouble building relationships with peers.
Episode 104 – Trauma Informed
Shannon Van Maanen from Creative Living Center discusses trauma informed approaches which is shifting the mindset from “what’s wrong with you” to “what’s happened to you.”
Episode 103 – Two Years of Supporting Mental Health
The first Rog’s Corner aired on March 12, 2024. In the episode, Dr. Shawn and Piet reflect back on the first two years of supporting mental health with this program.