This week, I sit down with Dr. Jonathan M. Lassiter to talk about his new book How I Know White People Are Crazy.

Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, Ph.D. is a polymath who utilizes psychology, writing, and dance to help others heal and thrive. His roles include licensed clinical psychologist, holistic wellness and relationship coach, professor, author, public speaker, and choreographer. As a public intellectual, Dr. Lassiter has been featured on television, radio, podcasts, and print such as PBS, Sirius XM, and The Hill. Dr. Lassiter is the award-winning co-editor of Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. This book received the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association's Achievement Award. It is the first and only text to focus solely on Black LGBT Americans' holistic health. He is currently working on his f irst sole-authored book that will explore contemporary issues of race and mental health in the United States. In addition, Dr. Lassiter has published numerous articles in academic journals and lay publications, presented his choreographic work in prestigious showcases in New York City, and provided psychological services to clients in medical centers across the country. Formerly, Dr. Lassiter is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rowan University, Founder and Chief Psychology Officer at Lassiter Health Initiatives, co-host of Fly on the Wall on YouTube, and Artistic Associate at The Black Acting Methods Studio. His social media info is below:

http://www.jonathanmlassiter.com

Twitter: @lassiterhealth

Instagram: @lassiterhealth

This week, I sit down wtih Dr. David Grand to discuss Brainspotting. We talk about what brainspotting is and how it works with relational therapy; the meaning of neuroexperiential and how it relates to brainspotting; and the frameworks we use to be effective in our brainspotting.

David Grand, PhD is the developer of Brainspotting, the groundbreaking relational brain-body, mindfulness-based method. He is the author of Brainspotting: The Revolutionary New Therapy for Rapid and Effective Change and the co-author of This is Your Brain on Sports. Dr. Grand is involved in humanitarian activities with survivors of 9/11, Katrina and Sandy Hook/Newtown. He has accomplished breakthroughs in performance and creativity with Brainspotting Sports Work and Brainspotting Acting Coaching. Dr. Grand is the playwright of his 9/11 play I Witness and the filmmaker of the documentary Come Hell or High Water. Dr. Grand has been widely featured in the media including The NY Times, NBC National News, The Discovery Channel, CNN, MSNBC,
Sports Illustrated and Sirius Radio.

Links:

https://brainspotting.com/

https://brainspotting.com/my-eye-opening-experience-with-brainspotting-therapy/

This week, I sit down with Mercedes Samudio to discuss the new Marvel show "Wonderman."

Mercedes Samudio is a licensed clinical social worker, bestselling author, international speaker,
and visionary entrepreneur. She works with parents around the world in developing a healthy
parental identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development Model and incorporating
her Shame-Proof Parenting philosophy to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise
healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities which she uses in her
work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence the ways parents interact
with themselves and their children. Outside of her professional life supporting parents, Mercedes
is married to her best friend and soulmate and they live in sunny Sothern California with their 3
fur kids (2 cats and a dog). You can learn more about her work at http://shameproofparenting.com