From Navy Bomb Specialist to War Trauma Philanthropist - HPP 33

03/27/18 • 57 min

The Higher Practice Podcast for Optimal Mental Health

Ken Falke, Founder of the EOD Warrior Foundation, discusses life as a Navy bomb specialist and how it led him on a path to helping veterans with psychological trauma from explosive devices. He shares his intimate understanding of what it’s like to hold one of the most dangerous jobs in the military and the therapeutic resources needed for these people.

With up to thirty-percent of veterans suffering from PTSD symptoms it’s clearly a crisis that needs to be addressed. As discussed in the episode, the military does an excellent job in training service members on active duty and how to regulate the mind and body while on the battlefield. However, where services seem to fall short is in the aftermath.

When things go “wrong” and a service member needs support for psychological trauma their options are very limited to modalities that don’t show high levels of efficacy or patient follow-through. Ken will share about another way of working with veterans who suffer from PTSD. The model he and his team developed relies heavily on coaching techniques and post-traumatic growth orientations.

In this episode you’ll learn:

How the military trains self-regulation
How trauma stacks up in service members
Why Vietnam POW's displayed fewer trauma symptoms than other veterans
Clinical mistakes are made when over focusing on combat
An inspiring story of a quadriplegic

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes and to learn more about Ken Falke.

In this episode you’ll learn:

How the military trains self-regulation
How trauma stacks up in service members
Why Vietnam POW's displayed fewer trauma symptoms than other veterans
Clinical mistakes are made when over focusing on combat
An inspiring story of a quadriplegic

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes and to learn more about Ken Falke.

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Helping Extremely Complicated Clients With Mood Disorders - HPP 32

Keith Kurlander, CEO of Higher Practice, explores the intricacies of working with clients who present with highly complex mood disorders. Often it’s assumed that it will take years to help someone out of a serious treatment-resistant form of anxiety, depression or bipolar state, however, there are a number of interventions that can have a great impact, especially if they haven’t been tried before.

Keith will discuss specific sleep hygiene techniques such as supplement cocktails, blue-light wavelength sensitivities, regulation of temperature, and exercise routines to combat hyper and hypo-insomnias. He presents an overview of the Adverse Childhood Study performed by Kaiser and its relevance to complicated clients, and also covers innovative interventions that most clients haven’t tried.

Most importantly, he presents a framework for the psychology of the stuck client and how to work with it.

In this episode you’ll learn:

Mood disorders and sleep sensitivities
The trifecta supplemental cocktail that helps people sleep
Body regulation throughout the night
Identify if trauma is a root cause of the disorder
Psychological fixation of depression like an intoxication
Bipolar mania as an avoidance of pain

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes and to learn more about Keith Kurlander.

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How to Get Your First 1,000 Email Subscribers as a Therapist - HPP 34

Keith Kurlander, CEO of Higher Practice, gives 5 steps to building an email list of over 1,000 subscribers. He covers the basics of list building techniques for practitioners who’ve never tried before, as well as more advanced techniques for seasoned bloggers and vloggers. List building is a great way to reach a wider audience of people, get your voice heard around important topics in the mental health space, and also nurture potential clients who may want to work with you.

Some clinicians shy away from collecting emails, writing blogs, sending newsletters, and getting their voice heard. The amazing thing about the online sphere is you can literally access tens of thousands of people without standing directly in front of them if you know how to. All of the wonderful skills and ideas you have about living a better life can be shared with so many people with just a little effort and the right type of focus.

Keith will discuss how to use opt-ins properly on clinician websites so they actually convert to new email leads, different types of giveaways so you have something of value to offer people who are giving you their email address, and some of the best ways to drive traffic to your landing pages and website so you can get over 1,000 subscribers in a short amount of time.

In this episode you’ll learn: