Extreme Terrain: Inner Maps & Northern Resilience Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Paul Gaines, talks of the wild beauty and daunting challenges of Alaska's mental health scene. In candid conversation, Paul recounts his work at the College of Visual Arts (St. Paul. MN) to becoming a Behavioral Health Director in Fairbanks. Alaska’s tough environment requires mental health professionals who can handle extreme seasons and the deep emotional impacts of isolation and trauma.From the lows of burnout to the highs of witnessing the northern ...