This Helps with Marlon Morgan

Wellness Together
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We already know what helps. Connection is the cure. This Helps with Marlon Morgan is a podcast about the healing power of human relationships and how we thrive in community. Hosted by Marlon Morgan, licensed therapist and Founder & CEO of Wellness Together, each episode features an authentic conversation with a guest who helps others and reflects deeply on what helps them. From leaders in mental health, education, and technology to voices in entertainment, policy, and more, This Helps explores the challenges, tools, and relationships that shape our lives. Together, we're practicing meaningful connection, honest reflection, and building hope and resilience. New episodes every other Thursday. Learn more at https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/.

  1. Oct 22

    James Sills | Why Singing Makes Us Feel Better

    This week, Marlon is joined by James Sills, musician, singing leader, and author of DO/SING, for a conversation about the surprising power of singing. Together, they explore what happens in our brains and bodies when we sing, why making music together can help combat loneliness, and how something as simple as singing along to a favorite song can strengthen our sense of connection and belonging. Learn more about James and his work bringing people together through music. https://james-sills.com/ Get DO/SING: Reclaim Your Voice. Find Your Singing Tribe https://thedobook.co/products/do-sing-reclaim-your-voice-find-your-singing-tribe This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have questions or concerns about your mental health, please consult a qualified healthcare or mental health professional. 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan 📢 Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. 📓 FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LAB™ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛵️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911. If you or someone you know needs to speak with someone immediately, call or text The Lifeline at 988.

  2. Oct 8

    BEST OF THIS HELPS | Dr. Michael Rich

    We're going back to the early days of This Helps for a special best-of episode! In March 2024, Marlon and his first co-host Jeremiah Aja welcomed Dr. Michael Rich for one of the show's very first conversations. Originally released as episodes two and three, we're bringing you some of our favorite moments from that two-part conversation in one episode. Dr. Rich is a pediatrician, child health researcher, and Director and Founder of Digital Wellness Lab - Boston Children's Hospital. He joins Marlon and Jeremiah to explore our complicated relationships with technology, how parents can help kids navigate the digital world, and why genuine connection matters more than ever. Plus, the conversation that gave Marlon one of his favorite reminders: "We lost a lot when friend became a verb." This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have questions or concerns about your mental health, please consult a qualified healthcare or mental health professional. 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan 📢 Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. 📓 FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LAB™ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛵️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911. If you or someone you know needs to speak with someone immediately, call or text The Lifeline at 988.

  3. Sep 25

    My Four Dads with Joe Gidjunis, Josh Kagi (Grown Up Dad) and Merve Lapus (Common Sense Media)

    Joe Gidjunis and Josh Kagi, the team behind PBS's Grown Up Dad, join Marlon for an candid, heartfelt, and very funny conversation about modern fatherhood: the pressure to get it right, the lack of good role models for dads, and why men need spaces where they can actually talk about what they're going through.  Common Sense Media's Merve Lapus joins Marlon as guest co-host, bringing his own perspective on parenting, fatherhood, and friendship. Watch Grown Up Dad and learn more about the community at grownup.dad Catch Joe at HomeDadCon, October 1 – 3 in Chicago. Learn more at athomedad.org/homedadcon. This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have questions or concerns about your mental health, please consult a qualified healthcare or mental health professional. 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan 📢 Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. 📓 FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LAB™ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛵️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911. If you or someone you know needs to speak with someone immediately, call or text The Lifeline at 988.

  4. Sep 17

    Kaitlin Tiches | Helping Kids Use Social Media Safely

    Kaitlin Tiches is the Knowledge and Research Strategy Manager at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, where she tracks research on children, social media, screen time, and digital wellbeing and translates it into practical guidance for parents and educators. Kaitlin joins Marlon to discuss how parents can help kids and teenagers use social media in healthier, safer ways. Together, they explore how algorithms influence what young people see, why "digital natives" still need digital literacy skills, and how strict screen-time rules and social media bans can sometimes backfire. They also share practical advice for setting parental controls, modeling healthy technology habits, talking to kids about online safety, and creating an open relationship where children feel comfortable asking for help. Keep up with the Digital Wellness Lab: https://digitalwellnesslab.org Read foundry10's white paper: The State of Social Media Literacy Education in the United States: Insights from a Nationally Representative Survey of U.S. High School Students Head to thishelpspodcast.com/ask Record your "Marlon Helps" question, and you might be featured in an episode of This Helps This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have questions or concerns about your mental health, please consult a qualified healthcare or mental health professional. 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan 📢 Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. 📓 FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LAB™ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛵️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911. If you or someone you know needs to speak with someone immediately, call or text The Lifeline at 988.

  5. Sep 3

    Paul Scheer | Trauma, Baldness & the Case for Minivans

    Actor, comedian, podcaster, and author Paul Scheer joins Marlon for a conversation inspired by his memoir, Joyful Recollections of Trauma. Paul talks about revisiting a childhood he once thought was "normal," realizing that shutting something down isn't always the same as dealing with it, and how therapy, parenting, and writing his memoir helped him understand old patterns in new ways. Plus: bald representation, some truly terrible celebrity encounters, and a passionate case for the minivan. Keep up with Paul PaulScheer.com  Joyful Recollections of Trauma How Did This Get Made?  Unspooled  Follow Paul on Instagram See Paul live in San Diego, this Wednesday, September 9th Paul Scheer and Dinosaur Improv join Chris Gethard for Laughing Together Comedy Night at This Helps Day. Your $25 Comedy Night ticket gets you the comedy show AND the full day of conversations, activities, a book exchange, and real-world connection at the San Diego Convention Center. Get Your Tickets 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan 📢 Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. 📓 FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LAB™ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛵️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911. If you or someone you know needs to speak with someone immediately, call or text The Lifeline at 988.

  6. Aug 29 ·  Bonus

    This Helps Day: An Invitation to Get Offline

    We're getting offline. Together. On September 9th, join us in San Diego for the first-ever This Helps Day, a distraction-free day built around trading pixels for presence. Your $25 ticket to Laughing Together Comedy Night, featuring Chris Gethard and Dinosaur Improv, also gets you access to the entire day: a book exchange, conversations with Mychal Threets, Chris Duffy, Dr. Jean Twenge and more, plus plenty of time to actually connect with the people around you. Come spend the day with us at the San Diego Convention Center. Tickets + details: thishelpspodcast.com/thishelpsday

  7. Aug 20

    Craig Shoemaker | Laugh More, Feel Better

    Comedian and mental health advocate Craig Shoemaker has spent decades making people laugh. But somewhere along the way, he started asking a bigger question: if laughter really is medicine, how do we actually use it? Craig joins Marlon to talk about developing your "seventh sense" and walks us through h his LAUGHTER framework, starting with L for Love, all the way through checking your capital E-Ego. They talk about intentional laughter, why humor can help us connect instead of divide, and how practicing laughter can make it easier to reach for joy instead of anger. This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have questions or concerns about your mental health, please consult a qualified healthcare or mental health professional. Learn more about Craig Shoemaker and his LAUGHTER framework: https://www.craigshoemaker.com/ Keep up with Craig: https://www.instagram.com/officialcraigshoemaker 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan 📢 Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. 📓 FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LAB™ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛵️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911. If you or someone you know needs to speak with someone immediately, call or text The Lifeline at 988.

  8. Aug 6

    Jessica Joelle Alexander | What Denmark Gets Right About Childhood

    Jessica Joelle Alexander is a bestselling author, researcher, and expert on Danish parenting, education, and child wellbeing. She is the author of The Danish Way of Parenting and The Danish Way of Education. Jessica joins Marlon to explore what Denmark gets right about raising happier, healthier kids: from protecting free play and respecting children's perspectives to making wellbeing an essential part of education. Together, they look at how pressure, competition, and narrow definitions of success can shape childhood, and what parents and educators can learn from the Danish emphasis on trust, empathy, belonging, and letting kids be kids. Keep up with Jessica Joelle Alexander at jessicajoellealexander.com and on instagram @jessicajoellealexander Learn more about Raising Digital Citizens: at raisingdigitalcitizens.com Pick up The Danish Way of Education and learn more about The Danish Way: thedanishway.com 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com 🔗 Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan 📢 Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. 📓 FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LAB™ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛵️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911. If you or someone you know needs to speak with someone immediately, call or text The Lifeline at 988.

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We already know what helps. Connection is the cure. This Helps with Marlon Morgan is a podcast about the healing power of human relationships and how we thrive in community. Hosted by Marlon Morgan, licensed therapist and Founder & CEO of Wellness Together, each episode features an authentic conversation with a guest who helps others and reflects deeply on what helps them. From leaders in mental health, education, and technology to voices in entertainment, policy, and more, This Helps explores the challenges, tools, and relationships that shape our lives. Together, we're practicing meaningful connection, honest reflection, and building hope and resilience. New episodes every other Thursday. Learn more at https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/.

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