Breaking Mental Health with Darrell

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I have a story, a journey, a vision, and a goal. My goal is to bring greater awareness to mental health. My story is about sharing the struggles I face with my own mental health. My journey is creating this podcast so that both you and I can better understand the realities of mental health. My vision is to build a genuine connection with my audience. And my goal is to explore the many aspects of the mind and how mental health affects our lives, our relationships, and our growth. Through this podcast, we learn together.

  1. Aug 10 ·  Bonus

    Healing the Unfinished Business of Childhood with Dr. Adam McCormick

    What happens when the wounds we experienced as children continue showing up in our adult lives? Dr. Adam McCormick joins Breaking Mental Health with Darrell to explore the unfinished business of childhood and how unresolved trauma and emotional survival patterns can influence relationships, identity, burnout, and the way we care for others. As a Professor of Social Work and author of Healing the Helping Professional: The Unfinished Business of Childhood Trauma, Dr. McCormick brings both professional experience and personal insight to a conversation about authenticity, resilience, masculinity, emotional connection, and what genuine healing can look like. A powerful conversation for anyone who’s ever wondered why the past still seems to follow them into the present. mental health, childhood trauma, trauma healing, burnout, social work, helping professionals, emotional healing, resilience, authenticity, masculinity, Adam McCormick, Healing the Helping Professional, trauma recovery, emotional wellness, personal growth, breaking mental health If you want to share your story, email me at breakingmentalh@gmail.com Breaking Mental Health is currently accepting aligned sponsors and brand partnerships focused on mental health, wellness, leadership, and personal growth. For sponsorship inquiries: breakingmentalh@gmail.com If you or someone you know who is being abused, there is help. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 If you or someone you know who is suicidal or attempted suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You can also text 988 If you or someone you know who is struggling with mental illness, there is help. As Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hotline at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741 There is also a Crisis Support Services National helpline, call 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357) If you know a teen that is suffering also, call 800-852-8336 Other than that, if there is a serious crisis, contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. National Mental Health Hotline- 866-903-3787. Breaking Mental Health with Darrell is an internationally charting mental health podcast focused on real conversations around resilience, growth, trauma, leadership, and healing.

  2. Aug 7 ·  Bonus

    Breathwork, Meditation & Mental Wellness with Andrew Keaveney

    Andrew Kivney, a teacher with the Art of Living Foundation, discussed breathwork, meditation, and their applications in mental health, stress reduction, and addiction recovery. The conversation covered the science behind breath-based practices, common misconceptions about meditation, and the importance of self-care routines. Andrew also shared his documentary work on breathwork in opioid recovery communities and the Dry January Mindful Edition campaign. mental health breathwork meditation mindfulness stress anxiety andrew keaveney art of living wellness emotional health If you want to share your story, email me at breakingmentalh@gmail.com Breaking Mental Health is currently accepting aligned sponsors and brand partnerships focused on mental health, wellness, leadership, and personal growth. For sponsorship inquiries: breakingmentalh@gmail.com If you or someone you know who is being abused, there is help. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 If you or someone you know who is suicidal or attempted suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You can also text 988 If you or someone you know who is struggling with mental illness, there is help. As Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hotline at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741 There is also a Crisis Support Services National helpline, call 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357) If you know a teen that is suffering also, call 800-852-8336 Other than that, if there is a serious crisis, contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. National Mental Health Hotline- 866-903-3787. Breaking Mental Health with Darrell is an internationally charting mental health podcast focused on real conversations around resilience, growth, trauma, leadership, and healing.

  3. Aug 6 ·  Bonus

    Helping the Next Generation Thrive with Rafael McMaster

    Rafael McMaster, founder of Indivisible Arts (a 501c3 nonprofit in Southern California), shared his framework for addressing the youth mental health crisis through three pillars: creativity, consciousness, and connection. The conversation centered on how screen addiction, loss of purpose, and absence of mindful awareness training are converging into a coming mental health and addiction epidemic. Rafael's core intervention — teaching teens they are "not their thoughts, but the one having the thoughts" — is delivered through a summer program and a book called Fundamental Life Tools. mental health youth mental health creativity emotional resilience mindfulness rafael mcmaster indivisible arts fundamental life tools creative wellness breaking mental health darrell watts mental health podcast personal growth mentorship emotional intelligence If you want to share your story, email me at breakingmentalh@gmail.com Breaking Mental Health is currently accepting aligned sponsors and brand partnerships focused on mental health, wellness, leadership, and personal growth. For sponsorship inquiries: breakingmentalh@gmail.com If you or someone you know who is being abused, there is help. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 If you or someone you know who is suicidal or attempted suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You can also text 988 If you or someone you know who is struggling with mental illness, there is help. As Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hotline at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741 There is also a Crisis Support Services National helpline, call 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357) If you know a teen that is suffering also, call 800-852-8336 Other than that, if there is a serious crisis, contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. National Mental Health Hotline- 866-903-3787. Breaking Mental Health with Darrell is an internationally charting mental health podcast focused on real conversations around resilience, growth, trauma, leadership, and healing.

  4. Aug 5 ·  Bonus

    From Addiction to Redemption with Austin Rampt

    Austin Ramp, author of One Last Hit, shared his full arc from childhood-rooted shame and early addiction to long-term sobriety and fatherhood. The conversation covered the psychological drivers of addiction, the role of relapse in recovery, and how vulnerability, service, and consistent daily practice sustain sobriety. Austin now has 5 children, has been married 8 years, and actively sponsors others in 12-step recovery. mental health addiction recovery sobriety healing hope trauma austin rampt one last hit resilience If you want to share your story, email me at breakingmentalh@gmail.com Breaking Mental Health is currently accepting aligned sponsors and brand partnerships focused on mental health, wellness, leadership, and personal growth. For sponsorship inquiries: breakingmentalh@gmail.com If you or someone you know who is being abused, there is help. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 If you or someone you know who is suicidal or attempted suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You can also text 988 If you or someone you know who is struggling with mental illness, there is help. As Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hotline at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741 There is also a Crisis Support Services National helpline, call 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357) If you know a teen that is suffering also, call 800-852-8336 Other than that, if there is a serious crisis, contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. National Mental Health Hotline- 866-903-3787. Breaking Mental Health with Darrell is an internationally charting mental health podcast focused on real conversations around resilience, growth, trauma, leadership, and healing.

  5. Aug 4 ·  Bonus

    Healing Through Music with Taylor Marie Contarino

    Taylor Marie Contarino, a singer-songwriter from New Jersey based in LA, joined Darrell's Breaking Mental Health podcast to discuss her song Survivor's Guilt, written after losing her father to a drug overdose in December. The conversation centered on grief, coping through music, mental health advocacy, and the importance of kindness and human connection. Both host and guest shared personal losses and found common ground in the healing power of vulnerability and presence. mental health music healing grief survivor’s guilt songwriting independent artist taylor marie contarino If you want to share your story, email me at breakingmentalh@gmail.com Breaking Mental Health is currently accepting aligned sponsors and brand partnerships focused on mental health, wellness, leadership, and personal growth. For sponsorship inquiries: breakingmentalh@gmail.com If you or someone you know who is being abused, there is help. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 If you or someone you know who is suicidal or attempted suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You can also text 988 If you or someone you know who is struggling with mental illness, there is help. As Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hotline at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741 There is also a Crisis Support Services National helpline, call 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357) If you know a teen that is suffering also, call 800-852-8336 Other than that, if there is a serious crisis, contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. National Mental Health Hotline- 866-903-3787. Breaking Mental Health with Darrell is an internationally charting mental health podcast focused on real conversations around resilience, growth, trauma, leadership, and healing.

  6. Jul 21 ·  Bonus

    Recovery, Hope & the Power of Peer Support with Gerald Lott

    Gerald Lott, founder of Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery, shared his personal recovery journey and the philosophy driving his organization's work. The conversation covered the nature of addiction, the role of relationships and agreements in sobriety, and why community-based connection is essential to lasting recovery. Gerald's organization has helped over 1,500 people enter treatment in six years and operates two recovery homes. mental health recovery addiction peer recovery behavioral health substance use sobriety community hope gerald lott If you want to share your story, email me at breakingmentalh@gmail.com Breaking Mental Health is currently accepting aligned sponsors and brand partnerships focused on mental health, wellness, leadership, and personal growth. For sponsorship inquiries: breakingmentalh@gmail.com If you or someone you know who is being abused, there is help. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 If you or someone you know who is suicidal or attempted suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You can also text 988 If you or someone you know who is struggling with mental illness, there is help. As Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hotline at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741 There is also a Crisis Support Services National helpline, call 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357) If you know a teen that is suffering also, call 800-852-8336 Other than that, if there is a serious crisis, contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. National Mental Health Hotline- 866-903-3787.

  7. Jul 20 ·  Bonus

    Burnout, Fatherhood & Finding Purpose with Justin Kramm

    Justin Cram, a Fort Lauderdale-based creative director, joined Darrell's podcast to discuss his personal journey through burnout and mental health crises, his involvement with the Real Mental Health Foundation, and the founding of Shitshow Creative. Both hosts shared candid burnout experiences, with Darrell recounting his own exhaustion at a furniture warehouse job. The conversation wove together mental health advocacy, creative entrepreneurship, humor as healing, and pop culture. mental health self sabotage personal growth habits discipline behavior change self awareness resilience mindset emotional health If you want to share your story, email me at breakingmentalh@gmail.com Breaking Mental Health is currently accepting aligned sponsors and brand partnerships focused on mental health, wellness, leadership, and personal growth. For sponsorship inquiries: breakingmentalh@gmail.com If you or someone you know who is being abused, there is help. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 If you or someone you know who is suicidal or attempted suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You can also text 988 If you or someone you know who is struggling with mental illness, there is help. As Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hotline at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741 There is also a Crisis Support Services National helpline, call 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357) If you know a teen that is suffering also, call 800-852-8336 Other than that, if there is a serious crisis, contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. National Mental Health Hotline- 866-903-3787.

  8. Jun 29 ·  Bonus

    Breaking the Cycle of Self-Sabotage with Nelson Whiting

    Nelson Whiting, a bestselling author and certified clinical hypnotherapy instructor, discussed his book Your Problem Isn't Pornography and the principles behind lasting behavior change. The core argument is that pornography and similar compulsive habits are symptoms of deeper unresolved emotional or psychological issues — not the root problem itself. Hypnotherapy was presented as the highest-leverage solution, citing a 95% recovery rate in 1–3 sessions versus roughly 17% full recovery after 1–3 years of traditional talk therapy. Decisions Made * Root cause over symptom: Treating the underlying belief system and emotional story is the only path to permanent change — not targeting the behavior directly. * Shame does not drive recovery: Guilt and shame perpetuate the cycle rather than resolve it; removing them allows objective problem-solving instead. * Identity alignment is essential: Sustainable discipline requires the subconscious identity to match the conscious goal — misalignment produces the "double-minded man" effect. Core Concepts Covered * Addiction as symptom: Bad habits (pornography, overeating, gambling, workaholism) are all escapism from an underlying emotional state, not standalone behavioral problems. * Subconscious vs. conscious conflict: The conscious mind sets goals; the subconscious dictates behavior based on ingrained belief systems — change requires aligning both. * Flow state as the mechanism: Hypnotherapy, meditation, breathwork, and deep prayer all create neuroplastic flow states where the brain can accept new decisions rapidly. * Relapse reframed: A slip is not "back to square one" — it is a learning step; progress and momentum already gained are not erased. * Perfection misunderstood: Christ's call to "be perfect" means completeness through grace and progress, not flawlessness — removing the shame spiral for believers. Notable Case Example A client who had struggled with pornography for 20 years and led a recovery program for 10 years was resolved in one hypnotherapy session after uncovering unresolved grief and anger toward his deceased father — an issue 10 years of introspection had never surfaced, because the subconscious operates below conscious awareness. Key Clarifications on Hypnotherapy * Not mind control: Cannot make someone act against their moral system; instead increases clarity about one's deepest values. * Universal applicability: Works across all belief systems and religions because all human brains operate on the same neurological principles. * Religious believers have an advantage: Faith provides a ready-made belief framework, reducing the time needed to construct new belief systems in session. mental health self sabotage personal growth habits discipline behavior change self awareness resilience mindset emotional health If you want to share your story, email me at breakingmentalh@gmail.com Breaking Mental Health is currently accepting aligned sponsors and brand partnerships focused on mental health, wellness, leadership, and personal growth. For sponsorship inquiries: breakingmentalh@gmail.com If you or someone you know who is being abused, there is help. Please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788 If you or someone you know who is suicidal or attempted suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You can also text 988 If you or someone you know who is struggling with mental illness, there is help. As Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Hotline at 1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741-741 There is also a Crisis Support Services National helpline, call 800-662-HELP (800-662-4357) If you know a teen that is suffering also, call 800-852-8336 Other than that, if there is a serious crisis, contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. National Mental Health Hotline- 866-903-3787. https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMentalHealthPodcast

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I have a story, a journey, a vision, and a goal. My goal is to bring greater awareness to mental health. My story is about sharing the struggles I face with my own mental health. My journey is creating this podcast so that both you and I can better understand the realities of mental health. My vision is to build a genuine connection with my audience. And my goal is to explore the many aspects of the mind and how mental health affects our lives, our relationships, and our growth. Through this podcast, we learn together.

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