Coming Into Focus

Jay Wick
  • 5.0 (34)
  • MENTAL HEALTH
Coming Into Focus

"Coming Into Focus" is a mental health podcast, hosted by Jay Wick, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. This podcast aims to share inspiring stories of individuals who have faced significant life challenges and celebrates the resiliency we all are capable of. Episodes also feature interesting topics in the field of mental health, told by other therapists, coaches, shaman, gurus and those with an overall purpose to facilitate change and healing. www.comingintofocus.org

  1. 07/02/2021

    Tim Lambesis - Reintegration

    On this episode Jay sits down with friend and colleague Tim Lambesis. Tim and Jay worked together at a treatment center some years back, and Tim also happens to be the front man for the band, As I Lay Dying. In 2013, Tim was at the center of a high profile arrest and he was later convicted and sentenced to a significant time in prison. The conversation doesn't get too deep into the circumstances of the arrest, but instead focuses more on the topic of rehabilitation and reintegration. Tim also...

    1h 13m

  2. 06/27/2021

    Noelani Dizon - The Power of Connection

    On this episode Jay chats with friend and colleague Noelani Dizon. Lani and Jay met several years ago while working at a treatment center for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and currently she is the program director for Whole Person Wellness, a program that assists individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Lani and Jay discuss many of her recent accomplishments and some exciting things she has on the horizon, and they really dig into childhood and a...

    1h 4m

  3. 06/20/2021

    Nika Hirsch - This Life Rocks

    On this episode Jay sits down with Nika Hirsch. Nika is the youngest guest so far on the podcast, at 10 years old. But, as you’ll hear, she’s one of the most inspiring guests. Nika and her mom run an Instagram account, This Life Rocks, which documents all of her amazing accomplishments and kind deeds. From a young age Nika has been dealing with selective mutism, which is an anxiety disorder that’s characterized by an inability to speak in certain social settings. So, it makes it all the more ...

    34 min

  4. 05/19/2021

    Jason Naylor - Creatively Positive X Positively Creative

    On this episodeJay chats with Jason Naylor. Jason is an award-winning artist, designer, and creative director based in Brooklyn. Jason has received global recognition for his work, contributing to such names as Pepsi, Fenty, LuluLemon, Xbox and Sour Patch Kids, to name a few, and in 2018 BUMBLE named Jason one of the 100 Most Inspiring New Yorkers. Jason has become known and sought after, for his unique colorful style that regularly contains messages of love and positivity, and this pas...

    1h 17m

  5. 05/18/2021

    Rebecca Woolf - Embracing the Messiness

    In this episode Jay chats with Rebecca Woolf. Rebecca is an extremely accomplished writer, with work in such publications as The New York Times, Time Magazine, Huffington Post, and Glamour, to name a few. She also published a memoir in 2008, and has an upcoming book release in 2022, of which the content is discussed in this particular interview. Rebecca also had a wildly successful blog, "Girls Gone Child," which ran for over a decade, and even has a feature film in the works based off ...

    1h 8m

  6. 08/19/2020

    Ian Depew: Talking Interventions and Working with Rock to Recovery

    On this episode Jay sits down with Ian Depew. Ian is a longtime friend, who also happens to be a colleague in the mental health field, and was actually Jay's first employer when he became a therapist. Ian is extremely talented and amazing at what he does, but it’s always nice to be around someone who doesn’t take themselves so seriously... as you'll see. Ian goes into detail about the incredible program, Rock to Recovery, that he works for, and the two have a discussion about interventions an...

    41 min

  7. 07/18/2020

    Dr. Laura Louis: Relationship Talk, Getting Paid to Speak, and Shaking the World

    On this episode Jay sits down with Dr. Laura Louis. Dr. Louis is a licensed psychologist working out of Atlanta, GA, and the owner of Atlanta Couple Therapy. Dr. Louis is also an author, a highly sought after speaker, and a coach to other clinicians that are looking to break into the speaking arena. Dr. Louis and Jay share a love for working with couples, so you can bet they get into some great relationship conversations. The two also dig into the details of her book, her workshops and how sh...

    1h 1m

  8. 06/06/2020

    TOPIC IN FOCUS: White Privilege

    When I started school to become a therapist, I sort of unknowingly entered a program that had a huge social justice component. I was extremely uninformed in the area of social justice, which isn’t surprising considering that as a white straight male I’m not often directly impacted by many of these issues. Being uneducated on these topics, I found myself becoming defensive often and speaking from a place of authority about things I really knew nothing about. Some of my defensiveness was direct...

    18 min
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About

"Coming Into Focus" is a mental health podcast, hosted by Jay Wick, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. This podcast aims to share inspiring stories of individuals who have faced significant life challenges and celebrates the resiliency we all are capable of. Episodes also feature interesting topics in the field of mental health, told by other therapists, coaches, shaman, gurus and those with an overall purpose to facilitate change and healing. www.comingintofocus.org

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  • Creator
    Jay Wick
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Coming Into Focus
  • Show Website
    Coming Into Focus

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