Hope & Truth

Debra Whittam
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Our world has changed in ways large and small since the COVID-19 pandemic. In Hope & Truth with host Debra Whittam, a licensed therapist, we delve into the ways people coped with loss, change, and moved toward hope through deeply personal stories. It wasn't supposed to be this way — but we are ever resilient.

  1. 06/28/2024

    Season 3, Episode 3: A transformative journey

    Guest Laura Conrad, discusses the hope and truth of addiction. Laura, originally from Pittsburgh, is now working as a ranger at a national park. She discusses why she sold her home and walked the Appalachian Trail - a seven-month, transformative journey.

    21 min

  2. 06/21/2024

    Season 3, Episode 2: Compassionate policing with Chief Tom Synan

    Police Chief Tom Synan is an expert and advocate for compassionate policing - he seeks to understand the causes of behaviors that might get people in contact with law enforcement, and he tries to help. Tom can speak to the intersection of mental illness, addiction, and law enforcement, and how finding the truth of one's situation can help them embrace hope.

    41 min

  3. 06/14/2024

    Season 3, Episode 1: "Am I Going to be Okay?"

    In this episode, Debra delves into her book, "Am I Going to Be Okay?" by discussing key sections of this powerful and very personal story about weathering mental illness, addiction, and grief.

    26 min

  4. 03/12/2023

    Season 2, Episode 5: Global Grief, Global Resilience

    In the closing episode, Debbie shares some of what she learned in Europe. She planned the trip in hopes of gaining a deeper understanding of global grief. She went to France and Scotland — meeting many people along the way. "Connection," she says, "helps us heal."

    24 min

  5. 03/12/2023

    Season 2, Episode 4: Debra Myers

    Debra Myers is a stress management coach who helps people learn where tension is located, and how to "unwrap" it towards the direction of relief, release, and relaxation.

    35 min

  6. 03/12/2023

    Season 2, Episode 3: Muna Nehme

    Muna talks to Debra about the challenges — and ultimately triumphs — she experienced connecting with her students at a high school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, when the students suddenly couldn't meet in person.

    36 min

  7. 03/12/2023

    Season 2, Episode 2: Carly Duncan

    Carly was in graduate school in March 2020 when everything changed — and ultimately, she graduated but like millions of other students this milestone was celebrated online. Debra talks to Carly about coping, as a student, and how she's moved forward.

    28 min

  8. 03/12/2023

    Season 2, Episode 1: Kat Macasek

    We kick off the first episode Katherine, a behavioral health therapist who works with children. When the COVID shutdowns hit, she was working with kids from age 6 months to 16 years. Says Kat: "It is hard to be a parent on a good day…and we can't blame ourselves for what we didn't know in the past."

    32 min
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Our world has changed in ways large and small since the COVID-19 pandemic. In Hope & Truth with host Debra Whittam, a licensed therapist, we delve into the ways people coped with loss, change, and moved toward hope through deeply personal stories. It wasn't supposed to be this way — but we are ever resilient.

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  • Creator
    Debra Whittam
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022
  • Show Website
    Hope & Truth