The Better Mental Health Show

Christopher Fasano, Ph.D.
  • 4.9 (29)
  • Mental Health
  • Updated Bimonthly

The Better Mental Health Show focuses on the current topics in mental health with a particular focus on how our brain is affected and strategies to overcome. Dr. Fasano uses language all ages can understand and always finds a lesson for the younger audience and their parents to increase awareness at the family level.

  1. 10/15/2025

    Episode 133 “You’re Not Behind”

    Do you ever feel like you’re behind in life? Like everyone else is further ahead and you’re running out of time? In this episode, we break down the truth: you’re not behind — you’re in the middle of becoming. Using neuroscience, real-life perspective, and practical strategies, we explore why growth often feels slow and invisible, why comparison distorts your timeline, and how to trust the season you’re in… even when it doesn’t make sense. This is the reminder you didn’t know you needed: you are right on time for your life.

    15 min

  2. 10/02/2025

    Episode 132 “Make Life Enough”

    The odds of you being alive are 1 in 400 trillion. And yet, here you are. This episode explores why life itself is already enough — beyond achievements, possessions, or comparison. Using neuroscience, perspective, and practical strategies, we’ll look at how shifting from chasing “more” to realizing “enough” can transform the way you live, even on your hardest days.

    18 min

  3. 09/25/2025

    Episode 131 “Train Your Thoughts”

    Your thoughts shape your reality — but most of us let our minds run on autopilot, rehearsing fear, doubt, and anxiety until they feel like facts. In this episode, we dive into the neuroscience of why the brain fixates, why it can’t always tell the difference between real and imagined, and how repetition wires thoughts into beliefs. More importantly, you’ll learn seven powerful strategies to “train your thoughts” — from reframing your inner story to visualization, gratitude, and mindfulness. Think of it as neural fitness: simple daily reps that rewire your brain for resilience, focus, and peace.

    23 min

  4. 09/16/2025

    Episode 130 “Keep Going”

    Life is hard and often, the stuggle can make us feel like the only thing to do is to quit...to give up.  But while giving up might offer a tempmorary reprieve, it is not void of pain.  Deciding to not give up also comes with pain and offers the rewards of grwoth on the other end.  So if both decisions come with pain, with one leading to growth, is it really a choice?  Isn't the only thing to just Keep Going?

    12 min

  5. 01/24/2025

    Episode 129 “Fix Your Umbrella”

    Life is more rain, then sun, and what's the best way to combat the rain...a sturdy umbrella. On this episode we use this metaphor to discuss the concept of looking within yourself and doing the work. Fixing that umbrella so that when it does rain, you'll be dry and ready for that sunny day.

    11 min

  6. 12/16/2024

    Episode 128 “Be Relentless”

    How much is life worth to you? What is that thing driving you forward and when you identify that thing, will you be relentless in your pursuit of it? Lets talk about it!

    10 min

  7. 06/14/2024

    Episode 127 “Discipline”

    I have failed you. I lost discipline and went a long time without an episode. But, I'm back, and on this episode, we talk discipline and what it means to life, to our kids, and how I look to be disciplined in my every day life.

    14 min

  8. 02/08/2024

    Episode 126 “Non Digital Hobbies”

    It is so hard for all of us, but in particular children, to do something that does not involve a digital device. On today's episode we talk about why that is so bad for kids and some strategies to help them find non digital hobbies.

    12 min
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The Better Mental Health Show focuses on the current topics in mental health with a particular focus on how our brain is affected and strategies to overcome. Dr. Fasano uses language all ages can understand and always finds a lesson for the younger audience and their parents to increase awareness at the family level.

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