OTR - Achieving Mental Health for Real

Robert Adleman
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  • Mental Health

In a world where too many people suffer in silence, this podcast opens a door. A door to clarity, to hope, and to the possibility of real recovery. Every episode is crafted for those who feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck — and for anyone ready to take the next step toward a healthier, more grounded life. Your host, Bob Adleman, brings lived experience, practical insight, and a steady hand. He guides you through the patterns, the breakthroughs, and the real tools that help you overcome any mental health challenge and move toward a happier, more resilient version of yourself. If you’re searching for a place where honesty meets healing, where community meets courage, and where change becomes possible, you’re in the right place. . Write me at overtherainbowbob@gmail.com Or follow on Twitter @Overtherain1bow https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow Or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

  1. May 30

    Just One Bite — Learning to Stop the Binge Before It Starts

    This episode is NOT about Binge‑Eating DIsorder(BED). But still falls into the mental health category and is important to talk about; It’s that everyday moment where one small bite turns into too much. Our guest Nan — short for Nadège Saysana — is a coach who helps women stop binge(or over) eating most commonly occurring after dinner. Her work is simple, kind, and grounded in emotional skill, not restriction. Her specialty is women weightlifters since that is her roots, but she helps anyone in need. Nan binge ate for 30 years. She looked disciplined on the outside but felt out of control at night, especially after the house was quiet and the day was done. “Just one bite” became the whole box. She believed she lacked discipline. Everything changed when she learned binge eating wasn’t about food — it was about stress, emotions, and the moments before the binge. As she learned to respond differently, the urges weakened, then faded. Today she teaches women how to understand why binges happen. How to build self‑trust instead of control. How to stop at enough and feel done. She teaches women weightlifters how to feel as strong with food as they are in the gym Nan lives in Paris with her family, lifts weights, reads, walks, and watches The Big Bang Theory. At 50 she became a bodybuilder and lost three dress sizes. Her 106‑year‑old grandmother is her daily reminder of why strength matters. Nan works with women who are strong and consistent in the gym but feel out of control with food at night. They train hard, eat well all day, and look disciplined from the outside. Then evening comes, the house gets quiet, and “just one bite” turns into the whole box. Nan knows that world because she lived it for 30 years. She started binge eating at 16, right after her first diet. She lost weight fast, thought she had fixed herself, and then gained it all back. For decades she lived in the cycle so many people know: disciplined all day, out of control at night, always promising to start over tomorrow. Most of her binges happened after dinner. Kids asleep. Kitchen light on. The moment when the day’s pressure finally hits. She believed she lacked discipline. This is a gentle, honest conversation about nighttime eating, emotional coping, and the skills no one teaches us. Shirt campaign closes this week: https://www.bonfire.com/otr-universe160/ Nadège Saysana Sites: Website: https://www.milobingefix.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nadege.saysana1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nan.saysana.coaching/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nadegesaysanacoaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-saysana/ OTR Sites: Podcast Website: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Blog: https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/ Public Square Community Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving Mail: OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving X: https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    40 min

  2. May 18

    Whitewashing: A Cop in PTSD Crisis — Part 1

    ⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and trauma that may be triggering for listeners with PTSD or related experiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Andrew spent 18 years as a police constable with the Waterloo Regional Police Service, after starting his career as a news reporter. He served three years as a Detective in the General Investigations Unit, leading major cases involving shootings, stabbings, armed robberies, and gang‑related violence. On front‑line patrol, he stepped into the role of acting Sergeant and coached new recruits entering the job he once loved. In May 2021, the weight of everything he had seen — and everything he had carried alone — finally broke through. Andrew was diagnosed with Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder and has been off duty since. During that time, he wrote a book about his descent into PTSD and the long climb back, becoming an advocate for emergency‑service mental health and the people who are still silently drowning inside the uniform. This conversation isn’t polished. It isn’t rehearsed. It’s Andrew telling the truth as he lived it — the moments that shaped him, the ones that scarred him, and the ones he’s still trying to understand. This episode is part 1 of 2. This part covers Andrew speaking to what contributed to his unset of complex PTSD and finally his collapse. Part 2 will be published the last part of June and will chronicle his road to recovery. We need to improve the process. PTSD effects a large part of the population between the inflicted and there love ones. It also has a effect on the recruitment of the hero's - the first responders. Andrew Lorne McLean Website: beaten-black-and-blue.com/beaten-black-blue Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Beaten-Black-Blue-Journey-Light-ebook/dp/B0F5BMPPN3 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.mclean.90410 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beaten_black_and_blue_book OTR Sites: Podcast Website: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Blog: https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/ Public Square Community Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving Mail: OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving X: https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    43 min

  3. Apr 26

    Grief Work - Learning to Live Inside the Hurt

    Special announcements Coming in May a new voice in the OTR UniverseOTR Universe Blog is here, start at: https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/ Today’s guest is someone whose story reaches into the deepest places of grief and still finds a way to breathe life back into the room. Her name is Marcia Earhart — founder of The Sterling Rose Sanctuary, grief and trauma responder, HeartSync minister, mediator, author, speaker, and a woman whose faith has carried her through losses most of us can’t imagine. Marcia has lived through the deaths of two sons — one to sudden tragedy, and one to murder — and somehow, through all of it, she learned how to keep breathing, keep moving, and keep living. Not by erasing the pain, but by walking with it. Her book, Gripping Grace in the Garden of Grief, is a raw and honest look at what happens when life breaks you open… and what it takes to stand back up. She works with people carrying trauma, loss, depression, anxiety, addiction, and the kind of sorrow that sits in the bones. Not as a distant expert, but as someone who has been there — someone who knows what it means to fight for your mind, your family, and your faith. Today, we’re talking about grief, resilience, the brain, the heart, and what it really means to heal. This is not a conversation about ‘getting over it.’ This is a conversation about learning to breathe again, move again, and live again — even when the world has gone dark. This is Grieve Work. And this is Marcia Earhart. Marcia Earhart Website: https://www.thesterlingrosesanctuary.us/meet-marcia Book: https://www.thesterlingrosesanctuary.us/gripping-grace-in-the-garden-of-grief Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TSRS21/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesterlingrosesanctuary/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCinV--gh_jy1OdeiS4XmoYA?view_as=subscriber OTR Sites: Podcast Website: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Public Square Community Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving Mail: OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving X: https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    38 min

  4. Apr 10

    Reenactments: Break the Behavior Patterns That Keep You Stuck in Trauma, Stress, and Everyday Life

    Special announcement OTR Universe Blog is here, start at: https://realplus.bearblog.dev/otr-lies-from-the-tablecloth/ **Today’s guest is Dr. Tony Iezzi — a clinical psychologist with more than 35 years on the front lines of trauma, chronic pain, and the behavior loops that keep people repeating the past. He’s the co‑author of *Reenactments: Break the Behavior Patterns That Keep You Stuck in Trauma, Stress, and Everyday Life*, a book that blends science, clinical clarity, and real‑world insight into why we do what we do — even when we don’t want to.** In this conversation, Dr. Iezzi breaks down the unconscious reenactment patterns that show up in everyday life: the habits we repeat, the reactions that feel too big for the moment, and the emotional echoes that follow us from childhood into boardrooms, relationships, and Tuesday afternoons. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep ending up in the same situations — or why certain moments hit harder than they should — this episode gives you the framework to finally understand it. **Dr. Tony Iezzi doesn’t just explain trauma. He explains the architecture underneath it — and how to break the loop.** Dr. Tony Iezzi Sites: Website: https://tonyiezzi.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Reenactments-Behavior-Patterns-Trauma-Everyday-ebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Breaking-Reenactments/61577256044969/ OTR Sites: Podcast Website: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Public Square Community Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving Mail: OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving X: https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    55 min

  5. Mar 19

    Keep It In The House — Surviving Family Child Sexual Abuse, Grief, and Loss

    Warning: Please be advised that this episode has adult content about young child abuse and an account of attempted suicide. This may contain triggers for some. Matthew F. Stevens, CCTRP, is our guest in this episode. He is the host of EQ Unlocked Podcast on Emotional Intelligence and Nervous System Informed Growth. Matthew and I went through several recovery subjects which included Matts terrible abuse and his other losses, fears, grief and abandonment issues. And I once again got on my high horse. Throughout the show the two of us really connected. Don't miss his techniques to lessen anxiety and other processes of the nervous system in the last part of the show. Matthew goes over the his emotional regulation systems. He builds emotional regulation systems that reduce stress, prevent escalation, and support clear, integrity-based decision-making—through practical systems including Operational Regulation Systems (ORS™), Neuro Advanced Learning Systems (NALS™), and EQ Unlocked. Check out his website in the links below. Matthew is a survivor of many different traumas and challenges, He worked with kids mentoring youth for 20 years as a business owner , who had a loving family and great hopes for the future. He eventually lost everything piece by piece. This episode covers the difficult family history, the kind that leaves marks. It’s a steady, grounded talk with real weight under it. Clean audio, Its a little longer than usual but it moves quickly. Matthew Stevens Sites: Website: https://matthewfstevens.com/ Podcast: EQ Unlocked: https://eq.matthewfstevens.com Find your regulation baseline: https://matthewfstevens.com/emotional-regulation-baseline/ OTR Sites: Podcast Website: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Public Square Community Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving Mail: OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving X: https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    1h 34m

  6. Mar 5

    Rise of the Phoenix – The Lie Suicide Tells and the Truth: You Are Enough

    Lindsay Stadel is a wife, mother, grandmother, and accomplished entrepreneur who leads four successful companies: Stadel Farms, Inc., S & S Harvesting, LLC, Flinthills Transport, LLC, and TLS Logistics, LLC. Her commitment to mental health advocacy is rooted in personal experience with suicide loss and her own journey through mental health challenges. As an award‑winning author, she uses her writing and her voice to confront stigma and support those struggling with suicidal thoughts. Lindsay is now expanding her work into public speaking to help organizations address mental health with honesty, compassion, and hope. Lindsey’s story isn’t polished or dramatic; it’s the story of someone who kept going when stopping felt easier. This isn’t a lecture, and it isn’t a slogan. It’s a conversation about what survival actually looks like when you’re in the middle of the fire and can’t see anything past the pain. It’s about the part of you that hasn’t had the chance to exist yet — the part that comes after the collapse, after the shame, after the silence. The phoenix doesn’t rise because it’s strong. It rises because it isn’t done. Audio note: This episode was recorded in November, during a stretch when I was still recovering from throat surgery and dealing with some Windows‑side recording issues. You may hear a few rough spots because of that. The next episode, with Matthew Stevens, is the first one using the improved chain and the upgraded studio sound. Lindsay Stadel's Sites: Website: Lindsay Stadel's Website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.a.coltharp?mibextid=ZbWKwL YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LindsayStadel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycoltharp79?igsh=czBham40cXo0Y3V2 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-stadel-a70ab2299/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lindsaystadel?_t=ZT-8t7gKrgl3yI&_r=1 OTR Sites: Podcast Website: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Public Square Community Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving Mail: OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving X: https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    50 min

  7. Feb 13

    The Other Side of Chaos - Talking Dyslɘxiɑ, ADHD, and Neurodiversity for Real

    Most dyslexic professionals grow up believing they’re behind. Coach Willie Blake knows that story from the inside. Diagnosed in first grade, he spent years trying to hide, trying to catch up, and trying to be someone he wasn’t. Eventually, he made a different choice — if he was going to live with dyslexia, he was going to lead with it. Today, Willie is the go‑to high‑performance coach for dyslexic entrepreneurs, creators, and career professionals who are ready to trade self‑doubt for confidence and overthinking for clarity. Through simple, practical frameworks like the 2% Rule and the GPS Goal Method, he helps people take real action even when they’ve felt “behind” their whole life. In this conversation, Willie brings the same mix of heart, humor, and lived experience that’s made him a dynamic speaker on 500+ stages and the host of Light Beyond Limits. We talk about identity, momentum, and what actually helps dyslexic minds move forward. If you’ve ever felt different, stuck, or underestimated — this one will hit home. Willie Blake's Sites: Website: Willie Blake's Website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillieBlake.Light/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DyslexicAchieversHub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willieblake_light/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willieblake-light/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@willieblake_light OTR Sites: Podcast Website: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Public Square Community Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving Mail: OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving X: https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    51 min

  8. Jan 30

    Sound Bridge to Mental Health - Hollywood Composer Chris Boardman Talks to OTR

    Season XI Premiere — Welcome to OTR Universe Today marks the start of Season XI of OTR – Achieving Mental Health for Real, and the beginning of something larger: the official launch of OTR Universe. OTR Universe is more than a podcast. It’s a connected space built for people who want honesty, clarity, and a real path home to a different kind of life. At the center of this expansion is Public Square — a new community where listeners can find validation, share experiences, and gather information from the program and from each other. For anyone not ready to step into the open, the home site offers a fully anonymous posting option that collects zero personal information: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Submitting an anonymous post at the site above’s Menu item ‘anon post” reveals a password that unlocks a link in the Public Square area, where all current and future benefits will live. Everything remains totally free for at least a full year as new features roll out across 2026. In March, expect the launch of a new blog and a major upgrade in sound quality. And now, the premiere. Featuring Hollywood Composer Chris Boardman This episode features the extraordinary Hollywood composer and orchestrator Chris Boardman — a man whose résumé spans some of the biggest films of the last half‑century, including The Color Purple, Die Hard, and Payback. Despite a career filled with accolades, Chris chose OTR as the place to speak openly about his long fight for mental health. Highlights from his career Six Emmy Awards and 13 nominations for television composition and arrangingAcademy Award nomination for orchestration on The Color PurpleMajor credits across film, television, and records in drama, comedy, animation, and live performanceTrusted collaborator to Quincy Jones, David Foster, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Julie Andrews, Shirley MacLaine, and many morePlatinum‑selling arranger and orchestrator on multiple charting albumsMember of the jazz group Wishful Thinking, reflecting his roots as a keyboardist and improviser Inside the Industry Chris became the person studios called when they needed elegance, complexity, or a musical problem solved fast. Few musicians can move between orchestral, jazz, pop, Broadway, and film score work with the same clarity and emotional precision. This is a premiere you don’t want to miss. Step into OTR Universe, explore the new structure, and continue — or begin — your journey toward achieving mental health for real. Chris Boardman's Sites: SoundBridge Health Website: https://www.soundbridgehealth.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisBoardmanMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chimimimusic/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisboardmanmediagroup/ OTR Sites: Podcast Website: https://bobadleman.wixsite.com/otrmentalhealth Public Square Community Ko-Fi.com/otrachieving Mail: OvertheRainbowbob@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over_the_rainbow_achieving X: https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChEYTddPDUaiZbFliit1r5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-adleman/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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In a world where too many people suffer in silence, this podcast opens a door. A door to clarity, to hope, and to the possibility of real recovery. Every episode is crafted for those who feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck — and for anyone ready to take the next step toward a healthier, more grounded life. Your host, Bob Adleman, brings lived experience, practical insight, and a steady hand. He guides you through the patterns, the breakthroughs, and the real tools that help you overcome any mental health challenge and move toward a happier, more resilient version of yourself. If you’re searching for a place where honesty meets healing, where community meets courage, and where change becomes possible, you’re in the right place. . Write me at overtherainbowbob@gmail.com Or follow on Twitter @Overtherain1bow https://twitter.com/overtherain1bow Or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/otrachievingmentalhealhfr a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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