That's Dopamine Podcast Jessie Carvalho & Olivia Leitzke

LISTENERS BE ADVISED: THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES THE TOPIC OF SUICIDE AND MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME.

Disclaimer: The hosts of this podcast are not licensed professionals. Information presented in this podcast is based strictly on opinion and experience. Please do not use this podcast for a means of medical treatment. 
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On this episode of That’s Dopamine podcast, we sit down with Mary and Mike Shapiro for a part 2 conversation about Suicide prevention. Dr. Michael Shapiro currently serves as the Director of Behavioral Medicine at Duke Medical School’s Southern Regional Area Health Education Center. As a member of the SR-AHEC faculty, he participates in the education and training of physicians going through their 3-year residency in Family Medicine. In addition, he provides direct clinical service to patients in the SR-AHEC family medicine clinic and at Cape Fear Valley Hospital. Dr. Mary Shapiro is the Director of the ADHD Clinic at the same facility, where she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, behavior disorders, and other childhood conditions.
For the 30 years prior to moving to North Carolina, they were in private practice in Athens, Georgia. They both completed PhDs in Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia in 1984 and interned in the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia. Together, they have lectured extensively (both domestically and abroad) on topics related to child psychology, parenting, marriage, adoption, and mental health issues in a Christian context. The second edition of their groundbreaking book, “Rejoice Always: A Manual for Christians Facing Emotional Challenges,” was recently released and is available at IPI books.
If you would like to send us your dopamine kicks, please email thatsdopaminepodcast@gmail.com 
Follow us on Instagram at @thatsdopaminepodcast to keep up to date with releases

Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline            Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
            Learn more
            800-273-8255
Psychology Today              https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
We’d like to thank
Brian Fisher – Audio engineer and Mixer
Anijah Moore – Social Media Manager
And HOPE Worldwide Massachusetts for sponsoring this episode.
 

LISTENERS BE ADVISED: THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES THE TOPIC OF SUICIDE AND MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME.

Disclaimer: The hosts of this podcast are not licensed professionals. Information presented in this podcast is based strictly on opinion and experience. Please do not use this podcast for a means of medical treatment. 
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In this episode of That’s Dopamine podcast, we sit down with Mary and Mike Shapiro and talk about Suicide prevention. Dr. Michael Shapiro currently serves as the Director of Behavioral Medicine at Duke Medical School’s Southern Regional Area Health Education Center. As a member of the SR-AHEC faculty, he participates in the education and training of physicians going through their 3-year residency in Family Medicine. In addition, he provides direct clinical service to patients in the SR-AHEC family medicine clinic and at Cape Fear Valley Hospital. Dr. Mary Shapiro is the Director of the ADHD Clinic at the same facility, where she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, behavior disorders, and other childhood conditions.
For the 30 years prior to moving to North Carolina, they were in private practice in Athens, Georgia. They both completed PhDs in Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia in 1984 and interned in the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia. Together, they have lectured extensively (both domestically and abroad) on topics related to child psychology, parenting, marriage, adoption, and mental health issues in a Christian context. The second edition of their groundbreaking book, “Rejoice Always: A Manual for Christians Facing Emotional Challenges,” was recently released and is available at IPI books.


If you would like to send us your dopamine kicks, please email thatsdopaminepodcast@gmail.com 
Follow us on Instagram at @thatsdopaminepodcast to keep up to date with releases

Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline            Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
            Learn more
            800-273-8255
Psychology Today              https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
 
We’d like to thank
Brian Fisher – Audio engineer and Mixer
Anijah Moore – Social Media Manager
And HOPE Worldwide Massachusetts for sponsoring this episode.

Disclaimer: The hosts of this podcast are not licensed professionals. Information presented in this podcast is based strictly on opinion and experience. Please do not use this podcast for a means of medical treatment. 
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In this episode of That's Dopamine Podcast, we sit down with Sajjan Sharma and Rondey Allen to talk about Luke 5:18-25 and Practicals on being a mat carrier.
Sajjan Sharma, MSW, is an ordained minister who has served as Lead Pastor of the Pioneer Valley Church of Christ in Chicopee, Massachusetts since 2008. During his tenure, the church has grown in membership and has achieved new stability and direction. Under his leadership, the PVCOC has begun a number of initiatives to educate members on topics such as sexual addiction, personal financial management, and parenting. Prior to his work with PVCOC, Sajjan was with the Boston Church of Christ and has worked as a missionary in New Delhi, India; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Tirane, Albania. He has experience providing premarital counseling, marital counseling, and pastoral counseling with congregations of diverse ethnicities, addressing areas such as grief, sickness, and recovery from trauma.
Rondey Allen, LICSW is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an Independent Clinical Social Worker. He has extensive experience in a variety of settings concerning youth and families at risk. He administered group and individual therapy in DYS treatment programs with violent and sexual offenders. He performed intensive clinical case management and outreach in Boston’s C11 Police district to high-risk youth. He was an outreach clinician for MSPCC in the Springfield Area and Clinical Director for the River Valley Academy, a special education school in the Holyoke area. He is currently a clinical consultant and trainer for the Westover Job Corps Center.
He is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Collaborative Problem Solving. He is a Level 1 Certified Anger Management Specialist through NAMA and is certified in Military/Veteran behavioral health through the Center for Deployment Psychology. 
If you would like to send us your dopamine kicks, please email thatsdopaminepodcast@gmail.com 
Follow us on Instagram at @thatsdopaminepodcast to keep up to date with releases

Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline            Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
            Learn more
            800-273-8255
Psychology Today              https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
We’d like to thank
Brian Fisher – Audio engineer and Mixer
Anijah Moore – Social Media Manager
And HOPE Worldwide Massachusetts for sponsoring this episode.

Disclaimer: The hosts of this podcast are not licensed professionals. Information presented in this podcast is based strictly on opinion and experience. Please do not use this podcast for a means of medical treatment. 
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In this episode of That's Dopamine Podcast, we sit down with Sajjan Sharma to talk about Crosspoint, faith traditions and their relationship with mental illness, and Sajjan’s theology towards mental illness. 
Sajjan Sharma, MSW, is an ordained minister who has served as Lead Pastor of the Pioneer Valley Church of Christ in Chicopee, Massachusetts since 2008. During his tenure, the church has grown in membership and has achieved new stability and direction. Under his leadership, the PVCOC has begun a number of initiatives to educate members on topics such as sexual addiction, personal financial management, and parenting. Prior to his work with PVCOC, Sajjan was with the Boston Church of Christ and has worked as a missionary in New Delhi, India; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Tirane, Albania. He has experience providing premarital counseling, marital counseling, and pastoral counseling with congregations of diverse ethnicities, addressing areas such as grief, sickness, and recovery from trauma. Sajjan received his Master of Social Work from Boston College in 2006.
If you would like to send us your dopamine kicks, please email thatsdopaminepodcast@gmail.com 
Follow us on Instagram at @thatsdopaminepodcast to keep up to date with releases

Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline            Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
            Learn more
            800-273-8255
Psychology Today              https://www.psychologytoday.com/us




We’d like to thank
Brian Fisher – Audio engineer and Mixer
Anijah Moore – Social Media Manager
And HOPE Worldwide Massachusetts for sponsoring this episode.

Disclaimer: The hosts of this podcast are not licensed professionals. Information presented in this podcast is based strictly on opinion and experience. Please do not use this podcast for a means of medical treatment. 
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In this first episode, Jessie and Olivia share their experiences with mental illness and why they wanted to do a podcast.

If you would like to send us your dopamine kicks, please email thatsdopaminepodcast@gmail.com 
Follow us on Instagram at @thatsdopaminepodcast to keep up to date with releases

Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline            Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
            Learn more
            800-273-8255
Psychology Today              https://www.psychologytoday.com/us


We’d like to thank
Brian Fisher – Audio engineer and Mixer
Anijah Moore – Social Media Manager
And HOPE Worldwide Massachusetts for sponsoring this episode.

Disclaimer: The hosts of this podcast are not licensed professionals. Information presented in this podcast is based strictly on opinion and experience. Please do not use this podcast for a means of medical treatment. 
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Join Olivia and Jessie biweekly on Mondays as they talk to Dope people about Dope things. This Podcast explores mental health with a spiritual lens. Each week, Jessie and Liv will have conversations with people in the mental health world who also love God.

If you would like to send us your dopamine kicks, please email thatsdopaminepodcast@gmail.com 
Follow us on Instagram at @thatsdopaminepodcast to keep up to date with releases
Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline            Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
            Learn more
            800-273-8255
Psychology Today              https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

Special thanks to:


Brian Fisher – Audio engineer and Mixer
Anijah Moore – Social Media Manager
And HOPE Worldwide Massachusetts for sponsoring this episode.