The Reframe

Douglas Bodin
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The Reframe is a platform for open, unfiltered dialogue, insightful discussions, and practical advice on navigating the complexities of mental health and parenting in today's world. We will delve into the social, cultural, and economic shifts in the addictions and mental health treatment landscape in the wake of COVID-19. Join host Douglas Bodin as he showcases the work and insights of professionals pioneering new approaches and making a positive impact on this changing landscape. Douglas has spent more than 33 years as a consultant working with emerging adults and their clinical professionals to devise tailored plans to address challenges related to mental health, addiction, and sometimes just growing up. The Bodin Group is a leading innovator of educational and treatment planning services for adolescents, adults, and their families, and developer of Bodin Mentoring, an action-oriented service to help get teens and young adults engage in their communities.

  1. HÁ 5 DIAS

    Learning to Endure Hope: The Power of Incremental Mastery with Dr. Ross Ellenhorn

    Hope can be terrifying, especially when it has led to disappointment before. In this episode of The Reframe, Doug Bodin speaks with Dr. Ross Ellenhorn, founder of Ellenhorn, a robust community integration program, and co-founder and president of the Association for Community Integration Programs, about the “fear of hope” and why people often resist change not out of a place of despair, but self-protection. Drawing on decades of clinical and community-based care, Dr. Ellenhorn explains how repeated disappointment erodes faith in yourself and the world, and how small, incremental experiences of mastery can rebuild it. He makes a powerful distinction: the task is not to inspire hope, but to help people endure it. Challenging the medicalised, industrial model of treatment, he addresses the commoditisation of care and the risks of investor-driven systems. He also offers guidance on how families can thoughtfully evaluate mental health programs. From therapy as art to community as medicine, this conversation reframes recovery as a deeply human process. Listen in for a thoughtful rethink of how change truly happens. Key Points From This Episode: What it means to have a fear of hope and how it prevents you from moving forward.How repeated disappointment erodes your ability to hope.Staying stuck as a logical strategy to avoid further pain and disappointment.The difference between inspiring hope and enduring it.How small, incremental mastery rebuilds confidence over time.Self-efficacy as a lived experience, not a language exercise.The unintended harms of a medicalised, industrial treatment model.Therapy as a relational art rather than a manualised technique.Pride, dignity, and the psychological impact of ostracism.Belonging, ritual, and community as forms of medicine.Ownership in therapy: why recovery cannot be outsourced.The risks of forced treatment and commoditised care.Reframing “codependency” as love shaped by fear.Why it’s so important to give people the ability to talk about their life experiences.What to look for when evaluating mental health programs.Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Dr. Ross Ellenhorn Dr. Ross Ellenhorn on LinkedIn Ellenhorn Douglas Bodin The Bodin Group

    53 min

  2. 17 DE ABR.

    Bringing Life Experience to Leadership with Alex Zemeckis

    What happens when you stop running from your past and start building from it? In this episode, Alex Zemeckis shares his powerful journey from addiction to leadership, and how the questions he asked himself at 19 became the foundation for the recovery programs he leads today. Together, we explore how the recovery landscape has changed over the last 12 years, how addiction shows up differently in a digital world, and why recovery looks unique for young men at The Grounds and young women at Mare’s House, named after his mother. Alex unpacks why meaningful work is central to healing, why families must be supported alongside the person in recovery, and how compassion for parents can transform the entire system. This is a deeply human conversation about integrity, purpose, and what becomes possible when you choose to live in alignment with who you truly are. Key Points From This Episode: Our guest, Alex Zemeckis’ journey through addiction to leadership.How assessing what he needed at 19 years old led to the programme he runs today. What has changed in the recovery landscape over the last 12 years.How recovery differs for the men at The Grounds and the young women at Mare’s House.Why work is built into the recovery programme at The Grounds.The importance of treating the family system along with the kid who is in recovery.Finding compassion for parents.How the experience of addiction differs for older adults.What Alex is learning about women’s experience with recovery. Shifts within Alex’s organizations, including bringing on a clinical team.How addiction has evolved in a digital landscape.Why acting out of integrity and your passion changes everything. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Alex Zemeckis on LinkedIn The Grounds Recovery Mare’s House  Douglas Bodin The Bodin Group

    45 min

  3. 10 DE ABR.

    Confronting Adversity: Tools for Resilience with Terry Healey

    Resilience is not about staying positive, but about learning how to reframe the moment and take the next step. In this episode, we sit down with Terry Healey, a cancer survivor, to discuss his journey from a promising young life to a life-altering diagnosis of a rare form of cancer. In our conversation, Terry shares the profound impact of his experiences, the emotional and physical challenges he faced, and the transformative power of the people he encountered along the way. He explains the importance of resilience, the role of support systems in overcoming adversity, and how he was able to eventually accept the trauma he went through. Terry talks about the various “guardian angels” he met during his recovery, and the spiritual and emotional impact they had on him. Explore the power of support groups and therapy, what led him to write a book about resilience, how he was able to rebuild his confidence in his professional career, and how the support of his wife played a pivotal role in rebuilding his self-esteem. Unpack Terry’s REBAR framework, how it helps in overcoming adversity, and the importance of accepting emotions, setting goals, and finding support systems. Gain insights into the power of gratitude, why it is important to combine therapy with productive activities and goals, and the steps for reframing negative thoughts. Tune in now! Key Points From This Episode: Terry’s story of overcoming cancer and how it led to his interest in the idea of resilience.Why he did not fully comprehend the emotional impact at first, and how he began to accept it.Learn how his support system helped him through his recovery journey. How a visit from a local priest influenced Terry’s recovery and why it was so powerful for him.Hear about Dina and how she uncovered his deeper struggle with insecurity. Explore how the lack of early mental health support affected his recovery.Uncover why therapy and shared experiences are so powerful in recovery.Find out how the lessons from his recovery played into rebuilding his professional life.He shares his experiences of self-doubt and how he was able to overcome it. What inspired him to write the book, and why he included other people’s experiences.Get introduced to Terry’s REBAR framework: reflect, build, act, and renew.Discover the power of vulnerability, group therapy, and a positive mindset.Advice for parents on how to be the best support system for your child. Unpack why achievable, incremental goals help build confidence and momentum.Lessons from his therapy experiences and what he would do differently about his recovery.Final takeaways he has for listeners on reframing moments of adversity. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Terry Healey Terry Healey on LinkedIn Terry Healey on Instagram Terry Healey on YouTube The Resilience Mindset Douglas Bodin The Bodin Group

    57 min

  4. TEMPORADA 2, TRAILER DO EPISÓDIO 1

    Coming soon - Season 2!

    In this teaser, host Douglas Bodin and guest host Trine Syverinsen reflect on some of their favorite episodes of season one. Plus, get a sneak peek into the upcoming must-listen guests for season 2.

    7 min

  5. 03/10/2025

    Moving from the Paralyzed Process to the Parallel Process with Krissy Pozatek

    When parents become afraid of their children’s emotions, authority collapses, and kids feel less safe, not more. In this episode of The Reframe, therapeutic consultant Douglas Bodin speaks with Krissy Pozatek, parent coach and author of The Parallel Process, about how today’s overly permissive parenting has created what she calls the “paralyzed process.” Drawing from her work with families and teens in treatment, Krissy explores how fear, enmeshment, and a lack of clear boundaries are fueling emotional shutdown, avoidance, and stagnation in kids. She offers a path forward through what she calls the parallel process, where parents reclaim calm authority, implement phase-based structure at home, and create the emotional containment kids need to thrive. Whether you're a parent or clinician, this episode offers practical tools and mindset shifts to foster resilience and restore balance in the family dynamic. Tune in to find out how you can move from fear-based parenting to a more empowered, parallel process! Key Points From This Episode: Insight into the “paralyzed process” of parenting.Ways that permissiveness erodes safety and stability for teens.Reasons that parents need to reclaim kind, firm, calm authority.What can happen when diagnoses become a child’s identity.The rise of enmeshment and learned helplessness.Why your child isn’t responsible for your feelings.Bringing the best of wilderness and experiential therapy into real-world routines.Using structure and phase-based contracts to re-establish authority.Shifting from horizontal parenting to clear guardianship.Distinguishing when behavior is “just a phase” and when intervention is needed.Stepping off eggshells by recognizing when fear gives your child too much control.Balancing connection and boundaries: centering the relationship without losing structure.Applying these approaches to neurodivergent kids, managing the impact of gaming and social media, and encouraging resilience through discomfort. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Parallel Process Parallel Process Intensive Program Group Parent Coaching Class 90-Day Parallel Process Transitions/Reset Program The Parallel Process: Growing Alongside Your Adolescent or Young Adult Child in Treatment Krissy Pozatek on LinkedIn Krissy Pozatek on Instagram Krissy Pozatek on X Douglas Bodin The Bodin Group

    43 min

  6. 26/09/2025

    Not Just the Kid: The Parent’s Role in Treatment with Dr. Brad Reedy

    “The outcome of good parent education doesn’t change children, it changes parents." That  powerful quote sets the stage for today's episode of The Reframe podcast. We're joined by Dr.  Brad Reedy, founder of Finding You Therapy Programs and a veteran in the wilderness treat ment field with over 30 years of experience. Join the conversation as they delve into how Dr.  Reedy got into wilderness treatment therapy, how the impact on outcomes is rarely dependent  on whether the attendance was parent or kid-driven, and the importance of family systems work  throughout therapy. They explore what’s happening within the wilderness treatment industry,  how concerns have shifted over the last 30 years, and also how the severity of concerns has  changed. They unpack the nuanced principle of trauma, two key things about resiliency, how  kids are ultimately an extension of the parents, and why healing your co-dependency is essen tial. For a call to action, his thoughts on social media as the best and worst of our time, and  much more, be sure to tune in now!   Key Points From This Episode:  • How Brad got into the Wilderness Treatment Field.  • What appealed to Brad about wilderness treatment versus other fields of therapy. • The impact on outcomes: whether attendance was parent or kid-driven. • We discuss why family systems work is of crucial importance in therapy. • His thoughts on how the perspective and other factors of wilderness treatment have shifted. • A look at what’s happening within the wilderness therapy industry.  • How concerns (symptoms and issues) have shifted over the last 30 years of treatment. • We explore the shift in severity of concerns and symptoms.   • The impact of one day of wilderness therapy exposure on both Brad and Douglas’ kids. • Shifts in the young adult treatment world and those on the horizon.  • Understanding (and misunderstanding) trauma.  • The nuanced principle of trauma.  • Two key things about resiliency.  • A message to parents: kids are ultimately an extension of their parents.  • Brad speaks to parental guilt and shame.  • Healing your co-dependency as a parent.  • We end with a call to action for people out there working with young people and families. • His thoughts on why social media is both the best and worst of our time.   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Brad Reedy, Ph.D., on LinkedIn Brad Reedy, Ph.D., on Instagram Brad Reedy, Ph.D., on YouTube The Journey of the Heroic Parent: Your Child's Struggle & The Road Home Finding You Therapy Programs Dr. Daniel Siegel  Parenting from the Inside Out Douglas Bodin The Bodin Group

    59 min

  7. 19/09/2025

    Agency and Consequences: The Keys to Growing Up with Dr. Paul Marcille

    Are we raising young people who can handle adulthood, or are we unintentionally holding them back? In this episode, we welcome Dr. Paul Marcille to discuss how agency, consequences shape resilience, independence, and healthy childhood development. Dr Marcille, a licensed psychologist, has over 35 years of experience in higher education, private practice, and professional leadership, and is recognised nationally for advancing mental health programs and mentoring the next generation of psychologists. In our conversation, Dr. Marcille explains why so many college students arrive unprepared to manage independence and how the erosion of agency is driving struggles with anxiety, depression, and confidence. We delve into how ‘hovering’ can erode independence rather than develop it, the role of agency in fostering problem-solving skills, and why coaching is often about helping the parents manage their own anxiety. Learn why simple dinner-table dialogue between family is essential, the reasons behind the lack of accountability in younger generations, steps parents can take to teach problem-solving skills and build their child’s confidence, and how to create safe but challenging experiences that challenge agency and create self-confidence. Join us to discover what it truly means to help young people thrive and gain a new perspective on agency and consequences with Dr. Paul Marcille! Key Points From This Episode: Find out what it means to have agency and why kids are struggling to develop it.Adolescence and the effects of ‘extended adolescence’ on childhood development.Learn about the impact of extended adolescence on mental health.Differences between true mental illness and transient sadness and anxiety.Hear why parents are often the ones who need help, and not the child.How traditional testing and fact memorization fall short of teaching problem-solving skills.Potential solutions to address the education gaps in schools and colleges.Unpack why establishing consequences for failing and succeeding is crucial. How smartphones distract, reduce engagement, and compromise social development.Why parents need to recognize their own anxiety and not project it onto their child.Reframe the role of parents to love unconditionally, but to set clear boundaries.William Glasser’s Choice Theory and how it informs Dr. Marcille’s approach.Dr. Marcille’s current work and his upcoming workshop on internet porn addiction. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Dr. Paul Marcille on LinkedIn Aspyre Psychological Services Bay Area Psychological Association (BAPA) American Psychological Association (APA) California Psychological Association (CPA) CPA 2025 Convention William Glasser Institute Douglas Bodin The Bodin Group

    54 min

  8. 12/09/2025

    The Motivation Fallacy: Opportunities vs. Necessities with Trine Syverinsen

    After a life-altering event such as the COVID-19 global pandemic, the harsh reality is that literally everything has changed. What was before is not what is now. And this shift in both personal and societal culture is hugely impactful on the entire young person navigating life today. Joining Douglas on the podcast today is one of Bodin’s own, Trine Syverinsen, the Director of Mentoring and Parent Educator. The mentoring program is designed to guide and support adolescents and young adults who live in the Bay Area. In this conversation, Douglas and Trine delve into the cultural shifts post-COVID-19, the biggest challenges our young are facing, and how it’s affecting parenting with regard to getting youngsters to re-engage in life. They discuss the Motivation Fallacy and finding the motivation factor for re-engagement, the importance of having necessity, and how the overlap of opportunity and necessity circles breeds the ultimate grounds for growth. Tune in to hear more, as they dive into topics including disability of family indulgence, what Trine believes is a key factor to reintroduce post-COVID, and hear all about the Mentoring Program at Bodin and what the program aims to achieve in the Bay Area. For all this, and more, start listening now!  Key Points From This Episode: Listeners are introduced to the topic of conversation for today.How the post-COVID cultural shift has changed the world of adolescents today.The biggest challenges being faced today, following the COVID-19 pandemic.How it affects our parenting, especially for the youngesters struggling to re-engage.The Motivation Fallacy: we discuss despondent parents struggling to find the motivating factor to help their teenagers to re-engage.The importance of having necessity in your life and what that means to let life intervene.The need for society to help get these kids “back out” and engaged in real, physical life.Growing our Mentoring Program and why we think it works so well.A respectful conversation about the disability of family indulgence.The overlap of circles: opportunity versus necessity. The profound impact of experiencing shame. What Trine thinks we need post-COVID pandemic shutdown: establishing confidence in your child’s competency. Glueing it together and filling the gap with the mentoring program at Bodin: how it works.We close on a hopeful note and share what we are excited about seeing happen.  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Trine Syverinsen on LinkedIn Trine Syverinsen The Anxious Generation Bodin Mentoring Program Douglas Bodin The Bodin Group

    57 min
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The Reframe is a platform for open, unfiltered dialogue, insightful discussions, and practical advice on navigating the complexities of mental health and parenting in today's world. We will delve into the social, cultural, and economic shifts in the addictions and mental health treatment landscape in the wake of COVID-19. Join host Douglas Bodin as he showcases the work and insights of professionals pioneering new approaches and making a positive impact on this changing landscape. Douglas has spent more than 33 years as a consultant working with emerging adults and their clinical professionals to devise tailored plans to address challenges related to mental health, addiction, and sometimes just growing up. The Bodin Group is a leading innovator of educational and treatment planning services for adolescents, adults, and their families, and developer of Bodin Mentoring, an action-oriented service to help get teens and young adults engage in their communities.

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  • Criado por
    Douglas Bodin
  • Anos de atividade
    2025 - 2026
  • Episódios
    14
  • Classificação
    Explícito
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    © 2026 Copyright © 2025 The Reframe
  • Site do podcast
    The Reframe

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