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Above Ground PodcastReissues:Distress Tolerance pt 2Welcome to episode two hundred thirty seven of Above Ground Podcast. We are on the eve of hibernation and with just one episode left, following this, AGP is tucking in for a warm winters nap. Stay in touch about TPP's new podcast, The Pieces of Wellness, in upcoming weeks. This week is part 2 of our final DBT skilll, distress tolerance. Until next time stay Above..2024-01-0328 min
Above Ground PodcastReissues: Dialectical Behavior TherapyHey everyone, it's Thanksgiving week. Time for episode 232. Will & TPP are taking a break and this is the first of some special reissues of older AGP episodes. We did a series highlighting Dialectical Behavior Therapy severeal years ago. We are going to share these episodes with you. Hope you enjoy. This week on Above Ground Podcast Will and Tim start their self care September with an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. This form of therapy was developed by Marsha Linehan, to originally help people with Borderline Personality Disorder. It is incredibly useful for people facing overwhelming emotions. 2023-11-2229 min
Above Ground PodcastUnf#ck Your Mindset w/Jo This week on episode #231 Will & TPP took a flight across the globe to have a conversation with Jo. Jo Rodriguez is a CBT specialist and serving London as a psychologist for more than 14 years. Some of you may know her from the f#ck it Friday videos and her straight forward advice on mental health. If you don’t… I suggest you better get on it! We had a great conversation with Jo about making changes, trauma, integrity and much more, so don’t miss this one!!! Don’t forget to grab a copy of “neve...2023-11-1536 min
Above Ground PodcastOperation at Ease This week on episode #230 Will & TPP had the pleasure of speaking with a very special neighbor. Honoring veterans everywhere and with Veterans Day around the corner we thought this conversation with Joni, owner of Operation at ease, would be a perfect way to honor our veterans. Joni, a fellow veteran herself started Operation At Ease in 2015. What is Operation At Ease you ask? Operation At Ease takes dogs from shelters, pairs them with deserving veterans and first responders and provides a free guided training program for post traumatic stress and light mobility service dogs. They serve those who...2023-11-0852 min
Above Ground PodcastSave YourselfWelcome to episode two hundred twenty nine of Above Ground Podcast. As TPP likes to say, choose your pain. This week you can choose to blame or save yourself. While you’re working on your lists check out all the episodes on abovegroundpodcast.net. Jordan is back as a guest host. Will returns next week. Until then, get well, be safe and stay above. 2023-11-0133 min
Above Ground PodcastTaking Charge w/ Jacqui LetranHey everyone! It’s time for another episode of Above Ground Podcast. TPP & Will are back in the saddle again for this week’s conversation with guest, author, Jacqui Letran on episode two hundred twenty eight of AGP. Jacqui Letran's life path was chosen for her as at teen mom. Dropping out of high school and living on public assistance. Jacqui believed she was doomed, but the birth of her son led her to find a path forward through love and healing. Jacqui became a Nurse Practitioner, specializing in Adolescent health. This paved the road of lif...2023-10-2547 min
Above Ground PodcastSt. AngerWelcome to episode two hundred twenty seven of Above Ground Podcast. This week TPP and our guest, Jordan are back to discuss the slings and arrows of the emotions of St. Anger. Will comes back next week, to join TPP for an AGP InnerView with Jacqui Letran. Until then get well, be safe, and stay Above. 2023-10-1839 min
Above Ground PodcastCloser to the Heart w/Karen BonaKaren Bona has many callings. She is an Ordained Interfaith Minister, a Yoga Teacher, A Reiki Master. The spiritual connection is what weaves those into a beautiful basket full of energy. They allow her to heal and remain closer to the heart. Hey! It’s time for episode two hundred twenty six of Above Ground Podcast. This week Will is back on the mic and we have our conversation with friend Karen Bona. This week we cover Karen’s life in recovery. We talk about her search for self acceptance and the fact...2023-10-1147 min
Above Ground PodcastHelp Me This week Will stepped back for work and his own mental health but fear not, Jordan slipped in and helped us in finding some answers on how we can ask better questions? How can we, as a whole, start asking better questions. As a society, as leaders, as teachers, as professionals, as friends, and as humans. We continue to deal with mental health issues and at the same time those issues continue to grow. Life was given to us all 1 million years ago, what have we done with it? What are you doing with it? Something is not working… We n...2023-10-0439 min
Above Ground PodcastLiving on a PrayerWelcome to episode two hundred twenty one of Above Ground Podcast. This week Will & TPP kick off September and Suicide Prevention and Awareness month with a raw and frank discussion on staying alive when you don’t really want to live. This is could be a triggering conversation for some, so just take precautions when listening. Living on a Prayer was not just Bon Jovi’s biggest hit, it’s sometimes the way we survive life’s tragedies. Throwing up our hands and saying I can’t do it alone, finding our higher power and letting go. F...2023-09-0639 min
Above Ground PodcastHemispheresA simple definition of neuroscience is the study of the nervous system. What’s not so simple is how the brain and nervous system work together. This week we are geeking out in the hemispheres of our mind. Hey, welcome to episode two hundred seventeen of Above Ground Podcast. This week Will & TPP look at neuroscience and the brain with our, I’m not a scientist, but I pretend to be one on a podcast for an hour selves. Click the link below to check out Psychology Today’s neuroscience center and get some k...2023-08-0947 min
Above Ground PodcastNever Underestimate The Power of YouAre you curious about what healing can bring into your life? Are you fed up with your past experiences hindering your present and blocking your future? If you answered yes to either, we've got an episode for you!! We all have mental health. We all have hurdles. And we all have the ability to improve in some small way so never underestimate the power of you. Welcome to episode two hundred fifteen of Above Ground Podcast. This week we celebrate the book, Never Underestimate the Power of You, by none other than AGP's Timothy "TPP" P...2023-07-2650 min
Above Ground PodcastWill the Circle be UnbrokenIn ancient times, Sages were revolutionaries, teachers and healers whose wisdom was sought by those seeking universal truths on how to live well in the world. Divinely inspired philosophers, saints and leaders with a direct and unique knowledge of the Universal/Absolute Truth. Will the circle be unbroken? It will with Sages like Jaime Pawlinga. Hello and welcome to episode one hundred ninety four of Above Ground Podcast. Our guest this week is the founder of the Sages Circle, Jaime Pawlinga. The Sages Circle is Nippertown’s premier metaphysical boutique and spiritual center located at 443 Saratoga Road, Gle...2023-03-0148 min
Above Ground PodcastThe Human FactorCarl Jung suggests we learn the theories and modalities, but not forget that in the end we are dealing with human beings. All the stuff that comes between us in a therapeutic setting especially, between client and provider, can work against the Human Factor. What’s a peer to do? Welcome to episode one hundred ninety three of Above Ground Podcast. This week the guys discuss the conundrum of dealing with humans in the mental health world. Be it peers, professionals and the dreaded self-anointed know it alls. It’s clear that in 2023 our human capaci...2023-02-2234 min
Above Ground PodcastYou Can't Stop MeThis week Above Ground Podcast is stoked to have as our guest, Sylvester Jenkins the third. Sylvester is known as a Bounce-back Specialist,as well as, Author, Speaker, Husband, Father and Vet. Sylvester's journey would be the definition of resilence. Suffering from low self-esteem and abandonment issues, stemming from not having a male figure in his life, Sylvester found gang life as the closest thing to family.That led him into life on the streets as an early teen and could have ended much differently. You Can't Stop Me is the story of what it takes to grow into...2023-02-1548 min
Above Ground PodcastThe Battle of EvermoreThe Battle Royale is on. it’s a mash up of our thoughts, emotions, fears, doubts … all in the same ring. How will you make it out of the ring? Balance? Letting go of the idea of winning? You’re thinking is the main variable in making it to the ring and being the last one standing. Not letting your thoughts dominate your emotions, not letting the emotions take over the mind and control your actions. Allow grace, give yourself compassion and remain vigilant throughout. This is the battle of evermore and it will forever carry on, just don't let it t...2023-02-0838 min
Above Ground PodcastFalling To PiecesMissing pieces of the puzzle can cause it all to fall apart. You can create new puzzle pieces. Connecting the pieces can make a beautiful picture. The displaying of the picture takes epoxy, a frame and care. One misstep can cause the pieces to fall, and when falling to pieces, is it a piece that we are missing or have we put pieces together in the wrong order? This week on episode one hundred eighty nine the guys discuss the pieces of the helping yourself puzzle. Putting yourself back together is a do it yourself, no one i...2023-01-2543 min
Above Ground PodcastLow Self OpinionThe view of ourselves is shaped by many things. It is formed by our nurture. It is exacerbated by culture. It can elevate our egos or destroy our self esteem. Social media escalates the self-hate war with weapons of mass distraction and the algorithims only feed you a steady diet of doubt, fear and lack. Is it any wonder that so many of us our walking around with a low self opinion? I don’t think so. Let’s open the meat jacket and see. Welcome to episode one hundred eighty seven of Above Ground Podcast. This week w...2023-01-1145 min
Above Ground PodcastDance the Night Away w/Jean Trewhella“Connection is the opposite of addiction” says Jean Trewhella. The connection through the ceremony of dance is undeniable in many native cultures. Ceremonial dance is used to commemorate important events or to show praise. Jean Trewhella embodies ceremony and this week takes you on a journey to connect and dance the night away. Jean’s journey through grief and using movement as process started when she was a child. Losing her non-binary child, Ty, to suicide five years ago, taught Jean just how important her connection and love of dance was. Jean was surrounded by her dance family w...2023-01-0437 min
Above Ground PodcastDo Jingle Bells RockIt’s that time of year again when we welcome the ho-ho holiday spirit back into our lives. We run ragged trying to fill stockings with glee yet leave ours full of coal or worse, empty. This week the guys tackle the most wonderful time of the year and offer some tips for whom the jingle bells toll. Welcome to episode one hundred eighty three of Above Ground Podcast. The holidays leave many of us full of anxiety and dread. Our eardrums are taken over earlier every year by the sounds of Christmas. We have totally forgotten the...2022-12-1445 min
Above Ground PodcastBlow Up the Outside WorldSomeone tried to tell me something, don’t let the world bring you down, but nothing can do me in before I do myself. We are often our own worst enemies. Chris Cornell knew that at his core, his lyrics identify it, so lets blow up the outside world and save it for the ones we can help. This week Above Ground Podcast drops episode one eighty one. Inspired by Soundgarden and their track from the 1996 album, Down on the Upside. Blowing up the outside world can help your cause and set you free. It can also hind...2022-11-3033 min
Above Ground PodcastWalking the Path w/Kim Egel“The barrier to introspection is self-awareness “says Kim Egel ,our guest for this week’s Above Ground Podcast, episode one hundred eighty. Kim chats with the guys about her path into the mental health field as a therapist in San Diego, California. Kim looks to empower and provoke change in her clients. Time to start walking the path with Kim Egel. With no self-awareness you will not ask yourself questions about who you are. The only way to learn is to ask questions and acquire the answers. When the journey of a thousand miles begins it is best t...2022-11-231h 03
Above Ground PodcastMy AnchorAnchors can hold your boat safe in harbor or hold you back from sailing the wild sea. Anchors often collect debris from the ocean bottom or they can make a home for sea life. They can be raised by ferocious storms and tossed away like it never meant a thing or hold clossal steamers within the chop. Anchors represent up and down. My anchor helps stabilize me from the storms and tribulation and return to shore. This week episode one seventy nine of Above Ground Podcast is all about anchors. What holds us where we need to b...2022-11-1631 min
Above Ground PodcastOdds Sweet Things & Dead Ends w/Mike LangoneRecovery is never a straight line. Things we do to comfort ourselves can create the most uncomfortable outcomes. But us humans can overcome even the most difficult situations and with good bones we can reanimate the animal within. Welcome to episode one seventy eight of Above Ground Podcast. This week we are joined by Mike Langone. Mike is the singer for Nippertown based band Black Belt Jones, the promoter of Upstate Punk Rock Flea Market and the bone artist behind Odds, Sweet Things and Dead Ends. "You can't focus so much on why, it's more...2022-11-0951 min
Above Ground PodcastEscape From WithinWe believe you must feel it to heal it. Embracing what it means to be human makes life a bit easier to manage, at least we'd like to think so. This includes realizing that it's you alone in our decision to unlock the door and escape from within. Epiosde one seventy seven of Above Ground Podcast is all about those pesky feelings we need to find a language to discuss.This week we got Inpired by the Flotsam and Jetsam tune, Escape From Within. We hold the key to our escape. We all have limited t...2022-11-0239 min
Above Ground PodcastExplain Away the Pain w/Melissa Spaulding"Healing doesn't happen when we're muscling through it", says our guest Melissa Spaulding. Melissa is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and EMDR Practitioner based in Utah, and is our guest for episode one seventy six of Above Ground Podcast. Melissa Spaulding is a CMHC at Guided Wellness Counseling of George, Utah. Melissa's mission is to help women move past their past and to live an adventurous life. Melissa helps women work through trauma, depression and anxiety. One tool in Melissa's arsenal is EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitazation & Reprocessesing. This mode of therapy allows the receiptient to...2022-10-2652 min
Above Ground PodcastMessage in a BottleSending out a distress call is usually thought of when in a state of emergency. Today on episode one seventy five of Above Ground Podcast we send a message to those in distress, to urge you to ask for help. Will & TPP’s hope is that we can help you feel less like a castaway, an island lost at sea. This is our message in a bottle. What's up everyone? It's time for this week's pod and Will & TPP chat about sending out an SOS when you need help, self-care, when you need a break or you ar...2022-10-1946 min
Above Ground PodcastFinding Joy and Connection w/AngelaThis week on episode 174 of Above Ground Podcast we talk joy and connection with Angela Amoia. Angela is a practicing LMFT in Newburgh, NY and an Adjunct Professor at Mount Saint Mary College. Check out our Nippertown InnerView for October where we talk support, insurance, psychedelic assisted therapy and our connection to it all. "We all come from fucked-up-ness", says Angela Amoia. Something she has learned from her years in practice and her own self knowledge, is that we all have something in our history that needs healing. The roads well traveled to joy and connection are...2022-10-1257 min
Above Ground PodcastThe Boys of SummerSometimes you’re the scariest table in the room other times you’re amongst your tribe. Above Ground Podcast was everywhere and anywhere this past Spring/Summer brining resources, connection and stigma slapping to a neighborhood near you. We don’t recognize the power of an experience until we have had some distance from it and are able to look at it with a fresh eye. Fresh eyes are a choice and we choose everyday what we look at. Wayne Dyer says when we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change. We chan...2022-10-0543 min
Above Ground PodcastHonestyScalpel, clamps, forceps, saw…. Grab your instruments and wash up because this can get dirty. This week we dissect honesty. Being honest with ourselves and with others. At the end of the day you are the one that controls you. At the end of the day you need to be your greatest advocate. While searching for your truth you may find opposing truths. Your values may be questioned and you may not like what you hear but there are solid truths that are based on facts. Heal and grow, Get to know yourself-What is your tru...2022-08-2451 min
Above Ground PodcastStart the HealingHealing can be an arduous ordeal. When you’re out of shape an injury can be very difficult to heal from. Invisible injuries, deadly. Recovery is a mindset, a work very deep. This week you find out what the get well in our tag line means. Get well and Start the Healing. This week’s episode is one hundred and fifty nine of Above Ground Podcast. TPP and Will discuss starting the process of healing and what it might look like for you to get well. You’re in for one hell of a ride. Full of...2022-06-2937 min
Above Ground PodcastStruggle Buddy Check-InA friend, colleague, shoulder or ear. One who will talk you off the ledge or just sit with you until the darkness passes. A confidant you trust. Someone you call in a crisis. We salute you and thank you for being our Struggle Buddy. Hey what's up everyone? This is episode 157 of Above Ground Podcast. TPP recently got a trip on the struggle bus and rang the buzzer. Will got on at a stop and did a ride along. Together they ride through the town looking for the next stop to drop them off and get back i...2022-06-1536 min
Above Ground PodcastFight Em Til You Can'tNegative thoughts are hard to fight. They are often unquestioned and believed at face value. When looking at the treasures we excavate from our wrecks, we can internalize our failures and hear them as gospel. The zombies keep coming. Let's fight 'em. TPP and Will are discussing negative thoughts this week. We hope you enjoy the show. Thanks for listening, following and spreading the word. We look forward to going into year three soon. Please share one of the links below and help us let everyone know that Everyone has MENTAL HEALTH, not Everyone has MENTAL HEALTH2022-04-0631 min
Above Ground PodcastTrigger WarningTriggers are often subconscious alarms, piercing your ears like Mötörhead. Street signs along the path of the walk of self knowledge. They are residue of past lives and experiences. They are mallets that crack the freedom bell and let in the light. This has been your trigger warning. What is up everyone? Welcome to episode 139 of AGP. This week Will & TPP throw down voices surrounding triggers. What yjey experience and just how pesky those 'lil buggers are to exterminate from your mental house. Triggers aren't all bad or dangerous. UNLESS! You don't heed the...2022-02-0951 min
Above Ground PodcastStrength In NumbersFor many of us, it's not easy to put our strengths into words. Regardless of what level Jedi you are. This week Will and TPP discuss character strengths and their views on each others choices. We came across a list of 24 Character Strengths identified in the 2004 book entitled, Character Strengths and Virtues. It was written by Martin Seligman and Chris Peterson. Developed to provide common language for a list of core capacities in human beings for use in positive pyschology. TPP chose self-control, social intelligence and bravery as his core three. Humor and integrity were hi...2022-01-2646 min
Above Ground Podcast21st Century BoysHard to believe this is our one hundredth episode. When we started this in the June of '19, I just wanted to have the first seven in the can. I figure if we build that momentum I will find it easy to bring the best of what TPP & I have. It's not...It's really not. But I made a commitment to you, our listeners when I took this on. That every week we would bring you something new. And we have. This is our Cinco De Mayo celebration. Pour yourself a beverage of your choice and lets...2021-05-0557 min
Above Ground PodcastSymptoms of the Universe w/Hannah StainerEveryone experiences the Symptoms of the Universe. Hannah Stainer realized that depression is an electrifying enemy, but standing up for yourself is swimming into a magic ocean. Hannah is the creator of Psykhe Mental Wellbeing Podcast. She is a Wellbeing Coach, Teacher, Podcaster, Mental Health Advocate & Artist. This week she speaks with Will & TPP about depression, life, suicide, empathy, Black Sabbath and podcasting. You can find Hannah's episodes twice weekly on Apple Podcasts Spotify & Google Podcasts You can connect with Hannah on the socials Facebook, Instagram & Twitter Thank you for listening to this...2021-04-071h 12Above Ground PodcastAboveGroundPodcast_TrailerAre you ready for real conversations about mental wellness, mental illness and everything in between? We are Will & TPP! Welcome to Above Ground Podcast. A weekly conversation between two not so normal dudes, talking about not so normal things. Normalizing things like suicide, mental health, depression, anxiety and all of the spectrum that covers mental wellness to mental illness. We are giving the PEERspective, not the PROspective. Join us every Wednesday for a new episode everywhere you pod. Be well, be safe be Above...2021-03-1700 minAbove Ground PodcastHold the LineThis week Will & TPP hold the line and discuss boundaries. Boundaries are lines that are created by you for you. Guidelines or limits we create to identify more reasonable ways for people to treat us. Boundaries can be flexible and help foster self esteem. There are intellectual, physical and emotional types of boundaries. Not everyone will adhere to your boundaries. You may not, either. Communication is paramount and self awareness is a warm coat to wear in the storm of crossing those plains. You can help support the pod through our PayPal Me account or yo...2021-03-0335 minAbove Ground PodcastA Sense of PurposeResilience is the tool to overcome life’s undertow. Building the muscle to tread and stay above takes repetition and patience. If you’re reading this, then you’ve survived 100% of your worst days. I want to share a secret with you. ... Come closer. YOU ARE RESILIENT! Resilience as defined by the Bounce Back Project is our ability to bounce back from the stresses of life and not avoiding, but learning how to thrive within them. Here at AGP we’re all about the thriving. Purpose comes from within and that is developed f...2021-02-0343 min
Above Ground PodcastDBT_Dialectical Behavior Therapy OverviewHey everyone, it's Thanksgiving week. Time for episode 232. Will & TPP are taking a break and this is the first of some special reissues of older AGP episodes. We did a series highlighting Dialectical Behavior Therapy severeal years ago. We are going to share these episodes with you. Hope you enjoy. This week on Above Ground Podcast Will and Tim start their self care September with an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. This form of therapy was developed by Marsha Linehan, to originally help people with Borderline Personality Disorder. It is incredibly useful for people facing overwhelming emotions. 2019-09-0429 min