Episodes

Caregivers · Legal Planning & Mental Health Jacy Fisher & Legal Planning for Mental Health: What Parents & Caregivers Should Know Hosts: Kelly Poelker & Delisa Richardson | Guest: Jacy Fisher, Esq. | Category: Parents, Caregivers & Legal Basics What happens when mental health, family life, and the legal system collide? In this powerful conversation, attorney and Judge Advocate Jacy Fisher joins Kelly and Delisa to unpack what parents and caregivers need to know about guardianship, involuntary...

Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health 10 Essential Tips for Supporting Someone With Mental Illness (Without Losing Yourself) Hosts: Kelly Poelker & Delisa Richardson | Guest: Host-Led Conversation | Category: Caregivers, Suicide Prevention, Mental Health What happens when you’re the “strong one” holding everyone else together while someone you love is living with mental illness or suicidal thoughts? In this host-only episode, Kelly Poelker and Delisa Richardson share 10 essent...

Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Chris Allard: Turning Pain Into Purpose — The Story Behind The Tenth Man Foundation Hosts: Kelly Poelker & Delisa Richardson | Guest: Chris Allard, Founder & Executive Director, The Tenth Man Foundation | Category: Suicide Prevention, Peer Support, Crisis Awareness After losing his brother to suicide, Chris Allard transformed heartbreak into action. Through The Tenth Man Foundation, he’s giving a voice to those struggling in silence—especi...

Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Homelessness and Mental Health Access — Rachel Jackson (Project Compassion NFP) Hosts: Kelly Poelker & Delisa Richardson | Guest: Rachel Jackson (Founder & Clinician, Project Compassion NFP) | Category: Homelessness · Access to Care · Culture & Stigma Belleville, IL’s Rachel Jackson shares frontline perspective on how homelessness, poverty, and culture intersect with mental health—and what compassionate, practical care looks like: access b...

Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Boundaries, Burnout & Being Your Best: A Conversation with Michael D. Levitt Hosts: Kelly Poelker | Guest: Michael D. Levitt (Breakfast Leadership) | Category: Boundaries · Burnout · Work Culture · Entrepreneurship Michael D. Levitt—burnout survivor, executive coach, and host of Breakfast Leadership—joins us to dig into practical boundaries at work and home, avoiding burnout, and protecting your mental health as a leader or entrepreneur. ...

Glow For Hope: Spark Conversation on Mental Health PTSD Beyond Veterans: Hidden Traumas & Healing with Dr. Debra Muth, ND Hosts: Kelly Poelker & Delisa Richardson • Guest: Dr. Debra Muth, ND — Founder, Serenity Health Care Center • Category: PTSD, trauma, integrative mental health PTSD isn’t only a veteran’s story. Dr. Debra Muth reveals overlooked causes—from medical dismissal to childhood trauma and car accidents—how trauma reshapes the brain and body, why community support matters, and whe...

Glow For Hope • Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Kenneth Bator on PTSI, Addiction, and Real Talk for First Responders Guest: Ken Bator — Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Founder of the Police Officers Credit Union Association (POCUA) & Public Safety Talk Radio • Host: Kelly Poelker • What You’ll Learn Why many in the responder community prefer PTSI (injury) over PTSD (disorder)—and how that shift opens doors to healing. The impact of cumulative trauma and why “pushing it down” backfires at wor...

Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Mental Health & Chronic Pain with Dr. Debra Muth, ND Hosts: Kelly Poelker & Delisa Richardson • Guest: Dr. Debra Muth, ND — Founder, Serenity Health Care Center • Category: Chronic pain, mental health, mind–body connection Chronic pain and mental health often travel together. Dr. Debra Muth, ND, unpacks the mind–body link and shares practical, low-cost tools—grounding, chair yoga, breathwork, magnesium, and essential oils—to ease flares an...

Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Mental Illness vs. Mental Disorder: What’s the Difference? with Dr. Arcella Daniels Host: Kelly Poelker • Guest: Dr. Arcella Daniels, PhD, LPC, ACS, CPCS • Category: Mental health education, suicide prevention We often use mental illness and mental disorder like they’re the same—but are they? Dr. Arcella Daniels breaks down the continuum of mental health, why adjustment disorders are more common than you think, how to know when it’s time t...

Glow For Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Who Do I Talk To? Understanding Therapists, Counselors, Psychologists & Psychiatrists Hosts: Kelly Poelker & Delisa Richardson • Guest: Christina Kittstein, LCPC, ATR-BC • Category: Mental health education, suicide prevention Knowing where to start with mental health support can be overwhelming. In this episode, Christina Kittstein breaks down the roles of therapists, counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists—so you can choose your next...

Glow For Hope: SparkingConversation on Mental Health What Is Mental Health? Self-Care vs. Self-Love with Christina Kittstein, LCPC, ATR-BC Hosts: Kelly Poelker & Delisa Richardson • Guest: Christina Kittstein Therapist & Art Therapist • Category: Mental health education, suicide prevention, self-care In our first guest episode, therapist and art therapist Christina Kittstein helps demystify the foundations: what we mean by mental health, how mental wellness fits in, and the real difference be...

Glow for Hope: Sparking Conversation on Mental Health Podcast Begins Welcome to the very first episode of the Glow For Hope Podcast — where we break the silence around mental health, create safe and supportive spaces, and ignite hope in every conversation. In this launch episode, hosts Kelly and Delisa share the heart behind Glow For Hope. You’ll learn how simple conversations can spark deep change, why this mission matters so personally to both founders, and what’s in store for future episode...