What an honor to be teaming up with such an accomplished director, Charles Mattocks, on Eight Days Mental Health.
This docuseries will inspire, educate and elevate the discussions about mental health. I thought it would be great to sit down with him to meet another soul that is part of “Team EIGHT DAYS” during pre production mode.
Meet Karl Shallowhorn who is devoted to wellness and embodies the journey of taking his own crisis and turning it into a thrive:
KARL SHALLOWHORN
Karl Shallowhorn is the president and founder of Shallowhorn Consulting, LLC. He has a Master’s degree in Student Personnel Administration from SUNY Buffalo State, is a New York State Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), and has worked in the field of addiction and mental health for over 19 years. Karl is the author of Working on Wellness: A Practical Guide to Mental Health (2010) and Leadership Through the Lens of the 12 Steps (2020). He coordinates and writes for the United Church of Christ blog The Journey and has been a contributing writer and blogger for BP magazine. He is the Chair of the Erie County Anti-Stigma Coalition, the Chair of Affiliate Relations for the Mental Health Association in New York State Board of Directors, as well as serving on the Erie County Mental Hygiene Community Services Board, and the Boards of Housing Options Made Easy, and the Just Buffalo Literary Center. Karl has received numerous awards for his advocacy work, including from the National Federation for Just Communities and the Buffalo Association of Black Social Workers. Additionally, Karl has been selected as a presenter for TedX Buffalo 2021 with his topic being centered on African American men and mental health.
HOLLYWOOD CREATIVE ACADEMY Chairman SHARES SUCCESS SECRETS
Dr. Denise & Matt Coleman Talk Evolving World of Education, Tech & More
By Cathleen O’Toole
Matt Coleman, producer, director and all-around tech wizard, joins us on this episode of The Dr. Denise Show. The Australian native shows us how a career can build step-by-step to evolve as the world of technology and entertainment do so at warp speed. Matt shares fascinating stories of working with Warner and Sony Entertainment and the big stars those companies had in their stables. But he also explains how it can be time to pivot in life and how to take experience and intuition to keep moving oneself forward.
His latest project, the newly-launched Hollywood Creative Academy, is especially relevant in today’s world. Matt and Dr. Denise talk about this innovative concept and how experts in the worlds of Music, Film & TV, Fashion and Digital Entertainment will be offering insider knowledge into the secrets to success in their genre. The discussion takes on the tough topic of how today’s students are being educated in this time of pandemic and the value and short-comings of traditional university degrees. Dr. Denise weighs in on these better, mind-challenging uses of screen time. And finally, our listeners won’t leave this show without getting to learn Matt’s “Seven Secrets of Success in Hollywood.”
Matt has over 25 years of experience in entertainment and technology. He has been awarded several emerging technology awards and launched Magnify World, one of the world’s first augmented and virtual reality companies in 2014.
The Magnify Business Summit attracted over 6,000 delegates and launched in Toronto, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne and represented the company in Shanghai and Chengdu in 2017 with local governments.
In addition, the Magnify Business Summit showcases world-class AR/VR/mixed reality experiences in a range of industry sectors including film and TV, advertising/branding, education, tourism, sports and live events. The event has attracted start-ups at the cutting edge of innovation to fortune 500 companies such as Google, HP, Snap, Oculus, HTC, Samsung, Lenovo, NHL, Paramount Pictures/Viacom, WETA and many more.
Matt has also been working on the future of education since mid-2019 working on a new immersive e-learning platform called The Hollywood Creative Academy (www.hollywoodcreativeacademy.com). The academy offers students direct access to world-leading experts in the fields of music, film/tv, fashion, and digital entertainment.
In 2020, he became a director and co-founder of Play Tally (www.playtally.com) with Russell Wilson (NFL) and Jeff Bezos, a fan engagement innovation using free to play prediction web-based experiences powered by pari-mutuel software.
Matt also co-founded ARIVAL (www.arival.co), a company that uses augmented reality to engage fans offering real time player and game stats in the stadium and at home through their digital devices. The company won the prestigious Hype Innovation global technology award at the 2017 Commonwealth Games against hundreds of companies. Hype holds the largest accumulation of sports starts up worldwide.
Matt has been a regular on stage moderator and keynote speaker and has presented in Shanghai at the Yangpu Innovation Forum as a guest of the local government alongside Ali Sports, other highlights include Canadian Music/Tech Week in 2018/2019, NAMM keynote and DEW Los Angeles. He has also negotiated government partnerships in Australia, New Zealand, China and Canada.
Previously, Matt worked for Warner and Sony entertainment for 12 years launching many global stars including Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pantera, Michael Crawford, Jonny Cash, Billy Joel, INXS, and many more. Post Warner he then founded sports mobile company Txtstation (interactive TV mobile marketing company) and raised over $6 million in venture capital and sold the company in March 2011 to San Diego North American company CommerceTel.
Matt launched Txtstation into the European/North American markets and moved to New York and Los Angeles where he successfully set up the first telecommunication connections to 250 million cell phones and sold the company’s original contracts with the FIFA World Cup, SKY TV Italy for the Champions League, Fox USA, KCAL and KCBS USA, Time Warner (TNT Sports) and worked with the various leagues in the USA such as the NBA via their broadcast deals.
Matt is also an exclusive member of the Hollywood based Advanced Image Society, the organization represents world-leading immersive technologies centered around the future of film and television production. The society was founded by Disney, Dreamwork’s, Sony, Paramount, IMAX and Dolby. (https://theadvancedimagingsociety.com/about/)
Dr. Denise and director Charles Mattocks introduce “Eight Days” docu-series
By Cathleen O’Toole
On this episode of the Dr. Denise Show, we will be unveiling a very exciting partnership with Charles Mattocks — director, producer, actor, author — you name it! This dynamic duo will be teaming up to tackle mental wellness in reality TV form. Before you say, “Oh no, that’s going to be a voyeuristic mess,” you have to listen to these two. You’ll learn about how the pair will be using conversations, healing and love to bring awareness to the mental health struggles that so many of us face.
Dr. Denise is scheduled to be lead doctor during the eight days that five carefully-selected people will spend on retreat together. In this podcast she will tell us about how the “pause” in live can actually propel us forward during times of crisis. You’ll get an insight into her explanation of crisis, stabilization and thrive and how it will help guide the housemates and viewers through difficult times. Dr. Denise will teach us, “There is joy in the journey.”
Charles Mattocks brings an amazing template to the topic. The director whose own health battle brought us the ground-breaking diabetes docu-series Reversed has also gathered acclaim for his Eight Days Season One that examines the lives of five people living with different stages of cancer. Mattocks says Eight Days Mental Healthwill all be about understanding. “We don’t understand what it’s like looking in that tunnel,” says Mattocks.
The team will be natural advocates for the men and women who come together for Eight Days Mental Health. Mattocks explains the profound impact the cancer fighters have made on his life and he expects this to be no different. Dr. Denise stresses “integrity of the soul” for each housemate who will be cared for, before, during and after the series is long over.
Take a listen — you most undoubtedly will be convinced that this genre is perfect for bringing awareness and respect to the world of mental wellness.
I really enjoyed the discussion and think you will gain insights from it. Dr. Denise is not only a MD but also a mother and I had the pleasure of meeting her and her son in Manhanttan Beach a few years ago.
One of the topics we discussed was the risk factors that make someone vulnerable to developing a gaming problem.
Did you know that it is rare that gaming issues are not linked with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression and ADHD? That is an important reason why it is crucial that you work with professional support when dealing with gaming issues.
Please find some options for you in our professionals directory. Many are available remotely as well if you do not have a local option.
I am continuing to work hard to find and train more professionals who specialize in working with gaming issues. If you are or know of anyone who specializes with gaming, please have them reach out to me.
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Simonetta and I energetically fueled another episode as we are so passionate about how the vibration of our words, thoughts and actions influence our inner peace and wellbeing.
At this unimaginable time for HUMANITY many people are waking up to realize WE are truly in this together.
Simonetta grew up surrounded with science, psychology and a quantum education as her parents (Franco-Holistic Doctor & Adele Holistic Psychologist) were alway encouraging a “think for yourself” data and spirit driven philosophy.
Are you ready?
Listen here:
Simonetta Lein
Simonetta Lein is an Italian born Model, Author, and Millennial Activist, considered one of the top 100 fashion influencers in the world. She is the founder of The Wishwall Foundation, with its international project The Wishwall www.thewishwall.org.
Simonetta contributes to Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Huffington Post and advocates for women in her blog Empowering Style by The Wishmaker
Simonetta is an Entrepreneur, a TV personality and a top model that has contributed to several shows at NYFW and at Madison Square Garden for Style Fashion Week. Her fans call her The Wishmaker.
Simonetta started from the ground up in Philadelphia and built a one woman empire to become a top 100 fashion influencer and be named a fashion icon, setting trends on social media and beyond. She is a
best-selling author, television and radio personality, journalist, international fashion and lifestyle blogger, brand ambassador, entrepreneur and philanthropist to name a few.
She is the leading star for the show “The Wishwall” picked by Amazon Prime, distributed through FNL Network.
Ms. Lein builds and uses her platform to continue to spread personal morals and values through her charity, The Wishwall Foundation. The foundation is a space allowing people from across the world to post their deepest wish or desire on the website’s “Wishwall.” Simonetta, “The Wishmaker,” along with her global network, take those wishes and make incredible dreams come true. Through celebrity interviews, fashion shows and other special events, Simonetta brings people into a world that they would not normally have access to.
Through stories that people share with Simonetta on her blog at the Huff Post, she educates, motivates and empowers people.
Simonetta is a story teller; her first novel was inspired by the power of dreams. From being an actress, hostess and radio speaker working for others – she became an entrepreneur and poured herself into helping and encouraging women and branding herself as “The Wishmaker,” helping the hopes and dreams of others becoming attainable.
Simonetta is passionate about making this world a better place and empowering women to work hard and make their own dreams a reality. She is selective in collaborating with brands that will always give her readers her message. With a focus on educating and inspiring others and making wishes come true, Simonetta writes novels and articles, hosts events, and can be booked as a speaker as well. With more than 2 million followers across all digital platforms, “The Wishmaker” has been a columnist for Vanity Fair Italy. She has served as a Brand Ambassador to several of Italy’s top luxury fashion, accessory and beauty brands; and she has collaborated with some of the world’s top photographers, including Giovanni Gastel and Bruno Oliviero.
Simonetta is the 9th most influential personality in Philadelphia and is truly a Millennial social media expert, empowering her generation. People can share their wishes on The Wishwall Online and using the “pay it forward” philosophy, receive and provide help. The Wishmaker’s work is supported by many celebrities and she works in entertainment to invest in people.
Her motto is: GIVE DREAMS A CHANCE!
BRAND CONSULTANT/ SPOKESPERSON:
Femme Sans Peur Luxury Shoes, IMaxAlarm, Zac Posen, Susan G Komen, Simon Malls, FabFitFun, Wallpics, Shein, Roman, authors Gareth Worthington and Christine Brae,Malika
Rajani, Femme Sans Peur, Jacqueline Then, Saku, Gwen Salakaia, Yohji Yamamoto, Liana Camba and MichelleNicole.AlsoOsea Malibu,EveProducts,YayaAshaniandPatriziaPepetonameafew.
Simonetta was Top Model at NYFW 2016 with Art Heart Fashion, the FNL Network and designer Odair Pereira. Simonetta modeled in the Richie Rich Fashion Show in NYFW 2017. Simonetta is an ambassador for Ilaria Fendi and Shahida Parides a brand also represented by Demi Lovato, Kyle Richards, Paris Hilton and Beyoncé.
CONTRIBUTOR / FEATURED IN:
Huffington Post, Forbes, Harper’s Baazar, Glamour,Cosmopolitan, Fashion Week Online, Linea Alberta, Hollywood Boulevard, Entrepreneur Magazine, Vanity Fair Italy, Vogue Italy, Elle Italy, D di
Repubblica, Marie Clair Italy, Style Italy, Destination Luxury, Philadelphia Metro, Splash Magazine, Heaven Has Heels, 360 Magazine, JMG Lifestyle Magazine, Gladys Magazine.
FEATURED ON: Amazon Prime, FOX-WTXF, CBS 3 KYW, WMCN Philadelphia, My LA 104.3 AM, Greater Media Radio NY/NJ, in addition to numerous Italian media broadcast outlets
AUTHOR: Everything Is Possible: A Novel About the Power of Dreams, 2013
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
The Wishwall Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization and social community. Its core principals are to give a voice to the voiceless and to aid in making dreams come true. The Wishwall Foundation & The Wishwall is multifaceted. It consists of an online community www.thewishwall.org where people can express their wishes and where the Foundation inspires them to help one another. The Foundation is supported by founder The Celebrity Wishmaker, Simonetta Lein. The Wishwall Foundation & The Wishwall collaborates with other non profit groups.
Everyone is experiencing their pandemic in their own unique way.
It is important that we get our information from sources we believe are credible.
We need to think for ourselves, stay mindful, and stay healthy.
The Universal Truths of Awareness, Self Love and Compassion are to be remembered during this unimaginable time.
Are you ready to hear this real, raw and vulnerable interview with Simonetta Lein?
Listen here:
Simonetta Lein
Simonetta Lein is an Italian born Model, Author, and Millennial Activist, considered one of the top 100 fashion influencers in the world. She is the founder of The Wishwall Foundation, with its international project The Wishwall www.thewishwall.org.
Simonetta contributes to Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Huffington Post and advocates for women in her blog Empowering Style by The Wishmaker
Simonetta is an Entrepreneur, a TV personality and a top model that has contributed to several shows at NYFW and at Madison Square Garden for Style Fashion Week. Her fans call her The Wishmaker.
Simonetta started from the ground up in Philadelphia and built a one woman empire to become a top 100 fashion influencer and be named a fashion icon, setting trends on social media and beyond. She is a
best-selling author, television and radio personality, journalist, international fashion and lifestyle blogger, brand ambassador, entrepreneur and philanthropist to name a few.
She is the leading star for the show “The Wishwall” picked by Amazon Prime, distributed through FNL Network.
Ms. Lein builds and uses her platform to continue to spread personal morals and values through her charity, The Wishwall Foundation. The foundation is a space allowing people from across the world to post their deepest wish or desire on the website’s “Wishwall.” Simonetta, “The Wishmaker,” along with her global network, take those wishes and make incredible dreams come true. Through celebrity interviews, fashion shows and other special events, Simonetta brings people into a world that they would not normally have access to.
Through stories that people share with Simonetta on her blog at the Huff Post, she educates, motivates and empowers people.
Simonetta is a story teller; her first novel was inspired by the power of dreams. From being an actress, hostess and radio speaker working for others – she became an entrepreneur and poured herself into helping and encouraging women and branding herself as “The Wishmaker,” helping the hopes and dreams of others becoming attainable.
Simonetta is passionate about making this world a better place and empowering women to work hard and make their own dreams a reality. She is selective in collaborating with brands that will always give her readers her message. With a focus on educating and inspiring others and making wishes come true, Simonetta writes novels and articles, hosts events, and can be booked as a speaker as well. With more than 2 million followers across all digital platforms, “The Wishmaker” has been a columnist for Vanity Fair Italy. She has served as a Brand Ambassador to several of Italy’s top luxury fashion, accessory and beauty brands; and she has collaborated with some of the world’s top photographers, including Giovanni Gastel and Bruno Oliviero.
Simonetta is the 9th most influential personality in Philadelphia and is truly a Millennial social media expert, empowering her generation. People can share their wishes on The Wishwall Online and using the “pay it forward” philosophy, receive and provide help. The Wishmaker’s work is supported by many celebrities and she works in entertainment to invest in people.
Her motto is: GIVE DREAMS A CHANCE!
BRAND CONSULTANT/ SPOKESPERSON:
Femme Sans Peur Luxury Shoes, IMaxAlarm, Zac Posen, Susan G Komen, Simon Malls, FabFitFun, Wallpics, Shein, Roman, authors Gareth Worthington and Christine Brae,Malika
Rajani, Femme Sans Peur, Jacqueline Then, Saku, Gwen Salakaia, Yohji Yamamoto, Liana Camba and MichelleNicole.AlsoOsea Malibu,EveProducts,YayaAshaniandPatriziaPepetonameafew.
Simonetta was Top Model at NYFW 2016 with Art Heart Fashion, the FNL Network and designer Odair Pereira. Simonetta modeled in the Richie Rich Fashion Show in NYFW 2017. Simonetta is an ambassador for Ilaria Fendi and Shahida Parides a brand also represented by Demi Lovato, Kyle Richards, Paris Hilton and Beyoncé.
CONTRIBUTOR / FEATURED IN:
Huffington Post, Forbes, Harper’s Baazar, Glamour,Cosmopolitan, Fashion Week Online, Linea Alberta, Hollywood Boulevard, Entrepreneur Magazine, Vanity Fair Italy, Vogue Italy, Elle Italy, D di
Repubblica, Marie Clair Italy, Style Italy, Destination Luxury, Philadelphia Metro, Splash Magazine, Heaven Has Heels, 360 Magazine, JMG Lifestyle Magazine, Gladys Magazine.
FEATURED ON: Amazon Prime, FOX-WTXF, CBS 3 KYW, WMCN Philadelphia, My LA 104.3 AM, Greater Media Radio NY/NJ, in addition to numerous Italian media broadcast outlets
AUTHOR: Everything Is Possible: A Novel About the Power of Dreams, 2013
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
The Wishwall Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization and social community. Its core principals are to give a voice to the voiceless and to aid in making dreams come true. The Wishwall Foundation & The Wishwall is multifaceted. It consists of an online community www.thewishwall.org where people can express their wishes and where the Foundation inspires them to help one another. The Foundation is supported by founder The Celebrity Wishmaker, Simonetta Lein. The Wishwall Foundation & The Wishwall collaborates with other non profit groups.
What an honor to have this interview with James Roberts!
He continues to go “next level” in every area of his life. I met James on Twitter and had the honor of being on his Mindset Game Podcast in 2017. It is so exciting to hear about what he is up to and how he inspires others to transform their lives and minds with his coaching, knowledge and passion for excellence mind, body, spirit.
Listen here:
James Roberts
I was born with a congenital disability called femoral dysplasia of the left leg; also known as Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) or as Congenital Femoral Deficiency (CFD), is a rare, non-hereditary birth defect that affects the pelvis, particularly the hip bone, and the proximal femur. The disorder may affect one side or both, with the hip being deformed and the leg shortened. As well as a floating hip and scoliosis of the spine.
Yes, it took longer to learn to crawl, to walk with the aid of an artificial leg that was fixed at the knee and with the support of a zimmer frame at first, and to be able to do things my able-bodied peers took for granted.
I struggled to come to terms with my disability as a teenager, whereby in the hot spring and summer months in high school, I wouldn’t wear shorts. Even though I wore shorts in PE.
It wasn’t until it dawned on me that the only person this was affecting was me, so something had to change.
But in all these circumstances, I found a way, my way of overcoming these hurdles.
I believe it is this mindset that set me up to win in later life and go on to represent my country at 4 World Championships amongst others as well as 2 Paralympics.
I’m a transformation coach by trade, but I was an elite Paralympic athlete for just over a decade.
I started out my sporting career in swimming and was part of British Swimming’s Potential Squad from 2003-05. During that time, I held the SB8 200m breaststroke and 50m breaststroke national records.
After being dropped from the GB swimming programme, I moved on to rowing in 2006. The transition happened fairly quickly as I made my first senior international competition that summer at the 2006 World Championships in Dorney Lake, Great Britain and made the final finishing 6th. 2007 World Championships Semi-Finalist, 2008 Paralympic Finalist (5th) and 2009 World Championships Finalist (5th).
I made another transition of sport, this time to sitting volleyball. From 2010 until 2012, I amassed 56 caps for Great Britain. My first international was a surprise selection to compete at the 2010 World Championships in Edmund, Oklahoma, USA. I was lucky enough that my time with the squad, to have competed for Great Britain at my only European Championships in my repertoire as well as a Continental and Intercontinental Cup. My career culminated at the London 2012 Paralympics were the GB sitting volleyball squad lost in the quarter-final to eventual silver medalist Iran.
It is an honor to interview integrative psychologist, Dr. Janet Cox of Synapse this week so we can tackle this topic head on with hope, compassion and solutions.
Listen here:
Janet Cox, Ph.D.
Dr. Janet Cox, of Synapse (https://www.thesynapsesystem.com/), is a clinical psychologist licensed in the state of Georgia with over 27 years of experience in the area of substance use disorders and other co-existing mental health disorders. During her extensive professional career, Dr. Cox has worked as a solo practitioner, as well as, being the Director of Psychological Services for over a decade with a large professional group of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers overseeing an inpatient, Dual Diagnosis Unit in a local, psychiatric hospital. She has also been the Chief Psychologist for a national hospital providing psychotherapies and psychological evaluations to both adolescents and adults in an inpatient chemical recovery program. More recently, she was the Clinical Director for a long-term, residential treatment facility in Atlanta for over three years providing holistic services to adolescent, young adult and adult clients.
Dr. Cox has worked with diverse populations using a variety of clinical specialties and treatment modalities. She is certified in clinical hypnosis and Reiki. In addition to substance use disorders, Dr. Cox’s other specializations include abuse/survivor issues, personality disorders, eating disorders, behavioral medicine, sport psychology and psychological testing and evaluations.
Dr. Cox received her Ph.D. in Leadership, Management and Counseling Psychology followed by a two-year Post Doctorate track in Clinical Psychology, a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology all from Georgia State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Social Psychology from East Tennessee State University. She performed a Post-doctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Medicine at the Pain Control and Rehabilitation Institute of Georgia. She is the member of a number of professional organizations such as the American Psychological Associations and the Georgia Psychological Association. She volunteers with the ServeGA in Fulton County, the Disaster Response Network with the Red Cross, and the Public Education Committee of GPA. Dr. Cox is co-author of a book in the mental health field, an accomplished professional athlete, and an international lecturer and consultant.
Janet Cox’s approach to to treating substance abuse by using the Synapse System which is based on 5 core principles:
Principle I: Addiction is a brain disease. Effective treatments address brain function.
Principle II: Substance use disorders co-occur with other mental health disorders. Co-occurring disorders need to be assessed and treated with evidence-informed therapies.
Principle III: Substance use disorders impact the entire family. Address the family system so all members can recover.
Principle IV: The treatment of substance use disorders requires a holistic, multi-component, research-based, individualized approach with a strong educational component that addresses the brain, co-occurring disorders, and the family system.
Principle V: Treating substance misuse can prevent the onset of a chronic, progressive disease process leading to chronic underachievement at the very best and, at worst, death.
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