The Linking Efforts Podcast: Recent Episodes
LEAD: Linking Efforts
Join Nate & Jen as they discuss Loneliness & Isolation and those risk factors which contribute to their development. How do we address these feelings? How do we manage them?
Join Nate & Jen as they discuss Risk Factors & Protective Factors as it pertains to drug misuse. What habits, activities, and environs increase the risk of substance misuse, and what protective elements can be used to minimize those risks? Dive into these questions and more.
In Episode 8 of our Linking Efforts Podcast, join Andy and Nate as they sit down with Adrien & Clay, organizers of the Speedy Stuff 4 Charity gaming marathon. Together they discuss speed running, the gaming community, and the efforts made to unite gaming and charitable works.
Join hosts Nate Biggs and Jen Martin of LEAD in a series of Linking Efforts Podcasts focused on the subject of mental health. In this episode, our hosts discuss the myriad skills and qualities necessary to mentor young people in the mental health field, prevention, and beyond.
Join LEAD hosts, Nate Biggs, Jen Martin, and Maja Gavrilovic, as they discuss and dispense advice for both parents and children entering the new school year, be it elementary school or college.
Join Andy and Nate as they discuss how much kindness benefits yourself and others. Covering a range of techniques, our hosts speak on cultivating positive outlooks, caring for others, educating yourself, and making a habit of self improvement.
Join hosts Nate Biggs and Jen Martin of LEAD in the first of a series of Linking Efforts Podcasts focusing on the subject of mental health. In this episode, our hosts navigate the subject of well-being, defining exactly how we can measure and address our own mental wellness using methods supplied by positive psychology.
Our hosts, Andy Duran and Nate Biggs, discuss the keys to sustaining a prevention non-profit financially and internally moving forward.
Interested in entering the prevention field? Not sure where to begin? Join Nate Biggs and special guest, Maja Gavrilovic, LEAD Prevention Specialist, as they discuss the myriad skills and experiences that the young, would-be preventionist should consider before and during their journey.
Join Andy and Nate and their special guest, Ty Sells of Youth To Youth, as they discuss prevention's 30 year change from "Say No to Drugs" scare tactics to thoughtful conversations with young people about substance misuse.
Join Andy Duran and Nate Biggs of LEAD as they discuss the intersection of substance misuse and mental health with special guest, Jen Martin.
Welcome to The Linking Efforts Podcast.
We are on a mission to promote positive mental health and prevent youth substance misuse, by working directly with students and parents, and the people, communities, and organizations that support them.
This podcast is hosted by Andy and Nate, two prevention professionals with deep expertise in running and growing non-profits, substance prevention and mental health best practices, and using technology to advance your mission.
To learn more about your hosts, LEAD, or TextForHelp, our 24/7 mental health crisis text line, please visit linkingefforts.com/podcast.
PLEASE NOTE: The views expressed on this podcast are those of the hosts and/or their guests and are not representative of any other entity. The information and opinions shared on this podcast are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Listeners should consult a medical or mental health professional or service (like TextForHelp) regarding their specific needs.
If you are experiencing a mental or medical emergency, please dial 911 or proceed to your nearest emergency department.
Learn more about the history of LEAD, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in youth mental health and substance misuse prevention that has served the Lake Forest, Lake Bluff and Knollwood, IL communities (population 30,000) for nearly 30 years. Find out who we are, where we've been, and where we're going.
This podcast is hosted by Andy and Nate, two prevention professionals with deep expertise in running and growing non-profits, substance prevention and mental health best practices, and using technology to advance your mission.
To learn more about your hosts, LEAD, or TextForHelp, our 24/7 mental health crisis text line, please visit linkingefforts.com/podcast.
PLEASE NOTE: The views expressed on this podcast are those of the hosts and/or their guests and are not representative of any other entity. The information and opinions shared on this podcast are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Listeners should consult a medical or mental health professional or service (like TextForHelp) regarding their specific needs.
If you are experiencing a mental or medical emergency, please dial 911 or proceed to your nearest emergency department.