One More Light with Val Kleinhans: Recent Episodes
Val Kleinhans
A podcast all about mental health, and chats with experts in the field. Hosted by Val Kleinhans. New episodes every Monday.
Ta'lor Pinkston is a self-love advocate ready to share some coping tips for your own mental health journey. Val gets the goods for you.
TW: Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are discussed in this episode.
Val details her story and experience with suicidal ideation to kick off National Suicide Prevention Month.
Val is solo this week. In honor of One More Light's first year, she's getting vulnerable and sharing her own mental health story.
How do we form bonds? What destroys them? What solidifies them? Sometimes, it helps to examine these parts of our life in an effort to keep us mentally healthy. Somatic Attachment & Trauma Informed Coach Carly Ann shows us why.
Loss sucks. Breakups are the worst. What if we asked ourselves about the benefits of those relationships, instead of reflecting on the bad and traumatic parts of them? Dr. Joy issues this challenge to us.
When we check in with ourselves, it's a lot easier to regulate our emotions and inadvertently regulate our thoughts before they become a nasty spiral. Shannon Jenkins teaches us how.
There are a million treatment plans out there for our mental health. It's so important to keep trying and find the right one for you. Australian content creator Ash Paraskevas knows this. This is her story.
Being disabled isn't a curse or death sentence. Does it feel like it sometimes? Sure. However, it doesn't mean you can't live your best life. Lissie Cox is proof of this. This is her story.
Rachel Brooks is a content creator who believes creativity can be a wonderful mental health tool. This is how showing your creative side can help.
Dr. Chloe Paidoussis Mitchell explains that there is no one size fits all answer when it comes to recovery, regulating emotion for the sake of our mental health, or how to process trauma. These are her tips.
You don't have to fake it. You don't have to use toxic positivity to make it seem like things are better than they are - but you can embrace what is. This is the first step toward acceptance, and content creator and teacher Rubie Blanchard believes acceptance is key in staying mentally healthy.
Natalie Bell is a content creator, life coach, and mental health advocate. She believes that collaboration and accountability are the best ways to boost our mental health. This is her story.
Grief doesn't have to be this taboo subject where we never talk about our fallen loved one. It's okay to talk about it. Alia Thomas shares why.
Logan Dawson shares her self love journey, and explains how holistic wellness has benefited her overall wellness.
Carolyn Ferrick is a content creator and podcaster who prides herself on being a mental health advocate. She'll chat about her search for serotonin, growing up Catholic, and OCPD.
Dr. Natasha Manning-Gibbs stops by to chat about managing our stress and the importance of mind, body, and soul check-ins.
What exactly is "the do it all woman" and how can she get over her fear of asking for help? Kaitlin Anthony of The Beam Life chats with Val about this fear, and protecting your mental health as an entrepreneur.
Steven Sharpe Jr. is a content creator and entrepreneur focused on lifting up BIPOC creators and sharing his mental health journey. This is why rest is so important.
Content creator Hannah Jenae stops by and shares her thoughts on self care and self love. She shares the journey she took in response to her grandparents. Turns out, it's all about asking ourselves tough questions while giving ourself grace.
Val's friend from high school Julie Cargal is now a mental health expert - a counselor in Pittsburgh. She shares her experience, and many reminders for mental health treatment, all while the two get nostalgic.
When it comes to resources and support, we're lacking in the mental health world. Sierra and Val chat about how to resolve this.
TikTok star Bailey Lavender stops by to chat about growing her following, the hilarious hair salon skits she makes, and her own mental health journey. She also shares why being a mental advocate is important to her.
Self-growth looks a lot like accountability. Val and Karissa from "Self Care With Karissa" chat about their own mental health journeys, accountability and how they pivoted when necessary.
Val admits that one huge challenge for her is setting boundaries and resisting the urge to people please. Klara from "Fitting Right In" walks us through what people pleasing really is, and how to set boundaries when it's harmful.
What is the "lucky girl method" and how can we use it? Can we find a self care plan that works fore us? Rebekah Nichols chats with Val about it all.
Is it time to hold beauty brands more accountable for the messages they put out there? Val and beauty content creator Alannah Hewitt think so. This is Alannah's mental health journey.
Madison Rauch is a content creator that Val found on Instagram. She loves spreading the word about mental health and sharing her journey too. Take some advice from her in this episode.
What is growth after trauma? How can our loved ones find support when we're in crisis? Val chats with coach Antonia Dolhaine on the answers to both of those questions.
Religious trauma is a hot topic right now in mental health. What is it? How do we know if we've experienced it? Dr. Quincee Gideon explains.
TW: Suicide and suicidal ideation are discussed in this episode. Author Amanda Lynn shares her sister's story, Shattered Reality.
We've all felt crappy at work, but we don't have to stay in that space. Samantha Gambino, PsyD chats with Val to explain how to pull ourselves out of it.
Relationships are some of the toughest things to navigate as humans. Coach Jessica Da Silva stops by with some tips on how to create secure and fruitful relationships.
Grief is inevitable. Nicole Pressley shares her story of how to process it when it's fresh.
TW: We chat about religious trauma here. McCall Taylor is a radio friend of Val's, and she's left the LDS church for her own mental health. This is her story.
TW: This episode does detail incidents of sexual abuse. Actor, writer, and speaker Perry Power shares his experience and chats with Val about coping.
Cha Rae Smith is a fitness and lifestyle coach. She stops by to chat with Val about how staying active can also keep you mentally healthy.
Therapy isn't the only route you can take when it comes to mental health treatment. Model and Instagram content creator Ashley Rome is living proof of that. This is her story.
Dr. Gregory Sadler stops by to chat about philosophical concepts, and how some of them can indeed boost your self confidence, self esteem, and your mental health.
Grief isn't easy. There's no timeline on it. CEO of Pretty Girl Makeup Christina Flach walks us through her grief journey.
It can be hard to seek treatment when you're struggling mentally. Hopefully, this chat with Rhonda Keith (a local counselor to Val in Rochester, Minnesota) will convince you it's still worth seeking help.
Postpartum depression is more than just having a case of the "baby blues." Val dives in on the subject with new mom Kayleigh Cray.
TW: This episode details suicide attempt and suicidal ideation.
Men experience mental health struggles too. It's easy to forget this in our society. Men, this episode is for you.
Getting diagnosis with a mental health disorder can be a journey in itself. If you have no idea as to how to even get started with treatment, take a listen to this episode where Sian Siska shares what worked for her.
This episode focuses on how meditation can keep you mentally healthy with guest Windsor Flynn.
Dr. Terri Bacow chats with Val on how to quell our anxieties and move through life with them rather than fight them.
Author Randi-Lee Bowslaugh checks in from Canada to chat about being an author who writes about mental health, addiction, and the difference between American and Canadian healthcare.
Anxiety expert Shannon Jackson chats with Val about enduring the weirdness that is having anxiety.
A September mental health podcast launch means we're definitely talking about suicide prevention, since September is Suicide Prevention Month. There's no better person to chat about this with than local radio host and mental health advocate James Rabe.