The Death Show: Mental Health 2/2 “Suffering creates a vivid contrast illuminating joy, happiness, and satisfaction. It is a harsh lesson on the other side of sublime. We all must suffer, whether we choose to or not. There must be value in that which is given in our lives, even though we hope and try to live joyfully and enjoy our brief time on earth.” ― Brent Green, Questions of the Spirit: The Quest for Understanding at a Time of Loss Featuring in order of appearance Ann Marie Sochia MS, CHT, NLP, LPCA Jill A. Johnson-Young, LCSW Dr. Rick Doblin Dr. Beth Miller Megan Bruneau Dr. Machell Bekaert Gayani DeSilva, M.D. ======================================== Ann Marie Sochia MS, CHT, NLP, LPCA Ann Marie Sochia is a native upstate New Yorker who graduated from Capella University where she earned an MS degree in Mental Health Counseling. While there, she earned a 4.0 GPA and was inducted as a member of the Chi Upsilon Chapter of the Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society. She is now a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) in the state of North Carolina, and she is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Ann Marie has also been a certified Hypnosis Practitioner since 2002, and she is a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH). She was initially trained in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), and she recently graduated from the Dave Elman Hypnosis Institute with advanced training and certification in Hypnosis as well as Best Practices in Hypnosis. She has also been providing guided meditation services since 2002. Ann Marie’s favorite clients are those who ask for help and are willing to work on their concerns. Jill A. Johnson-Young, LCSW I am an LCSW, a Certified Grief Recovery Facilitator, a former hospice medical social worker, and I do extensive grief work in my private practice. I’ve been with hundreds of people in the dying process, including two of my wives Website: https://yourpaththroughgrief.com/ Rick Doblin, Ph.D. Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana and his Master’s thesis on a survey of oncologists about smoked marijuana vs. the oral THC pill in nausea control for cancer patients. His undergraduate thesis at New College of Florida was a 25-year follow-up to the classic Good Friday Experiment, which evaluated the potential of psychedelic drugs to catalyze religious experiences. He also conducted a thirty-four year follow-up study to Timothy Leary’s Concord Prison Experiment. Rick studied with Dr. Stanislav Grof and was among the first to be certified as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner. His professional goal is to help develop legal contexts for the beneficial uses of psychedelics and marijuana, primarily as prescription medicines but also for personal growth for otherwise healthy people, and eventually to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist. He founded MAPS in 1986, and currently resides in Boston with his wife and one of three children (two in college). Dr. Beth Miller I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Life Coach, energy healer, and spiritual counselor. And my career is my calling, not just a job. I am the creator of Modern Intuitive Therapy, a progressive counseling model that combines the absolute best tools from psychotherapy, life coaching, energy healing, science, and spirituality. Developing this healing model came as a natural bi-product of two things: I am a relentless learner who is super curious and I have a stubborn belief that all people can reach their highest selves when taught the best skills and tools (and yes, that includes even you regardless of how bad you think your issues are). As a result, we do far more than just talk about the problem in our time together. Our sessions are customized with energy healings, meditation, discussion, teaching, guided intuition, and the best tools to enable you to achieve you goals and attune with your highest self. Megan Bruneau Megan Bruneau, M.A. is a therapist, executive coach, writer, speaker, and host of the former Forbes podcast, The Failure Factor: Stories of Career Perseverance. With 12+ years of experience counseling in the mental health field, Megan specializes in perfectionism and some of its more popular manifestations: eating disorders, anxiety and depression, dating anxiety and career stagnancy. She helps people understand and transcend psychological obstacles, change their relationship to their emotions and themselves, and transform “failure” and challenge into resilience and purpose. Her work in these areas has amassed over 20 million views – featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrillist, MindBodyGreen, Quartz, Thought Catalog, The Huffington Post, The New York Post, LifeHacker, Gaia, Elephant Journal, Psych Central, Psychology Today, BravoTV, Spark People, and more. Website:  Dr. Machell Bekaert As a holistic therapist, I honor and work with the connection between mind, body and spirit, understanding that physical, mental, and emotional components of health are intertwined and interdependent. Research suggests that people who draw on some form of spirituality, not necessarily through organized religion, report stronger feelings of satisfaction, belonging, and connection with others. Website:  Gayani DeSilva, M.D. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Author of “A Psychiatrist’s Guide: Helping Parents Reach Their Depressed Tween” Website: