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Todd McGuire: From Undercover Cop to Hope ,Suicide, PTSD, and Healing After Loss

Show Notes What happens when an elite undercover police officer is secretly fighting for his own life? In this deeply moving episode of Why Not Me?, host Tony Mantor

Dr. Rachel Moseley: Autism, Suicide, Masking, and the Mental Health Crisis Too Few People Understand

Show Notes Suicide is one of the most urgent—and least discussed—issues affecting the autistic community. In this powerful episode, Tony Mantor welcomes Dr. Rachel Mo

Gemma Inggal: From Stroke Survivor to Marathon Finisher and her Incredible Journey of Hope, Recovery & Resilience

Show Notes At just 40 years old, Gemma Inggal never imagined an ordinary weekend would change her life forever. After a boxing class and horseback riding lesson, she su

Kelly Jensen on Hope, Advocacy, TMS, and the Autism Journey Beyond Diagnosis

Show Notes: What happens when an autism diagnosis changes the direction of your family's life? In this heartfelt episode of Why Not Me? Embracing Autism and Mental Heal

Robert J. Bernstein: Unlocking the Untapped Potential of Autism Through Understanding, Not Labels

Show Notes What if the biggest obstacle facing autistic individuals isn't autism itself—but the way society chooses to understand it? In this thought-provoking episod

Elaine Hall: The Miracle Project, Autism, Belonging, and Why We Should Stop Trying to "Fix" People

Show Notes What if the biggest breakthrough in autism isn't changing autistic people—but changing the way we see them? In this inspiring episode of Why Not Me?, Tony

Mark Desmond on Brain Injury Recovery, Hope, and the Power of High Hopes

Show Notes What happens when someone is told they'll never walk, speak, or regain their independence—and then proves everyone wrong? In this inspiring episode of Why

Dr. Christopher Khoury:Beyond the Label: Helping Students with Autism Thrive in School and Life

Show Notes: What does it really take to help a child with autism succeed in today's school system? In this powerful episode of Why Not Me?, Tony Mantor sits down with D

Grandparenting on the Spectrum: Jennifer Kaufman on Autism, Family, Acceptance, and First Responder Training

Show Notes What happens when an autism expert becomes the grandmother of a child on the spectrum? In this heartfelt episode of Why Not Me? Embracing Autism and Mental H

Weanne Estrada:Mental Health Without Borders: How Compassion, Culture, and Community Transform Lives Worldwide

Show Notes What does mental health look like when someone has lost everything? In this inspiring episode of Why Not Me?, Tony Mantor sits down with Weanne Estrada, Me

Dr. Adi Jaffe: The Truth About Addiction, Trauma, Shame, and Breaking Free

(Show Notes) What if addiction isn't the real problem? In this powerful episode of Why Not Me? Embracing Autism and Mental Health Worldwide, Tony Mantor sits down wit

Meg LeDuc: Journey Through Serious Mental Illness:Living Beyond the Diagnosis

Show Notes What happens when the diagnosis changes, the struggle feels endless, and hope seems impossible to find? In this episode of Why Not Me?, Tony Mantor sits do

Dr Aaron Meyer and Ann Marie Council part 2: Breaking the Cycle: Why Serious Mental Illness Deserves Better Than Jail or the Streets

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes What happens when the systems designed to help people with serious mental illness become the very barriers preventing care? In Part 2 of th

Dr Aaron Meyer and Ann Marie Council: Bridging the Mental Health Gap: Policy, Psychiatry, and the Fight for Early Intervention

Send us Fan Mail In this important episode of Why Not Me? Embracing Autism and Mental Health Worldwide, Tony Mantor sits down with Dr. Alan Meyer, psychiatrist and Behav

John Rolls: What If Inclusion Worked Better Than Quotas

Send us Fan Mail We talk with John Rolls about the Gremlin Club’s Sunday open mic in Camarthen and how it grows from a rehearsal night into a welcoming community where p

Jerri Clark: Ambiguous Loss and When Mental Illness Steals Someone You Love

Send us Fan Mail We sit with author Jerri Clark as he explains how severe mental illness can create a “gone but not gone” grief that families carry in silence.  We talk

Patrick Kennedy: Part 2 : A Real Mental Health Strategy

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy to get specific about what a real national mental health strategy looks like and why the cur

Patrick Kennedy: Part 1: We Can Fix Mental Health Care If We Build Power

Send us Fan Mail We talk with former U.S. representative Patrick Kennedy about why mental health parity still fails in practice and what it takes to make insurers and em

Sen Judy Amabile: When Psychosis Hits, Families Need A System That Works

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Colorado State Senator Judy Amabile to connect one family’s painful path through serious mental illness to the laws that decide whether

Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds to talk about how personal loss turns into a long-term push for mental health reform that actually