Best La Ventana Treatment Programs Podcasts (2025)

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Why Your Child's Behavior Isn’t Personal with Dr. Bahareh Talei, Psy.D. 48:03

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Why do our children's actions trigger us so deeply? Our CCO, Sharon Volner, LMFT sits down with renowned clinician Dr. Bahareh Talei, Psy.D. for a game-changing conversation that flips the script on parenting. We explore the profound idea that our kids' behavior is often not a personal attack, but a mirror reflecting our own unmet needs and childho…

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Breaking the Chain: Generational Trauma, Healing, and Hope 1:30:56

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What if your struggles aren’t entirely your own? In this raw and revelatory episode of Beyond the Window, Clinical Directors Carla Fernandez, LCSW and Jennifer Enriquez, LMFT and Steve Zamarripa, MBA, President and CEO of La Ventana, discuss how to unpack how generational trauma shapes addiction, mental health, and family dynamics. From personal st…

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Beyond the Disease Model: Rethinking Recovery with TJ Woodward 56:57

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What if everything you’ve been told about addiction is incomplete—or even wrong? In this profound episode of Beyond the Window, La Ventana Clinical Director, Sharon Volner, LMFT, sits down with TJ Woodward—author, recovery expert, and creator of Conscious Recovery—to challenge the myths of brokenness and explore seven transformative principles for …

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Rock Stars & Rock Bottoms: Recovery Unfiltered 51:45

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In this unfiltered episode of Beyond the Window, Director of Detox Gwendolyn Casella and La Ventana Alumni Laurie Sigelman go toe-to-toe with recovery’s hardest truths: 💊 Gwen’s hospice analogy: Why treating patients like "rock stars" is non-negotiable 🔗 Laurie's Ferragamo betrayal: How selling her husband’s shoes for pills became her turning point…

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From Grief to Lifesaving: Sheila Scott's lukelove Revolution 44:04

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"Dead is dead. There's nothing glamorous about a box of ashes on your bedside table." - Sheila Scott Nine years after losing her son Luke to an overdose, Sheila Scott has since founded the LukeLove Foundation to prevent other families from experiencing this pain. In this raw conversation on Beyond the Window, she reveals: 🔹 Why EVERY family needs n…

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Psychiatric Hospitals Exposed: Debunking the Myths Behind Mental Health Care 47:45

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When you hear 'psychiatric hospital,' what comes to mind? Straight jackets? Screaming patients? Hollywood has painted a terrifying picture—but the reality is far different. In this eye-opening episode, La Ventana’s Chief Clinical Officer Sharon Volner, LMFT sits down with Carla DiCandia, Director of Business Development at Oceanview Psychiatric Fac…

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Candy with a Purpose: How Coca Candies Became a Mental Health Tool 24:19

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What if a piece of candy could pull you out of a panic attack? In this episode of Beyond the Window, La Ventana's Chief Clinical Officer Sharon Volner, LMFT sits down with team member Danielle Tilton, creator of Coca Candies—the first candy intentionally designed for mental health. From its origins in trauma therapy to its explosive sour-fizzy-swee…

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Grief in the Shadows: Unpacking Loss, Connection, & Recovery 1:07:13

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"They’re in a better place" and other things we say to avoid sitting with grief. Debi Jenkins Frankle, M.S., LMFT, a grief specialist with 30+ years of experience, joins La Ventana Clinician Isabelle Pilato to dismantle myths about loss—including why it’s not a problem to solve, but a landscape to navigate. Learn how grief hides in your body, strai…

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Inside La Ventana Teen Mental Health 21:26

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What makes our residential treatment program different? It starts with meeting clients exactly where they're at. Today's Beyond the Window episode takes you inside our therapeutic home, for young women ages 12-17, with the clinicians and educators who help teens rewrite their stories. Hear how we pivot in real-time to what each client needs. Listen…

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On the Other Side of Shame is Healing 36:01

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What happens when we finally admit, "I’m not okay"? In this first episode of Beyond the Window, La Ventana’s Clinical Directors Jennifer Enriquez, LMFT and Bryce Colvard, LMFT explore the pivotal moment between denial and healing—how trauma shapes our stories, why shame clings, and what it takes to start moving forward. This is a conversation about…

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