From Mental Illness and Abuse to living prosperity!

Dan Westrick is my guest this week discussing mental illness in men and how he is overcoming the obstacles of his tortured past.

Daniel and Samantha

I reached out to the local District 11Toastmasters in Indiana again for guest on the Billionaire Lifestyle Podcast. Dan Westrick responded with great enthusiasm about his story of childhood abuse and a history of family mental illness.

Dan Westrick raved about the help he received on from The Carriage House in Fort Wayne Indiana. Between Toastmasters International and The Carriage House, Dan has found a new lease on life and in addition love from his wonderful partner.

It often starts at home.

Dan related how his family suffered from some struggles and were not in the position to find diagnosis treatment for his mental illness and anger problems. Additionally, Dan suffered abuse at the hands of the very people who were responsible for his wellbeing as a child and young adult. Dan holds no grudges for his Family and has found great compassion within to forgive and his family and is open to help others who may be suffering from mental Illness.

Topics covered:

Mental Illness in Men
DBT Therapy
Toastmasters International
Felony effects on living
Carriage House International
Sexual Harassment
Abuse
Anger Management.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Therapy

For those of you who may not be DBT Therapy here is the definition.

Taken From:

https://behavioraltech.org/resources/faqs/dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt/

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral treatment developed by Marsha Linehan, PhD, ABPP. It emphasizes individual psychotherapy and group skills training classes to help people learn and use new skills and strategies to develop a life that they experience as worth living. DBT skills include skills for mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

DBT was originally developed to treat chronically suicidal individuals diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is now recognized as the gold standard psychological treatment for this population. In addition, research has shown that it is effective in treating a wide range of other disorders such as substance dependence, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and eating disorders.

The Carriage House – Working Together to Overcome Mental Illness

https://www.fortwayneclubhouse.org/

Founded in 1997, the Carriage House is a certified “Clubhouse Model” program with the singular mission of assisting people in their recovery from mental illness and reintegration into the community. In a non-traditional setting, “members” work side-by-side with staff on meaningful activities, building the confidence and self-esteem necessary to reclaim their lives.