Hope & Possibility with Dr. Gregory Jantz

Trauma bonding refers to the complex bonds that form between individuals who have undergone intense and often painful experiences together, leading to an unhealthy emotional connection.

There are different forms trauma can take that have a profound impact on relationships, mental health, and overall well-being. In this episode, Dr. Jantz shares examples of how this trauma can present itself in relationships and outlines practical steps towards healing and recovery. To learn more about the signs of trauma bonding, watch part 1 of this series.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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You may have heard the term “trauma bonding,” but what exactly does it mean, and how does it impact people’s lives? In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz delves into the topic of trauma bonding – how it develops, the signs, and the types of relationships in which this dynamic can appear. 

A trauma bond occurs between people who have shared an emotional, intense, and painful experience together, resulting in an unhealthy emotional connection between the abuser and the victim. For individuals in a trauma bonded relationship, there are steps you can take to break free from this cycle of trauma and reclaim your life. Watch part 2 to learn more about these strategies.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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In today's fast-paced society, stress and burnout have become all too familiar. How do you know if you’ve reached your breaking point? In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz discusses why this stress is so prevalent and some of the signs to look out for to help you navigate the impact of burnout on your life.

By recognizing signs of burnout and prioritizing self-care, individuals can begin to navigate the path towards healing. From simple habits like staying hydrated and getting enough sleep to addressing deeper emotional wounds, there are practical steps we can take to regain balance and resilience in the face of stress.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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With over 40 years of experience in counseling and treating eating disorders, Dr. Jantz brings a wealth of knowledge to the topic. Orthorexia, a fixation on the quality and purity of food, is a growing eating disorder concern in today's society. From meticulously scrutinizing food labels to avoiding entire food groups out of fear, individuals with orthorexia often find themselves trapped in a cycle of anxiety and self-imposed dietary restrictions.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz discusses some early signs and symptoms of orthorexia along with the importance of understanding its progression and impact on mental and physical health. Despite the challenges that orthorexia presents, there are solutions out there for individuals on their journey towards healing.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz discusses the different stages of grief and how to process each of these stages. Grief can come in many different forms – a sudden loss of a loved one, losing a job, a personal injury, and many other life events that can leave us feeling shocked and alone. 

As someone who's witnessed and treated the complexities of grief for 40 years, Dr. Jantz has valuable insights and strategies for finding HOPE after a loss. Learning what to expect in the different stages of grief is an important first step in the healing journey. Instead of allowing the trauma you’ve experienced to control your life, discover how to empower yourself and rebuild your strength. 

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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In this podcast, Dr. Jantz dives deep into the topic of failure – a feeling that we’re all too familiar with. Failure is an inevitable part of the human experience. However, the ability to reframe failure as an opportunity will be transformational in your journey towards healing.

Learn practical strategies for reframing failure, such as choosing to move forward rather than backward, embracing vulnerability by owning our mistakes, and practicing self-compassion by forgiving ourselves. By reframing our understanding of failure, we can reclaim our sense of purpose and resilience. Ultimately, Dr. Jantz explains that failure is not final – it's a stepping stone to becoming our best selves. Join us as we unpack the power of redemption in the face of failure.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz talks with Paul Daugherty, lead pastor at Victory church in Tulsa, OK, author, and podcast host. Daugherty recently released his book Mind Games about the mental health crisis occurring in churches today. This book dives into the church's unfortunate track record of handling mental health issues and offers practical tools for overcoming depression, anxiety, and insecurity.

Dr. Jantz and Daugherty discuss his personal story of battling depression after the loss of his father and the highs and lows of his healing journey. As someone who experienced mental health struggles first-hand, Daugherty is on a mission to help others find mental and emotional victory. Listen to this podcast for an enlightening conversation about Daugherty's story and strategies for living a life of HOPE.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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You have probably heard of the term "emotional intelligence," but what exactly does it mean? From our ability to get along with others, being in healthy relationships, to our ability to manage conflict, emotional intelligence has a significant impact on your quality of life. If an individual is low in emotional intelligence, they might have trouble regulating their emotions and struggle with low impulse control.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz explains the signs of high and low emotional intelligence and steps you can take to improve your ability to process emotions. Listen to this podcast to learn about some of the key elements that contribute to emotional intelligence. This understanding is a powerful tool for embracing an emotionally healthy life.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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Emotional abuse can come in many different forms. But whatever the form, it can leave deep and lasting scars.

It can be defined as being deliberately treated unjustly, by one person or a group of people, consistently over time. Emotional abuse can occur in many different relationships, whether it’s in your relationship with your spouse, friend, or a co-worker.

Emotional abusers are often unpredictable, manipulative, and are motivated by getting power and control, and these behaviors can cause intense pain for the victim.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz explains the signs of emotional abuse to be aware of, and some strategies for dealing with an emotional abuser to feel emotionally and physically safe. In upcoming episodes, Dr. Jantz will break down the different types of emotional abusers and what to do if you’re in an emotionally abusive relationship.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing. It is recognized as a Top 10 Depression Treatment Center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges.

If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Anxiety is the leading diagnosis in the country. What do you do if anxiety’s got you paralyzed? Everyone experiences anxiety uniquely. You might struggle with physical symptoms, such as a feeling of heaviness you can’t seem to shake and panic disorders, or you might struggle with mental symptoms, such as a shame-filled belief system. Anxiety affects your whole body in a way that you might feel like it’s holding you captive. Since there are many roots and causes of anxiety, it can be difficult to know where to start on your road to recovery.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz walks you through some of the foundational issues that can contribute to anxiety and, from there, how to create a plan to manage your anxiety. He discusses some damaging fundamental beliefs you might be holding onto, past traumas, lifestyle choices, and even dietary deficiencies that might be making your anxiety worse and what steps you can take moving forward to live a life free from anxiety.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

For many of us, the presence of anger and hostility in our culture seems to be widespread and pervasive. When faced with society's challenges during these uncertain times, it can be easy to develop a critical spirit, looking everywhere but yourself for what needs to be changed.

The key to remaining vigilant during these times? A sound mind. In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz helps us to understand what the attributes of a sound mind are and how to resolve any toxic emotions in our lives. He dives into what toxic behaviors you might be turning to and how to practice healthy emotion regulation instead. Discover the peace that comes with adopting a spirit of forgiveness, rather than an embittered and critical spirit.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Whole person care, also known as holistic person care, is a model for delivering mental health services that consider both physical and emotional well-being. Depression is just one piece of the broader mental health puzzle.

This podcast delves into the principles of healing from depression and how the whole person care approach can be applied.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

72% of women and men have experienced ghosting in romantic relationships, while 62% admit to having done it to someone else. Among millennials, the figure rises to 78%.

Ghosting is a powerful and emotionally abusive behavior, involving the abandonment of relationships and leaving someone high and dry. It can severely impact self-esteem, create self-doubt, and foster deep mistrust in others.

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explains how to address issues related to forgiveness, self-worth, honesty, and building trust in relationships.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Is technical addiction even real? Well, for teenagers and young adults, they spend around 8 to 12 hours a day using screens. Many of them find it really difficult to stop. Have you ever wondered how you would manage without screens for three days? It's a question worth considering.

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explore the intricate web of challenges posed by excessive technology use, particularly focusing on the young generation.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Gaslighting is a psychological manipulation tactic that distorts reality to create a sense of power and control. The strategies that gaslighters use can result in a trauma bond, making it difficult for the victim to even recognize if they're experiencing gaslighting.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz provides some warning signs of gaslighting to look out for, and then he gives a plan for how to diffuse the situation and restore your power.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Gaslighters use many different tactics to manipulate you and your sense of reality ultimately. The power and control that gaslighters employ can slowly whittle away at your self-esteem, sense of value, and even make you question who you are.

But what can you do when dealing with a gaslighter? In this podcast episode, Dr. Jantz explains how to recognize the behavior and also offers some do's and don'ts when experiencing gaslighting.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

We all want to be healthy – physically and mentally. But what makes a person “healthy”?

There are watermarks for what makes a healthy person. What are they? How do I get there? Certainly a Whole Person Approach to a balanced and healthy life is key. But after the pandemic, more and more of us are struggling to get our balance and happiness back.

So, what is “healthy,” and how do I get there? In this podcast, Dr. Jantz provides 7 Keys to Leading a Healthy Life. In the episode, Dr. Jantz also discusses the ability to be resilient and why it's needed to lead a healthy life.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

A narcissist will exaggerate achievements and expect to be recognized as superior without accomplishments to support it. They have a heightened sense of self-importance and are pre-occupied with fantasies of achievement, brilliance, beauty, and more. They demonstrate a sense of entitlement, and they want and expect to be treated with extra favor, automatic compliance, and excessive admiration.

They believe they are special, unique, and can only be understood by other special, high-status individuals. Notably, there is a lack of empathy and compassion for others.

As a mental health counselor, I have treated a number of people who fit this narcissistic behavior. Many people exhibit one or more of these issues occasionally, and even frequently. That doesn’t necessarily mean they are narcissists. And we need to be mindful of using labels when we talk about individual behavior. Narcissism is deeply engrained and persistent over time. And it is, again, characterized by a lack of empathy.

Narcissism is challenging to overcome. It is a deep-rooted sense of self that stimulates and sustains the ego. It is a power thing, and often imposed on “victims.” A first step is for the narcissist to see that they actually have a disorder. Once that realization occurs, then the process of creating a more balanced, even, and compassionate life needs to occur.

But this podcast is intended for the victims of those who are in a relationship with a narcissist.

In this podcast, I help the listener understand what defines a true narcissist. Then we talk about what you can do if you are in a relationship with a narcissist. If you are, you understand the victimization that can take place. Finally, I provide some actions and techniques you can incorporate to begin healing.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S. and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

In this post-pandemic, stress-filled world, we need to be able to triumph over daily challenges – triumph over trauma, over emotional struggles, over physical and spiritual challenges, and more.

During the pandemic, we became saturated with anxiety, chronic stress, depression, and maybe some addiction or substance abuse issues. Suddenly, this accumulation led us to break from reality. I call this a reality break resulting from oppressive anxiety.

Most of us are somewhere within the spectrum of post-pandemic stress and saturation. Some are still struggling mightily with high anxiety saturation. Others are still just feeling “blah,” like you can’t get your old mojo back.

But now is the time to experience post-pandemic growth. In this podcast, I’m going to talk about how to not just keep yourself emotionally well, but to keep growing and achieving triumph over the challenges of daily life.

The key is to create consistent resilience, reinforced by hope, strength, and balance.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

What happens when phobia and anxiety take hold of your life? For many of us, and especially Gen Z, we continue to struggle with a society that seems filled with stress, worry, and fear. There is a newer term that psychologists are using to describe the hopelessness and apathy being felt by many – especially Gen Z. It is the term foreshortened future. A foreshortened future describes those who don’t see any hope for the future, who are struggling to sense their place in society, feel apathy and often withdraw from daily life.

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz helps us understand why we feel such anxiety in today's world. He goes over phobias that can take hold of our thoughts, making us feel, say, and react in ways that are not who we want to be. And, as always, Dr. Jantz provides the tools and techniques that we can all use every day to help improve our mental health.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, phobias, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

While the word trauma can feel uncomfortable, and the definition of trauma may seem broad, it does have a definition that we can all relate to. Trauma can be either a one-time event, or a series of events, that causes great emotional pain that is overwhelming, and that we don't typically recover from. It usually has whole person implications – emotional health, physical health, immune health, relational, spiritual, and more.

The pandemic exacerbated trauma. We had anticipatory anxiety. It triggered a lot of latent, past trauma. We are noticing that a huge increase in unresolved trauma, and it is often more pronounced and debilitating that depression or anxiety.

Left untreated, the effects of trauma often get worse. The good news is that trauma is not just treatable, but can be overcome. It requires care, and a plan to recover. There are no shortcuts. There are newer tools that can be helpful...but there are no short cuts to recovery.

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz covers the 10 significant truths to trauma. He explains what the characteristics are of someone who lives with unresolved trauma. And finally, he walks through ways you can help improve and begin to work through your trauma on a daily basis.

Trauma does not have to be a life sentence. Forward this podcast to friends who may be struggling with trauma. It may manifest in depression, anxiety, excessive worry and fear, or quick-to-anger behavior. In each case, this podcast may be a great resources to begin the recovery process.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

If there is one issue we know about the cause of depression, anxiety, addiction, and mental health struggles...it can be traced back to unresolved trauma. Trauma can be excruciatingly painful. It lingers. It resurfaces. It hides around the corner to confront us at inopportune times. It saps us of our confidence, our strength, and our happiness.

Often referred to as PTSD, or post-traumatic disturbances, trauma stems from a singular or series of dramatic and potentially shocking events. It can be from the battlefield in war. It can be from seeing a horrific accident. It can result form violence inflicted upon yourself, or another. It can be from an intensely abusive relationship, or sexual assault. It can be from the sudden loss of a loved one.

The question ultimately becomes, "how do I resolve my trauma and move on in a healthy and productive way?"

It begins by looking at the root causes of the trauma. They may be from childhood. They may be from a recent difficult relationship. It could be from suppressed memories from the battlefield. It could be a combination and accumulation of those and others.

Once the root causes are understood, then the work of resolving those life episodes needs to begin. Therapy is almost always the best way for someone to achieve resolution, and to regain the confidence and strength they need to live a fulfilled and balanced life moving forward.

If you experience trauma, there is HOPE! We know from therapeutic results, that trauma is not just treatable, but can be overcome.

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz helps us understand how life events can lead to trauma. He explains what the characteristics are of someone who lives with unresolved trauma. And finally, he walks through ways you can help improve and begin to work through your trauma on a daily basis.

In today's post-pandemic, high-stress world we live in, trauma is at epidemic levels. This podcast can help those who struggle with it. Forward this podcast to friends who may be struggling with trauma. It may manifest in depression, anxiety, excessive worry and fear, or quick-to-anger behavior. In each case, this podcast may be a great resources to begin the recovery process.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, and depression. The Center uses the Whole Person Care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

The Holy Grail of mental health – emotional wellness. It is the goal for all of us. But how can we achieve it in a world that can feel like it pushes, and pressures, and batters us with new challenges on a daily basis.

Mental health challenges – whether depression or anxiety, relationships and emotional abuse, PTSD, or an eating disorder – have a ripe environment to thrive in today's society. 

But there is HOPE! Today, we know more about the brain, our physiology, and the connection between sleep, fitness, and nutrition and our mental health, than ever before. Armed with that knowledge, there are steps we can take every day to cleanse and strengthen our mental health.  

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explains the history of mental health treatment, and why today we have more knowledge and tools than ever before. He then explains the keys to emotional wellness. Emotionally well people share common characteristics:

• An ability to deal with reality

• Emotion regulation

• Ability to manage unpleasant emotions

• Ability to adapt to change – a new job, moving...normal life changes

• Can initiate forgiveness and shows grace 

• Can let go of anger, bitterness, resentment, and toxic emotions 

• Has the capacity to give and receive love

• Practices gratitude 

• Has optimism and hope for the future

These characteristics may be challenging at times, as life presents unique challenges. But emotionally healthy people always re-center back to these traits. Are you there? Do you need help getting there? Start by journaling and affirming these positive attributes in your thoughts, words, and actions. Be consistent, and do it daily. Recognize when you lapse, and strive to do better. Over time, your thought/word/action pattern will take root. 

Forward this podcast to friends who may be struggling with their emotional wellness.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant anxiety, trauma, and depression. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Depression is at epidemic levels, and shows no signs of abating post-pandemic. It is the second most diagnosed health issues in America.

But what is "silent depression," and why is it so prevalent – and not discussed – in relationships?

Silent depression is something we work hard to hide. Silent depression can be silent simply because the person doesn't recognize they are in a depressed state. Another way it is silent is by the individual suppressing known symptoms, or discounting and denying it. Either way, the depression is real.

The danger of silent depression is that everything feels normal, because it has evolved over time. The result is long-term,, deep-seated depression that can take more time and therapy to resolve. It can erode intimacy, control mood, behavior, social engagement, and effect one's entire quality of life.

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explains how one can find themself in silent depression, and then what to do about it. This is particularly present in long-term marriages and other close relationships. It results in emotional isolation.

Forward this podcast to friends who may be struggling with silent depression in their relationships.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant sleep issues, as well as those who are struggling with anxiety, trauma, and depression. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship or depression, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Enmeshment trauma. It sounds severe, but what is it? Enmeshment refers to a type of codependency where one becomes enmeshed in another to the point where their identity revolves around someone else. It is an encompassing "reality" where one feels they can't exist without not just the other person, but also without their historical experiences upon which to draw. When the potential loss of that relationship becomes a possibility, severe trauma can be felt. 

This is stronger than a normal breakup, which can be very difficult in its own right. Couple that with the perceived loss of identity – and the potential loss of all that is enmeshed in one's identify – and you can see how it can go from difficult to traumatic. Without help, not just recovery is very challenging. but the ability to avoid continual enmeshment in each future relationship becomes harder and harder. 

Recovery from enmeshment can take a long time, and relapse is a very real concern. Surrounding one's self with strong, balanced, and healthy people is a good start.

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explains what enmeshment trauma is, how it makes you feel, and how it can develop insidiously over time. He then offers tools to help overcome enmeshment. 

Don't miss this podcast – and forward it to friends who may be struggling with dependent relationships. 

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant sleep issues, as well as those who are struggling with anxiety, trauma, and depression. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a challenging relationship, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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When it comes to discussing mental health, we don't usually think of sleep as one of the first topics. But you could argue that improving the quality of our sleep could have a more dramatic impact on our mental well-being than almost anything else. We all know we feel better after a good night’s sleep, and that we are more irritable and hazy when sleep deprived. But there now is scientific evidence showing sleep is critical to not just our physical health, but our mental health as well. In fact, not enough, or poor-quality sleep is shown to increase negative emotional responses to stressors, while decreasing positive emotions.

When we are getting consistent, restful, deeper REM sleep, we have more physical and mental energy, and our body doesn't need to work as hard to focus and complete tasks. We have more strength to withstand challenging situations, and have a more positive outlook on life. 

But wanting good sleep, and getting good sleep can be two different stories. Why is quality sleep so elusive to so many of us? And are there things we can do in our daily routine to help without resorting to prescriptions or strong over the counter products?

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explains what contributes to poor sleep, how it makes you feel, and what consistently poor sleep can do to our mental health. He then gives us practical tips that we can all do to help improve our quality of sleep.

You don't want to miss this podcast – it may be the one that literally gives you a new lease on life! 

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have significant sleep issues, as well as those who are struggling with anxiety, trauma, and depression. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges. If you or someone you care for is struggling with agoraphobia, PTSD or anxiety, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health challenge. But it can also be confusing – confusing for some professionals to correctly diagnose, and confusing for the one suffering from it. We know that PTSD almost certainly involves depression as well as anxiety. Both can appear independently, or simultaneously. In either case, PTSD can be debilitating, making the one suffering feeling like they need to withdraw, like there is no hope, that any social situation situation can instantly become an embarrassing and very uncomfortable place they need to escape from.

We often refer to military veterans, especially those returning from serious conflict and war, as being highly susceptible to PTSD. And that is very true. We need to take care of the mental health of our military members. But PTSD can occur to anyone. If there was trauma in the past, it can not only linger, but fester and cause increasingly more difficult challenges as one gets older.

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explains what PTSD is, how it can affect us, and what we can do to overcome it.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced extreme betrayal, shame, guilt, anxiety, and depression.. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges.

If you or someone you care for is struggling with betrayal and trust issues, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Resilience. After all that we have been through over the past several years – COVID, world strife, election turmoil, drug epidemic, school violence, social media bullying, and so much more – we need to be as resilient as possible. And not just to deal with the past, but to prepare ourselves for what the future will bring us.

But being resilient involves tools and techniques. It involves surrounding ourselves with the right people and energy, and avoiding the wrong people and energy. It involves thoughtful consideration before replying, but being confident, consistent, and steady in our beliefs and values. Dr. Jantz helps us understand why resilience is important, and how to become more resilient in our daily lives.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced extreme anxiety, trauma, and depression. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a Top 10 Treatment Center For Depression in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges.

If you or someone you care for is struggling with mental health challenges, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Dr. Jantz delivers a message of HOPE and renewal for this New Year. Hear how each of us can feel hopeful for a better 2023, more balanced, happy, fulfilled, and purpose-driven. He helps us create healthy New Year's resolutions. 

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced extreme anxiety, trauma, and depression.. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges.

If you or someone you care for is struggling with mental health challenges, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

One of the most difficult things to do in life is to trust someone again after they have betrayed you. Even if your mind tells you it is okay to trust again, the heart can have a block that can feel impossible to break through.

But why is it important to trust again? Can a relationship survive and even thrive without full trust? Trust certainly helps make a relationship "whole," and enables two people to have a foundation of strength that can endure other difficult challenges like health and financial issues. 

In this podcast, Dr. Jantz explores the challenges we face when trying to restore trust. He walks through the responsibilities from both people, the betrayer, and the betrayed. It is not easy to restore trust; but the rewards are many. Dr. Jantz gives many techniques and tools that you can use today to start rebuilding trust

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced extreme betrayal, shame, guilt, anxiety, and depression.. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges.

If you or someone you care for is struggling with betrayal and trust issues, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Shame is to the soul what cancer is to the body. It weighs you down, creating emotional, spiritual, relational, and physical problems. Left unaddressed, shame is toxic and can spread into every area of our lives. 

But there is relief and recovery from shame. Shame results from events in the past, which we cannot change. But it doesn't have to affect your future. Healing is possible. In this podcast, Dr. Jantz helps you learn the skills needed to be free from this most toxic of emotion. 

Take an honest look at yourself, and the source of your shame...then invest in the healing process. Shame doesn't have to keep you trapped and troubled.  

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced extreme shame, guilt, anxiety, and depression.. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing.

The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering with mental health challenges.

If you or someone you care for is struggling with shame, stress, depression, or anxiety, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

There is always some stress around the holidays. Expectations, family in town, end-of-year stuff. But does this year feel even more filled with stress...even chronic, unrelenting stress? We have come through three years of pandemic-related, election-related, economy-concerned, public safety concerned, times. If you are looking for things to add stress and anxiety to your life, you don't have to look very far!

But that's not the life we have to live. We still can live a balanced, calm, and thoughtful life. We just need a few new tools for our toolkit. 

In today's podcast, talk about why we feel extra stress during this time of year. We then discuss ways to control or stress, and simple tools and techniques not just to get by, but tho thrive during this holiday season. 

If you are struggling with stress, anxiety and depression this season, please listen to this podcast. Share it with a friend who needs some encouragement this season. There is Hope and Possibility for a happy and fulfilling holiday season this year. 

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced significant depression, trauma, relationship betrayal, anxiety, PTSD, and more. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing. 

Stress, anxiety ,and depression are treatable. The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering from traumatic relationships.

If you or someone you care for is struggling with stress, depression, or anxiety, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Have you been asking yourself questions like “I feel sad for no reason?” or “Why am I so tired all the time?” Have these questions started popping up alongside a sudden change in the weather?

If you said “yes” to any of the above, a condition known as seasonal affective disorder (or SAD for short) could be the culprit.

Also known as seasonal depression or the “winter blues,” seasonal affective disorder is a unique form of depression. It typically begins and ends around the same time each year and, as the name suggests, is related to seasonal changes.

If you struggle with seasonal affective disorder, you probably notice that your symptoms begin in the fall and last through winter, getting better when the weather starts to warm up and the days start to lengthen once again.

In about 10 percent of people with seasonal affective disorder, symptoms occur instead during the spring and summer, then get better in the fall and winter.

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced betrayal in their relationships. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing. Please share this with those who may be struggling with betrayal.

There is good news. Unhealthy relationships are treatable. The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering from traumatic relationships.
If you or someone you care for is struggling with a difficult relationship, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

If there is one area that cuts deeper than almost anything, it is betrayal. And for many of those worlds that have been rocked, there is no greater need in life than healing from betrayal. 

Have you or a loved one been the recipient of betrayal? It can be devastating, and left unresolved, can suck happiness and meaning from our lives. But there is hope. Working through a betrayal can be extremely hard, but it can also be extremely healing. Sometimes relationships can recover. Sometimes they cannot. But for the betrayed individual, is it crucial to heal and recover. 

In this podcast, mental health and relationship expert Dr. Gregory Jantz helps you understand not just why betrayal happens, but how you can work to cleanse yourself of the pain, resentment, anger, and hopelessness that can often follow. There is hope, healing, and a life of fulfillment and happiness on the other side of betrayal. Dr. Jantz will provide meaningful tips and thoughts to help you on your journey. 

Dr. Jantz’s award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats those who have experienced betrayal in their relationships. The Center uses the whole person care approach to healing. Please share this with those who may be struggling with betrayal. 

There is good news. Unhealthy relationships are treatable. The Center • A Place of HOPE is recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., and has treated thousands suffering from traumatic relationships.

If you or someone you care for is struggling with a difficult relationship, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

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Dr. Gregory Jantz discusses the serious and difficult issue of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is pervasive, and its occurrence is unfortunately increasing. as much as 50 and 80 percent of adults can expect to experience emotional abuse in their lifetime. 

In this valuable podcast, Dr. Jantz discusses what to do when you find yourself or a loved one in an emotionally abusive. Importantly, he provides tips and techniques you can use every day to help improve an emotionally abusive relationship. 

Is your relationship repairable? Dr. Jantz provides powerful tools that can help.

There are some hard truths about emotionally abusive relationships. While Dr. Jantz remains ever hopeful about the ability to repair, heal, and grow from a difficult relationship, not every situation is salvageable. In very serious cases, there may be hope in separating for a while to calm down, reflect, and reset. But how do you know when too much damage may have been done? Certainly physical and sexual abuse are absolutely huge red flags. Dr. Jantz provides thoughts on helping one understand when “enough may be enough.”

Dr. Jantz is one of the world’s leading experts on emotional abuse, and the author of the seminal best-selling book Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse. Additionally, his award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats emotionally abusive relationships using the whole person care approach to healing.

Please share this with those who may be struggling with an emotionally abusive relationship.

There is good news. Anxiety, worry and fear from abusive relationships is treatable. The Center • A Place of HOPE, the treatment facility founded by Dr. Jantz and recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., has treated thousands suffering from abusive relationships. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a difficult relationship, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

 Dr. Gregory Jantz continues his mini-series on emotional abuse. There is a high correlation between emotional abuse and physical abuse. Dr. Jantz notes that initial verbal abuse, especially early in a relationship, is often a predictor of physical abuse later in a relationship. Emotional abuse can be verbal berating, but it can also manifest in other forms. Men are more likely to commit emotional abuse, though it is not exclusive to the male gender. 

Emotional abuse include ridicule, belittlement, exerting control in many or all aspects of a relationship, overbearance, silence or isolation, the threat of exposing personal information or secrets, and more. Over time, it wears on the emotional and psychological well-being of the partner. The damage to the other's mental health can be deep-seated and long-lasting. Treatment is often needed to recover. 

Considered one of the world’s leading experts on the various forms of abuse, Dr. Jantz is the author of the seminal best-selling book Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse. Additionally, his award-winning treatment facility, The Center • A Place of HOPE in Edmonds, Washington, successfully treats emotionally abusive relationships using the whole person care approach to healing.

Today, Dr. Jantz discusses the different types of emotional abuse, and what are the characteristics of those who abuse emotionally. As always, Dr. Jantz provides tips and techniques you can use every day to help improve an emotionally abusive relationship. He notes that there may be times to acknowledge when an emotionally abusive relationship may not be recoverable. 

For listeners suffering from emotionally abusive relationships, Dr. Jantz provides knowledge and comfort, and helps them know there is hope and healing from this difficult relationships.

Please share this with those who may be struggling with an emotionally abusive relationship.

There is good news. Anxiety, worry and fear from abusive relationships is treatable. The Center • A Place of HOPE, the treatment facility founded by Dr. Jantz and recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., has treated thousands suffering from abusive relationships. If you or someone you care for is struggling with a difficult relationship, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what a treatment program can look like for you.

Dr. Gregory Jantz has spent his entire professional life developing the most effective treatment possible for those struggling with eating disorders. Considered one of the world’s leading experts on eating disorders, Dr. Jantz is the author of the seminal best-selling book Hope, Help, and Healing for Eating Disorders: A Whole-Person Approach to Treatment of Anorexia, Bulimia, and Disordered Eating. 

In this informative and interesting podcast, Dr. Jantz discusses what characterizes an eating disorder and, importantly, he provides tips and techniques you can use every day to help improve your disordered eating.

Eating disorders and disordered eating ravage and consume too many lives. Anorexia, for example, is the most deadly of all mental health afflictions. Left untreated, eating disorders can have permanent, devastating physical and emotional effects. They can harm relationships, and pressure professional performance. For individuals suffering from eating disorders, Dr. Jantz helps listeners understand the treatment approach that addresses the emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual dimensions of healing. 

Please share this with those who may be struggling with an eating disorder. 

There is good news. Eating disorders – even severe anorexia or bulimia – are treatable. The Center • A Place of HOPE, the treatment facility founded by Dr. Jantz and recognized as a top 10 mental health center in the U.S., has treated thousands suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and other disordered eating. If you or someone you care for is struggling with an eating disorder, please call The Center today and visit with a specialist about what an eating disorder treatment program can look like for you. 

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