School Safety and Mental Health It doesn't matter when you listen to this episode, if will always be relevant. School Safety is on the hearts and minds of most people all over the world. It seems like every day there is a new story talking about a school shooting, a teen suicide or some other tragic crisis among our young people. In this episod ...…

Signs of Depression If you think you may have depression or if you think someone you know has depression this episode is for you. Depression is an often misunderstood emotion and many simply try to deny it. But, depression should never be ignored. In this episode, John talks about the difference between feeling, 'down-in-the-dumps' and full blo ...…

Does Faith Play a Role in Mental Health? This is a great question from listener who asked me about my opinion about faith and mental health. I am a Christian, in fact, I spent 25 years in youth ministry helping teens navigate the up's and down's of life and helping them live their live's for Christ. So, when I was asked this question I was eage ...…

Where Panic Attacks Come From and How to Stop Them If you have ever had a panic attack you know how scary it can be. In this episode, John talks about where panic attacks come from and what you can do right now, to stop them. People often misidentify a panic attack for a heat attack. Although the two can have similar symptoms, they are much dif ...…

Don't Feed the Bully! How to Deal with External and Internal Bullies Can you think of a bully you have had in your life? Maybe you're experiencing a bully right now. In this episode: John tells a story of almost getting beat up in high school by the meanest, toughest bully in his school and what surprised him. What to do with the internal bully ...…

How You Can Support the Show! Visit http://www.patreon.com/johnpcordray to support the show. This was recorded for John's Patreon page. ABOUT ME I'm John Cordray, a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Therapist and I own a private practice in St. Louis, Missouri. I started podcasting and broadcasting video (Live & Edited) i ...…

Hollywood Actress, Erin Marie Hogan, Opens Up About Her Battle with Anxiety and Depression Have you ever wondered how an actor could be in a film, yet struggle with a mental illness? Think Robin Williams, Erin Bell, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and many more. I think we sometimes assume that movie stars have it made and live a perfect life, but as ...…

Is Anxiety Really a Thing? I have been asked this question many times and I wanted to address this topic today. This podcast has been also recorded on The Mental Health Today Show Facebook Live. In this episode John talks about: The difference between worry and anxiety The importance of speaking up Anxiety in kids Taking ownership of your anxie ...…

PTSD and Firefighters with Carl Waggett Carl has been a full-time firefighter for 15 years and he is currently the acting captain of his firehouse. Carl talks about his denial that PTSD was real, to why it's so important to get the help you need. Carl recently had a dear friend end his life and now Carl wants to helps others to not feel the des ...…

How to Help an Anxious Person Without Being a Jerk Most people want to help, and they mean well, but sometimes it comes out wrong. John provides helpful tips for someone who wants to help an anxious person and for the anxious person to speak up and say what would be helpful. If you are someone who is anxious a lot, you've probably have had some ...…

You Only Have One Life To Live How would you act if you knew if you were going to die at the end of the week? Would knowing that you did not have much time make you have a sense of urgency to change your mindset about your life? There is so much hate and hurt in our world today that I think we often take our life for granted. We assume that we ...…

How Self Awareness is Vital to Emotional Health Understanding who you are and what makes you tick is pivotal for developing a healthy emotional life. John talks about how many people end up on one end of the spectrum of either self doubt or self inflation. Having self awareness means that you know and understand what your weaknesses are and wor ...…

Recovering From Grief and Loss Going through a loss of a loved one, or even a beloved pet can be so difficult, and almost unbearable for some. In this episode, John talks about how everyone grieve's in their own way, but it's important to know when to move forward. Moving forward from a loss does not mean forgetting. It means you realize moving ...…

Meditation May Be Just What You Need Life is full of stress, deadlines and overwhelm and you may need to do something about your life before you have a mental breakdown. Meditation may seem weird or a bit mystical to you, but meditation has been practiced by most religions for centuries. Meditation does not have to be weird or mystical, but it ...…

Dealing with Suicidal Thoughts Many people deal with suicidal thoughts every day. Sadly, suicide is the second leading cause of death among our young people. If you are dealing with suicidal thoughts you have options. There are many different reasons why someone would think about ending their own life, and many of the thoughts involve some form ...…

Emotional Abuse is a Silent Killer Emotional abuse - is abuse (period)! Emotional abuse can be just as harmful as physical abuse, but emotional abuse is not that easy to identify. Emotional abuse is when someone constantly belittles another person for the purpose of building themselves up. Emotional abuse is never okay, and should never be dism ...…

Living with a Narcissist Living with a narcissist or working for a narcissist can be very challenging. Many times you're made to feel inferior to them and you feel like a doormat. A few hallmarks of a narcissist is an elevated and exaggerated sense of self worth. A narcissist believes he or she is "special" and better than the average person. A ...…

Anxiety That Makes You Feel Nauseous Has anxiety ever made you feel sick? You probably skip a meal when you feel nauseous don't you? In this episode of The Mental Health Today Show, John talks about how anxiety can make you feel sick and what to do about it. It's not good to skip meals, but when you feel nauseous you don't feel like eating a bi ...…

Your Emotional Intelligence is Greater Than Your IQ We spend too much time talking about IQ within our educational system and not enough time talking about emotional intelligence. Most employers don't ask to see your GPA, but nearly all employers ask for references. Why? Your future employer wants to make sure you'll be a good fit and will do y ...…

Overcoming Unhealthy Family Patterns As anyone ever told you, You are just like your mom or You are just like your dad? Or, maybe you have thought those words yourself. John talks about ways you can overcome unhealthy family patterns that you may have learned as a child growing up. Some of you respond to this in one of two ways: Shame or Denial ...…

Cynicism is Poison Cynicism is poison and it will destroy you and everyone around you. A critical attitude will tear down people who are the closest to you. A cynical person is a negative person. Someone who always complains about something. In this episode, John talks about the cure and how you can change from a negative person to a more relax ...…

Have You Thought About Clinical Trials? If you have a diagnosis (mental illness or a chronic disease) you may want to consider participating in a clinical trial. Clinical trials help researchers discover new breakthroughs in scientific research and you might be able to help. Clinical trial sites are often looking for volunteers to help with a p ...…

I Give Up! You've been there, right? You have a bad day, a bad week, a bad month, a bad year. Things don't always go the way we want them to. The temptation is to give up and give in. To withdraw from life. But, you've got to find the good and positive, even in a bad situation. You have to work at your emotional endurance and it takes work. You ...…

If You Have Anxiety, Stop Believing This! If you have anxiety, the chances are very high that you have believed this. In this episode, John talks about what you need to stop believing and what you need to start doing. Anxiety is a horrible and debilitating illness and can make you a prisoner in your own mind. Living with anxiety is hard enough ...…

How to Help Someone with Social Anxiety Social anxiety is a big problem around the world. Many people with social anxiety often keep it to themselves and they suffer in silence. In this episode John talks about how to help someone with social anxiety and things you should never do. If you are one of the millions who suffer from social anxiety J ...…

Are Panic Attacks Real? Some may say no, others may say maybe. This question has been around for years from people who don't understand anxiety and panic attacks. People who don't experience anxiety, or at least their unwilling to admit they have anxiety, are likely to assume that panic attacks are simply all in someone's head. Perhaps people w ...…

Overcoming Entrepreneurial Burnout with Chris Ducker In this episode I talk with Chris Ducker, a serial entrepreneur, author, business owner, keynote speaker, and founder of Youpreneur. If you are a business owner or an online entrepreneur you know doubt have experienced burnout. If you haven't yet, you will. Stress is a major cause of physical ...…

Depression Sucks, You Can't Just Snap Out of It Depression affects millions of people all over the world, yet so many live in isolation and shame because of it. Even worse, people in their lives tell them to just snap out of it. Depression does not work like that. You can't simply wish it away or turn off a switch. Depression is a miserable lee ...…

What Panic Attacks Feel Like Am I Having A Heart Attack? Yes, it’s possible that what you think is a heart attack is actually a very intense and out of control emotion. Often, panic attacks feel like something much more ominous than what it really is. Panic attacks (also called anxiety attacks) can feel very scary and are often confused with he ...…

The Most Common Mental Illness in the US In this episode John reveals the most common mental illness in the United States. John thinks that this is the most common mental illness in the world. What do you think it is? Here is a list of potential disorders: 1. Depression 2. Stress 3. Anxiety 4. ADHD One of these mental illnesses attributes to 40 ...…

Stop Complaining About Your Hot Mess And Do Something About It This is #RealTalk about your hot mess. John challenges you to stop complaining about your hot mess and start doing something about it in this episode. There's a time and place to be down and depressed about your hot mess, but you can't stay there forever. You are the only one that c ...…

Developing The Right Mindset With Anxiety If you live with anxiety you know how hard it can be just to get through the day. Wouldn't be nice if there was a "switch" that you could turn off your anxiety? If you struggle with anxiety it's critical to learn and understand how to develop the right mindset on how to think and live with it. It's poss ...…

How to Overcome Self-Doubt Self-Doubt is one of the most common emotional barriers people from all walks of life encounter. It's a given that you'll have some self-doubt, but what you do with that doubt will determine your outcome. Self-doubt creeps in and robs you of reaching your full potential and therefore achieving your dreams. Don't allow ...…

The 4 Rules of Emotional Engagement Okay, so you struggle with an emotional issue. Maybe anxiety, depression, fear, anger, or some other emotional struggle. What are you going to do about it? Many people lose hope, give up, and live a defeated life. But, that's not you! You don't want to live in defeat and give up on life. You need to work on t ...…

Stress: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly How much stress do you have in your life? Listen to this episode to know where to start bringing calm back to your life. Stress is a major reason for many physical problems including heart attacks, burn out and high blood pressure. A certain amount of stress is good, but most people have an over abundance of ...…

Why You Hate Crowds And What To Do About It When you're in a place with a lot of people and you freak out inside, your heart beats fast, your mind races, than you have social anxiety. If you hate crowds and if you have social anxiety you're not crazy. In this episode John talks about why you need to accept the fact you have social anxiety, but ...…

If You Want to Get Along With That Difficult Person DON'T Do These 3 Things Do you have a difficult person in your life? John wants to help you respond to that person in a healthy way. We all have had a difficult person in our life at one time or another. The disapproving look or the condescending tone just set's you off. Here are 3 things not ...…

If You Want To Have Less Holiday Stress You MUST Do These 2 Things Is stress taking over your happiness this holiday season? Find out what 2 things you need to do to have less holiday stress this year. The Christmas season is supposed to be full of joy and happiness, but sometime too much stress can rob us of that joy. John talks about 2 specif ...…

All I Want For Christmas Is To Just Feel Happy Again The Christmas season is supposed to be full of happiness and cheer. But, for many it's fully of misery and depression. The pressure to "keep it together" for the holidays can bring even more depression and shame. What's making you unhappy this Christmas? Many people are depressed and sorrowfu ...…

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If Fear Is Just An Emotion Why Is It So Controlling? What do you fear? Is your fear controlling your actions? Listen to John talk about fear and what steps you can take to overcome your fear. Fear can be very controlling, can't it? Fear can prevent you from doing things like going to work, attending school or flying in an airplane. Fear can zap ...…

Don't Let Your Anger Turn You Into A Monster Has anyone ever said you have an anger problem? Do you tend to blame other's for your anger? If so, please listen to this episode and learn how to not let your anger turn you into a monster. Three Steps to Control Your Anger: 1. Admit that you have an anger problem. Admit to yourself first, and then ...…

When Thanksgiving Is Not So Happy Do you find it hard to be happy on Thanksgiving? If so, you're not alone. Many people experience every emotion except happiness around Thanksgiving. Here are 8 reasons why Thanksgiving is not so happy for many: 1. Divorce 2. Loneliness 3. Family Conflict 4. Death of a loved one 5. Family pain / secrets 6. Break ...…

We Really Need To Talk About Your Fear Of What Other People Think! Do you struggle with what other's think about you? Listen to this episode and listen to John talk about how you can start to become more confident with who you are. If you struggle with the opinions of other's than chances are you have that nagging inner critic that constantly t ...…

Fear Is Not Always A Bad Thing: It Can Actually Be Your Friend! If you struggle with fear this statement may seem wrong or at least paradoxical. There are a lot of things to be fearful of in our world today. All you have to do is turn on the news and you'll hear about killings, attacks, robbery, riots...you name it! It's no wonder millions of p ...…

Anxiety and The Walking Dead. Wait...What? You have surely watched the hit TV show The Walking Dead. Okay, I admit it. The Walking Dead is one of my favorite shows. Why? For several reasons: 1. I have always had an interest in film make up and special effects. The Walking Dead brings that out big time. 2. I have always been a huge fan of zombie ...…

Battling The War Within with Force Recon Marine and Pro-MMA Fighter Chad Robichaux Chad Robichaux and Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs - Chad Robichaux did 8 tours of duty as a Force Recon Marine, he is a Pro-MMA fighter, a pastor, an AACC accredited counselor, a husband and father - who nearly lost everything to PTSD. Chad found God and was saved ...…

This is a very special edition of The John Cordray Show to honor the brave men and women who serve our country to give us freedom. Meet Anthony Ferro, a Marine who is no longer on active duty, who served two tours in Iraq, and who suffers from PTSD. Listen to Anthony as he talks about his PTSD and what he is doing about it. War, PTSD & Recovery ...…

How Stress Is Making Your Anxiety Worse Stress is the number one factor of many mental illness including anxiety and depression. Most leading experts agree that if we reduce our stress levels, we'll reduce anxiety and depression as well. The Problem: We are all stressed, but some are over-stressed. Most of us are more concerned about taking car ...…

Hot, Healthy & Happily Ever After with Hilary Silver For many marriages, the mundane daily routine creates a stale and passionless marriage. It's anything but hot, healthy and happily ever after! Hilary is making a difference in the lives of many men and women who want to have the relationship they desire. If your marriage lacks passion, desire ...…