Beyond Risk & Back

From There to Here

Recovered addicts can make the BEST mentors for the youth who struggle with drugs. Why?

Aaron and Nate discuss how parents can find help to get their kids from addiction to mentorship.

Nate Wilson is from Woodland Park, Colorado about 30 mins west of Colorado Springs. Nate is a personal trainer and health coach and soon to be author. Nate has been clean off of meth and heroin for 9 years now and quit drinking for about 2 1/2 years now.

He blogs on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessandaddictionrecovery

Life Stressors

Host of Beyond Risk and Back podcast and founder of Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center, Aaron Huey, speaks to parents at a middle school about how to help their kids with anxiety. It's hard to teach a child anything without modeling it themselves. What kids learn from their parents is what they do and what they don't do. You as a parent have to take a look at your own life. Working through your kid's anxiety with them helps them process the feelings, develop endurance, and not feel so alone.

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Which Way?

In Which Way?... Mother and daughter tell parallel stories about trauma and its impact on the generations that follow. Jann Simmons’ story is a heart-wrenching account of an orphaned child who suffered brutality at the hands of her mother, as well as many others. As an adult, Jann’s mind was closed to the horrors of her abuse, betrayal, and abandonment until the day they all came flooding back to her conscious mind. That awareness began a 40-year transformation from a passive victim to resilient warrior.

As a young teen, Shari struggled to make sense of her mother’s pain, but as a career mental-health therapist, she began to understand her mother’s journey and learn how trauma affects the brain. She offers strategies in this book for those suffering from past or present trauma or for those who love someone who is suffering. Both women tell their stories and drive home the fact that the choices we make can lead to self-hatred and resentment or to a life of courage, healing and beauty.

Which Way? is an unforgettable story of love and transformation that will resonate with mothers, daughters, trauma survivors, those who love them and those who’ve made a career out of helping them heal.

Stopping Human Traffic

A 150 BILLION dollar a year industry, Human Trafficking has silently become one of the biggest crimes in the world.

Aaron interviews Detective Aoki and Detective Heule from Colorado Springs Police Department's Human Trafficking Division to help listeners understand how this is happening in our backyards and what we can do to help put a stop to it.

Kids and Personal Management

Host of Beyond Risk and Back podcast and founder of Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center, Aaron Huey, speaks to parents at a middle school about teaching kids personal management skills. It's hard to teach a child anything without modeling it themselves. What kids learn from their parents is what they do and what they don't do. You as a parent have to take a look at your own life. If you don't create your day your day creates you.

www.firemountainprograms.com

The Audacity of Happiness: Having a Child with Mental Illness

Holding on to hope is hard enough, how do you do it when life has given you a child who is less...typical?

Host Aaron Huey interviews Gabrielle Giacomazzo about her life, path and experience with her daughter.

Gabrielle Giacomazzo is a mental health advocate who aims to help reduce the stigma of mental health issues with children. As the mother of two young girls, one of whom has a mental health disorder, she understands firsthand the impact that mental illness can have on a family. Gabrielle takes every opportunity to create community conversations in an effort to fight the stigma of mental illness.

It's the NEED - The Secret Language of Teen Behavior

Aaron and Alexa tackle the question...”Why would you do that?” and hopefully answer why everyone does anything! They discuss the 2 models of Human Needs.

Alexa Argianas is an MSW originally from Chicago, Illinois. She is a clinical intern at Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center.

“One More Day” The Suicide Survivor

How do you rebuild a life after a childhood of bullying, depression and suicide attempts?

Jared Mason tells his incredible story of perseverance, tenacity, and second chances after a failed suicide attempt at age 12. Powerful and raw.

Jared Mason is a daddy, a husband, a son, a brother, a truck driver, and an example of hope to those who feel that life cannot get better. It can.

Part III: Talking Honestly About Sexual Harassment: Making An IMPACT

Join Aaron Huey on Beyond Risk and Back for Part III of talking honestly about sexual harassment. Have you even heard the term "consent education"? Until men have consent education, we HAVE to teach women how to fight off an attacker. There are many self defense classes our there, but do these classes really work?

Maia and Aaron talk to Martha Thompson, Aaron Christensen, and Robert about women's model mugging and rape defense classes. You don't want to miss this educational show about how to be prepared daily to protect yourself.

Martha Thompson has been teaching self-defense since 1988. She is an IMPACT Chicago Instructor, Instructor Trainer, and Administrative Team Co-Leader. Martha is also a National Women’s Martial Arts Federation (NWMAF) Certified Self-Defense Instructor and holds a 5th degree black belt in Seido karate. She is active in NWMAF, IMPACT International, and the Empowerment Self-Defense Alliance. She is also Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago.

AC (Aaron Christensen) is a certified Rape Prevention and Self Defense Instructor with the American Women’s Self Defense Association, and has worked internationally with Peak Potentials and Success Resources, assisting and leading motivational camps that incorporate martial arts and non-verbal tactics to de-escalate and/or end conflicts without compromising one’s safety or integrity of self (2013-present). He is an Elite-level personal trainer with Chicago Athletic Clubs, a professional actor, and one of the founding members of Not In Our House: Chicago, an organization created to combat sexual harassment and unbecoming conduct within the Chicago theatre community (2015-present).

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Being Cool With Dyslexia

Host of Beyond Risk and Back and founder of www.firemountainprograms.com, Aaron Huey, interviews Chester Simmons, a young man that learned how to overcome dyslexia and ADD. Tune in to hear an amazing perspective for parents:

What is it like to have Dyslexia?
Do you grow out of it?
How does it affect ones social life?
What helps?

Aaron and Chester talk about dyslexia from the perspective of learning from someone who grew up and continues to evolve while at the same time “being cool with it”.

Chester lived in the Denver Area most of his life. He has been aware of his Dyslexia and ADD since the summer before the 4ht grade. He was reluctant to receive the help that he needed because at times it made him feel different than his peers. His reluctance to receive help definitely made school a struggle. When Chester was in college he captained the CU Denver Club Soccer Team, and was a student officer. In sports he found an outlet to shine, away from the struggles of school he was able to focus and excel at what he did. He dedicated himself at that time to help youth who struggle with school. He now runs an after school program that helps youths in the correctional system stay out of trouble during high risk hours.