Mental Health Spotlight: Eating Disorders & More!
Hello! I'm therapist Caise, the host of Mental Health Spotlight.
I love to capture recovery stories!
I am honored to help, and sometimes hold hope,
for my clients on their individual paths.
I hope this podcast helps you find inspiration, resources & Hope!”
I post weekly podcasts that include mental health and eating disorder focused interviews with clients, families and providers of care as well as education and strategies for recovery!
Thanks for listening! Caise Rode McHale MSSA, LISW-S
Find Me: caiserodemchale.com
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 75
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Science not Perception: Standardizing Student Health Classes: Step One!
NO Rubric or Standard Curriculum = Misinformation!
Join my colleagues on me on a mission to replace moralizing & quantifying food & body personal anecdotes, euphemisms and metaphors with evidenced-ba…
Join my colleagues on me on a mission to replace moralizing & quantifying food & body personal anecdotes, euphemisms and metaphors with evidenced-ba…
00:11:22 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Anxiety & Focus Series: You're Only Human Meditation
YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN! NOW LET'S PRACTICE! In this episode, you're introduced to a meditation that reduces daily stress by guiding a visualization of life stressors & aspects of social, cultural, emotio…
00:04:51 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
Film Reflects Recovery: 'Finding a voice where it can't be shaken!' Makayla McIntosh
It’s Not About Your Weight! Your Creative Voice is Not Your Body Size! Makayla talks producing, acting, filmmaking & life in the entertainment industry and how her pivot to find value in something …
00:42:59 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Vegetarian or Vegan in Eating Disorder Recovery: Restriction of Preference?! M talks her truth.
Is it Disordered Restriction or Your Preference?! 15 year old M has many years of treatment behind her and a beautiful recovery for the last 2 years where she followed both vegetarian and vegan choic…
00:25:15 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
First Responder Series. Dr. Jason Milk, DO. "The first pulse you should check is your own."
Everyone defines an emergency differently but ER staff have to respond every single time with balance and competency - a daunting ask!
Many of us may find ourselves or a loved one needing emergency…
Many of us may find ourselves or a loved one needing emergency…
00:40:16 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Panic Disorder: A College Student's Recovery Story
"I completely erased my plan & started living by the seat of my pants."
G is a 19 yo college student who tells us exactly what she experienced when her life flipped upside down thanks to the onset o…
G is a 19 yo college student who tells us exactly what she experienced when her life flipped upside down thanks to the onset o…
00:39:34 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
Helen Welch: Mental Health & Music-Karen Carpenter's Legacy
Today’s guest is Helen Welch: an internationally acclaimed vocalist, entertainer, producer and band-leader. Helen’s eclectic talent, cheeky humor and effervescent personality bring passion and joy to…
00:45:01 |
Mon 03 Feb 2025
First Responder Series. Chief Perry Tabak: A Draining, Roller Coaster Ride!
Police At Risk: A draining roller coaster ride of fight or flight for these mere humans!
Perry Tabak has over 30 years experience in police enforcement and is currently serving as a police chief in …
Perry Tabak has over 30 years experience in police enforcement and is currently serving as a police chief in …
00:36:46 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
First Responder Series; Kevin Shea: "Isolation is not a boundary!"
First Responder Series: Firefighters & Mental Health
My guest today is Kevin Shea, a firefighter and paramedic. He comes today to share his mental health story that relates to his own personal journe…
My guest today is Kevin Shea, a firefighter and paramedic. He comes today to share his mental health story that relates to his own personal journe…
01:27:55 |
Wed 15 Jan 2025
Exteroceptive Visualization & Meditation
Sometimes are bodies are not a safe place to land when we need to reset or regulate our nervous system. This quick visualization is exteroceptive, meaning outside of the body, instead of the more tr…
00:04:22 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
Making Friends in Treatment? Samsung: "It was necessary but I'm not sure it was worth it."
Today’s topic is engaging with peers, aka making friends in treatment settings. My guest is Samsung who has several years of mental health and eating disorder recovery. She reflects on her experie…
00:38:00 |
Sat 16 Nov 2024
Book Blurbs - Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm & Healing: "Shame lives in the silence."
Today’s book blurb resource is: Bloodlines, a memoir of harm and healing by Tracey Yokas.
This book is a must read guide and tribute to any family in a mental health or eating disorder crisis. The …
This book is a must read guide and tribute to any family in a mental health or eating disorder crisis. The …
00:08:39 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
Mental Health & Eating Disorder Support in Orthodox Jewish Communities: Judy Neuman, LISW
In this episode, Judy Neuman an independent, clinical social worker with over 19 years in private practice and over 25 years in school based social work, discusses mental health & eating disorders in…
00:51:24 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Anxiety & Focus Series: Internal Body Grounding & Calming Meditation
In this episode, listen to a nontraditional meditation & visualization that focuses on the internal body organs with mindfulness and appreciation!
Thanks for exploring Hope with me! Caise
"RECOVERY …
Thanks for exploring Hope with me! Caise
"RECOVERY …
00:08:22 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
Mental Health Recovery Family Guide: "Bloodlines: A Memoir" by Tracey Yokas
Today’s guest is the author of Bloodlines, a memoir of harm and healing, Tracey Yokas.
This book is a must-read guide and tribute to any family in a mental health or eating disorder crisis. The boo…
This book is a must-read guide and tribute to any family in a mental health or eating disorder crisis. The boo…
00:57:03 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Anxiety & Focus Series: Grounding Skills & Practice
Grounding skills are a great addition to your anxiety management toolbox. Try these grounding options to 'center', 'focus', 'chill' or relax anytime! Your senses are waiting to be regulated!
Thanks…
Thanks…
00:09:07 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy and Anxiety & Panic Model: Dr. Elizabeth McMahon: Learn to surf anxiety sensations instead of fearing them.
In this episode, licensed psychologist Dr. Elizabeth McMahon offers insight on exploring and successfully treating anxiety disorders for over 40 years. Dr. McMahon has used virtual reality (VR) with …
00:52:44 |
Sat 17 Aug 2024
Eating Disorder & Athletes-KF: 'Recovery lies in the 2nd thought you choose.'
In this episode, KF motivates and inspires with her candid exploration of her ED recovery as an athlete. She has worked impressively to turn exercise into something she loves again and is sustainable…
00:22:21 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Trans People & Eating Disorders: Gray: "You don't have to be ok to be happy and content in your life."
In this episode, EDm3 welcomes back Gray for part 2 of his 3-tier recovery story. We previously discussed medical complications with an eating disorder but now he takes us deeper into how those also…
00:31:24 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Anxiety & Focus Series: Healing Body Scan
Borrowing from Chakra points, or energy centers in the body, this healing body scan focuses inward, allowing progressive relaxation through body regions using color imagery.
Thanks for exploring Hope …
Thanks for exploring Hope …
00:04:24 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
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