The Heart of the Matter

Tracy Gilmour-Nimoy is a licensed marriage and family therapist in San Diego, who specializes in working with children. Her path to becoming a therapist started in childhood, as she recognized her pa…

Elyde Arroyo is a Postpartum & Abortion Doula and Mesoamerican medicine practitioner. She is the owner of XoXo Baby natural baby products, and part of the Sacred Healing Collective, a San Diego based…

Dr. Mychal Odom is a historian and Black Studies professor at University of San Diego, Mesa and Miramar community colleges in San Diego. He is also a member of Pillars of the Community and other orga…

We started this episode a little different than usual, by talking current events. We discussed the tragic death of rapper Nipsey Hussle and his positive influence on a whole culture, as well as MDMA …

Two and a half years ago we stepped into something new...a podcast and a political circus. This episode was recorded in November 2016, just 3 weeks after the Trump election. It was our very first rec…

How to Find a Therapist with Michael and Jermaine

Join us for an episode in which Jermaine and Michael discuss the process of looking for a therapist.

-What does it mean to find a good therapist? 

-H…

Q&A with Michael and Jermaine

Join us for an episode in which Jermaine and Michael answer questions related to their experiences in the mental health profession: -How did you become a counselor and …

Kasimu Harley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. For over 30 years, he has worked as a mental health clinician and advocate for under-represented students in San Diego Unified School Distri…

Marriage and Family Therapists Ojore Bushfan and Oswaldo Ramirez joined The Heart of the Matter to talk about men, mental health, and masculinity. We discussed the challenges associated with “toxic m…

In this episode we spoke with immigration lawyer, Maricela Amezola. Maricela educated us on immigration laws and policies, how they impact people from particular countries, the barriers faced by immi…

Curtis Howard on gang culture, prison politics, and personal redemption.

Curtis Howard is a writer, educator, and public speaker. He joined us to discuss his experiences as a high ranking gang member…

Today we welcomed the always engaging Chrissy Hunter to THOTM.  Chrissy is a mental health clinician and Reiki practitioner, who specializes in treatment of trauma. She talked about her experience wo…

Vikki Bouck is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Nutritionist. She has a private practice in San Diego, Integrative Counseling for Mind-Body Wellness, which integrates mental health coun…

Shirla de Magalhaes is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, who specializes in play therapy, at her private practice in La Mesa, California. We covered the basics about:- what play therapy is and …

Join us for a conversation about overcoming barriers working with foster youth joined by mentors from Journeymen of San Diego. James Bond is an education counselor, who specializes in supporting mili…

Working with your sexuality with Sex Therapist Dr. Juan Camarena, Ph.D.  Juan is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, and Professor of Counseling at San Diego State Univ…

“The Somali community is very interesting because they’re a Muslim community, they’re also a black community, and also an immigrant community…so you engage with 3 phases of law enforcement...The more…