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Dr. BJ Guenther hosts this weekly live show about college mental health. Guests are interviewed about topics such as anxiety, relationships, grades, depression and other topics pertinent to college students.

WVUA-FM | UA Student Media | The University of Alabama


    • Apr 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


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    Brain Matters S11.E18: Making, And Keeping, Friends at College

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 51:31


    Dr. Guenther interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Sabrina Romanoff on the challenges of making friends in college.The post Brain Matters S11.E18: Making, And Keeping, Friends at College first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E17: Betrayal Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 49:57


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr Jake Porter, Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Daring Ventures Counseling in Houston, Texas. Dr Porter specializes in helping couples who have experienced Betrayal Trauma.The post Brain Matters S11.E17: Betrayal Trauma first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E15: Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 62:30


    Dr Guenther interviews Chris Hadnagy, master hacker and author of the best-selling book Human Hacking. The post Brain Matters S11.E15: Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E16: Hangxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 44:49


    Dr. Guenther discusses hangxiety.The post Brain Matters S11.E16: Hangxiety first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E14: Hypnotherapy: The Neuroscience Behind Rapid and Lasting Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 59:49


    Dr. Guenther interviews Maggie Minsk, Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Hypnotherapist about the benefits of using hypnotherapy as a compliment to traditional therapy.The post Brain Matters S11.E14: Hypnotherapy: The Neuroscience Behind Rapid and Lasting Change first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E13: How To Lead And Make A Positive Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 53:52


    Dr. Guenther interviews Lacy Gunnoe, ret. LT. Col. in US Air Force and currently Wellbeing Director at Zac Brown’s Camp Southern Ground. Discussion focuses on leadership qualities and making a positive impact on campus and in life.The post Brain Matters S11.E13: How To Lead And Make A Positive Impact first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E12: I Survived My Freshman Year, Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 56:12


    Dr. Guenther interviews Christina Gooden, Retention Coordinator for UA First, about freshman year engagement and adjustment.The post Brain Matters S11.E12: I Survived My Freshman Year, Now What? first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E11: What Happens To Your Brain When You Listen To Binaural Beats?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 42:10


    Dr Guenther interviews audiologist, Dr Brian Taylor about what are binaural beats and how they can help your mental health. The post Brain Matters S11.E11: What Happens To Your Brain When You Listen To Binaural Beats? first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E10: Realistic Self-Care for College Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 57:57


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr. Millie Dawson-Hardy about using self-care for balancing life at college.The post Brain Matters S11.E10: Realistic Self-Care for College Students first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E09: Understanding Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 55:26


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr. Caleb Lee. Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Studies with specialty in addiction studies.The post Brain Matters S11.E09: Understanding Addiction first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E08: The History of Mental Health in the State of Alabama

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 57:52


    Dr. Guenther interviews Steve Davis, Historian for the Alabama Department of Mental Health about the history of mental health services in Alabama and the impact on our community, state and the world.The post Brain Matters S11.E08: The History of Mental Health in the State of Alabama first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E07: Nature Is Medicinal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 57:45


    Dr. Guenther interviews Jarod K. Anderson, author and cryptonaturalist about the ways nature has helped improve his mental health.The post Brain Matters S11.E07: Nature Is Medicinal first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E06: Internship Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 55:12


    Dr. Guenther interviews Kristi Wheeler-Griffin, Manager, Experiential Learning at the University of Alabama Career Center. She discusses ways to manage internship anxiety and services offered at the Career Center. For more information, please visit career.ua.eduThe post Brain Matters S11.E06: Internship Anxiety first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E05: The Epidemic of Loneliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 50:53


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, professor at The University of British Columbia, about loneliness and how colleges students struggle and can cope. Dr. Binfet is also the Director of Graduate Programs and Director, Building Academic Retention through K9's (B.A.R.K.) program. B.A.R.K. Office: bark.dogtherapy@ubc.ca / Website: https://bark.ok.ubc.ca/The post Brain Matters S11.E05: The Epidemic of Loneliness first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E04: Neuroplasticity – What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 51:22


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr. Brock Kirwan, Director of the MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility at The University of Pennsylvania about the field of neuroplasticity and how the brain changes and develops.The post Brain Matters S11.E04: Neuroplasticity – What Is It and Why Does It Matter? first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E03: Sleep Deprivation In College Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 51:00


    Dr. Guenther interview Dr. Stephen Thomas, Director of the UAB Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic, about the causes and treatment of sleep deprivation.The post Brain Matters S11.E03: Sleep Deprivation In College Students first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E2: How Music Can Boost Your Mood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 56:20


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dawn Sandell, Director of Music Therapy Field Education at the University of Alabama about the psychological benefits of music.The post Brain Matters S11.E2: How Music Can Boost Your Mood first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S11.E01: I Thought I Knew How To Study But I Don’t

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 58:11


    Dr. Guenther interviews UA Online Academic Success Coaches Dani Sagirs and Victoria Clark about the transition from high school to college and developing better study skills.The post Brain Matters S11.E01: I Thought I Knew How To Study But I Don't first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E21: How to Handle When All Of My Friends Are Getting Engaged

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 56:22


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr. Deborah Carr, Professor of Sociology at Boston University about navigating feelings around friends who are getting engaged and/or married.The post Brain Matters S10.E21: How to Handle When All Of My Friends Are Getting Engaged first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E20: Long Distance Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 53:20


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr. Patrick Cheatham, a licensed psychologist about navigating a long-distance relationship: the benefits and challenges.The post Brain Matters S10.E20: Long Distance Relationships first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E19: Breaking Free From Love Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 53:44


    Dr. Guenther interviews Relationship and Break-Up Coach, Emmi Fortin about her memoir and personal experience with love addiction.The post Brain Matters S10.E19: Breaking Free From Love Addiction first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E18: Narcissistic Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 58:21


    Dr. Guenther interviews Sandra Brown, renowned psychopathologist and author, about narcissist and pathological love relationships.The post Brain Matters S10.E18: Narcissistic Relationships first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E17: How Mental Health Awareness Can Prevent Veteran and First Responder Suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 57:50


    Dr. Guenther interviews former U.S. Marine CPL Michael O’Dell about how mental health awareness can help prevent veteran and first responder suicide. The post Brain Matters S10.E17: How Mental Health Awareness Can Prevent Veteran and First Responder Suicide first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E16: Eating Healthy On A Budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 52:49


    Dr. Guenther interviews Rachel West a registered dietician with the food app eMeals, about how to eat healthy on a college student budget.The post Brain Matters S10.E16: Eating Healthy On A Budget first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E15: Slow Dating: The New Post-Pandemic Relationship Trend

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 47:40


    Dr. Guenther interview relationship coach and author, Lee Wilson about slow dating and its increasing popularity.The post Brain Matters S10.E15: Slow Dating: The New Post-Pandemic Relationship Trend first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E14: How Tattoos Can Help People Heal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 37:29


    Dr. Guenther interviews clinical psychologist and journalist, Dr. Vinita Mehta about how tattoos can have help people heal from trauma and also provide positive ways of self-expression.The post Brain Matters S10.E14: How Tattoos Can Help People Heal first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E13: When Substance Use Turns Into Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 50:25


    Dr. Guenther interviews Sharmen Rutherford, LPC about how substance can develop into an addiction and what are the treatment options.The post Brain Matters S10.E13: When Substance Use Turns Into Addiction first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E12: Setting Boundaries and Self-Sabotage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 55:02


    Dr. Guenther interviews Laura K. Connell, author and life coach, about how to stop self-sabotage and set boundaries.The post Brain Matters S10.E12: Setting Boundaries and Self-Sabotage first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E11: Signs Your Partner Is Cheating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 51:28


    Dr. Guenther interviews renowned relationship expert Audrey Hope about the signs of cheating in a relationship and how to heal.The post Brain Matters S10.E11: Signs Your Partner Is Cheating first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E10: Coping With Grief During The Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 58:35


    Dr. Guenther interviews Kelly Cervantes. Kelly is an award-winning writer, speaker, and advocate best known for her blog Inchstones, where she shared the stress, love, and joy that came with parenting her medically complex daughter, Adelaide. Kelly resides in Maplewood, NJ, with her husband, Miguel Cervantes currently starring in Hamilton on Broadway.The post Brain Matters S10.E10: Coping With Grief During The Holidays first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E09: Setting Boundaries With Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 50:47


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr. Dana Gionta, Licensed Clinical Psychologist about how to set healthy boundaries with social media to help improve mental health.The post Brain Matters S10.E09: Setting Boundaries With Social Media first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S10.E08: Misophonia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 47:24


    Dr. Guenther interviews Dr. Zach Rosenthal. Dr. Rosenthal is the Director of the Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation at Duke University.The post Brain Matters S10.E08: Misophonia first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S07.E13: Benefits of Outdoor Recreation on Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 39:09


    Dr Guenther interviews Assistant Director for Outdoor Recreation at the Univ of AL, Clif McIntosh about how outdoor recreation can benefit mental health in college students, and what services are provided.The post Brain Matters S07.E13: Benefits of Outdoor Recreation on Mental Health first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S07.E08: Alternative Treatment for Stress and Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 38:48


    Dr Guenther interviews naturopathic physician, Dr Sarita Elizabeth Cox about non-traditional treatments for stress and anxiety. The post Brain Matters S07.E08: Alternative Treatment for Stress and Anxiety first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S07.E06: Are Ghosts Beneficial to Your Mental Health?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 49:52


    Dr Guenther interviews Dr Alan Brown, professor at Univ of West AL about authoring over 30 books about hauntings in the US, and in particular, in Alabama, and how hauntings might be beneficial for some. The post Brain Matters S07.E06: Are Ghosts Beneficial to Your Mental Health? first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

    Brain Matters S07.E02: Children of hoarders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 48:23


    Brain Matters S07.E01: Supporting Suicidal Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 51:44


    Dr Guenther interviewed guests about how to support a friend who may be at risk for suicide.The post Brain Matters S07.E01: Supporting Suicidal Friends first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

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