Dr. Robert Shreck is uniquely qualified to present a view of the healthcare landscape in Iowa, where rural and urban needs demand unique solutions. This may be the best appraisal of the challenges we face.

Join a conversation with Steve Miller as we explore the challenges and solutions youth, young adults, and parents face in a world filled with negative messages. It's all about choices, happiness, love, and connection.

Connie Mutel explores how modern agriculture has altered Iowa’s landscape. She emphasizes integrating natural elements into farming for sustainability, focusing on scientific solutions and hope to balance agricultural needs with environmental health.

Explore the changing landscape of emotion and sexuality with educator Skyy Wells. From New Age roots to mainstream shifts, learn how intimacy and emotional regulation are becoming the new normal in our quest for deeper human connection.

Tune in to today's episode of Surviving Bad where we explore some cornerstone issues Iowans are concerned about, our expectations for a healthy future, and how a new breed of elected officials can steer a pragmatic path forward.

Penny McCaslin leads the North Iowa Addiction and Prevention Alliance. As a public health educator, she works with northern Iowa coalitions and community leaders to reach youth and adults, focusing on the reduction of high-risk behaviors.

Today we are going to talk about the importance of grandparenting with Dr. Robert Shreck. Building healthy communities, raising healthy children and the importance of exploring the outdoors.

Today we Talk about Acupuncture for detox from opioids, trauma, and PTSD with Libby Stuyt, A board certified psychiatrist in addiction and behavioral health and one of America’s leading proponents of acupuncture for detox from opioids.

These are conversations with remarkable people whose passion and ideas contribute to a better world. Today we Talk about water and how rivers shape the world with Mike Delaney, an outdoorsman, environmentalist, educator, and above all, a person passionate about the world we leave behind for our c...

Treatment and recovery can be miraculous, after it is scary, hard, and confusing. Yet before treatment can be a reality there must be an intervention. We look inside the shadows of the world of family intervention.

n August 30th Iowan Peter Teahen and fellow pilot Ed Galkin, will embark on a record-setting flight around the world in a single-engine plane in support of the Rotary Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

A newly energized campaign to engage the faith community throughout Iowa that provides opportunities to reduce operating costs, improve climate action, and offer some unique benefits for all Iowans.

Two Iowa high school students share an inside look at how teens find themselves carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders, something few adults are capable of helping them with.

In a healthcare climate that is filled with uncertainty, misinformation, and confusion we need to listen to the voices of reason, the doctors that care for us.

Prevention is an interesting concept, where success is measured by something that doesn’t happen.  Yet, as a career choice it is attracting people that understand the importance of an ounce of prevention.

Author, Theologian, Outdoorsman, and philosopher Tony Jones joins us to talk about his new book “The God of Wild Places,” and rediscovering the divine in the wild places we encounter in life.

Young professionals are working with youth and parents in Iowa to address the root causes of substance abuse and the challenge of helping very young children negotiate high-risk threats.

Mental health issues are survivable, until they aren’t.  In the aftermath of suicide, survivors have to cope with loss and learn how to prepare a generation of youth in the art of survival.

A New generation of leaders, like Sarah Wright,  are working in our schools and communities to address the risks and healing potential of Iowa youth, Searching for the keys to resilience.

A Parent’s Worst Nightmare.  Laura Stack talks about her new book where Twenty-five Parents of Children with Cannabis-Induced Psychosis share stories of children's THC use, addiction, mental illness, psychosis, and suicide. 

The Future of Wellness and Safety in Schools. Can technology bridge the gap between the internet and common sense?  We learn about innovations that connect kids to online tools that they like and have a positive impact on their future.

An Iowan Training Drug Prevention Coalitions in Central Asia.  Educated in her native Russia, with over 20 years in substance abuse prevention as an Iowan, Katya Boltanova shares her unique perspective on community drug prevention. 

Grief, One Day at a Time.  Ann Breeding lost her son to an overdose, and the unrelenting grief of that experience has taken her on a journey as an advocate, community activist, healer, and founder of Steps of Hope.

The Role of Harm Reduction in Substance Use Disorder Treatment. High-risk behavior has its roots in mental health and social inequities that drive poor risk management. We explore harm reduction as a part of the treatment process..