NPO Media Podcast
Latest Episodes
Elliott’s Story
Another collaborative effort with Five Flags Company Inc, Elliott shares about his addiction and recovery. https://www.aa.org/
Bernadette’s Story
Another collaborative effort with Five Flags Company Inc, this brief but poignant episode features Bernadette, who shares about her addiction and recovery. https://www.aa.org/
Michael’s Story
This is another collaborative project between NAMI NYC Staten Island and Five Flags Company, Inc. Five Flags Company works to promote financial empowerment for those who are less fortunate on Staten Island and beyond.
Marjorie Pugliese, PhD
A message about drug abuse from Marjorie Pugliese, Ph.D., educator and Executive Director of Five Flags Company, Inc.
Catherine’s Story
Catherine is a full-time college student who has been living with anxiety and depression for the past six years. She also documents her story on an Instagram blog titled @positivelycat. She is working with NAMI to help break the stigma surrounding men...
Chris’ Story
Chris shares his experience as a parent of a child living with addiction. He shares insights that offer strength and hope for others. https://www.nar-anon.org/ This episode is the first collaborative project between NAMI NYC Staten Island and Five F...
NPO Media Podcast Episode 13-Elizabeth Kelley
Elizabeth Kelley is a criminal defense lawyer with a nationwide practice focused on representing people with mental disabilities. She co-chairs the CriminalJustice Advisory Panel of The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice andDisability.
NPO Media Podcast Episode 12-Gene Kaplan, L.C.S.W.
Episode 12 of the NPO Media Podcast features an interview with Gene Kaplan, L.C.S.W., a licensed Clinical Social Worker with the NYS Office of Mental Health. Mr. Kaplan chronicles his career as clinician and educator,
NPO Media Podcast Episode 11 – Desiree’s Story
Desiree is a young professional and a single mother. She bravely details the struggle for recovery by a loved one with co-occurring disorders of mental illness and substance abuse disorder.
NPO Media Podcast Episode 10 – Christina’s Story
Christina Bruni is a mental health advocate who published her first book Left of the Dial: A Memoir of Schizophrenia, Recovery, and Hope in 2015. Formerly a disc jockey on FM radio in the 1980s, she chronicles this experience in her book along with wha...