Mind Amendment
Hosted by Patrick Custer · Promises Behavioral Health, The Cast Collective
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- 2025
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About Mind Amendment
Mind Amendment is a show that challenges everything we’ve been taught to believe about health, healing, and human potential. Hosted by Patrick Custer, this podcast brings together voices from across the spectrum of wellness (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, relational) to challenge the status quo. Not your typical experts, these are trailblazers rewriting the rules and bringing bold, alternative solutions to real-life struggles. Most of us live by a mental constitution — an internal code built from trauma, culture, conditioning, and survival. And unless we amend it, we stay stuck. Do something different and embrace dissent — it’s where change begins! This is an open invitation to disagree, to challenge, and to evolve. Because if everyone is comfortable, we’re doing it wrong! ⏰ Weekly, short 20-minute episodes 🎙️ Unfiltered conversations with expert disruptors 💥 High-impact concepts that punch through the noise This is your mind. This is your moment. What will you do with it?
- Publisher
- Promises Behavioral Health, The Cast Collective
- Category
- education · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Apr 2025
- Latest episode
- 11 Aug 2025
Latest episodes
18 episodes in the feed.
11 Aug 2025
How ADHD Works (Part 2 with Dr. Priyanka Rao)
Host Patrick Custer interviews Dr. Priyanka Rao, a licensed psychologist, about navigating ADHD challenges like task paralysis and rejection sensitivity with self-compassion and strategy.
4 Aug 2025
Reframing ADHD (Part 1 with Dr. Priyanka Rao)
Clinical psychologist Dr. Priyanka Rao joins host Patrick Custer in an interview to reframe ADHD, discussing late diagnosis, masking, and internalized shame to foster understanding and empathy.
28 Jul 2025
From Burnout To Balance (Part 4 with Dr. Jessi Gold)
Psychiatrist Dr. Jessi Gold discusses with host Patrick Custer the challenges mental health professionals face, including the pressure to be a blank slate and the stigma around seeking help, in this interview.
21 Jul 2025
What Would My Patients Think? (Part 3 with Dr. Jessi Gold)
Host Patrick Custer interviews Dr. Jessi Gold, psychiatrist and wellness expert, about the emotional challenges faced by mental health professionals and the risks and rewards of sharing their own struggles, highlighting the importance of authenticity in care.
14 Jul 2025
Would You Be Friends With Yourself? (Part 2 with Dr. Jessi Gold)
Host Patrick Custer interviews psychiatrist Dr. Jessi Gold about the pressure to perform wellness, the guilt of not taking your own advice, and distancing from emotional pain, ultimately learning to show up with compassion.
6 Jul 2025
Burnout: The Hidden Struggle Of Healers (Part 1 With Dr. Jessi Gold)
Host Patrick Custer interviews Dr. Jessi Gold, psychiatrist, about the hidden struggles of burnout among healers, exploring perfectionism, stigma, and the pressures within modern medicine, revealing the importance of vulnerability.
30 Jun 2025
Silence to Action: Allyship & Pride Month (Part 4 with Ashley Hampton)
Host Patrick Custer interviews Ashley Hampton, therapist and educator, about performative allyship during Pride Month, exploring how to move beyond superficial support and create genuine safe spaces for marginalized communities.
23 Jun 2025
Therapist Break Too (Part 3 with Ashley Hampton)
Ashley Hampton discusses with Patrick Custer the failures of the mental health system, the importance of healing justice, and strategies for building more inclusive and effective support systems in this interview.
16 Jun 2025
Seen Not Served: Therapy Reimagined (Part 2 with Ashley Hampton)
Licensed therapist Ashley Hampton discusses with host Patrick Custer how to create affirming and inclusive spaces for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities in mental health, highlighting the importance of decolonizing mental healthcare; this is an interview.
9 Jun 2025
Therapy Wasn't Built For You (Part 1 with Ashley Hampton)
Ashley Hampton discusses the failures of traditional therapy models for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities with Patrick Custer, highlighting the importance of community-based healing and inclusive mental healthcare in this interview.
26 May 2025
Healing In Public (Part 3 with Blair Imani)
Host Patrick Custer interviews author Blair Imani about emotional safety and public healing, exploring boundaries, joy, and the courage to choose oneself, ultimately revealing the power of self-compassion and hope.
19 May 2025
When Growth Gets Messy (Part 2 with Blair Imani)
Before Blair Imani became a trusted voice in education and inclusion, she was navigating the vulnerable, often unseen side of public learning. In Part 2 of this Mental Health Awareness Month series, Mind Amendment host Patrick Custer sits down with Blair to explore the cost of visibility, the power of accountability, and the quiet courage it takes to keep showing up when you’re still healing. This episode takes us behind the viral series Smarter in Seconds, not just the content, but the context. From breaking down bias to owning past missteps, Blair offers a masterclass in how real impact is made: not through perfection, but persistence. In Part 2, Blair opens up about: The unexpected origins and evolution of Smarter in Seconds The personal toll of educating while healing and why she kept going Learning to lead with compassion, not shame, in conversations about privilege How calling in (not calling out) changed her relationships and her reach Why admitting we’re wrong is one of the most radical forms of growth This is a conversation for anyone who's ever felt like they had to be flawless to be worthy and a reminder that growth doesn’t cancel who you’ve been; it builds who you become. Listener Challenge: Try explaining something you're passionate about without using any of the usual jargon. Make it make sense to someone who’s never heard it before. This is your mind. This is your moment. What will you do with it? __________________ Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: @ https://www.instagram.com/mindamendment/ YouTube: @mindamendment Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindamendment Website: https://www.mindamendment.com __________________ Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment Insta: https://www.instagram.com/promises_bh/ Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com __________________ Cast: Patrick Custer - Host Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thepatrickcuster/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepatrickcuster YouTube: @thepatrickcuster Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickcuster Blair Imani - Guest Website: https://www.blairimani.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/blairimani/?hl=en Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blairimani?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/blairimani Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blairimani/ __________________ About Blair Imani: Blair Imani is the creator of the viral web series, Smarter In Seconds, LA Times bestselling author of Read This to Get Smarter, and co-host of the podcast Thoughts About Feelings. The New York Times praises Blair Imani’s unique ability to create “progressive lessons with vibrant visuals and a perky, quirky delivery.” Her scholarship spans intersectionality, gender studies, race and racism, sociology, and United States history. She is also a historian, having written Making Our Way Home (2020) and Modern HERstory (2018). She has had the opportunity to present at renowned universities and companies including Oxford, Harvard, Meta, Sephora, and Gates Ventures. Blair Imani serves on the Board of Directors of the Tegan and Sara Foundation. She has collaborated with and interviewed influential people across a variety of fields including Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, and Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw.Blair Imani believes in the transformative power of education and that self understanding is the key to recognizing our interconnectedness. She is very rapid to be known publicly as “the Smarter in Seconds lady,” and feels it is an honor to be a part of so many people’s learning experiences. She consistently promotes the value of mutual respect across differences, asserting that meaningful progress require
12 May 2025
Before Changing Millions of Minds She Had to Survive Her Own (Part 1 with Blair Imani)
Before Blair Imani became a global force for truth, inclusion, and education she was a young girl silently battling to make sense of a world that told her she didn’t belong. Raised Baptist in the American South, and later converting to Islam as a young adult, Blair’s path through identity, mental health, and cultural dissonance isn’t just powerful it’s necessary listening. In this exclusive Mental Health Awareness Month feature, Mind Amendment host Patrick Custer sits down with Blair to uncover the untold story behind her public brilliance the chapter that came before the platform. This is the raw, foundational truth behind her work that’s moved millions. In Part 1 of this three-part series, Blair reveals: - The early identity-shaping messages she absorbed from religion, family, and pop culture during the “girl power” era of the late ’90s and early 2000s - How mental health struggles including self-harm, suicidal ideation, and institutionalization were shaped by the pressure to perform safety in unsafe systems - The artistic and emotional lifelines that kept her afloat when language and labels failed her The quiet rage of feeling unseen, and the deep healing that came from embracing every part of herself out loud - How intersectionality impacts emotional regulation and why identity cannot be separated from mental health She also opens up about the complexity of friendships while healing, the cost of being the “educator” before fully healing yourself, and the liberating joy of no longer asking for permission to be whole. Why This Episode Matters: This is not the kind of story you’ll find in a campaign ad or a surface-level panel on wellness. It’s the real mental health work: the kind that happens in silence, in rage, in hospital beds, in late-night journals, and in the brave decision to keep living. Listener Challenge: Pick one thing to look forward to this week and don’t miss Part 2 of this transformative series next week with Blair Imani! __________________ Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindamendment/ YouTube: @mindamendment Facebook: @mindamendment Website: https://www.mindamendment.com __________________ Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment Insta: https://www.instagram.com/promises_bh/ Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com __________________ Cast: Patrick Custer - Host Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thepatrickcuster/ Tiktok: @thepatrickcuster YouTube: @thepatrickcuster Facebook: @thepatrickcuster Blair Imani - Guest Website: https://www.blairimani.com/ Insta:@blairimani Tiktok: @blairimani YouTube: @blairimani Facebook: @blairimani __________________ About Blair Imani: Blair Imani is the creator of the viral web series, Smarter In Seconds, LA Times bestselling author of Read This to Get Smarter, and co-host of the podcast Thoughts About Feelings. The New York Times praises Blair Imani’s unique ability to create “progressive lessons with vibrant visuals and a perky, quirky delivery.” Her scholarship spans intersectionality, gender studies, race and racism, sociology, and United States history. She is also a historian, having written Making Our Way Home (2020) and Modern HER story (2018). She has had the opportunity to present at renowned universities and companies including Oxford, Harvard, Meta, Sephora, and Gates Ventures. Blair Imani serves on the Board of Directors of the Tegan and Sara Foundation. She has collaborated with and interviewed influential people across a variety of fields including Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, and Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw. Blair Imani believes in the transformative power of education and that self un
5 May 2025
7 Signs You Need To Work On Your Mental Health
From fatigue to forgotten joy, listen and learn about the hidden cues your mind and body are begging you not to miss. In this episode of Mind Amendment, host Patrick Custer uncovers seven hidden signs that indicate you may need to pay attention to your mental health before it spirals out of control. We often believe that mental health issues manifest in dramatic ways, but what if the real warning signs are subtle and easily overlooked? Join us as we challenge the myth that you’ll know when something is wrong and explore the quiet signals that your mind, body, and heart are asking for help. From constant fatigue to feeling overwhelmed by small decisions, these signs can be crucial for early intervention and healing. In this episode, you’ll learn: - The importance of recognizing early signs of mental health struggles - How to identify feelings of irritability, loss of interest, and relationship challenges - Practical steps to take if you resonate with these hidden signs Remember, acknowledging these signs doesn’t mean you’re broken; it means you’re human. Healing is about nurturing what’s been neglected, and the best time to start is now. If you find this conversation valuable, please subscribe to the show, follow us on your favorite platforms, and share this episode with someone who might benefit from it. Together, we can change the conversation around mental health, one honest and brave discussion at a time. Tune in now, and take the first step towards understanding and improving your mental health! This is your mind. This is your moment. What will you do with it? __________________ Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindamendment/ YouTube: @mindamendment Facebook: @mindamendment Website: https://www.mindamendment.com __________________ Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment Insta: https://www.instagram.com/promises_bh/ Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com __________________ Cast: Patrick Custer - Host Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thepatrickcuster/ Tiktok: @thepatrickcuster YouTube: @thepatrickcuster Facebook: @thepatrickcuster __________________ Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" in Nashville, TN! Visit us today at https://www.thecastcollective.com Email: info@thecastcollective.com Follow The Cast Collective on Instagram & Twitter! Instagram: @TheCastCollective Twitter: @TheCastCollective
28 Apr 2025
Therapy Trap: Why Chasing the "Feel Better" Is Not Healing (Part 4 with Trish Caldwell)
Most people don’t relapse because they’re weak they relapse because the system is broken. In this eye-opening finale with Trish Caldwell, we dismantle the outdated practices still plaguing mental and physical healthcare today. From rushed trauma processing to therapy models designed for the wrong population, Trish breaks down how ego, convenience, and old training can sabotage true healing. Whether you're a clinician, patient, or loved one this conversation forces all of us to confront the uncomfortable truth: most treatment plans are designed to feel good, not to work. They're simply coming from an outdated approach that needs to evolve. But there's another way. Trish shares how measured-based care, proper pacing, and skill-building can change the future of recovery. You'll hear powerful metaphors (like why healing is like training for a marathon in flip-flops) and bold insights that challenge everything we’ve accepted about mental health, trauma recovery, and treatment outcomes. If you’ve ever felt like you or someone you care about “failed” in treatment this episode is your permission slip to question the system, not yourself. - To the professionals: What will you change in your practice today? - To the self-healers: What’s your next step in recognizing, regulating, and responding differently? - To the skeptics: What if everything you believed about healing... is wrong? This is your mind. This is your moment. What will you do with it? __________________ Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindamendment/ YouTube: @mindamendment Facebook: @mindamendment Website: https://www.mindamendment.com __________________ Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment Insta: https://www.instagram.com/promises_bh/ Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com __________________ Cast: Patrick Custer - Host Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thepatrickcuster/ Tiktok: @thepatrickcuster YouTube: @thepatrickcuster Facebook: @thepatrickcuster __________________ About Trish Caldwell: Trish Caldwell, MFT, LPC, CCDP-D, CAADC, CCTP, is an experienced national Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for Promises Behavioral Health. Trish has been in the behavioral health field for over 27 years, as well as an adjunct professor for the last 17 years and is currently teaching in Drexel University’s Master’s in Family Therapy program (MFT). She is committed to providing clinical and operational excellence through program development that supports measurement-based care and outcomes. Trish focuses on clinical quality using evidence-based practices that align with a trauma-informed approach to treatment. Notably, Trish created Delaware County's first Young Offenders Treatment Program, a program that allows the young adult offender the opportunity to avoid a felony conviction by participating in treatment. A regular speaker at national and regional conferences, she specializes in topics related to behavioral health. Trish is a licensed marriage and family therapist, holding her MFT from Drexel, and has served as a field reviewer for SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol. She is certified in substance use and co-occurring disorders as well as clinical trauma. __________________ Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" in Nashville, TN! Visit us today at https://www.thecastcollective.com Email: info@thecastcollective.com Follow The Cast Collective on Instagram & Twitter! Instagram: @TheCastCollective Twitter: @TheCastCollective
21 Apr 2025
The Solution Is Before The Crisis (Part 3 with Trish Caldwell)
"The solution isn’t what you reach for in the crisis it’s what you’ve built long before it." In Part 3 of this eye-opening series with Trish Caldwell, Mind Amendment host Patrick Custer digs deeper into why healing often feels elusive even when we “know what to do.” Trish flips the script on the traditional view of coping skills like deep breathing or journaling as emergency tools. Instead, she argues that these practices only work when they’ve been integrated consistently into daily life, expanding our emotional tolerance long before a trigger ever shows up. This conversation explores how to identify your personal "tells" the subtle signs that you (or your clients) are already in a vulnerable, dysregulated state. Trish shares why the key to real healing is recognizing these moments of susceptibility and shifting the focus from reacting in crisis to preventing it through proactive self-regulation. Get ready for a powerful reframing of what emotional healing really looks like and why it starts way earlier than most of us think. __________________ Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindamendment/ YouTube: @mindamendment Facebook: @mindamendment Website: https://www.mindamendment.com __________________ Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment Insta: https://www.instagram.com/promises_bh/ Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com __________________ Cast: Patrick Custer - Host Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thepatrickcuster/ Tiktok: @thepatrickcuster YouTube: @thepatrickcuster Facebook: @thepatrickcuster __________________ About Trish Caldwell: Trish Caldwell, MFT, LPC, CCDP-D, CAADC, CCTP, is an experienced national Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for Promises Behavioral Health. Trish has been in the behavioral health field for over 27 years, as well as an adjunct professor for the last 17 years and is currently teaching in Drexel University’s Master’s in Family Therapy program (MFT). She is committed to providing clinical and operational excellence through program development that supports measurement-based care and outcomes. Trish focuses on clinical quality using evidence-based practices that align with a trauma-informed approach to treatment. Notably, Trish created Delaware County's first Young Offenders Treatment Program, a program that allows the young adult offender the opportunity to avoid a felony conviction by participating in treatment. A regular speaker at national and regional conferences, she specializes in topics related to behavioral health. Trish is a licensed marriage and family therapist, holding her MFT from Drexel, and has served as a field reviewer for SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol. She is certified in substance use and co-occurring disorders as well as clinical trauma. __________________ Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" in Nashville, TN! Visit us today at https://www.thecastcollective.com Email: info@thecastcollective.com Follow The Cast Collective on Instagram & Twitter! Instagram: @TheCastCollective Twitter: @TheCastCollective
14 Apr 2025
Emotional Regulation (Part 2 with Trish Caldwell)
Have you ever been told to "just think differently" when you're feeling triggered? In this enlightening episode of Mind Amendment, we dive deep into the often misunderstood world of emotional regulation with expert Trish Caldwell as she explains why this common advice can be ineffective and even harmful as we explore the curriculum for Promises that Trish created recognize, regulate, and respond. Discover the science behind emotional responses and learn how our brain's limbic system can override rational thought during moments of distress. Join us as we explore the missing pieces in emotional regulation and empower yourself to make intentional choices in your responses. Don't miss part three of this conversation, where we will discuss what to do with your newfound regulation skills! Subscribe for more insightful discussions and tips on mental health and emotional well-being. __________________ Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: @mindamendment YouTube: @mindamendment Facebook: @mindamendment Website: https://www.mindamendment.com __________________ Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment Insta: @promises_bh Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com __________________ Cast: Patrick Custer - Host Insta:@thepatrickcuster Tiktok: @thepatrickcuster YouTube: @thepatrickcuster Facebook: @thepatrickcuster __________________ About Trish Caldwell: Trish Caldwell, MFT, LPC, CCDP-D, CAADC, CCTP, is an experienced national Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for Promises Behavioral Health. Trish has been in the behavioral health field for over 27 years, as well as an adjunct professor for the last 17 years and is currently teaching in Drexel University’s Master’s in Family Therapy program (MFT). She is committed to providing clinical and operational excellence through program development that supports measurement-based care and outcomes. Trish focuses on clinical quality using evidence-based practices that align with a trauma-informed approach to treatment. Notably, Trish created Delaware County's first Young Offenders Treatment Program, a program that allows the young adult offender the opportunity to avoid a felony conviction by participating in treatment. A regular speaker at national and regional conferences, she specializes in topics related to behavioral health. Trish is a licensed marriage and family therapist, holding her MFT from Drexel, and has served as a field reviewer for SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol. She is certified in substance use and co-occurring disorders as well as clinical trauma. __________________ Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" in Nashville, TN! Visit us today at https://www.thecastcollective.com Email: info@thecastcollective.com Follow The Cast Collective on Instagram & Twitter! Instagram: @TheCastCollective Twitter: @TheCastCollective
7 Apr 2025
The Breakthrough (Part 1 with Trish Caldwell)
Healing isn’t always a straight line, and sometimes, the very tools meant to help us can keep us stuck. In this powerful first episode of Mind Amendment, we sit down with Trish Caldwell, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services at Promises Behavioral Health, to unpack what’s really missing in traditional approaches to mental health and addiction recovery. With decades of experience, Trish shares how standard therapy models, especially in inpatient settings, can fall short of creating lasting change. Through honest and insightful conversation, Trish explores how brain development, trauma, and emotional regulation shape our ability to heal. She challenges the idea that hope alone is enough, and invites us to rethink how we define true progress in recovery. Whether you’re a mental health professional or simply someone searching for a new way forward, this episode offers a refreshingly honest look at what healing really takes. Stay tuned for part two, where we’ll explore practical tools and strategies for lasting transformation. __________________ Follow/Watch/Listen/Subscribe: Instagram: @mindamendment YouTube: @mindamendment Facebook: @mindamendment Website: https://www.mindamendment.com __________________ Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment Insta: @promises_bh Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com __________________ Cast: Patrick Custer - Host Insta:@thepatrickcuster Tiktok: @thepatrickcuster YouTube: @thepatrickcuster Facebook: @thepatrickcuster __________________ About Trish Caldwell: Trish Caldwell, MFT, LPC, CCDP-D, CAADC, CCTP, is an experienced national Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for Promises Behavioral Health. Trish has been in the behavioral health field for over 27 years, as well as an adjunct professor for the last 17 years and is currently teaching in Drexel University’s Master’s in Family Therapy program (MFT). She is committed to providing clinical and operational excellence through program development that supports measurement-based care and outcomes. Trish focuses on clinical quality using evidence-based practices that align with a trauma-informed approach to treatment. Notably, Trish created Delaware County's first Young Offenders Treatment Program, a program that allows the young adult offender the opportunity to avoid a felony conviction by participating in treatment. A regular speaker at national and regional conferences, she specializes in topics related to behavioral health. Trish is a licensed marriage and family therapist, holding her MFT from Drexel, and has served as a field reviewer for SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol. She is certified in substance use and co-occurring disorders as well as clinical trauma. __________________ Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" in Nashville, TN! Visit us today at https://www.thecastcollective.com Email: info@thecastcollective.com Follow The Cast Collective on Instagram & Twitter! Instagram: @TheCastCollective Twitter: @TheCastCollective
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- Dr Priyanka Rao
- Dr Jessi Gold
- Ashley Hampton
- Blair Imani
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