Ep. 161: Trauma, Mental Health, and Healing with Erik Schlimmer

Happy Day, Friend!

In this podcast episode I’m chatting with Erik Schlimmer about trauma, mental health, and healing.

Erik is an award-winning provider who's held nearly 3,000 sessions with 120 individual clients. He possesses a Master's in Social Work with a Clinical Concentration, a Bachelor's in Speech Communication with a Public Speaking Concentration, and an Associate's in Wilderness Recreation Leadership and is a Colorado Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Beyond being an LCSW, Erik is a Livingworks Suicide Prevention Responder, Empathia Black Swan Event Responder, American Red Cross Mental Health Responder, Gottman Institute Couples Counselor, National Alliance on Mental Illness Peer Support Specialist, and National Association of Social Workers Clinical Supervisor. He particularly enjoys working with veterans and active duty personnel. Erik served as an infantryman in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division during the Gulf War Era.

When he's not in the office, Erik is in the wilderness. He has hiked 17,000 miles, summitted 2,700 mountains, mountain biked across the U.S. twice, and paddled the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers from source to sea. He has worked as a backcountry ranger, trail builder, bird catcher (you read that right), and outdoor education lecturer and field instructor. He's also a photographer – all the images here are his own.

Erik's passion is making the world a better place, and he feels that's best done by helping others with their mental health.

I hope you find this episode valuable!

You can connect with Erik on his website. 

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