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?
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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 In this eye-opening finale with Trish Caldwell, we dismantle the outdated practices still plaguing mental and physical healthcare today.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 They're simply coming from an outdated approach that needs to evolve.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?
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Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment
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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.
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Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
"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.
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Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/promises_bh/
Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com
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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.
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Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" in Nashville, TN!
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Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
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.
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Get Help: Promises Behavioral Health – mental health, trauma & addiction treatment
Insta: @promises_bh
Website: https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com
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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.
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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!
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
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.
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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