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Season 3 Episode 3 Mean Girls and Ministry: Faith, Trauma, and the Danger of Image Over Healing

In this episode of The NOCE Dose, Bianca D. McCall is joined by Gabrielle Burton, LMFT, for a powerful conversation at the intersection of faith, trauma, and care work. Together, they explore what happens inside helping spaces—especially faith communities—when image becomes more important than authenticity.
From “mean girls in ministry” to cover-up culture and spiritual bypassing, Gabrielle names the realities many experience but few openly discuss. Leaders are often expected to carry grief, addiction, and crisis for others while managing their own struggles in silence—creating environments where vulnerability feels unsafe and healing is delayed.
This episode dives into the difference between belonging vs. fitting in, the impact of unresolved personal wounds on leadership, and why faith spaces must move beyond “pray it away” responses toward trauma-informed, relational care. It also highlights the need for collaboration between mental health professionals and faith leaders to truly support both communities and the people serving within them.
Grounded in both clinical insight and lived experience, this conversation challenges listeners to confront what’s hidden, rethink leadership, and create spaces where people can show up fully—without having to perform, conform, or hide. Because healing doesn’t happen in environments built on performance—it happens where people feel safe enough to be seen.

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Season 3 Episode 8: Inside the Retreat: Virtual Reality for Behavioral Health

In this episode of The NOCE Dose, Bianca McCall sits down with Mark Lambert, co-founder of Lighthouse XR, to explore how virtual reality can support recovery, reflection, and human connection.Mark sha...

30 Heinä 53min

Season 3 Episode 7: Digital Tools, Human Connection: The Future of Gambling Recovery

What does gambling addiction really look like, and why do so many people struggle in silence?In this episode of The Nostos, Bianca McCall sits down with Sam DeMello, Founder and CEO of eVive, to explo...

21 Heinä 53min

Season 3 Episode 6: Digital Frontiers, Peers & Lived Experience: Leveraging AI and Tech in the Behavioral Health Workforce

This Listening Session explores the rapidly evolving intersection of high-tech innovation and the deeply personal landscape of recovery. As behavioral health systems increasingly look toward high-tech...

30 Kesä 1h 54min

Season 3 Episode 5: Strong on the Outside: The Reality of Functional Distress

Altamit Lewis is a licensed clinical professional counselor and subject matter expert in behavioral health, trauma-informed care, and workforce wellness. With over 15 years of experience spanning cris...

23 Kesä 39min

Season 3 Episode 4: We Can’t Hide Our Humanness: Holding Stories and the Cost of Caring

In this episode of The NOCE Dose, Bianca D. McCall sits down with Dr. Trudy Gilbert-Elliott, trauma specialist and clinician working alongside first responders and crisis teams, for a deeply human con...

9 Kesä 44min

Season 3 Episode 2: When You’re Carrying Everyone’s Everything: Boundaries, Burnout, and the Work of Letting Go

Jewels Crable completed her Bachelors of Social Work and a minor in Addiction Treatment at University of Nevada, Reno where she excelled and received special honor from the faculty of her program. Dur...

21 Touko 46min

The NOCE Dose Season 3 Listening Session Helping the Helper Part 1

This Listening Session addresses the emotional, cognitive, and professional impact of opioid-related crises on those working in prevention, treatment, and recovery, including clinicians, peers, first ...

12 Touko 1h 49min