We have taken you to what the life of a New York Times reporter and a podcaster trying to cover The Lost and Forgotten is like. We've looked at the world through the eyes of an FBI profiler and a woman who's trying to catch a serial killer who's killed her cousin. But this month...the month of October, each week we're going to take you into the world of horror, the paranormal, and some darkness.We will explore the spooky month through the lens of a horror writer. We'll look at what it takes to create characters that are scary and nice. We'll look at why we as people are so fascinated by darkness with an author, and we'll explore the real life nightmare of the serial killer Israel Keys. One of our episodes this month will be with Jason, the creator of the Santa Maybe, a Criminal Podcast, which you will hear the trailer for in this episode.Stay tuned for a month of horror, paranormal and darkness.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

At a time when so much divides us, music like fictional books, television and movies are one of those things that tends to bring us together, Dani and Colton and their group NI/CO, have put a focus on what ties us together as partners in life and in music.In 2016, Colton and Dani began writing and within two years they had a body of work that they released their first single which was a creative spin on Marvin Gay's, What's Going On. Eventually, they moved to Los Angeles where they've become well known for their work producing music videos and songs both as cover artists and for their own work. They have also created songs written with producers in Nashville, Los Angeles and London and have been featured on several top Spotify playlists and have appeared on various music networks including the CW Network, VH1, BET and Freeform, featured in promos for The Today Show, the World of Dance and advertising campaigns for Spotify and Ralph Lauren.They've been entrepreneurial in their efforts doing everything from building custom wedding playlists, creating custom covers, creating their own music and performing.Follow along with Dani and Colton on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and find their music here.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In today's episode, we continue our conversation with Gloria Bobertz about the uncaught Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer who is believed to have killed her 21-year-old cousin, the 1982 Lewiston Civic Theatre murders in Lewiston, ID, the 1979 murder of 12-year-old Christina Lee White in Asotin, WA and the 1981 and the links between them. In a conversation that is in turns saddening, maddening and inspiring, Jayson and Gloria discuss how the suspect, who lives in North Carolina, has evaded arrest, the toll on the mental health of victims' families and how good can come from turning your sadness and anger into something that helps others.Listen to part one with Gloria, here.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

On a cool September night in Lewiston, a town of nearly 28,000 people along the Snake River in Idaho, three young people went missing from the Lewiston Civic Theatre, a community theatre in a building originally constructed in 1907 as a methodist church. Among others, 21-year-old Kristina Nelson disappeared and was found dead months later. That began Gloria Bobertz's decade long search for the serial killer responsible for their deaths.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Jayson is joined by Shiloh,  a forensic and law enforcement psychologist and host of the true crime podcast, L.A. Not So Confidential. Forensic psychologists play a much broader and more nuanced role in law enforcement and criminal justice. At its core, forensic psychology is the practice of psychology as it applies to the law and it's a way to bring behavioral scientific knowledge and methods to help answer questions arising in criminal, civil, contractual and other judicial proceedings. They research they evaluate and testify on topics such as eyewitness testimony, competency to stand trial and evaluating insanity.Forensic psychologists also play a role as jury consultants reducing systemic racism in the criminal justice system, assessing military veterans for service related compensation and supporting the mental health of law enforcement officers and detectives.They discuss the true role of criminal psychologists in the criminal justice system, how they support law enforcement and others who often experience some form of trauma, the value of forensic psychology and its limits, her podcast and where the television and movie portrayals get it right and get it wrong.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.Check out the L.A. Not So Confidential Podcast.

In this episode, Jayson is joined by Robert Parmer, the host to The Broken Systems Podcast, a podcast focused on bringing justice to those who deserve it. The people whose cases are derailed for a variety of reasons, whether it's tunnel vision, their socioeconomic backgrounds, their mental health, the neighborhood they live in, internal problems with law enforcement or just plain laziness.Robert is not a journalist or a lawyer or a politician or a former FBI agent. But the first season of The Broken Systems Podcast has led to a significant impact on bringing attention and putting pressure on law enforcement to solve a case in Georgia that was beset by law enforcement.  In fighting in this case in a small northern Georgia County, it would have likely not have been solved without people like Robert.We're going to talk about that case and more and how to fix the system.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Jayson is joined by John Cleghorn who is the pastor of Caldwell Presbyterian Church in the Elizabeth neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. John has served at Caldwell since 2008 where he's the minister and head of staff at the church. Caldwell is a progressive mission-oriented church at the time when participation in the church and all sorts of religious organizations in America has declined, Caldwell has experienced some unusual growth. John came to the ministry later in life after retiring from a position as a senior vice president for Bank of America, where he served in various public policy and public relations roles.At a time when church membership in America has declined to 47% in 2020 from 70% in 2000, John writes about the remarkable turnaround of Caldwell which was on the edge of closure when John became the Pastor. John traded his position at the corporate office of the nation's largest retail bank for the dusty, dated office at Caldwell. John writes a message about how churches can survive and even be resurrected at the intersections of race, sexuality, class and faith. John proposes creating something new and John tells a story not just about the turnaround of Caldwell, but also about his personal transformation.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, Jayson is joined by Kevin Joseph Grogan, who is a former Savannah Chatham metropolitan police department homicide detective who has a reputation as a straight shooter, who cares passionately about public safety and the people in the mostly poor minority and dangerous neighborhoods that for twelve years he was sworn to protect. Kevin has traded his badge and gun in for a pen and now is the author of two books. The 2018 book Black Sheep White Cop and the 2022 book Ruffian.They discuss the type of people who go into law enforcement, the price they pay not just physically but mentally and emotionally, the stigma that prevents so many of those officers from getting the treatment they need and the anxiety and its impact on their performance in the field.Jayson and Kevin discuss the toll that being a police officer took on Kevin's personal life and the reason why he's taken to writing both as a form of therapy and as a way to promote a better way of policing.Listen to part one with Kevin Grogan here.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, Jayson is joined by Kevin Joseph Grogan who is a former Savannah Chatham metropolitan police department homicide detective who has a reputation as a straight shooter, who cares passionately about public safety and the people in the mostly poor minority and dangerous neighborhoods that for twelve years he was sworn to protect. Kevin has traded his badge and gun in for a pen and now is the author of two books. The 2018 book Black Sheep White Cop and the 2022 book Ruffian.We discuss the type of people who go into law enforcement, the price they pay not just physically but mentally and emotionally, the stigma that prevents so many officers from getting the treatment they need and the anxiety and its impact on their performance in the field. We're also going to talk about what we can learn from the past few years to help us find a better way to police and be policed and at a time when so much attention is focused on the criminal justice system, how we might be missing the mark, particularly when it comes to the trauma on both sides of the equation that have left the police and the communities they are supposed to serve unmoored and untethered from this collective sense of meaning.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Jayson is joined by attorneys Brett Talley and Alice LaCour, and hosts of the true crime podcast, The Prosecutors.In this episode we're going to talk about Brett and Alice's backgrounds, their histories, what made them who they are, the community that's been built around their podcast, some of the value that comes from open debate, some of the challenges in true crime podcasting, as well as what matters most to them.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.Check out The Prosecutors podcast and The Prosecutors: Legal Briefs, both hosted by Brett and Alice.

Jayson is joined by attorneys Brett Talley and Alice LaCour, and hosts of the true crime podcast, The Prosecutors.Today we're going to talk about the real life of being a prosecutor and an attorney, the role that the legal system and the rule of law plays in upholding democracy, the myths and misconceptions around those roles and about crime and the role that prosecutors play.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.Check out The Prosecutors podcast and The Prosecutors: Legal Briefs, both hosted by Brett and Alice.

In this collaboration with The Science of Personality Podcast, Jayson joins Ryne Sherman and Blake Loepp of Hogan Assessments to talk about "Coaching the Whole Person." The coaching profession has long said that it focuses on the whole person, but the mental health of Jayson’s clients during the pandemic suggests that maybe coaches haven’t been doing the best job of practicing that approach.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.Check out The Science of Personality Podcast with Ryne Sherman and Blake Loepp. 

When it comes to team effectiveness, getting along does not always result in getting ahead. Sure, it’s nice when a team can work together in perfect harmony, but not at the expense of overall effectiveness. If you undergo a medical procedure, would you prefer the healthcare professionals in the room be friends or get the job done correctly? If your favorite sports team is winning championships, does it matter to you if they spend quality time together outside of the sport?In this collaboration, Jayson joins the hosts of The Science of Personality, Ryne Sherman and Blake Loepp of Hogan Assessments, to discuss the most important components and qualities of an effective team. Join us to learn how you can build your dream team!Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.Check out The Science of Personality Podcast with Ryne Sherman and Blake Loepp.

In this episode, we're going to continue our conversation with Jason Usry, the creator, the producer, writer and head elf of the true crime, satire podcast Santa Maybe, a Criminal.We're talking about the thought process that goes into writing fiction, the inspiration for some of the characters on his podcast, what working in podcasting and Hollywood are like and what we can all do to build more joyful lives for those around us. Plus, we really find out how to get on and stay on the nice list!Listen to part one with Jason Usry here.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.To check out Jason's podcast, click True Crime Satire Podcast | Santa Maybe, a Criminal Podcast

Joining Jayson today is Jason Usry, the creator, the producer, writer and head elf of the true crime, satire podcast Santa Maybe, a Criminal Jason has been an audio producer for more than half a dozen popular podcasts including several popular true crime podcasts. Jason grew up in a small town in Georgia where he learned the power of writing to help heal and entertain people. After watching the movie, The Titanic,  Jason wrote his first screenplay and probably his second and many more. Jason was a screenwriter on the 2019 thriller Dead Water, starring Casper Van Dean and Judd Nelson as well as the 2018 film Running for my Roots. He has also had two films and post-production, but perhaps Jason's most creative innovation was to turn the true crime world into a place of laughter, kindness and joy through the Santa Maybe, a Criminal podcast.Jason says that his podcast was born out of a love for true crime storytelling and satire. But if I had to venture a guess, it really came out of a love for people. Jason also works at a television station in Savannah, Georgia during his days. He helps lead a creative team focused on marketing the station. During his nights and weekends he continues to write screenplays and produce his podcast. He also edits popular podcasts like the Prosecutors Podcast. For someone in the true crime community, what stands out about Jason and his writing are his empathy. Today we're going to talk about writing. An art that has the power to heal others, to bring catharsis, to help us see things from a different perspective and open up new horizons.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.To check out Jason's podcast, click True Crime Satire Podcast | Santa Maybe, a Criminal Podcast

There are gifts and challenges of intergenerational differences in the workplace, at a moment where there are four generations still collaborating together at organizations across the world. Eliminating the friction and getting the most of differences will be critical to real diversity and inclusion and our success in the future.Jayson is joined by Kaitlynn King to discuss leadership across generations.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, with talk with FBI Profiler Julia Cowley in the second part of two episodes about the life of criminal profilers. In this episode, we discuss Julia's work on high-profile and little-known cases, including how a profile helped a Oklahoma investigator solve the murders of 11-year-old Skyla Whitaker and 13-year-old Taylor Placker by a stranger, Kevin Sweat, on a rural dirt road. We also discuss serial killer and terrorism cases, understanding the minds of those who haunt so many of us and specific cases in the news like the 1996 death of JonBenét Ramsey, the murders of Abigail Williams and Libby German in Delphi Indiana and the 2022 University of Idaho Murders. Julia makes no bones about the fact that true crime is what led her toward forensic science law enforcement.Jayson is joined by Julia Cowley, a retired FBI agent and Criminal Profiler.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In today's episode, the first in a two-part series, we are joined by former FBI Profiler Julia Cowley and we're going to discuss what profiling is and isn't and the true lives and work of FBI Criminal Profilers . We are and we're going to try and separate the fact from fiction and explore the lives of the real humans who take on the daunting task of living their lives thinking about and helping solve violent crimes.Jayson is joined by Julia Cowley, a retired FBI agent and Criminal Profiler.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, we explore the tough job of being a military family member when you sign up for the military. You're not just signing yourself up, but you're also signing up your entire family. We dive into the challenges and sacrifices faced by military families, particularly military spouses, and the importance of supporting them. We discuss the history of the Military Wives Association and the survivor's benefits plan, as well as the mental health and community support needed for military families.Jayson is joined by Besa Pinchotti who is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Military Families Association.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, Jayson is joined by Lisa Krull. Today we're going to talk about the concept of your personal brand, essentially your reputation and the importance of it to achieving success in work and life.Lisa is a Leadership and Career Coach who supports young professionals, mid-level managers, and C-suite executives in enhancing their leadership skills and achieving their career ambitions. Leveraging positive psychology, Lisa utilizes a strengths-based approach to help her clients gain clarity and progress toward their desired future as professionals and leaders.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

The 2020 killing of George Floyd was a huge step, a reckoning over the relationship between Black Americans and law enforcement. In all the debates about police reform, much less attention is paid to the competing incentives that shape police culture. In today’s episode, we are joined by journalists Daryl Khan and Clarissa Sosin, who spent four years investigating police corruption in Baton Rouge, to discuss the culture within police departments that help shape many of today’s challenges.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Last episode we left off discussing the media coverage of the Garcia trial, today we're going to talk more about the Garcia case and some of the doubts that came up in that case, we're also going to touch on the Alex Murdough case, the Delphi Murders, the burden defense attorneys carry and those who have been exonerated long after being convicted.Listen to Part one with Bob Motta here.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, Jayson holds a panel with Brittney Lawhorn and Kristina Ralph where they talk about coaching the Inside, the importance of values in coaching and personal development, the significance of being self-aware and knowing one's strengths to find the right company and team to work with and the relationship between personality and values and how losing sight of one's values can affect their career. They emphasize the importance of understanding one's values and how they can use them to achieve personal and professional success.Listen to part 1 and part 2 of this bonus series.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, we discuss the latest in true crime, including the killings at the University of Idaho, the Delphi Murders, the Murdaugh trial and the trial of Anthony Garcia with our friend and defense attorney, Bob Motta, the host of the Defense Diaries podcast. We also discuss the reality of the “soul crushing” profession of being a criminal defense attorney and Bob’s unique approach to telling stories and approaching cases in true crime podcasting.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this bonus episode, Brittney and Kristina join Jayson again to discuss coaching and personality. This time, they focus on Coaching the Dark Side – the tendencies or risks that tend to get interfere with our ability to become successful in life. Brittney, Kristina and Jayson discuss the importance of paying attention to and even embracing the Dark Side. This bonus episode is the second of a three-part series. The first was on Coaching the Bright Side and the next one is on Coaching the Inside.Find part 1, Coaching the Bright Side, here.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

As the world becomes more interconnected, it is increasingly important to raise understanding of the influence culture has on the way we communicate, what we eat and how we go about our work. In this episode we speak to Edith Coron, an executive coach in France who has done work across the globe with cross-cultural teams, about the importance of raising cultural awareness."We use often this image when in the intercultural world, you are a fish in your fishbowl. It's when you're taken out of your fishbowl, that you're aware of the temperature, that you had water around you. Same with our culture. You know, it's the fact that you've been thrown into something different." - Edith CoronLearn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Brittney Lawhorn, Kristina Ralph and Matt Florence, who support Goose Creek’s coaching efforts, join Jayson to discuss Coaching the Bright Side of personality. Brittney, Kristina, Matt and Jayson discuss the importance of focusing on the strengths and opportunities related to everyday personality to help with personal growth and relationship. This bonus episode is the first in a series of three. The second will focus on Coaching the Dark Side of personality and the third will focus on Coaching the Inside.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Joining Jayson today is Roxanne Laczo. Roxanne is an expert on the intersection between people and data analytics. Rox obtained her PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology and Statistics from the University of Minnesota. Rox has worked in a number of people analytics strategy and leadership development roles including working as the head of people analytics at Cloudflare, a Senior Consultant at Hogan Assessment Systems and global lead of human capital analytics at Cargo, the global food production company and the largest privately held company in the United States.In terms of revenue, people analytics is an emerging field that involves using data to help people and organizations be successful. It involves a data-driven decision making approach when it comes to people, which requires both deeply understanding what the data tells us and what it doesn't in the infinite complexities of people.Today we're going to have a conversation about human behavior in the workplace, people analytics, leadership development, what we're getting right and what we're getting wrong when it comes to helping individuals and organizations be successful.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Since the 1950s, psychologists have believed that our relationships with our early caregivers have a powerful impact on human experience throughout our lifespan. In today’s episode, we are joined by Victoria Grady, psychologist, business professor and expert in attachment styles in the workplace, to discuss her research in recent years that has demonstrated how our adult attachment styles impact our response to change, a rapidly increasing part of our day-to-day lives at work.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Today, at a time when more than eight million students in the United States participate in high school athletics, 480,000 participate in college athletics and thousands more participate in professional athletics, in this episode we are going to explore the psychology behind successful athletes, what sports can teach us about leadership, teamwork and why so many successful athletes struggle to make the transition to athletic leadership positions with Jihad Abdur-Rahman and Ryne Sherman.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this bonus from The Silver Linings Handbook, Jayson and Jillian discuss the joys of being in the LGBTQA+ community, some of the funny misconceptions friends and family members have when you come out and the best parts of taking part in Pride parade.Tweet your questions to @SilverLinHbkPod or e-mail us at [email protected].

Jillian Orr splashed onto the stage when she was graduating from Brigham Young University, the Church of Latter-Day Saints university. On the stage, on camera and in front of thousands, she opened her graduation gown and displayed a Rainbow Flag, the LBGTQA+ banner. This episode explores coming out, in terms of walking on that stage, reconciling your faith and your identity and the role of becoming, I am sure it was like being transformed, into an activist. Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this bonus from The Silver Linings Handbook, Jayson and Kent discuss the difference between what makes people successful at the CIA and what personality characteristics and skills people need to be effective in the field. They also discuss how the CIA, private sector companies and other organizations can build 'success profiles' that will help it do a better job of hiring the right people.Tweet your questions to @SilverLinHbkPod or e-mail us at [email protected] can listen to the full episode with Kent here. Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, Jayson is joined by Kent Clizbe and we're talking about life as an intelligence officer, the cost of being in a profession where you're being hired because of your clean record, and then are asked to turn your life into a house of lies and the silent trauma that accompanies much of that work and the stigma about getting help.Kent served as a staff CIA case officer in the 1990s, and as a contractor after 9/11.  He has worked in various capacities in intelligence positions in Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.  His specialty is Counter-terrorism and Islamic Extremism.Kent has also worked Counter-intelligence, Counter-proliferation, Counter-narcotics, and other targets.  In addition to extensive liaison work with foreign intel services, he has worked in the US Intel Community in inter-agency, inter-governmental intelligence operations since 9/11.  He was awarded the Intelligence Community Seal Medallion, the highest civilian intelligence agency decoration for contractors, for his counter-terrorist operations in the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.In the US Air Force, Kent was a Vietnamese linguist, completing language training at DLI in Monterey, CA.  He served for three years at Clark AB in the Philippines.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this day-and-age where people, public companies and publications give platitudes to social justice, John has spent decades giving sweet and tears, and even sacrificing in his career, to tell those stories. Today, we are going to talk about the importance of journalists telling those stories and why the forces of the industry, despite the words, push back against that happening."I'm convinced that most people who consume news and think they have a sense of what we do as journalists, really don't have a clue and that's not a put down but I think, especially for African American journalists, journalists of color inside mainstream newsrooms, the kind of daily grind that we face, in part because our perspective is still not celebrated or appreciated. It is tolerated often and it is not completely embraced." - John Wesley FountainLearn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Not talking about mental health place has been one of the last bastions in the resistance against busting stigma. The COVID-19 pandemic forced some of those conversations out into the open, creating opportunities for employees, leaders and those who help them.Joining Jayson is Macey Cox who is a friend and a Learning and Development Specialist at the National Science Foundation and the co-chair of the Mental Health Employee Resource Group. The Employee Resource group advocates for better understanding of mental health issues among employees and leaders within the federal agency. Macy has 18 years of professional experience and human resources starting her career in the private sector working in recruitment for executives and at law firms.Today, we're going to be having a conversation about mental health in the workplace, looking at some issues around mental health and stigma. Looking at issues around what leaders can do and what leaders can learn about mental health and how employees can empower themselves in the workplace in this area.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

When Raquel Bono was a child, she told her father that she wanted to work at the hospital so she could spend all day with him. When she started listening to jobs she could do at the hospital, her father asked, “Why don’t want you want to be a doctor?” She replied, “Dad, I did not know that girls could be doctors.”That conversation led to a 30-year career as a trauma surgeon, to become a vice admiral in the Navy and executive who eventually ran the Defense Health Agency, a $50 billion healthcare enterprise.  Dr. Bono, who also led Washington State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, joins us today to talk about breaking the model, women in healthcare and leadership in this volatile world.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

Being an attorney is often glamorized through courtroom dramas and those on the screen. The reality is that most lawyering is much different than most people imagine and attorneys, who face one of the highest rates of untreated depression in their profession, find themselves struggling with everything from leading to their personal lives. On this episode, we are joined by John Mitchell, an attorney, an executive coach and the president of KM Advisors, a consulting firm that focuses on supporting legal leaders."We want to keep thinking about, how do we solve for that so that we can truly be a democracy and a justice system that works for everybody no matter where you fall on the spectrum." - John MitchellLearn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

On this episode we are welcoming Dr. Ryne Sherman, a psychologist and Chief Science Officer at Hogan Assessment Systems. Ryne is responsible for Hogan's groundbreaking research into well validated personality assessments for the workplace. He's also the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant and the host of his own podcast with Blake Loop, The Science of Personality, which explores trends in personality psychology."I think the research is becoming clearer and clearer that actually anyone can be a more effective leader. So whether you're in a leadership role now or whether you aspire to being one or even if you're not even thinking about being one, you don't think you have the skills to be one, anyone can be an effective leader but it really starts with understanding what your strengths are and what your weaknesses are and how to how to adapt to particular circumstances." - Ryne ShermanWith tough macroeconomic times and generational changes in terms of what's wanted in leadership and teams , Jayson and Ryne are exploring this topic more. Plus, they talk about the history of leadership, how we went off course and are trying to get back on course and what sort of anthropology and sociology and social psychology and personality psychology can tell us about that.Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

It takes a unique person who is innovative, ambitious, bold and hard charging enough to be a successful entrepreneur. Those unique qualities that make up these leaders shape startup culture and lead to early success and can eventually lead to failure as organizations mature and transition. Jerry Colonna, an executive coach and former venture capitalist at Flatiron Partners, joins us to talk about the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, the cultures they create and risks as their companies evolve."I grew up with questioning safety. Questioning reality. I was just on a call with a coaching client where we were talking about he too had a mother who is mentally Ill and the difficulty of grasping what's real and what's not real. That constant sense of gaslighting and you know,for me, it created a positive side. It created what I often referred to as a hypervigilance where I read rooms." - Jerry ColonnaLearn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.