Mental Health, RECLAIMED. with Dr. Azi & Friends

This week on Mental Health Reclaimed, I’m joined by two inspiring educators from the University of Southern California: Dr. Julie Loppacher, Director of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity, and Dr. Harly Ramsey, Associate Director of the Engineering in Society Program.

In this conversation, we explore how just five intentional minutes a day—through journaling, breathing, tapping, and cognitive reappraisal—can rewire the brain for calm, clarity, and confidence.

We dive into the culture of pressure in higher education, the science of self-regulation, and why true well-being begins with awareness, not achievement. Whether you’re a student, educator, or lifelong learner, this episode reminds you that healing and resilience can begin with something simple: five mindful minutes at a time.

✨ Listen now to reclaim your calm, your focus, and your mental health, one small shift at a time.

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🎙 Today’s Guests:

Dr. Julie Loppacher – Director, Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity, University of Southern California

Dr. Harly Ramsey – Associate Director, Engineering in Society Program, University of Southern California

This week I’m joined by my dear friend Lilach Bullock, a business strategist turned wellness inspiration, who shed 110 pounds after 52 years of struggle with food and self-image. Through the power of self-love and lifestyle transformation, she not only changed her body but reclaimed her emotional and mental health.

In this conversation, Lila and I get real about food addiction, the lies we’ve been sold by diet culture, and how sugar and processed foods affect both physical and mental wellbeing. We share our parallel journeys of transformation—hers in releasing weight and pain, mine in reclaiming my mental health—and explore what it takes to create lasting change.

If you’ve ever wondered whether real transformation is possible for you, this episode is proof that it is.

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Welcome back to Mental Health Reclaimed, the podcast where we challenge the status quo and uncover what actually works in mental health and wellbeing.

Today’s guest is Daniel Packard, mechanical engineer and CEO of Full Liberation Technology, whose revolutionary system promises fast, lasting freedom from what he calls “The Funky Five”: anxiety, perfectionism, procrastination, people-pleasing, and low confidence. After 8 years and over $1 million in R&D, his team reverse-engineered a body-based approach that’s helping people break free permanently—not just manage symptoms.

In this episode, we unpack:

• Why 40% of people who seek mental health help never improve, and what we can do about it.
• The real reason you might still be stuck, despite all the therapy, books and apps.
• The hidden power of your nervous system and how to restore its true baseline.
• Why Daniel believes innovation, not just inspiration, is the missing piece in the mental health industry.
• How to stop chasing temporary fixes and reclaim lasting results

Whether you’re new to healing or deep in the journey, this conversation offers fresh hope, grounded insights, and a radically different roadmap to change.

In this powerful episode of Mental Health Reclaimed, host Dr. Azi Jankovic sits down with Dr. Roger McFillin.

Dr. McFillin board-certified behavioral and cognitive psychologist and a nationally recognized expert in trauma, eating disorders, and mood-related conditions.

Dr. McFillin is a fierce advocate for ethical, evidence-based mental health care and a vocal critic of overmedication and pseudoscience in psychiatry. He works to promote informed consent and medical freedom, empowering individuals to reclaim their mental health beyond labels and diagnoses.

In this EP, we explore:

• How Dr. McFillin saw a dangerous side of psychiatry in his early career, and how these experiences shaped his mission
• The myths of chemical imbalance and prevalence of overmedication in psychiatry
• How trauma, environment, and lifestyle influence mental health
• The role of spirituality, community, and purpose in healing
• The dangers of labeling and how it perpetuates helplessness
• The movement toward true root-cause healing and medical freedom

Dr. McFillin shares practical insights for individuals and clinicians, as well as actionable steps for reclaiming mental health naturally and holistically. We also discuss the future of mental health care, the Conscious Clinician Collective, and Dr. McFillin’s vision for reforming the mental health system.

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