We're back! We kick 2025 off with Brant Evans. He is a therapeutic consultant and author. He helps connect kids and families to services, having gained a ton of experience and knowledge from his work in Wilderness therapy programs. He was very observant and taught himself different techniques, practices, preparing himself for more of a leadership role. He went on to work as an Executive Director for a recovery program, co-author his book co-author of Gods, Heroes, and Groups, to explore how timeless stories offer powerful insights into modern therapy and leadership. Brant is now a therapeutic consultant at Stucker, Smith, and Weatherly.

00:00:09 - How he got started, culture shifts, examining the family system and helping kids through a different perspective and lens. How the wilderness program allowed him to examine different approaches.

00:19:23 (19:20 vdeo) The causality of a shift in the wilderness therapy model and working with families from a therapeutic angle as it pertains to placement in residential treatment facilities.

00:30:43 (30:55 video) The family involvement when a child does need to go into a residential setting.

00:40:40 (41:00 video) His transition into a leadership role and therapeutic consulting, what lessons he learned that has carried along throughout his personal and professional journey.

00:44:06 (45:29 video) We dive into his book.

00:55:49 (57:11 video) The Stuff that Matters.

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