Mr. Michael Balles is a clinical social work practitioner and administrator. He is the Director of the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education (CAPE) of Dutchess County, New York. He has a record of significant accomplishments as an admin...

Ms. Julianah Abimbola Ogundimu, MSW, MBA and Master CASAC-G is a Team Leader/Opioid Disorder System Specialist at Ulster County NY Sheriff Office and Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice & Human Services. In this expansive interview, she d...

Dr. Chikezie Uzuegbunam is the MA Program Coordinator in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa. He is also the Acting Deputy Head of School in the same department. He has published prolifically, with over...

 Dawn Wilkin is NYS OASAS Credentialed Prevention Specialist with 24 years experience in the prevention field She provides trainings and technical assistance throughout the Mid-Hudson Region in New York State. Currently she is the Director...

Barrister Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija is the Founder and Executive Director of Headfort Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria. She was named as one of BBC's Top 100 Women in 2021 for her incredible work as a legal powerhouse focused on decongesting Nigeria' p...

Dr. Olusola Togun-Butler is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist, a member of the New York City Cognitive Behavior Therapy Association, and Kappa Delta Pi. She is the author of the children’s book...

Dr. Eugenia Caternor is a certified Nurse Practitioner and the CEO of Transformations Center for Weight Loss in Smyrna, Delaware, USA. She has been providing professional weight loss services since 2005. She also is also specialized in mental h...

Professor Warren Graham is an Associate Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean for Practicum Education at Stony Brook University School of Social Work. He is also the President-Elect of the National Association of Social Workers-New York State (...

Ms. Yurilka Hernandez is the Assistant Vice President of Crisis and Care Coordination Services and Integration Services at Acacia Network, the second largest Latino led not –for- profit organization in the United States. She is also an adjunct ...

Dr. Martha Egenti is an acclaimed Linguistics scholar. She is a Reader (Associate Professor) on the faculty of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. She is also the Director of Awka Window on America where she coordinates programs that su...

Professor Dawn Cotter-Jenkins is a  highly accomplished Speech-Language Pathologist. She is the Director of Clinical Education and Services at the Communication Disorders Department in Mercy University, New York. She is the President-elect...

In this video, Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh speaks about the role of age in future planning. He also makes the point that, regardless of age, planning is still possible but it needs to be Specific, Measurable and Attainable within a Realistic Timeframe...

In this episode, Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh addresses a common concern that one's life purpose is either unknown or not being fulfilled. He makes the point that everyone has a place in this world and that it is possible to find one's mission by follo...

Anxiety often co-exists with depression and frequently has associated triggers.  In this video, Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses the importance of recognizing triggers and some steps for coping with anxiety.

While there are several reasons why people do not seek help for depression, this video underscores the importance of seeking help and helping others to do the same if needed.

The claim is often made by Africans that Africans are incapable of being depressed.  That is a myth and a misperception of what depression is.  Here, Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh of Integrative Ruminations discusses the realities and speaks a...

In this episode, Professor Dawn Cotter Jenkins discusses her profession as a speech language pathologist.

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh explains the reasons for his choice in casting his vote in the 2020 United States presidential election.

Ohiro Oni-Eseleh challenges our understanding of the concept of leadership in light of the Coronavirus epidemic and calls for a re-examination of the concept.

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh discusses the state of our world in the aftermath of the police murder of George Floyd and the ensuing protests across the world.

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh interviews two social work educators, Professors Schanica Pickens and Cynthia Swangin, and two consultants, Dr. Brian Leander of Leander & Associates and Ms. Felicia Callis-Guerrier of Alabaster Consulting ...

In this interview, Professor Schanica Pickens speaks candidly about some of the realities of being a black professional in higher education in the United States.  In doing so, she also exposes the listener/audience to issues of race, gende...

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh laments that state of a world whose leadership is now largely dominated by liars.  He describes lying leaders as a scourge to the arenas in which they lead and argues that they are responsible for much of ...

This episode focuses on society's margins and exposes some of the realities of our relationship with those who live on those margins. 

In this episode, Ohiro Oni-Eseleh examines life, living and death.  He argues that social relationships might be better if we if we understood and accepted these realities.