Episodes

Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness: Discover Your Layers and Heal from the Inside with Amanda Beausoleil (Episode #108)
Sept. 18, 2024

Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness: Discover Your Layers and Heal from the Inside with Amanda Beausoleil (Episode #108)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Amanda Beausoleil, founder and Executive Director of Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness (SIRA), to talk about self-injury or nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Discover eye-o...
Amplify Voices: The Power and Healing Behind Telling Your Story with Deb Shapiro (Episode #107)
Sept. 4, 2024

Amplify Voices: The Power and Healing Behind Telling Your Story with Deb Shapiro (Episode #107)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Deb Shapiro, Voice Whisperer, founder of DEBx and the award-winning nonprofit, Amplify Voices, to talk about the power and healing behind discovering your authentic voic...
Building Wealth and Health: Early Financial Planning and Achieving Work-Life Balance with Dr. Richard Laudon (Episode #106)
Aug. 21, 2024

Building Wealth and Health: Early Financial Planning and Achieving Work-Life Balance with Dr. Richard Laudon (Episode #106)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Richard Laudon, retired behavioral optometrist, to talk about financial planning and finding proper balance with work and family. Rich inspires us to take charge of ...
Are Your Children Visually Ready to Learn? It’s Back To School + Vision and Learning Month with Dr. Dan Press (Episode #105)
Aug. 7, 2024

Are Your Children Visually Ready to Learn? It’s Back To School + Vision and Learning Month with Dr. Dan Press (Episode #105)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Dan Press, optometrist, owner and clinical director at Park Ridge Vision, to talk about the impact of vision to learning in preparation for August’s back to school a...
The Eye-Opening Impact of Brain Injury and Vision Care to Literacy and Recidivism in the Justice System with Dr. Doug Major (Episode #104)
July 24, 2024

The Eye-Opening Impact of Brain Injury and Vision Care to Literacy and Recidivism in the Justice System with Dr. Doug Major (Episode #104)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Doug Major, neuro-optometrist and pub-lic health advocate, to talk about the eye-opening impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatments and vision care in the jus...
Reclaiming the Sacred: Happiness From Within with Jeff Golden (Episode #103)
July 10, 2024

Reclaiming the Sacred: Happiness From Within with Jeff Golden (Episode #103)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Jeff Golden, author, educator and activist, to talk about helping people reclaim the depth and beauty of themselves and the world to live more joyful and rich lives, roo...
School, The Seedbed of Society: Exposing Its Deep Fractures with Wendy Rosen (Episode #102)
June 26, 2024

School, The Seedbed of Society: Exposing Its Deep Fractures with Wendy Rosen (Episode #102)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Wendy Rosen, educator and author, to talk about how the pandemic exposed deep fractures that have long been destabilizing one of the most essential bricks in the foundat...
Vision Beyond Belief: Tapping into Your Potential with Brad Yates (Episode #101)
June 12, 2024

Vision Beyond Belief: Tapping into Your Potential with Brad Yates (Episode #101)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Brad Yates, Change Facilitator and bestselling author, to talk about (and even demonstrate!) how to clear limiting beliefs through Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or ...
100 and Beyond: A Message of Celebration, Reflection and Gratitude with Dr. Lynn Hellerstein (Episode #100)
June 5, 2024

100 and Beyond: A Message of Celebration, Reflection and Gratitude with Dr. Lynn Hellerstein (Episode #100)

It’s Vision Beyond Sight’s 100th episode, and it also coincided with Dr. Lynn Hellerstein’s birthday last week (of seven decades plus a few years)! Our beloved host celebrates this double milestone with a special message of r...
Faster Than Normal - The Gift of Neurodiversity to People and in the Workplace with Peter Shankman (Episode #99)
May 29, 2024

Faster Than Normal - The Gift of Neurodiversity to People and in the Workplace with Peter Shankman (Episode #99)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Peter Shankman, entrepreneur, founder of HARO, bestselling author, podcaster and global keynote speaker on customer experience and workplace neurodiversity and ADHD, tal...
Vision as a Foundation of Worth, Esteem and Confidence: Changing the World One Living Room at a Time with Nellie Harden (Episode #98)
May 22, 2024

Vision as a Foundation of Worth, Esteem and Confidence: Changing the World One Living Room at a Time with Nellie Harden (Episode #98)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Nellie Harden, author, speaker and family life and leadership coach, to talk about changing the world one living room at a time by building worth, esteem and confidence ...
Bettering Our Communities through Allyship and Alliance on Mental Illness with Ray Merenstein (Episode #97)
May 15, 2024

Bettering Our Communities through Allyship and Alliance on Mental Illness with Ray Merenstein (Episode #97)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Ray Merenstein, idea hamster, speaker and nonprofit consultant who serves as Executive Director of NAMI Colorado (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and President of R...
Putting Your Faith to Climate Action: Jewish and Interfaith Climate Work with Moshe Kornfeld (Episode #96)
May 8, 2024

Putting Your Faith to Climate Action: Jewish and Interfaith Climate Work with Moshe Kornfeld (Episode #96)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Moshe Kornfeld, climate activist and founder and executive director of Colorado Jewish Climate Action (CJCA), to talk about approaching the climate crisis from an interf...
Always Be Vigilant: Protect Yourself through Awareness, Intuition and Preparation with Barb Jordan (Episode #95)
April 24, 2024

Always Be Vigilant: Protect Yourself through Awareness, Intuition and Preparation with Barb Jordan (Episode #95)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Barb Jordan, founder of Always Bev Personal Safety workshop, educator and public speaker, to talk about Always Being Vigilant and protecting yourself from violence and s...
Life Pruning and Identifying Your Core Values Through Your Heroes and Villains with Jen Wilking (Episode #94)
April 10, 2024

Life Pruning and Identifying Your Core Values Through Your Heroes and Villains with Jen Wilking (Episode #94)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Jen Wilking, physical therapist turned yoga and meditation teacher who’s on a mission to help people feel at home in their lives, to talk about life pruning and identify...
Forge Ahead: Creating a New Context for Your Mental Health and Well-Being During and After a Challenging Illness with Dr. Guy Maytal (Episode #93)
March 27, 2024

Forge Ahead: Creating a New Context for Your Mental Health and Well-Being During and After a Challenging Illness with Dr. Guy Maytal (Episode #93)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Guy Maytal, Chief of Integrated Care and Psychiatric Services of Forge Health, to talk about creating a new context for mental health and mental well-being upon gett...
Achieving Total Wellness and Longevity Through Precision Nutrition and Specialized Healing with Renee A. Simon (Episode #92)
March 13, 2024

Achieving Total Wellness and Longevity Through Precision Nutrition and Specialized Healing with Renee A. Simon (Episode #92)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Renee A. Simon, licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Reiki Master, and owner of Total Wellness Nutrition LLC, to talk about “precision nutrit...
Gifted and Distractible: Bringing Out the Best in 2e Children and Adults with Julie Skolnick (Episode #91)
Feb. 28, 2024

Gifted and Distractible: Bringing Out the Best in 2e Children and Adults with Julie Skolnick (Episode #91)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D., author and founder of With Understanding Comes Calm LLC, to talk about 2e (twice-exceptional) children and adults, how to identify gifted lea...
Kabbalah: The Study of Parallels and Holding Opposites, Seen and Unseen, Light in Darkness, Masks and Humanity with Melanie Gruenwald (Episode #90)
Feb. 14, 2024

Kabbalah: The Study of Parallels and Holding Opposites, Seen and Unseen, Light in Darkness, Masks and Humanity with Melanie Gruenwald (Episode #90)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Melanie Gruenwald, Executive Director of Kabbalah Experience, to talk about Kabbalah and its mystical and philosophical study of parallels and holding opposites: the see...
Expanding the Impact of Occupational Therapy with the Lens of Vision Care with Dr. Janet Powell (Episode #89)
Jan. 31, 2024

Expanding the Impact of Occupational Therapy with the Lens of Vision Care with Dr. Janet Powell (Episode #89)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Janet Powell, occupational therapist, retired faculty, and author, to talk about how vision care impacts occupational therapy and rehabilitation, the advantages of i...
“Chazon” - The Role of Vision in Jewish Texts and Spirituality with Rabbi Sarah Shulman (Episode #88)
Jan. 17, 2024

“Chazon” - The Role of Vision in Jewish Texts and Spirituality with Rabbi Sarah Shulman (Episode #88)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Rabbi Sarah Shulman, congregational rabbi at the Hebrew Educational Alliance in Denver, and Ironman athlete. She talks about the role of vision in Jewish texts and spiri...
Sugarless: Break Free from Sugar Addiction with Dr. Nicole Avena (Episode #87)
Jan. 10, 2024

Sugarless: Break Free from Sugar Addiction with Dr. Nicole Avena (Episode #87)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Nicole Avena, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Visiting Professor of Health Psychology in Princeton University, author and expert in nutrition, diet and addictio...
Embrace the Moment: Time is On Your Side with Melissa Toole (Episode #86)
Jan. 3, 2024

Embrace the Moment: Time is On Your Side with Melissa Toole (Episode #86)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Melissa Toole, preschool teacher and children’s book author, to talk about Time is On Your Side, her first children’s book that inspires everyone to embrace the moment, ...
Bringing Out the Best in Fellow Aspirant Optometrists with Josh Reese (Episode #85)
Dec. 13, 2023

Bringing Out the Best in Fellow Aspirant Optometrists with Josh Reese (Episode #85)

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Josh Reese, 3rd year optometry student and aspiring neuro-optometrist, to talk about helping optometry and pre-optometry students navigate the profession and apply to sc...