Turning Points: Navigating Mental Health

Frantzces Lys

Booking Overview

Turns Points offers access to high-caliber mental health discussions with researchers, clinicians, and advocates. For PR pros, it’s a track record of credible experts and storytellers; booking tends to favor credentialed guests (MDs, professors, executives) who can discuss evidence-based insights and personal journeys.

Metrics

Episodes: 32

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

turningpoints@globe.com

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Host

Frantzces Lys - Host focused on mental health narratives, bridging clinical research and real-life experiences to illuminate turning-point moments.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

MD/DO, PhD, professor, executive director, recognized advocate

Required Achievements:

published research, leadership in healthcare or mental health nonprofits, media appearances or speaking engagements, policy or community impact work

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr. James Lubben - Social Isolation Research, Interventions

Roxy Rocker - Chronic Illness, Loneliness, Social Barriers

Kyle Robidoux - Community-based Social Connection Programs

Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal - Intergenerational Perspectives On Friendship

Peter MacIntyre - Intergenerational Friendship, Social Connection

Recent Topics

Mental Health, Loneliness, Social Connection, Aging, Menopause

Episodes

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Turning Points: Navigating Mental Health

The Health Toll of Widowhood - How You Can Continue Living After Loss | S6E1

October 07, 2026

After the loss of her husband, Cynthia Blanc Preiss MacLean (@therealmentorcynthia) spent years hiding the truth. She joins the show to talk about continuing to live after loss, the judgment widows face when they start dating again, and how she learned to frolic, even while grieving. Geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Nancy Donovan explains the science behind that story: why losing a spouse doesn't just break your heart, it can measurably affect your body and brain, including a heightened risk of cog...

Turning Points: Navigating Mental Health Returns for Season Six | S6E0

September 30, 2026

There's often a specific moment that pushes someone to finally ask for help. This season, host Frantzces Lys explores the turning points, the ones that lead people to make that first call, walk into a therapist's office, or admit they can't do it alone.From Tufts Health Plan, Turning Points: Navigating Mental Health dives into what keeps people going when life gets hard, what they learn about themselves in the process, and how healing rarely follows a straight line. Join us this season f...

Combating the Loneliness Epidemic: How Social Connection Can Save Lives | S5E5

November 05, 2025

Loneliness has been called more dangerous than smoking 15 cigarettes daily—a stark warning from the former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Social isolation is a hidden health crisis affecting millions, especially older adults.In this episode of Turning Points, Frantzces talks with Roxy Rocker, a Disability rights advocate, founder of Embracing Disability, who reveals how chronic illness and disability can intensify loneliness and offers practical strategies for overcoming barriers to s...

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