In Season 2, Episode 12 of Unharmable, TJ Woodward sits down with Michael Castanon, founder and CEO of Alter Behavioral Health and creator of Care Predictor, to explore one of the most overlooked forces in behavioral health: human connection.

Together, TJ and Michael challenge the traditional “broken person” model of treatment and explore what happens when behavioral health professionals shift from trying to fix people to creating the conditions where healing and possibility can emerge.

In this episode, they explore:

• Why connection is not a soft skill—but a critical clinical skill
• The role of therapeutic alliance and human connection in positive outcomes
• Why behavioral health providers experience burnout and disillusionment
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