Welcome to our first feature story!  We dig in to some of the stories you might not find in other places, and to be able to bring you something as valuable as this right out of the gate, well, it’s an honor and a pleasure.  There’s a new mental health clinic just off 131 in Byron Center called Brain Treatment Michigan.  Dr. Ramona Wallace and her husband Lt. Col. Nate Dickman (USAF ret) opened their second clinic in the fall of 2025 to compliment their first location in Marshal.  If you have been struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, brain fog, a traumatic brain injury or if you have a child with Autism….it’s time to take a listen.

Let’s begin on the personal side of things.  I ran into a really hard time with depression.  Really hard.  I had tried multiple prescriptions.  I had been to multiple different talk therapists and really gotten nowhere.  I even found that I had a tumorous adrenal gland on my left kidney, and while a long shot…the adrenaline could have been causing some imbalances, so 8 trips to the Mayo Clinic later, and about $80k for the removal of that…I still had no progress in feeling any better.

I was speaking to a mutual friend of Dr. Wallace and I and told her the story, and she jumped up and said “You need to call Ramona!”  Hesitantly, I did…what else is there to lose at this point, right?  I listened and learned.  I had heard about magnetic treatments for this kind of thing in the past, however, never gave them much credit.  Ok, let’s give it a try.  It was a 6 week commitment of driving 120 miles round trip to get the treatment, 5 days a week.  What came of it was nothing short of a miracle.  Depression was gone, and two weeks after my last treatment, my mood continued to improve.

What sets Brain Treatment Michigan a part from traditional TMS therapy is the advanced frequencies generated by MeRT technology offered only at Brain Treatment Michigan.  TMS stands for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and in typical clinics, it operates at 10mhz.  MeRT Technology begins by getting a baseline reading of your specific brain waves and then the machine is set to match your waves and help move them back into ideal range for everything to flow together nicely.  Turns out, mixed signals in those waves can cause quite a range of issues and once they get out of adjustment enough, problems begin.  In my particular case, my Alpha wave processed things so rapidly, Dr. Wallace said “No wonder you are depressed, your mind is 3 days ahead of the rest of the world.”  Trust me.  That’s only the polite way of saying that your fight of flight mechanism is on overtime.  It’s not an easy existence when you’re working in a cut throat industry like media since the day you got out of high school and then decide to work for yourself.  I chose it, not whining about it….just didn’t plan it.

Not only is MeRT remarkable for depression, it’s remarkably helpful for PTSD, brain fog leftover from COVID, traumatic brain injuries, menopausal brain health, anxiety and Autism.  Some of the stories that come from the parents of Autistic children that have been treated at Brain Treatment Michigan are simply staggering.  One boy said “I love you mom” for the first time in his 8 year life without having to be prompted.  His mother froze when she heard it.

You are invited to learn more about Brain Treatment Michigan by VISITING THEM ONLINE.  You can also click on the image below to visit them online.