Mental Health: Hope and Recovery: Recent Episodes
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Helen Sneed and Valerie Milburn have both fought and overcome severe, chronic mental illnesses, and offer an insider’s approach to mental health. They share inspirational true stories and a host of recovery skills. Episodes examine depression, anxiety, substance use and eating disorders, self-harm, suicide, other major illnesses, and the pandemic’s impact. You’ll learn about treatment options, coping skills, goal setting, relationships, and mindfulness. Helen and Valerie are your peers. They are not a substitute for qualified counseling or other mental health resources. They are not professionals, but they are experts through their own lived experience with multiple mental health conditions.
If you're searching for inspiration and uplift, look no further. Valerie and Helen will provide you with an escape from the doldrums needed by all of us after a long, hot summer. In this episode, two extraordinary guests, Kimberly and Stacy, tell their powerful stories of recovery from mental health challenges. Due to dramatic conditions and setbacks, they have overcome many severe obstacles to emerge triumphant after years of struggle. Their stories lift the spirits of all who listen, and strengthen the resolve of those of us fighting for our mental health against all odds. Please don't miss the chance to join their unforgettable journeys. Find Valerie and Helen and Mental Health Hope and Recovery on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join Valerie and Helen as they delve into the second half of their examination of depression. While Depression Part 1 presented an in-depth look at the many facets of the illness and its profound impact on the individual and society, Part 2 focuses on the expanding potential for recovery. Through treatment methods and strategies, relationships, and dazzling breakthroughs in science and medicine, recovery from this serious and often debilitating disorder is possible and sustainable. They also offer a section with ideas for the friends, families and caregivers of individuals with the illness. In addition, Helen and Valerie relate their firsthand triumphs in overcoming the relentless, fierce grip of depression. Through their lived experience, research, and reports from the field, they provide an optimistic assessment of available treatment, and a hopeful message for those fighting depression today. Find Valerie and Helen on Facebook and leave a question or comment https://www.facebook.com/MHHopeandRecovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Valerie and Helen take a deep dive into the formidable depths of the mental health disorder depression—an illness so fierce and powerful it will strike one in six Americans at least once in a lifetime. In the first episode of this two-part series, they explain the different types of depression, and also explore the phenomenal impact of depression on individuals, families, society, and the economy. Through telling about their own journeys with depression, they give an intimate account of life with the illness and what it’s like to live in and fight against its ruthless grip. This episode packs in information, insight, and a close up look at depression at both the personal and universal levels. Find Valerie and Helen on Facebook! Mental Health Hope and Recovery Find book and oracle card decks from MindBodySpirit.fm podcast hosts in the online store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fulfilling the multiple obligations of a parent is especially challenging if the parent is also experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. This is known as symptomatic parenting, and the surrounding issues and possible remedies can be life-changing within a family. Helen and Valerie examine this sensitive, far-reaching subject from two points of view: the perspective of the symptomatic parent, and that of the adult child of a symptomatic parent. Join our hosts as they investigate and describe coping skills, self-care methods, and treatment options for parent and adult child as they navigate this intense dynamic. Connect with Valerie and Helen on Facebook with any questions or comments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
And now for something different, with two remarkable guests. Anders Osborne, legendary New Orleans songwriter and musician, takes us on a intimate journey through addiction and mental illness, and their extreme impact on his creativity and recovery. Anders is joined by his friend Ben Anderson, founder of Park City Song Summit, an international conference featuring these same subjects and promoting the healing power of music and song. Join Valerie and Helen for this amazing exploration of destruction and rebirth in the life of an artist. Park City Song Summit Anders Osbourne award winning songwriter and musician Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 19, the first episode on Aging and Mental Health, received an overwhelming response, full of thoughtful and far-reaching questions. In this episode, Valerie and Helen look for answers with Dr. Cherie Simpson, a Clinical Nurse Specialist who works with geriatric psychiatric patients. The amount of expert information will enlighten listeners, regardless of age. Join the Mental Health Hope and Recovery community on Facebook and leave Helen and Valerie a question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Among the most feared, and often reviled, of all mental disorders, BPD and its extreme symptoms have frequently been labeled intolerable and untreatable. But times and knowledge have changed—much stigma is being replaced with hope and recovery. Helen and Valerie will examine BPD from three perspectives: one who has it; one who has had intimate, difficult relationships with persons who have it; and one who has taught and enlightened hundreds of families and caretakers of those who have it. Join Valerie and Helen as they navigate Borderline Personality Disorder in a dynamic, controversial episode.
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Valerie and Helen investigate the complex and profound impact that aging has on mental health. And vice versa. These issues affect the elderly, yes, but also those in their 40s, 50s, 60s. Individuals with mental health challenges, caregivers, families, and friends will learn much about the aging process and its consequences. Don’t miss this unforgettable episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The extreme impact of the pandemic on American mental health has become common knowledge. Mental health challenges are now front and center in our consciousness and conversation. This is regarded as a positive outcome of the pandemic in our lives. As Helen and Valerie delve into their own struggles, survival skills, and successes during this unprecedented national crisis, they are faced with a compelling question. Have we gained anything of lasting value? Is there an upside to the pandemic’s mental health challenges? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 17 is devoted to one of the looming crises of today: the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of American youth. Helen and Valerie will be joined by two special guests, Dr. Melissa Eshelman and Lt. Wayne Sneed. With these experts, they will delve into the causes, behaviors, symptoms, and impact of the pandemic on children, adolescents and young adults. They’ll also offer advice to families and caretakers, and discuss the treatment methods that give them hope.
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The role that genetics plays in mental health is a thrilling aspect of psychiatric research and development. The potential to diagnose, treat, and overcome mental illnesses emerges in the genetic breakthroughs that Helen and Valerie explore in this riveting episode. These findings indicate a new hope for sparing years of suffering and promoting earlier recovery from psychiatric illnesses. Their guest tells an inspirational personal story that illuminates the points made in the episode. Don’t miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, has become a household word. Yet today it remains one of the most complex and pernicious mental illnesses in the field. Given the challenges of understanding, treating, and recovering from the impact of trauma on a life, Valerie and Helen have devoted two concurrent episodes to the subject. Join them for Episodes 14 and 15 to learn how you can fight, and overcome, this complicated illness, PTSD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, has become a household word. Yet it remains one of the most complex and pernicious mental illnesses in the field. Due to the challenges, Valerie and Helen have devoted two concurrent episodes to understanding, treating, and recovering from the impact of trauma on a life. Join them for Episodes 14 and 15 to learn how to fight, and overcome, this complicated illness, PTSD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mindfulness is one of the most popular aspects of Mental Health: Hope and Recovery. As a gift to their listeners, Valerie presents the favorite mindfulness exercises of 2021. Join Helen and Valerie for an episode full of peace, safety and well-being Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The holidays present many challenges for people with a mental health condition. The season and its demands can affect relationships, finances, symptoms, and survival. Helen and Valerie explore skills, methods and strategies to create healthy holidays and to be well prepared for the new year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People living with a mental condition and law enforcement officers have this in common: they rarely make the news except when something tragic happens. In reality, there are positive stories in both communities. These communities often intersect in times of crisis. In this episode, Valerie, Helen and their guest, a veteran officer with the Austin Police Department, explore these situations and the changes in law enforcement crisis intervention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eating disorders—one of the most complex and the most lethal of all mental illnesses. In this episode, Valerie and Helen investigate eating disorders with specialist Neathery Falchuk, LCSW. They reveal that these illnesses can be overcome by treatment and support. Join them for a riveting journey of courage and hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mental illness can have a devastating impact on a person’s dreams and goals. How can your vision for your life be retrieved and made achievable? In this episode, Helen and Valerie demonstrate the goal-setting methods and skills that worked for them as they fought their way back from illness into recovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Suicidal thinking is the most dangerous aspect of mental illness. The outcome is literally the tragic possibility of a lost life. Having both survived suicide attempts, Valerie and Helen possess deep knowledge of this life or death crisis. In this episode, they offer their personal understanding of how they recovered from the hell of suicidal thinking. They will be joined by therapist Jenny Whitten, LCSW to examine methods of treatment and intervention. They’ll provide key information for the suicidal individual and for those who seek to save them. Don’t miss the chance to save a life. There is so much to learn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to deal with the lived experience of self-injury? Valerie and Helen face it head on: their own experience with it; how to let it go and move into recovery. They will be joined by therapist Shayna Barksdale, LCSW, for a candid episode about this painful, little understood behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As they discuss intimate and romantic relationships, Valerie and Helen demonstrate the changes and growth of these relationships throughout their journeys. The absolute necessity of friendships was instrumental in their recovery and, at times, literally lifesaving. Join them as they explore the impact of intimacy on a person’s life and mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join Helen and Valerie as they forge through the complicated, shifting territory of family relationships. Listen as they tell stories of juggling family dynamics alongside the battle of recovery. They will reveal whether they could build happier, healthier family relationships within their changing worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join a unique conversation with Helen and Valerie as they discuss the therapeutic relationship with Valerie’s psychiatrist of 28 years, Dr. Trey Aoueille. Their teamwork led to her recovery, and this is the story of their successful journey. You’ll also hear the answers to many questions that you’ve always wanted to ask a therapist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the first of a four-part series on relationships, Helen and Valerie discuss healthy and unhealthy relationships, and how to tell the difference. They share how their relationships are richer as they have grown, developed, and made the changes needed for living in recovery. They also discuss the importance of having a solid support network as part of your recovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Helen and Valerie discuss the stages of recovery as an individual process that is a journey, not a destination. Helen tells her dramatic story of struggle and triumph over multiple mental illnesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Mental Health: Hope and Recovery. In their first episode, Helen and Valerie discuss the concept of recovery as a personal definition, the ups and downs of recovery, and their belief that recovery is a life-long wellness plan. Valerie shares her difficult journey of battling mental health conditions, and her inspirational road to living in recovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices