Mental Health Matters: Recent Episodes
Ardent Center
Mental Health Matters is a podcast recorded by Psychology professionals from Ardent Counseling Center, Counseling for Meaningful Change and their guest speakers.
We touch on subjects from all areas of life including mental and physical health, relationships, education and more. Ardent offers a wide range of counseling services with professionals in all areas.
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If you have insurance, most of the cost of your session may be covered by your insurance. If you don't have insurance, we provide a sliding scale of fees depending on which therapist you see and your financial situation. We provide face to face counseling if you live in Chicago and certain towns in Iowa, there is also counseling anywhere via online counseling.
Disclaimer- The episodes loaded are older and mention events which have already happened, however, the information is worth listening to!
Talking about mental health and well-being.
What do you do with your individual experience?
How do we help others?
Make change within yourself and support your community.
Being in touch with your wellness. Noticing and being interested in the wellness of others. Being connected and supporting yourself and your community in Mental Health.
Want to know more about what your community could do to support the well-being of you're entire community? The blue zone project supports the health of individuals.
Blue Zone project and the power of 9:
1) Move Naturally- walking, working, playing.
2) Have purpose- Why do you wake up every morning?
3) Down shift- rest throughout the day.
4) 80% rule- eat until you're 80% full
5) Plant Slant- keep to a greener diet and reduce the amount of meat you eat.
6) Wine at 5- an occasional drink with friends and food can increase your life span.
7) Belong- it doesn't matter what you belive, but being connected and envolved with a faith based group can help support the longevity of life.
8) Family first- putting your family first and living near your loved ones can help support your well-being.
9) Right Tribe- Creating a group of friends who support each other till the end have a better chance of living longer. Healthy routines and life styles are supported better when you have friends who live healthy lives too.
Ever wonder what you can do to support your community?
Mental Health First Aid training is availiable in most communities. Learn what you should look out for and what you should do when dealing with someone who is struggeling with a mental health illness.
Learn more about the organizations creating change in the mental health field. Interested in knowing who accepts insurance and who offers emergency services? Listen to todays podcast to learn more. Stationed out of Fairfield Iowa.
Lets talk about a problem all communities face; Suicide.
Lets create change within ourselves first so we can use our experience and knowledge to help others.
Communication is KEY!
Learn to communicate well. We provide a 3 part practical exercise any relationship can use; boss, teacher, significant others, parent and child...etc.
Developmental model of Relationships
"What are you willing to change to get what you desire?"