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mental health
I’ve Been There: Reflections on Mental Health Stigma
When I meet with individuals seeking support at the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Hope For The Warriors, located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, I truly understand their situation. I’ve been there!
I’m the outreach manager for the clinic, which offers mental health services for post-9/11 veterans and military families. In February, our clinic also started treating active-duty service members.
Currently, our services are provided virtually through Cohen Veteran Network (CVN) Telehealth face-to-face video therapy across the state of North Carolina. When pandemic restrictions are lifted, we will also offer in-person sessions in our newly renovated 5,300-square-foot clinic in Jacksonville.
Wellness Without Worries: USO Presents InDependent Wellness Summit
“Self-care” is a phrase people talk about a lot these days, as we all coping with the uncertainty and pressure of the ongoing pandemic.
The idea seems simple enough. Take care of yourself. Make sure you have breaks during your busy day. It’s the whole idea of “put your oxygen mask on before you assist others with theirs.”
So, we all know we need to practice self-care. We know the havoc stress, burn out, and endless to-do lists can wreak on our mental and emotional health. Why, then, does self-care often feel like another chore? One more worry gnawing at the back of your mind. For military spouses especially, finding time for self-care can feel impossible.
Bubble Baths and a Box of Chocolates
I come from a large family that insists on a rowdy bi-annual family reunion. One year, my brother decided to hold the reunion at his gorgeous new home. Theoretically, it sounded perfect. There was a large yard, swimming pool, outdoor kitchen, and we were meeting during a mild weather month so tent camping on the lawn. And when the day came, forty men, women, and children arrived all at once, with suitcases and cars and tents and toys.
Forty people. One home. An entire week.
Right around day 3, I opened the pantry closet and found my sister-in-law hiding inside. Desperate for a minute of peace, she’d simply stepped inside a dark food pantry and stayed there for a still undisclosed amount of time.
AWTR Show #794: The Barry Robinson Center
Today we are chatting with two incredible ladies, Lisa and Kathleen, who are both military spouses and Public Advocates for The Barry Robinson Center.
Re-wiring Those Resolutions
Of all New Year’s resolutions, the most popular is exercising to get in shape (19.7%) followed by eating better to lose weight (18.3%). Unfortunately, only 11.3% turn these goals into long-term lifestyle changes, which is a little bleak, right? I did not want to write about New Year’s resolutions in December, because we can all use a little inspiration to keep going in the middle of an already chaotic January. 2021 can still be the advent of those long-term lifestyle goals with a few SMART tweaks.
With a New Year, Comes New HOPE
It’s finally 2021, and I think I can speak for everyone when I say we are glad 2020 is in the rearview mirror.
Just because the year has changed, though, does not mean the trying circumstances of the past year have relented. Last year brought unprecedented hardships across all walks of life, and those challenges to our health, economy, and way of life will persist for the foreseeable future.
AWTR Show #790: Just Moved
Welcome to a brand new year of podcasts! This podcast features Susan Miller, founder and president of Just Moved and author of “After the Boxes are Unpacked”.
Finding Myself
This past year I reflected, I faltered, I grew, and I stumbled my way into genuinely loving myself. That isn’t to say I hated myself before, but rather I struggled to know who I was. I have many hobbies, attend events, and volunteer for different community activities, all which add pieces that build on what makes me “Renee.”
However, as I took a look at the tasks I was a part of, I wondered, “Am I doing these things because I genuinely get fulfillment from them, or is it because I feel the need to live up to some standard or unrealistic expectation of who I think I should be?”
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