On today’s podcast, “Understanding Mental Illness”, we will examine different forms of mental illness. This will not be an exhaustive list but an important place to start given ½ of all people will experience mental illness in their lifetime and at any given moment 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 10 children are experiencing some form of mental illness. Mental illness exists on a continuum sometimes there is the presence of strong symptoms and sometimes symptoms are mild, diagnoses are made when a certain number of symptoms are presented and have lasted over time. This information is meant to inform but not diagnose different forms of mental illness, only a licensed mental health professional can make a diagnosis after a formal evaluation.

On today’s podcast, I’ll be talking about trauma, the different types of trauma, how people react to trauma and trauma’s impact on our body and mind. Not all people exposed to traumatic events or circumstances will go on to develop Post Traumatic Stress. Still, most of us do change through our exposure to trauma and children are especially affected by their exposure to trauma growing up. For more information on the impact of childhood trauma, I encourage you to check out information from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (aka ACEs) research.

On today's podcast, we will look at different types of stress, how it affects people in different ways, and what you can do to best manage your stress wherever it is coming from.  Not all stress is created equal. There is stress that we have some control over and there is some stress that we have no control over. There is stress with serious consequences and stress where the outcomes aren’t a big deal. We will see that perspective is key to handling stress.

Today's podcast will explore the effort it takes to get the most out of therapy, what work it takes to heal, and how you can be active in your healing journey.

Today’s podcast is looking at how to know when you need help including the signs, patterns, and concerns and What to expect when you go to therapy or counseling.