How Are We Today?

The pandemic has affected everyone's mental health the world over, but children are facing the same afflictions if not worse. A lack of socialization, resources and care have created a crisis - but Dr. Puja Patel joins the program to share with us methods and strategies to help turn the tide. Her message: Find your joy and know that you're not alone! If you're a parent struggling to connect and help your child, this is a must watch episode. Dell's Children's offers great resources and help so be sure to check them out: https://twitter.com/dellchildrens?lang=en Remember to subscribe to the channel and join us live on Twitch each week!

Horrible bosses...we've all had them. But there's never been a better time them now to quit working for them and quit on pain! Our amazing guest, Texas Dela Rosa, joins the program to talk about his journey through a toxic work environment, how he escaped it and how you can too. Lots of love and lots of advice in this one!

Comedian, entertainer, inventor of the Triangle of Shame and overall wunderkind, Kayla Milton, joined the show to help us do something that seems to be harder to do these days - LAUGH! This episode was off the rails from the jump so turn off your brain and just go with the flow. Be sure to subscribe to the channel and on Twitch: Twitch.tv/mrtylercoe

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "Dance away the pain" before - but our amazing guest shows us how it's possible! Melody Afkami joined the show to tell us how dance can help reach and heal those tucked away emotions, how spending time with your shadow isn't a bad thing and even gave a few good tunes to groove to. Her perspective and dance toolkit make this episode a must listen!

On our first episode of 2022 LCP and Restoration Therapist, Michael Cox, joins our program to share his extensive journey through the world of mental health and how to turn your pain into peace.

Grief & The Holidays...the pair go together like two turtles doves this time of year. Close to 64% of people with a mental illness report that the holidays make their symptoms worse and it's important to manage your expectations, safe-guard yourself and to let those people who need to hear it - I love you and I'm thinking about you. Legendary radio personality Deb O'Keefe joined the program for our most heartful, informational and hilarious show to date! Come for the story, stay for the dogs who made an appearance. Love you Deb!

World-renowned speaker and author Anne Grady joined the program to talk about, well...everything! When we find ourselves in moments of trauma or need to change direction to escape pain, there are so many ways to overcome those challenges which Anne dives into during our episode. Her advice, wisdom and story, is essential to anyone who finds themselves trapped in a storm and needs a way out.

The amazing Brenda Coleman-Beattie joins the show to talk about her mission to ensure everyone has access to mental health services. We discussed access and affordability within our healthcare system and want needs to help before we reach true equally when reaching out for help.

Chronic Pain. Mental Health. Mental Illness. When you are dealing those things compounding upon each other, just making it through the day is a marathon. If you've done that today, we applaud you. Seriously! On this episode we're joined by writer/director, Jessica Vasami, who shares with us her difficult journey in navigating life-long chronic pain and how her mental health has been affected by it along the way. Jessica drops major truth bombs in this one so if you are someone that also suffers from chronic pain - this is a must watch episode for you.

The changing seasons can bring with it a change in our mental health. As we approach fall & winter - depression can take a hold of so many of us. We had Dr. Hani Talebi, Vice President at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute stop by to discuss the many forms of depression and how to combat it.A must-listen for those afflicted by depression.

Mental + physical health = happy life!In this episode, we talked with personal trainer & mental health advocate, Kelly Gee, about what it means to be "physically fit" and how doing simple things, walking, breathing, resting are more important than deadlifting 500lbs at the gym. She also shared her story about becoming a trainer, one that opens your eyes to how important it is to find your people.

Is there a link between creativity and mental illness? In this episode, we did a dive into the subject with the wildly talented Griffon Ramsey. She gave us different perspectives and creative advice on how to manage our mental health.

Pretty obvious right? For too many people, it's not. It's drama. It's fake. It's something you need to have a better attitude about, pull those bootstraps up and get going. To crush all that nonsense, the highly esteemed Dr. Daniel Morehead, author of "Science Over Stigma" joins the program in one of the hardest interviews we've done yet on the show.

Writer/Director, Josh Flanagan, joined the show to discuss his experience with PTSD. As a veteran of the Iraq War, Josh talked about his experience and path from diagnosis to his daily process of dealing with it. He's also fall-down funny so this heavy topic ended up being pretty light-heartened and filled with great wisdom.

Failure - hard topic to discuss because it cuts the deepest. Is it real? If so, how do we address it? Attack it? Dr. Erin Underbrink joins us to share some grounding techniques to use and Edward Stockwell, formerly of Rooster Teeth and current copywriter for Budlight, shares his story of failure and redemption.

Vulnerability. It's something we all dread and something we all face. When combined with a mental illness or disorder, vulnerability can turn into a dangerous game. Barbara Dunkelman (Always Open, Rooster Teeth Podcast) joins us for a quick sit & chat - talking about how vulnerability can be a positive, lessons to learn from pain, and why finding just one person who can see the true you, is worth everything.

Have you ever suffered from anxiety? Of course, you have! In this mind-blowing episode, Dr. Erin Underbrink brings her bag of tricks, tips, and icepacks (you might want to grab one for the show) to show case regulation skills, bettering known as processing your emotions. Andy Cortez of Kinda Funny joined in as well to give us a raw, humorous, and truly insightful look into the life of a person that suffers from ADHD and anxiety. You'll see things a different way after listening to him speak.

For those of us looking to help, “How Do I Get Involved?” is a great question to ask. The answer? Either too much or not enough - luckily Karen Ranus, the Executive Director of N.A.M.I Central TX (National Alliance of Mental Health Institute) stopped by to help us figure that out! We passed out grades for last week's homework, and the tenacious duo of Hannah McCarthy and Mariel Salcedo joined us to talk about getting involved, how to give yourself a break and how to breathe. Literally.

In this first episode of "How Are We Today?", we discuss how to start off on the best path to helping your mental health. How to find the right therapists, treatments plans, and more! Joined by our in-house medical expert, Marcie, and the amazing Meg Turney - you won't want to miss the gems they dropped during the show!

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