State of Mind

Weathering Climate Change

Posted by State of Mind | Aug 3, 2022 | All Talk, Climate Change, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Program, State of Mind, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness | 0 |

Episode 45: People all over the world are experiencing mental health issues in response to climate change, including trauma, anxiety, and grief. In this episode, we’re joined by Gen Zer Chloe Rosen who talks about growing up with climate change awareness and its impact on their mental health. Also with us is Paula Wild, a Millennial Yoga Therapist and Outdoor Educator who shares some healing practices that can help us individually and in community be better prepared to address the growing global mental health crisis caused by climate change.

Mental Health Effects of Lyme Disease (Remix)

Posted by State of Mind | Jun 29, 2022 | All Talk, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Science & Nature, State of Mind, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness | 0 |

Episode 44: Psychotherapist Debra Sloss is joined by Judith Ain and Family Medicine Physician Assistant and Integrative Medicine Specialist Dr. Cynthia Quattro to discuss tick-borne Lyme Disease and the mental health effects associated with it. Judith shares her personal story of trying to figure out what was happening as her health deteriorated and how she got diagnosed, sought treatment and learned to live with long-term symptoms. Dr. Quattro offers information about the cause of Lyme Disease and how and where to get accurately diagnosed. She also shares information about integrative treatment approaches.

Building Resilience: What’s Your Soul Food? – Part 2

Posted by State of Mind | Jun 1, 2022 | All Talk, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Program, State of Mind, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness | 0 |

Episode 43: Join us this month as we take a deeper dive into the question “What’s Your Soul Food?“ We continue to explore the many ways our listeners take care of their bodies and minds. We’ll learn more about how these self-care practices help us work through traumas and find resilience when facing life’s many challenges. Joining your host Debra Sloss is psychotherapist and trauma specialist Kara Bowman. Together they discuss how self-care supports mental and physical health. Be sure to check out Episode 42, Part 1 in the Building Resilience series to hear more on this topic!

Building Resilience: What’s Your Soul Food? – Part 1

Posted by State of Mind | Apr 27, 2022 | All Talk, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Program, State of Mind, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness | 0 |

Episode 42: To honor Mental Health Awareness Month, we ask the question, “What’s Your Soul Food?“ We hear from listeners about the many ways they take care of their bodies and minds in order to support their mental health. Joining your host Debra Sloss is psychotherapist and trauma specialist Kara Bowman to discuss how these self-care choices can build resilience and support mental and physical health. Be sure to join us again next month for Part 2 in this series to hear more!

Understanding How Co-Dependence Differs from Interdependence

Posted by State of Mind | Mar 30, 2022 | All Talk, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Local, Program, State of Mind, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness | 0 |

Episode 41: In this episode we’ll explore the complicated and often misunderstood topic of Codependency vs. Interdependency. Joining us for this conversation are Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) member Jill and psychotherapist and recovery specialist Kat Zwick, LMFT. This conversation is not just for those who view themselves as having codependent tendencies, but for anyone who struggles, in any relationships with knowing what is and is not in their control. Join us to talk about how to find greater personal well-being, even in those more challenging relationships.

Trauma in the Central Nervous System

Posted by State of Mind | Mar 2, 2022 | All Talk, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Program, State of Mind, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness | 0 |

Episode 40: The majority of adults in the U.S. have experienced some type of traumatic event. Research shows that trauma survivors have a high incidence of physical and mental health illnesses. The good news is that the human nervous system has the capacity to recover. Joining us is yoga teacher Abbey Asher, who describes how she learned to attend to her own mental health and nervous system while caring for her husband through his 4-year illness and eventual death from brain cancer. Psychotherapist and trauma specialist Karen Ouse, LMFT joins us to share her understanding of nervous system physiology and trauma recovery.

Healing Body and Mind with Yoga Therapy

Posted by State of Mind | Feb 2, 2022 | All Talk, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Program, State of Mind, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness | 1 |

Episode 39: Yoga Therapy offers personalized yoga practices to improve mental health and help alleviate physical ailments. Yoga Therapy can also help people who can’t move at all, as we will learn from our guest Melaney Seacat whose use of yoga therapy helped her recover from a near-death accident that left her unsure whether she’d walk again. Also with us is integrative mental health practitioner, meditation teacher, and certified yoga therapist Dr. Juko Holiday who will help us understand what Yoga Therapy is, how it works, and who could benefit from it.

The Power of Forgiveness (Remix)

Posted by State of Mind | Dec 29, 2021 | All Talk, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Program, Spirituality & Religion, State of Mind, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness | 0 |

Episode 38: In this episode, we’re joined by Gitta Ryle, a Holocaust survivor who experienced terrible trauma while fleeing from the Nazis. By the time Gitta reached adulthood, she found herself sick with physical and mental health symptoms. Gitta then learned that forgiving herself and others played an essential role in her journey to wellness. Also with us to discuss the power of forgiveness is mental health researcher, author, and forgiveness expert Frederic Luskin PhD.

Caring for Aging and Dying Parents

Posted by State of Mind | Dec 1, 2021 | All Talk, Debra Sloss, Health & Wellness, Program, Sex, Gender & Family, State of Mind, Wellness | 2 |

Episode 37: One in six Americans are currently providing care to someone age 50 or older. The majority of these caregivers are women, and many find it difficult to balance with raising children and meeting work and family commitments. We’re joined by award-winning author, Laura Davis, who has a new memoir about reconciling her strained relationship with her mother as she cares for her through her dementia and death. We’re also joined by Chief Medical Officer at Hospice of Santa Cruz County and palliative care specialist, Dr. Karl Segnitz, who discusses ways families can navigate end-of-life challenges and find support.

Racism & Mental Health: One Year Later

Posted by State of Mind | Nov 3, 2021 | All Talk, Program, State of Mind, Wellness | 0 |

Episode 36: This show is a follow-up to a two–part series produced in 2020 that examined the effects of racism on mental health. Guest host Gail Borkowski welcomes back Black community members–activist Joy Flynn, psychologist Dr. Robert Bartee, and educator/activist Jason Seals–to talk about the detrimental effects of racism on mental health, the impact of the last year’s events, what’s changed, and what still needs to change to achieve greater health equity and well-being for Blacks and people of color.

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