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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 21 MIN

Mental Health Literacy: Weathering Life's Storms

from The Still Waters Podcast · host Julie Adams

Send us Fan MailOn tths episode, Teri challenges listeners to define “mental health” and explains that mental health is not the same as mental illness. Using the World Health Organization definition, mental health is described as active wellbeing—coping with normal stress, working productively, and contributing to community—more like ongoing maintenance than crisis response.  Mental health is then broken into four components: emotional health , psychological health, social health , and behavioral health.00:00 Welcome and Big Question01:12 Mental Health vs Illness02:12 Inner Weather Metaphor04:13 It Ebbs and Flows05:52 WHO Definition and Maintenance06:51 Iceberg and Hidden Struggles09:49 Four Legs of Mental Health16:39 Why Definitions Matter17:25 Mental Health Map 18:55 Closing  Contact The Still Waters Team www.stillwaterslife.comEmail us at:[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@stillwaterslife.comLet us help you find healing and wellness at The Still Waters.

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