SOL#37: Prioritizing and Improving Your Mental Health - an Interview with Dr. Brenda Elledge of Elledge Counseling Associates

In this episode, Stacee and Doug interview longtime friend, Dr. Brenda Elledge, of Elledge Counseling Associates located in the DFW metroplex.  This is Brenda's second visit to the Speak Out Loud podcast - you can find her first interview with Stacee on Doug on the topic of how/when to seek counseling at SOL episode #17.  For several decades, Brenda and her team have guided thousands of people to find  hope and help for their mental health and emotional lives.  Brenda recently received her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and has a passion for helping others develop their skills to professionally serve those struggling with mental health.  For many years, Dr. Elledge has also been an adjunct professor at her, Stacee and Doug's alma mater, Dallas Baptist University.   Stacee and Doug visit with Brenda about the connections between mental health and mental illness and several key practices people can make a part of their lives to maintain and improve their mental health.  When a mental health struggle turns into a crisis, Brenda shares the initial steps she takes to help patients and those who love them find hope when hope feels lost.  Stacee and Doug share about the pain, confusion, and fear from their own experience of being in the depths of a mental health crisis and, from those hard-learned lessons, what do to, what not to do, and how, with the help of family, friends and professional counseling,  hope and life could be found out of that pit.   God has not promised a life free of trouble, but He does promise you can overcome whatever you or a loved one are facing through him.  "Take heart! I have overcome the world!" (Jesus - John 16:33)   To connect with Dr. Elledge and her practice, visit www.elledgecounseling.com To learn more about Stacee and Doug and their message of hope for those struggling with mental health and for those who love and support them, visit www.speakoutloud.me.