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Let's Talk Mental Health

by Providence

Let's Talk Mental Health is a show focused on all aspects of mental health and wellness, and how it impacts our physical health. We will share stories and speak with behavioral health experts to normalize conversations around mental health, and the need for occasional support. Our goal is to reduce stigma and provide our listeners with the tools and resources they need to lead physically and mentally healthy lives.

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Episodes

  1. Managing Life Transitions + Finding Purpose in the Next Chapter

    Mary Renouf speaks with Stanly Tran, Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides psychotherapy in the Behavioral Health Integration program located at Providence St. Joseph Mission Heritage Medical Group located in Southern California. On this episode of Let's Talk Mental Health we are tackling...

  2. Mass Shootings + Mental Health

    Dr. Robin Henderson and Dr. James Simmons discuss the problem of gun violence in the United States in the aftermath of the Robb Elementary mass shooting and how the ongoing issue affects our mental health.

  3. Unconscious Bias: Leaving Your Bias at the Door

    Anna Nguyen, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for the Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration program for Providence St. Joseph Mission Heritage Medical Group speaks with Anna Franklin, a Providence Regional Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion about unconscious…

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  4. How Emotions Are Formed: Ways Our Brain Creates + Responds to Emotions

    Host Mary Renouf is joined by Anna Ngyuen, Licensed Marriage and Family Counsler as they talk about how emotions are formed and how the brain creates roadmaps to respond to various emotions.

  5. Emotional Eating + Eating Disorders

    Mary Renouf speaks with Anna Nguyen, Licensed Marriage + Family Counselor about what emotional eating is, why we might do it and the differences between emotional eating and eating disorders. For more information and resources, visit: providence.org and EDreferral.com

  6. How to Agree to Disagree

    Mary Renouf speaks with licensed family and marriage counselor, Anna Nguyen about how we can agree to disagree and get along with people in your life that you might have differing views with.

  7. It's All Too Much

    We are back with another episode with Dr. James and Dr. Robin and they are discussing how the world just feels like "too much" to handle at times lately. We are all experiencing some feelings of uncertainty, overwhelm, and how there's hardly room to take a breath before the next big issue feels...

  8. Parenting During a Pandemic

    In this episode, host Mary Renouf-Hanson speaks with Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor, Anna Nguyen about the challenges of parenting during a pandemic. Anna helps us understand how in today's world, fear combined with a lack of control and unpredictability increase our feelings of both...

  9. Emotional Hazards with New Year's Resolutions

    Dr. James and Dr. Robin are back to discuss the the emotional hazards and pitfalls of New Year's resolutions and how you can look at tackling the new year in a more positive way. For more resources go to Providence.org or Work2BeWell.org.

  10. How Do You Plan for the Unplannable

    Dr. James Simmons and Dr. Robin Henderson discuss the difficulties in planning for the unplannable, including big things like a worldwide pandemic and smaller day to day things that pop up and take us out of our planned routines. How do you pivot and figure out what's important and what isn't as...

  11. The Difference Between Burnout + Compassion Fatigue

    In this episode, we discuss the difference between burnout and compassion fatigue and how they are both affecting caregivers and everyone during this difficult time. For more resources go to Providence.org and Work2BeWell.org.

  12. How to Have Real Conversations About Suicide

    Dr. James speaks with Dr. Arpan Waghray and Josh Cutler, a licensed social worker talk about how to start and normalize a conversation about suicide. They discuss how to help others in this situation.

  13. Health Care Workers + PTSD in the Workplace

    Host Maya Hayes speaks with Dr. Robin and Dr. James about PTSD in the workplace and how it is affecting health care workers. We discuss what happens when it is untreated and resources on how to get help.

  14. Multi-Cultural Competence

    In this podcast about social issues we discuss the importance of understanding the difference between cultural awareness and multicultural competence. Lauren S. Harper, an experienced Psychologist and Behavioral Health Provider at Providence Sunset Internal Medicine in Portland, shares her...

  15. Mindsets: Deliberative, Implemental, Promotional + Preventative

    In today’s episode, we’ll discuss deliberative and implemental, promotional and preventive mindsets and the power of understanding our own mind when it comes to execution and success – from goal striving to goal attainment. Our guest Joshua Cutler, MSW, LICSW, Senior Clinical Manager at…

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  16. BIPOC Mental Health Month: The Defensive Line on Suicide Prevention + Mental Health

    Laurie Kelley, Chief Philanthropy Officer and SVP at Providence is joined by NFL Defensive End, Solomon Thomas and his The Defensive Line co- founders, Martha and Chris Thomas. They discuss BIPOC mental HEalth, the reason behind their foundation and suicide prevention.

  17. Mental Health + the Latinx Communities

    Karen Rentas, PhD., speaks with host Mary Renouf about mental health in the Latinx communities and how culture and traditions play a role.

  18. Mental Health in the AAPI Community

    Host Mary Renouf speaks with Anna Nguyen, Licensed Family + Marriage Therapist on the important topic of mental health in the AAPI community. They discuss the stigma of mental health along with how culture and norms play a role in how the topic of mental health is treated in the AAPI community.

  19. Mindsets

    In today’s episode, we discuss how the interplay between thoughts, feelings and mindsets can impact our mental health. Guest Joshua Cutler, MSW, LICSW, Senior Clinical Manager at Providence shares insights on how we can become better self-assessors of our feelings and thoughts which do impact our...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Let's Talk Mental Health is a show focused on all aspects of mental health and wellness, and how it impacts our physical health. We will share stories and speak with behavioral health experts to normalize conversations around mental health, and the need for occasional support. Our goal is to reduce stigma and provide our listeners with the tools and resources they need to lead physically and mentally healthy lives.

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Let's Talk Mental Health is a show focused on all aspects of mental health and wellness, and how it impacts our physical health. We will share stories and speak with behavioral health experts to normalize conversations around mental health, and the need for occasional support. Our goal is to reduce...

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Let's Talk Mental Health is created and hosted by Providence.
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