Avoidance is the number 1 coping mechanism people turn to. Today's guest, Glenda Gonzalez, along with Dr. Jaclyn and Dr. Stokes aim to change that and offer you tools to maintain stability and handle day to day stressors in a high pace society. This episode comes at a time we all may need a little help to take better care of ourselves. With the holidays coming up, it's common to feel overwhelmed and a strong rush of emotions. Implementing self care practices into your regular routine can make a huge impact.

Glenda hasover 15 years of experience working in mental health with diverse populations and demographics ranging from community mental health to private practice. She is driven by a desire to innovate how mental health is perceived and facilitate treatment. Glenda's approach emphasizes the mutual development of goals for therapy and the provision of ongoing evaluation of the therapeutic process. She seeks to create an integrative, dynamic, and holistic approach to treating mental health through evidence-based practice and techniques.

What You Will Learn:

• The importance of proper sleep cycles and eating well
• Constantly challenge yourself
• The correlation between self care and people pleasing
• Actionable tips to implement into your day

Resources:

Books:
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff
The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom by don Miguel Ruiz Jr.
The Power of Ambition By Jim Rohnn 

Series on Netflix:

Human: The World Within

This week Dr. Stokes and Dr. Jaclyn invite on men's health expert Hector Venture, LCSW. Hector specializes in helping his patients through their grief, trauma, and imposter syndrome. Men's mental health is still a taboo conversation in varying levels in different cultures. This episode aims to help in normalizing the conversation and assist in breaking through those mental blocks.

What You Will Learn:

• How cultural values can impact a man's relationship with mental health
• Helping men construct their own individual sense of masculinity
• Your role as a father and the first male figure in your child's life

Resources:

Instagram: @ariseconnections

Facebook: facebook.com/ariseconnections

Website: ariseconnections.org

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ariseconnections

This week's guest is Kendra Wilson, LCSW, certified eating disorder specialist supervisor, certified DBT counselor and certified trauma professional. Kendra shares the different types of eating disorders, behaviors to look out for if you think you or someone you know may be struggling with an eating disorder, and how to create a separation.

Kendra has been working with clients struggling with eating disorders for over 15 years and in the mental health field for over 20, at all levels of care and with all kinds of clients. She also specializes in DBT, and uses that framework to teach clients and families ways to short circuit the eating disorder and the many things driving those maladaptive coping behaviors to make their natural personalities work for them.

What You Will Learn:

• The effect of constant comparison
• Understanding your values
• What is body neutrality?
• Most common age range eating disorders affect
• The most dangerous set of behaviors

Resources:

https://windoverwater.net/2022/06/27/creating-an-anti-diet-culture/

https://windoverwater.net/resources/

Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Sick Enough by Jennifer Gaudiani, MD
Amazon list of therapy books: https://a.co/1995sc9

Here are some podcasts:

iWeigh – Toxic Diet Culture with Dr. Joshua Wolrich

Maintenance Phase – debunking the myth of BMI

Ed on ED – Dr. Ed Tyson has been a guest on several podcasts about eating disorders and has his own treatment center in Texas as well as serving on the advisory board at Within Health – here is one such episode that I thought was helpful: What People with Eating Disorders Want You To Know

PeaceMeal – the Dangers of Clean Eating

Fighting Diet Culture