Mental Health Awareness Month: Essentials for Well-Being with Carolyn Collins, LCPC

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and mental health is a top priority at Nine to Thrive: The Well-Being Podcast.This week, Carolyn Collins, LCPC and I talk about the impact of disconnection, distrust and dysregulation on mental health. We explore the causes of disconnection and distrust and the importance of self-regulation, co-regulation and self-soothing in times of stress. We share tools and strategies for building awareness and acceptance and creating change, stressing that curiosity is an essential ingredient for connection, trust and regulating our nervous systems in order to thrive and flourish in our complex and complicated world.

 

If you feel like you can use a little Well-Being Spring “tune up”, don’t miss this episode! 

 

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Takeaways:

 

• Disconnection, distrust, and dysregulation are prevalent today and have a significant impact on our mental health.
• The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified these challenges, leading to increased disconnection and distrust.
• Self-regulation and co-regulation are essential for managing mental health and well-being.
• Identifying and utilizing resources and strategies can help individuals navigate disconnection and promote connection and thriving. Self-soothing and self-regulation are important skills to cultivate for overall well-being.
• Building awareness and acceptance of our “self-soothing” behaviors can lead to healthier choices.
• Curiosity is a powerful tool for breaking down barriers and building connections.
• Connecting with others is a fundamental human need and contributes to not only our mental health but our overall well-being.

 

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About Carolyn Collins, LCPC

 

Carolyn is the founder of Be Healthy Within, a wellness company dedicated to promoting mental health awareness, fostering growth mindset, and developing connections to self and others. Her mission is to help individuals balance their lives through a whole body integrative approach. She works to bring awareness, acceptance, and change by connecting to oneself, others, and purpose. Recognizing that each person holds within them the innate ability to know what they need for healing. Carolyn guides her clients through acceptance and empowers them to make the changes they need to live happier and healthier lives. In working from a holistic perspective,

she encourages her clients to all aspects of self-care, nutrition, exercise, personal connections, identification with values, and deeply creating deeply meaningful relationships. 

Carolyn has her master's degree in counseling, psychology from Loyola University. She has a post-master's degree in art therapy. She also started an art therapy nonprofit. She's a certified health coach. She's completed power collaborative professional development training with girls leadership. And she has her 300 hour yoga alliance certification in yoga psychology focusing on the healing power of yoga, meditation, breath work and shadow work.

 

Connect with Carolyn at www.behealthywithin.com

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Body Keeps the Score By Bessel van der Kolk MD

Dr. Arielle Schwartz

The Gottman Institute

The Still Face Experiment