Evolving to your professional best is a journey that includes self-care. Michele kicked off the mental health awareness conversation early for her upcoming Color To Connect workshop in Central Florida on Saturday, 8/13/2022, with the event's guest Mental Health Counselor Natasha D'Arcangelo. Michele believes that mental health awareness is year-round, and small actions can ignite transformation to take better care of yourself. Listen as Michele and Natasha chat about mental health triggers. 

Register for the in-person Color To Connect Central Florida workshop. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/color-to-connecttm-tickets-375573007977

[00:25] Michele shares her why for creating the Color To Connect™ workshop.

[01:20] Natasha shares her "why" for becoming a Mental Health Counselor.

[03:25] Natasha shares signs that listeners can recognize that they might be struggling with their mental health.

[08:20]Michele and Natasha talk about breaking the generational stigmas associated with therapy.

[11:37] Natasha shares how listeners can know if their mental health is stable.

[15:16] Natasha shares an overview of BIPOC mental health awareness. 

[16:17] Michele and Natasha further share their perspective on the importance of therapy.

[17:15] Natasha provides statistics about barriers of care that cause some people of color to be reluctant to include therapy in their wellness practice and potential approach strategies to overcome them.

[25:45] Natasha shares activities that she suggests professionals implement or try to help them mentally stay healthy beyond meditation.

[28:22] Natasha and Michele chat about how coloring helps their mental health. 

[31:12] Natasha shares how she takes care of her mental health.

[34:20] Michele and Natasha share resource suggestions for mental health therapy, how to utilize Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) services through some employers, and how to process mental health information shared on social media. 

[41:34] Natasha shares how listeners get in contact with her.

Resource:

Directory of Clinicians of Color and other Minoritized Identities:

https://www.counseling-csj.org/directory-of-clinicians-of-color-and-other-minoritized-identities.html

Therapy Den: https://www.therapyden.com/