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. 

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 bias. What it means, how we develop biases and how it might affect our interactions with others. They also discuss how to "leave our biases at the door" when we're communicating with patients, co-workers, friends and relatives.  For more information and resources, visit: providence.org and https://www.providence.org/about/health-equity

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.

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

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.

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 all-consuming. Politics, Covid, inflation, the war in Ukraine...so many unknowns creating feelings of stress, anxiety, depression and just not knowing how to handle it all. Dr. James and Dr. Robin help us feel like we're not alone in these feelings, but also give advice on how to get through this unique period of time.  For more resources go to Providence.org or Work2BeWell.org.

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 anxiety and distress as both adults and kids and how during times of extreme stress, we need to focus on doing the best we can with the situation and information we're given. 

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.

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 important and how do you make the best of the situation. What are the best ways to get in the best mindset and readjust expectations. For more resources go to Providence.org and Work2BeWell.org.

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.

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.

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. 

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 perspective, advice and insights on how we can become more multiculturally competent, appreciative and willing to understanding people from all walks of life.

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 Providence shares insights on how particular mindsets can either prevent us from reaching our goal or help us to be more productive and efficient.

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.

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

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.

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 behavior and overall well-being.