14: Kristin’s Story: It’s NOT All in Your Head

06/23/20 • 54 min

Did you know there is a direct correlation between our gut health, hormones and genetics when it comes to mental health and illness? In this episode, STAT Wellness Founder, Kristin Oja, DNP, FNP-C, IFMCP discusses how the foods we eat could actually be contributing to our mental health or lack thereof. She also talks about how stress and physical fitness can play a big part in depression and anxiety and why it’s important to know what’s really going on with our own physiology. Kristin provides tangible ways to take control of your own health with a balanced combination of medicine, mindfulness and movement because wellness feels good!

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13: Kim’s Story: You Have to be the CEO of Your Own Health

Kim Schaper’s mental health journey began at the age of 7 years old when she was molested by her grandfather. For years she struggled with eating disorders, depression and finding self love. From trips in and out of treatment centers, being over medicated for years, to educating herself about mental health and wellness Kim is an inspiration. She uses her experiences to help others on their physical and mental health journeys as a way to find overall wellness.

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15: Brandon's Story: Smiling Through the Pain

There is a stigma that comes with being an NFL player but Brandon Chubb is breaking that in this episode. As a black man growing up in Marietta, Georgia we learn how football shaped Brandon both professionally and personally, how race has played a factor in his life and how he has struggled with depression over the last year and a half.
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