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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Mental Health: Hope and Recovery episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Mental Health: Hope and Recovery for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Mental Health: Hope and Recovery episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Powerful Stories of Recovery: The Journeys of Stacy and Kimberly
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
08/26/23 • 82 min
If you're searching for inspiration and uplift, look no further. Valerie and Helen will provide you with an escape from the doldrums needed by all of us after a long, hot summer. In this episode, two extraordinary guests, Kimberly and Stacy, tell their powerful stories of recovery from mental health challenges. Due to dramatic conditions and setbacks, they have overcome many severe obstacles to emerge triumphant after years of struggle. Their stories lift the spirits of all who listen, and strengthen the resolve of those of us fighting for our mental health against all odds. Please don't miss the chance to join their unforgettable journeys.
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Bipolar Disorder: Part Two
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
02/23/23 • 49 min
Helen and Valerie devote a second episode to the challenges and complexities of bipolar disorder. In Episode 24, a remarkable discussion with Dr. Stephen Strakowski, a national leader in bipolar disorder treatment and research, addressed many topics that merited further examination. Join Helen and Valerie for this episode’s more in-depth investigation into bipolar disorder and its profound, long-reaching impact on individuals and their relationships.
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Mindfulness Exercise Favorites
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
12/21/21 • 32 min
Mindfulness is one of the most popular aspects of Mental Health: Hope and Recovery. As a gift to their listeners, Valerie presents the favorite mindfulness exercises of 2021. Join Helen and Valerie for an episode full of peace, safety and well-being
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Borderline Personality Disorder: Myths and Facts
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
08/05/22 • 78 min
Among the most feared, and often reviled, of all mental disorders, BPD and its extreme symptoms have frequently been labeled intolerable and untreatable. But times and knowledge have changed—much stigma is being replaced with hope and recovery. Helen and Valerie will examine BPD from three perspectives: one who has it; one who has had intimate, difficult relationships with persons who have it; and one who has taught and enlightened hundreds of families and caretakers of those who have it. Join Valerie and Helen as they navigate Borderline Personality Disorder in a dynamic, controversial episode.
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The Impact of the Pandemic on Adult Mental Health: What’s the Upside?
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
05/09/22 • 61 min
The extreme impact of the pandemic on American mental health has become common knowledge. Mental health challenges are now front and center in our consciousness and conversation. This is regarded as a positive outcome of the pandemic in our lives. As Helen and Valerie delve into their own struggles, survival skills, and successes during this unprecedented national crisis, they are faced with a compelling question. Have we gained anything of lasting value? Is there an upside to the pandemic’s mental health challenges?
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PTSD and Recovery: I Thought I Was Going Crazy!
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
02/01/22 • 48 min
Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, has become a household word. Yet today it remains one of the most complex and pernicious mental illnesses in the field. Given the challenges of understanding, treating, and recovering from the impact of trauma on a life, Valerie and Helen have devoted two concurrent episodes to the subject. Join them for Episodes 14 and 15 to learn how you can fight, and overcome, this complicated illness, PTSD.
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2022 Mindfulness Favorites
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
12/21/22 • 39 min
This episode is Valerie and Helen’s holiday gift to their listeners everywhere. Tune in for their favorite mindfulness exercises of 2022. Perfect for anyone who’s overwhelmed or exhausted by the holiday season—or just needs a few moments alone to breathe!
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Lived Experience with Self Injury
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
08/04/21 • 50 min
How to deal with the lived experience of self-injury? Valerie and Helen face it head on: their own experience with it; how to let it go and move into recovery. They will be joined by therapist Shayna Barksdale, LCSW, for a candid episode about this painful, little understood behavior.
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Loneliness Part Two: Pathways to Connection
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
03/25/24 • 47 min
Loneliness has been declared the new American epidemic by the U.S. Surgeon General. Its destructive impact on an individual life and on society as a whole was explored in the previous episode. Nowhere is loneliness more debilitating and dangerous than for those with mental health challenges.
In this second part, Valerie and Helen provide multiple methods for overcoming loneliness through relationships, skills and strategies, goal setting, social activities, and community. Their research shows the impact loneliness has on the brain, and how the brain is hardwired to need and seek human connection for basic survival. In light of this human necessity, science now shows that the brain distorted by loneliness can be regenerated through new behaviors, beliefs, and practices. Do not miss this opportunity to learn about new pathways of recovery from the loneliness epidemic.
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Grasping for Gratitude in a Mental Health Crisis
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery
05/24/23 • 54 min
Finding gratitude in the midst of a mental health crisis can seem impossible. Valerie and Helen experienced this struggle during their own crises, and have since discovered the profound impact of gratitude. This episode will take you on a surprising and heartening journey into the practice, science and impact of gratitude on a mental health condition. The consistent practice of gratitude wields deep and wide-ranging outcomes in the individual’s mental and physical health, and strengthens the capacity to build a life in recovery. Join Valerie and Helen as they share phenomenal research, and their own stories. You’ll be grateful that you did.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Mental Health: Hope and Recovery have?
Mental Health: Hope and Recovery currently has 46 episodes available.
What topics does Mental Health: Hope and Recovery cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Podcasts and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Mental Health: Hope and Recovery?
The episode title 'Powerful Stories of Recovery: The Journeys of Stacy and Kimberly' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Mental Health: Hope and Recovery?
The average episode length on Mental Health: Hope and Recovery is 56 minutes.
How often are episodes of Mental Health: Hope and Recovery released?
Episodes of Mental Health: Hope and Recovery are typically released every 30 days.
When was the first episode of Mental Health: Hope and Recovery?
The first episode of Mental Health: Hope and Recovery was released on Feb 4, 2021.
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