Mind On Mental Health

Emotion Regulation During Cancer

Being in charge of your own emotions sounds easier than it is. Sometimes you have to do the opposite action than your emotions want you to do in order to solve a problem. Therapist Danielle Bellina talks about this and other DBT techniques that she used to cope with her cancer diagnosis and treatmentwith host Andy Dean. They delve into anxiety, how to tell people about the diagnosis when your instinct is to protect your friends and family.
 
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Distress Tolerance During Cancer

Everyone has a different cancer journey, and you can make better decisions about your health if you use the distress tolerance skills outlined in DBT as STOP (Stop, Take a Breath, Observe, and Proceed Mindfully) and Radical Acceptance. These are not easy and take practice to use. Join Danielle Bellina, a therapist trained in DBT, and host Andy Dean as they discuss how she used these skills in her own experience and worked through her emotions to take action to protect her own health.
 
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How I Used DBT in My Cancer Journey

No one knows when they might suddenly face a major health issue. Senior Primary Therapist Danielle Bellina found herself relying on dialectical behavior therapy skills to get her through breast cancer treatment just a few years ago. Danielle and host Andy Dean discuss the reaction to shocking news and how to navigate the health decisions that need to be made during a very stressful time.
 
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Grief and Substance Use Part 2

After losing a brother to substance use disorder and ultimately an overdose, Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor Sarah Devries talks about how complicated the grieving process can be. Grief is messy, and letting grief go can feel like a loss in itself. Over time—and each person grieves at their own pace—you can find enduring connection with the deceased in your new reality. Listen in as Andy Dean interviews Sarah and her colleague, Sarah Carstens.
 
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Grief and Substance Use Part 1

Whether or not a person with a substance use disorder succumbs to their addiction, there is much grief along the way. Loved ones mourn the loss of the future they imagined for that person, and everyone regrets that life is harder than they imagined. Sarah Devries and Sarah Carstens, both Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselors, discuss grief and acceptance with host Andy Dean.
 
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Substance Use by the Numbers

There were more than 100,000 overdose deaths in 2022 in the US. So far this year, 2023, there have been 15,878 overdose deaths in New Jersey. One Princeton House therapist was directly affected when she lost a loved one. Join Andy Dean, LCSW as he interviews Sarah Devries, Senior Therapist and Team Coordinator, and Sarah Carstens, Clinical Director for Addiction Services, of Princeton House Behavioral Health. Carstens and Devries are both Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselors.
 
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Sounding the Alarm About Loneliness

Loneliness can have the same effect on the body as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, and yet, there’s no place to put a Surgeon General’s warning. Host Andy Dean speaks with Jamie Winters, LCSW, senior primary therapist at Princeton House Behavioral Health, about how to address loneliness and purposefully interact with other people.
 
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Managing Micro-Aggressions in the Workplace

“I don’t see color,” say many people about their co-workers.
“You are so articulate.”
“Is that your real hair?”
Microaggressive comments might be said without malicious intent, but they have an impact on the receiver. Therapist Nicole Glover speaks with Andy Dean about how she coaches her clients to respond to micro aggressions in the workplace, using the skills of DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy. Plus, they discuss why receiving microaggression is exhausting.
Nicole Glover, LPC, LCADC, is clinical manager of the Women’s Program at Princeton House Behavioral Health and owner of Restoring Pieces, a private practice serving primarily people of color.
 
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What is Codeswitching? Racial Trauma in the Workplace

What’s a bigger divide between people in a workplace—being a man working with all women, or being a person of color working with all White people?What’s code switching and what is its impact on the person who uses code switching?
We continue our exploration of racial trauma with host Andy Dean and guest Nicole Glover.
 
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How Racial Trauma Affects Mental Health

Now that host Andy Dean and guest Nicole Glover have defined what racialtrauma is, in this episode they will talk about its effect on mental health. Depression, anxiety, and acute stress can result from racial trauma.  Listen to hear how and why.
 
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