Mind On Mental Health
The Mind On Mental Health Podcast explores a variety of mental health and substance use related topics in under thirty minutes. Topics such as how to utilize positive coping skills, manage triggers and how to change your thought process are discussed. Each podcast features interviews with therapists and psychiatrists from Penn Medicine - Princeton House Behavioral Health in Central New Jersey.
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Have you ever thought about your self-esteem? In this episode guest Pete Maclearie, LCSW, discusses self-esteem and how it relates to mental health.
Peter Maclearie, LCSW is Clinical Manager for Adult Programming at Penn Medicine – Princeton House Behavioral Health in Eatontown, New Jersey.
6:12 What is “optimal” self-esteem
13:27 The definition of self-esteem
14:56 Why Therapy is a great place to address your self-esteem
20:10 Why individuals oftentimes are unaware that they have low self-esteem
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Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
In this episode Andy interviews Nicole Orro, LPC, LCADC (Site Director of Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health – Hamilton) and Christine Isaac, LCSW, LCADC (Community Liaison with Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health) Since the start of the pandemic, Nicole and Christine have been volunteering to meet with frontline healthcare workers at multiple hospitals within the Penn system for ongoing counseling sessions. They discuss different mental health tools they have been encouraging Penn's healthcare professionals to use to cope with the stressors of the pandemic.
The importance of creating predictability and self-compassion (1:25)
The power of fellowship with co-workers and peer support (5:18)
How to manage the anxiety that might come up when preparing to go into work (14:57)
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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
In this episode Andy interviews Christine Isaac, LCSW, LCADC (Community Liaison with Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health) and Nicole Orro, LPC, LCADC (Site Director of Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health – Hamilton). Since the start of the pandemic, Christine and Nicole have been volunteering to meet with frontline healthcare workers at multiple hospitals within the Penn system for ongoing counseling sessions. They discuss what they have learned about what affect the coronavirus pandemic has had on healthcare workers’ mental health.
3:00 – A discussion of frontline healthcare workers’ experience during covid pandemic
4:45 – The effects of not having a break from the coronavirus pandemic
7:30 – Healthcare workers’ experience of living through the same trauma as their patients
14:00 – How the Covid crisis has affected the mental health of healthcare workers
18:58 – How the pandemic crept into every aspect of wellness for healthcare workers
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Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
This episode features Jessica Levy, LCSW who is the Site Director at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health’s Eatontown, NJ location. In this episode, Jessica and Andy continue their discussion about how to manage depression during the winter months, especially during the pandemic.
The importance of going outside even when it’s cold (:34)
Why you should limit your own screen time (4:42)
How avoiding social media is helpful for managing depression (7:14)
Using structure to help you accomplish goals (14:30)
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