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.
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Episodes
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Retirement is a marker in life that most people look forward to, yet many are taken by surprise when this supposedly perfect time is accompanied by depression, anxiety or loneliness.
In this episode, Andy and Jamie Winters, LCSW discuss why retiring can come with significant mental health challenges and why building back structure is vital to good mental health.
Jamie Winters, LCSW is a Senior Primary Therapist at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health in North Brunswick, NJ. Jamie has worked with older adults for more than 10 years.
Why adjusting to retirement can take a toll on mental health 3:30
The Grief Process and its relationship to retirement 4:45
Why building and maintaining structure is so important for mental health 9:00
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Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Oftentimes, having an eating disorder may be the most visible of several problems people face.
Many people don’t know that eating disorders are often accompanied by anxiety, depression, or trauma. Sometimes the eating disorder is a way of coping with the relentlessness of other afflictions. Therapists and doctors take a team approach—working together to help a patient and working on multiple issues at the same time.
Anxiety and Depression Symptoms 1:10
Eating Disorders and trauma 5:32
How to start treating eating disorders and mental health issues 7:58
The importance of support from family and friends 12:10
Why underlying mental health issues need to be treated along with the eating disorder 14:11
For more information on Penn Medicine – Princeton Center for Eating Disorders:
Princeton Center for Eating Disorders
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Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
“Just eat!”
Having an eating disorder involves so much more than wanting to be thin. Andy is joined by Dr. Kristyn Pecsi, attending psychiatrist at Princeton Center for Eating Disorders, who demystifies eating disorders and discusses common misconceptions surrounding the illness.
5:45 Why it’s dangerous to rapidly lose weight
12:00 What do people with eating disorders look like?
13:52 The complexities of eating disorders and other mental illnesses
23:00 Is not eating a suicide attempt?
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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
How can you build your own self-esteem? There are incremental steps you can take, including finding ways to “fail safely”.
Andy’s guest, Peter Maclearie, LCSW, is Clinical Manager for Adult Programming at Penn Medicine – Princeton House Behavioral Health in Eatontown, New Jersey.
4:10 Why therapy is so helpful in addressing self-esteem issues
6:28 How your thought process and cognitive distortions affect your self-esteem
12:00 What are core beliefs and how do they impact self-esteem?
16:55 The importance of finding ways to “fail safely”
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