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Mental Health Matters With Kathryn

12 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -

Your mind is a garden. It needs all the necessary attention to bloom and flourish.
We discuss everything mental health- the myths😟...the questions🤔...the facts💯...the misconceptions 😲....the everyday things that affect your mental well-being.
Mental health matters. Feel your feelings and mind your mind💪🏽💪🏽

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Episodes

The Christian and grief

April 19, 2022 12:30 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

In the journey of life, loss and the associated emotion of grief are inevitable. As Christians, how do we juggle our experience of grief with the inspiration the Bible has to offer? If the inspiration is "not enough" to get us through, what does it say about our faith? As Christians experiencing loss/grief, is it okay to turn to mental health professionals, or all we need is in the Bible?

Christianity and mental health- parallel lines or nah?

April 05, 2022 12:30 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB

Some Christians feel or believe that as a christian, they should never have mental health issues or challenges. To people who hold this belief, mental health issues are a sign of lack of faith, or some form of weakness. Those outside the faith are of the view that Christianity has nothing to offer to mental health conversations. Are Christianity and mental health issues/concerns really mutually exclusive, or there is a connection? Does Christianity have any effective remedies for mental healt...

The Christian and mental health - Intro

April 01, 2022 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MB

People of faith (particularly Christians, because I'm one) seem to struggle with bridging their beliefs and their mental health needs. Are the two mutually exclusive, or is there a way to hold on to your faith while accepting your mental health needs and getting the right (professional) help? Does the Christian faith have anything to add to addressing mental health needs, or is it purely a reserve of mental health professionals? This series addresses these questions and more.

Self love PT 2

September 25, 2021 12:30 - 18 minutes - 17.8 MB

In the previous episode, we looked at the importance of self love. In this episode, we look at 3 ways of loving yourself.

Self love PT 1

September 23, 2021 12:30 - 12 minutes - 12 MB

In this episode, we discuss what self love is, and why it is important

Mental health professionals - who do I talk to?

September 21, 2021 12:30 - 12 minutes - 12 MB

There are different types of mental health professionals. Sometimes, it is confusing to decide who to listen to. In this podcast, I attempt to distinguish the professionals by what they do or the types of clients they serve

What happens in therapy?

September 20, 2021 12:30 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Some people are put off from therapy because "it is just talk". How accurate is this? In this episode, we look at what goes on in the consulting room of a therapist. Is it truly all talk? Or there's more to therapy than just talking?

To Say or Not To Say Pt 3

August 25, 2021 10:30 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MB

In previous episodes, we looked at some of the things to not say to someone who has mental health concerns. In this concluding episode, we discuss 7 helpful things to say to someone who has mental health concerns.

To say or not to say? Pt 2

May 25, 2021 11:45 - 10 minutes - 9.92 MB

In the previous episode, we discussed 5 things to avoid saying to people experiencing mental health challenges. In this episode, we look at 5 more things to avoid saying

TO SAY OR NOT TO SAY? PT 1

May 20, 2021 10:30 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

Sometimes, people come to us, talking about their mental health concerns. How do we know what to say? In this episode, which is the first in a 3-part series, we look at 5 things you shouldn't say to someone experiencing a mental health challenge.

Mental health challenges - a sign of madness, weakness or just being human?

May 07, 2021 12:30 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

We often hear people with mental illnesses or mental health challenges being described as mad, or getting mad. Sometimes, we even describe them like that ourselves. It's also quite common to hear people say that not being able to overcome a mental health challenge is a sign of weakness. Is this really the case? Find out in this podcast

Introduction

May 03, 2021 12:30 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MB

A conversation on what the Mental Health Matters with Kathryn Podcast is about