Becoming Wildly Resilient: Understanding Anxiety and Depression
Kim Releford, LCSW, a mental health therapist with UK HR Health and Wellness, joins host Jakob Hester to discuss two of the most common mental health conditions: anxiety and depression. In this episode, you'll learn about the relationship between anxiety and depression; the signs and symptoms of each and how we can recognize them in ourselves; how the stigma is lessening but still persists; and when to seek professional help and what you can expect when you do. Kim also shares tips for managing anxiety or depression, plus how we can support mental health in the workplace, regardless of whether or not it is you or a co-worker who is experiencing a mental health condition.
Mentioned in this Episode
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Related Episodes:
- "Ep. 7: From Feelings to Needs" with Amy Rodquist-Kodet
- "Ep. 11: Moving Forward with Our Well-Being" with Ann Bassoni and Rhonda Henry
- "Ep. 13: Sleep is Not a Luxury" with Dr. Lauren Whitehurst
- "Ep. 19: Flexing Emotional Intelligence" with Audrey Bachman
- Resources: Eastern Kentucky flooding resources, including links to donate to help UK students and employee
- National Helpline: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- Statistics: Mental Health By the Numbers
- New Student Mental Health Resources: TRACS support hub and TalkSpace partnership
- Mental Health Screening Tests
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Media Examples
- Extreme: iterations of The Joker and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
- Normalizing: “Never Have I Ever” and famous individuals like Simon Biles, Michael Phelps and Demi Lovato
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Employee Resources for Mental Health:
- Five free and confidential counseling sessions with a therapist per year
- LiveHealth Online mental telehealth -- $0 copay for UK health plan members
- Well-being days
- Work-life and well-being support
- Quick Tool: check in with yourself using HALT – hungry, angry, lonely, tired
- Preferences: 5 Love Languages
- UK Disability Resource: ADA compliance
- Podcast: "The Overwhelmed Brain with Paul Colaianni"
- Government Resource: SAMHSA -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Resource: NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness, including support groups
- Book and App: "Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind" by Judson Brewer, MD, PhD
- Podcast: “The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele”
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Playlist: A Wildly Resilient Playlist, now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music
- What songs would you add? Let us know at healthandwellness@uky.edu.
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Mental Health Training Opportunities:
- QPR suicide prevention training on October 11 or 27, 2022
- Mental Health First Aid
- On-demand QPR training for UK HealthCare employees
- Upcoming Events: UK Human Resources calendar
Contact Us
Have feedback or know someone at UK that would be a good guest? Email us at healthandwellness@uky.edu.
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