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Dr. Robin Henderson and Dr. James Simmons discuss the problem of gun violence in the United States in the aftermath of the Robb Elementary mass shooting and how the ongoing issue affects our mental health. 

Anna Nguyen, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for the Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration program for Providence St. Joseph Mission Heritage Medical Group speaks with Anna Franklin, a Providence Regional Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion about unconscious bias. What it means, how we develop biases and how it might affect our interactions with others. They also discuss how to "leave our biases at the door" when we're communicating with patients, co-workers, friends and relatives.  For more information and resources, visit: providence.org and https://www.providence.org/about/health-equity

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Mary Renouf speaks with Anna Nguyen, Licensed Marriage + Family Counselor about what emotional eating is, why we might do it and the differences between emotional eating and eating disorders.  For more information and resources, visit: providence.org and EDreferral.com

Mary Renouf speaks with licensed family and marriage counselor, Anna Nguyen about how we can agree to disagree and get along with people in your life that you might have differing views with.

We are back with another episode with Dr. James and Dr. Robin and they are discussing how the world just feels like "too much" to handle at times lately. We are all experiencing some feelings of uncertainty, overwhelm, and how there's hardly room to take a breath before the next big issue feels all-consuming. Politics, Covid, inflation, the war in Ukraine...so many unknowns creating feelings of stress, anxiety, depression and just not knowing how to handle it all. Dr. James and Dr. Robin help us feel like we're not alone in these feelings, but also give advice on how to get through this unique period of time.  For more resources go to Providence.org or Work2BeWell.org.

In this episode, host Mary Renouf-Hanson speaks with Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor, Anna Nguyen about the challenges of parenting during a pandemic. Anna helps us understand how in today's world, fear combined with a lack of control and unpredictability increase our feelings of both anxiety and distress as both adults and kids and how during times of extreme stress, we need to focus on doing the best we can with the situation and information we're given. 

Dr. James and Dr. Robin are back to discuss the the emotional hazards and pitfalls of New Year's resolutions and how you can look at tackling the new year in a more positive way.  For more resources go to Providence.org or Work2BeWell.org.

Dr. James Simmons and Dr. Robin Henderson discuss the difficulties in planning for the unplannable, including big things like a worldwide pandemic and smaller day to day things that pop up and take us out of our planned routines. How do you pivot and figure out what's important and what isn't as important and how do you make the best of the situation. What are the best ways to get in the best mindset and readjust expectations. For more resources go to Providence.org and Work2BeWell.org.

In this episode, we discuss the difference between burnout and compassion fatigue and how they are both affecting caregivers and everyone during this difficult time.  For more resources go to Providence.org and Work2BeWell.org.

Dr. James speaks with Dr. Arpan Waghray and Josh Cutler, a licensed social worker talk about how to start and normalize a conversation about suicide. They discuss how to help others in this situation.

Host Maya Hayes speaks with Dr. Robin and Dr. James about PTSD in the workplace and how it is affecting health care workers. We discuss what happens when it is untreated and resources on how to get help.