>> SO WE’VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH THIS MONTH BECAUSE MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH
AWARENESS MONTH. AND IT’S
ALWAYS TIME TO CHECK IN WITH
YOURSELF 12 MONTHS A YEAR,
HONESTLY. BUT KEEPING YOUR
MENTAL HEALTH UNDER CONTROL
STARTS WITH SOME TACTICS AND
SOME SKILLS THAT WE OFTEN CALL
SELF CARE. SO JOINING ME NOW
TO UNPACK THIS A BIT, WE HAVE
NIGERIA. MCALLEN WITH NEW
PERSPECTIVES. THERAPEUTIC
SERVICES. GIVE US A WAY THERE.
AND THEN WHILE AT STANFORD,
PRESIDENT OF PI A TO A MEGA
CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA
SORORITY INCORPORATED AND
WE’LL TALK ABOUT AN EVENT THIS
WEEKEND THAT REALLY TALKS
ABOUT RESOURCES AND MENTAL
HEALTH AND WHAT WE CAN ALL DO
THAT HAPPENED SO THAT WE ARE
FEELING AND DOING BETTER. SO
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST
A MINUTE. WHILE NIGERIA, LET’S
TALK ABOUT SELF CARE BECAUSE
IT’S SUCH A BUZZ WORD AND
SOMETIMES IT FEELS VERY HEAVY
LIKE, OH, I GOT TO GO TO THE
SPA OR HAVE TO TAKE HOURS TO
MYSELF. THAT CAUSES A LITTLE
STRESS SOMETIMES TO TELL. TELL
US WHAT SELF CARE REALLY IS.
>> I THINK I’M ONE OF THE
THINGS I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND IS SELF-CARE IS
REALLY WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE.
SO THERE’S NO RIGHT OR WRONG
WHEN YOU’RE TRYING TO
DETERMINE WHAT YOUR SELF CARE
SHOULD LOOK LIKE AS LONG AS
HE’S HEALTHY AND IT ALIGNS
WITH YOUR ANGLE. AND SO I
ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SAY
WHAT I WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS
EXPERIENCE. DO YOU WANT TO
WALK AWAY WELL-RESTED? ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR MORE ENERGY? ARE
YOU WANTING THE MOTIVATING GET
SOME PEACE OF MIND OR MENTAL
CLARITY IS R REALLY THE
FINDING WHAT YOU’RE IN GO ON.
>> YOU WANT TO BE A CASE THAT
FIRST THAT THE SAY, OK? SO IF
ENTIRE LIKE, FOR YOU KNOW,
WE’RE UP SUPER EARLY. I THINK
A LOT OF US ARE JUST HIGHER
ALL THE TIME. SO TAKING A
BREAK WOULD BE SELF CARE FOR
ME VERSUS SOMEBODY THAT, YOU
KNOW, HAS LOW ENERGY. MAYBE
THERE’S IS EXERCISING.
ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY OK. SO
WHAT ABOUT LIKE? I THINK
SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH,
MY HAPPY ARE MY GIRLS AND HAVE
SOME WINE. YOU KNOW, I GUESS
AGAIN, YOU’RE LOOKING AT THAT
IN GOAL AND HOW DOES IT MAKE
YOU FEEL? YES, I THINK
ESPECIALLY IN TODAY’S.
>> DAY TO DAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE
WORKING FROM HOME. AND SO
THEY’RE REALLY ISOLATED AND I
DON’T HAVE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO SOCIALIZE.
AND SO I THINK IF YOU WANT TO
SOCIALIZE AND GO TO HAPPY HOUR
AND HAVE A FEW GLASSES OF
WINE, DO IT IN MODERATION. AS
LONG AS IT’S AN ADDICTIVE
BEHAVIOR OR IS NOT MAKING YOU.
UNABLE TO FUNCTION DAILY,
FUNCTIONING.
>> THEN HAVE A GLASS OF THE IN
MODERATION. RIGHT? I ONLY
MENTION THAT BECAUSE I THINK
WE’RE IN. WE’RE IN A CULTURE
IN OUR PEOPLE. LOOK AT THAT IS
LIKE THEIR OUTLET, WHICH
AGAIN, I THINK WE NEED TO BE
CAREFUL OF DOING A LOT THE
SPRING IN THE CONVERSATION
THIS WEEKEND, A BIG THAT THE
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY IS
HOSTING INCORPORATED IS
HOSTING ON. TELL ME MORE ABOUT
IT AND WHAT CAN PEOPLE LOOK TO
GET FROM IT? SURE. ABSOLUTELY.
>> WELL, IT THIS SATURDAY MAY
13TH AND IT’S GOING TO BE AT
THE ORANGE PARK MALL RIGHT
OUTSIDE JC PENNEY’S FROM
11:00AM TO 03:00PM. WE’RE
GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF VENDORS.
IT’S A FREE EVENT WHERE YOU’LL
DIFFERENT VENDORS AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU CAN
COME AND GET INFORMATION
ABOUT, YOGA INSTRUCTIONS WERE
DO SOME LINED AND SAYING WE’RE
GOING TO HAVE SOME FITNESS. SO
ANYTHING THAT’S RELATED TO
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, OUR
OPPORTUNITY AND AWARENESS IS
WHAT’S IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF
MAKING SURE THAT ARE HAVE
RESOURCES AND THINGS TO GO TO
WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL
HEALTH. ESPECIALLY THIS MONTH.
I WAS A I THINK RESOURCES ARE
SO IMPORTANT I FIND WHEN I
TALK TO PEOPLE, THEY’RE LIKE,
WELL, WHO DO I GO TO? YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T
HAVE INSURANCE FOR COUNSELING
AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS TO
TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN REALLY
TAP AND
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AFFORDABLE
THINGS, THINGS THAT WE ALL
HAVE ACCESS TO. YES, I THINK
WANT TO GET RESOURCES IS TO
COLLEGES TODAY. YOU CAN GO IN
THERE FIND OUT.
>> WHAT THERAPISTS ARE IN YOUR
AREA AND THAT ARE ABLE TO MEET
YOUR NEEDS YOU LOOK AT THEIR
SPECIALIZATIONS. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE OFTEN MY
PRACTICE IS MENTAL HEALTH
SCHOLARSHIPS AND SO PEOPLE CAN
GET FREE ARE EITHER REDUCE
RATES TO ENGAGE IN THERAPY AND
HAVE BETTER ACCESS. ALL RIGHT.
I LOVE IT. I THINK IT’S JUST
IT’S A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH
A LET ME JUST ONE MORE TIME
MENTIONED THE EVENT. I LOVE
THAT IT’S AT THE MALL IS SO
ORANGE PARK MALL AGAIN, IT IS
THIS SATURDAY KICKS OFF 11
O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING TO
03:00PM RIGHT OUTSIDE JC
PENNEY ALL RIGHT, GO HANG OUT
AND GET YOURSELF CARE ON. AND
THEN MAYBE A LITTLE SHOPPING