Compassionate Conversations

<p>In this episode, we have a conversation with Keidy Bognar, from WWBIC, about the need to break the stigma on mental health and mental illness.</p> <p>Keidy shares her experience and that of her family as an...

<p>The Inclusive Bean is a new Coffee Shop with an important mission in the Racine, WI area.</p> <p>A place "...where individuals of all abilities can have a sense of belonging, be challenged appropriately, and be...

<p>May is Mental Health Awareness Week, and May 5th - 11th is Children's Mental Health Acceptance Week.</p> <p>To discuss the critical issue of Children's Mental Health, we have invited Julie Hueller, Manager of the...

<p>Jelena Jones is the Administrator of Behavioral Health Services for Racine County.</p> <p>In this episode, Jelena and Carlos have a very informative conversation about the status of mental health services in Racine...

<p>March is "Self-Harm Awareness Month" </p> <p><br></p> <p>Our guest, Kevin Wahl, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and NAMI Racine County Board Member</p> <p>In this episode, we talk about Self-Harm or NSSI...

<p>Welcome to the first episode of our second season!</p> <p><br></p> <p>We start this season by having a conversation with Melissa (Work Order Day Coordinator) and Marshall (Clubhouse Participant) about the Clubhouse...

<p>In this episode, we're having a conversation with Amanda Busack from the Racine County Health Division about resources and strategies to strengthen our mental health during the holidays.</p> <p><br></p> <p>You can...

<p>In today's episode, we're having a conversation with Zack Zdroik, Executive Director of Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin, about what 9-LINE [(262) 456-7059] is and what resources are available for Veterans in our...

<p>In this episode, we have a conversation with Luann Simpson, long-time and now-retired NAMI Racine County staff member and mental health advocate, about how we all can advocate for a more compassionate society that...

<p>In this episode, we are having a conversation with the staff members of the LGBT Center of Southeast Wisconsin about the rates of suicide among LGBTQ+ youth and what we can do, as a community, to prevent it.</p>

<p>Today, we bring you a special episode recorded on August 29th, just before school started. This is the second part of a podcast collaboration with the Racine Video Production Workshop, a Racine Unified School...

<p>In this episode, we're having a conversation with Mary Buchacklian, Human Resources Specialist and NAMI Racine County Board member, about what type of accommodations can be made for employees living with mental...

<p>July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and in this episode, along with Sha'Boris Mays, we explore the particular challenges faced by ethnic communities in the US, as well as ways to overcome these...

<p>June is ⁠#PrideMonth⁠, and on this episode of Compassionate Conversations, we are talking to Barb Farrar, Executive Director of ⁠The LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin⁠, about the intersection of mental health and the...

<p>In this episode, we are having a conversation with Harley Godowski, a Therapist at Mindfulnest Counselling, LLC, specializing in Maternal Mental Health, about how to make the practices of self-compassion and...