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Mental Health Conversation Starters & Questions
Also, check out this video: “Anger Management: How to Control Anger – 2019 – (Actionable!)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxbiqfNu8w
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http://www.TransformingStigma.Com In this video, Mike Veny talks about the importance of keeping the subject of mental health in everyday conversation and your community. This is the key to transforming the silence that accompanies mental health stigma.
There’s no right or wrong way to have conversations about mental health. Mike Veny tried an experiment for an entire year. He decided to go around and introduce himself to every single person he met and let them know that he was mentally ill. To his surprise, no one got scared and ran away from him. He actually developed deeper relationships, got hired for more work, and more women showed interest in him than ever before.
Here are some tips for developing your own conversation starters and questions.
1. Recognize that this is an uncomfortable conversation and you don’t have to be an expert to talk about it. If it were an easy conversation, you wouldn’t be watching this video or reading these words. The only way that we, as a society, will develop this into an easy conversation, is to simply have it.
2. Learn healthy, appropriate, respectful, and “people first” vocabulary. This simply means that when you talk about it, put the person before the mental health challenge in your language. For example, avoid saying “the mentally ill”. Instead say, “people who live with a mental illness.”
3. Take the lead by asking others how you can support them and LISTEN! When someone you know is struggling with a mental health challenge, it’s CONFUSING! People who struggle aren’t always looking for answers or to vent. Most of the time they are looking for empathy. Even if you can’t comprehend what someone is struggling with, do your absolute best to see it from their perspective and validate that.
Learn more at http://www.TransformingStigma.Com.
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Also, check out this video: “Anger Management: How to Control Anger – 2019 – (Actionable!)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxbiqfNu8w
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How to Use a Mental Health Hotline – 2020 (Actionable!)
https://www.mikeveny.com/blog/where-to-find-mental-health-help-immediately-a-s-a-p
Mental health hotlines CAN REALLY HELP YOU and suicide prevention hotlines SAVE LIVES! The thought of reaching out for help can be overwhelming. You might event wonder what actually happens when you call a hotline. See this video to learn more.
How to Fix Mental Health in Schools – 2020 (True Story!)
Today you’re going to learn EXACTLY how to schools can start to better support the mental wellness of their students (step-by-step).
In fact, in this video, I’m going to tell you exactly what would have helped me when I was struggling with mental health challenges in school.
With that, here’s a quick overview of what’s in the video:
We have a serious problem with mental health within the United States and within our schools. Over the past 20 years, the youth suicide rate around the world has been declining except for in the United States where it has increased. That’s a problem.
And, it’s not just mental health in high school that needs to be addressed. As a young child, I was expelled from three schools. I was admitted to mental hospitals three times for extended stays, I self-harmed, and I attempted suicide. These experiences have provided me with a unique perspective now as an adult on how we can better address mental health in schools.
There are three things, which I discuss in more detail during the video, that I think schools can do to start to turn the situation around.
Everyone in the school community needs to take responsibility for mental wellness.
Cultivate a culture of self-care and teach social skills.
Educate everyone on mental wellness.
Many schools think they need to rely on things like grants for mental health in school in order to make a change, but there are many free resources that are readily available to everyone (see the link below).
Mental health awareness is the key factor needed to help make a change. We can’t just rely on things like screening for mental health in schools. We all need to take responsibility to make the change.
In short, this video will show you actionable ways to begin changing the mental health culture within your school in 2019.
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AND I’M ISSUING YOU A ***CHALLENGE***, FRIEND!
1) Film yourself sharing ideas on how to improve mental wellness in schools (on Instagram Stories or YouTube or any other platform you prefer).
2) Send it to me or tag me on social media @mikeveny
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INTERESTED IN BRINGING A MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM TO YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY? LEARN MORE HERE.
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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
Read my article How Do We Fix Mental Health in Schools HERE: https://www.mikeveny.com/how-do-we-fix-mental-health-in-schools.html
Watch my video “Self-care Tips for Middle & High School Students”: https://youtu.be/fJKNSi1z2tA
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How To Control Intense Emotions Instantly!
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Do you want to know how to control intense emotions instantly? In this video, Mike Veny gives you an easy formula to learn how to control intense emotions instantly.
Mike Veny is a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist®, author, mental health speaker, course instructor and the CEO of Mike Veny, Inc. For most of Mike’s life, he’s struggled with emotional dysregulation and had to learn how to control intense anger. Through his own personal journey and his work, he’s learned some self-care hacks for how to control your emotions and feelings.
In this video on how to control intense emotions, you will learn about:
* 3 questions to ask yourself when you feel awful. These are also questions to ask yourself when you feel anxious and questions to ask yourself when you’re depressed.
* How to pinpoint what’s bothering you.
* How to control emotions and how to do self-care when busy.
Emotional dysregulation is incredibly frustrating and difficult. This video will give you some solutions for how to deal with intense feelings and how to control your emotions.
Check out Mike’s continuing education courses on OpenSesame: https://bit.ly/mv-opensesame
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The Ball Game
Also, check out this video: “Anger Management: How to Control Anger – 2019 – (Actionable!)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxbiqfNu8w
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