What the holidays look like for those with depression and/or anxiety Real Talk About Depression

How do the holiday's impact someone currently experiencing depression? On this podcast we discuss just that, as well as ideas on how we can not only improve our mental health during the holidays, but also during the gray and cold winter. Most importantly, this episode serves to make sure you don't forget that you are not alone and that plenty of help is available! 

Our guest is Elizabeth White. Elizabeth is a crisis supervisor with the Portage Path Behavioral Health Services located in Akron, Ohio. Elizabeth has her MSW (Master of Social Work) with her LISW-S  (Licensed Independent Social Worker with my Supervisor Designation).  She completed her undergrad with the University of Akron in 2009 and earned her master's with the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2014. She's been working as a social worker for 12 years.

Additional Resources:

Portage Path Behavioral Health, located in Akron, Ohio, helps people with mental and behavioral health services, in house primary care, and psychiatric emergency services. https://www.portagepath.org

Zero Suicide (edc.org) Education Development Center, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention are able to make this web site available thanks to support from Universal Health Services (UHS), the Zero Suicide Institute at EDC, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

 Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. 

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (sprc.org) Primary care is the setting in which Americans receive most of their health and behavioral health care. Frequent contacts and long-standing relationships between primary care providers and their patients make this an ideal setting for suicide prevention.

 AFSP - Learn about suicide, how you can help prevent it, and resources for those affected, from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Our mission: save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide Crisis Text Line | Text HOME To 741741 free, 24/7 Crisis Counseling Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 support via text message. We're here for everything: anxiety, depression, suicide, school. Text HOME to 741741. www.crisistextline.org 

Veterans Crisis Line: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/ 

The Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives The Trevor Project provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor. Free and confidential. www.thetrevorproject.org

If you need coaching help with depressive thoughts or mild depression and  anxiety, please visit my website (www.soaringforward) and book a free  consultation. I approach depression and anxiety "wholistically", so you  can finally reach a balance in your life and overcome depression once  and for all. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely my own  and are not meant to replace the current care you may be undergoing with  your doctor or therapist.

Angela Miller is a Professional Life Coach and "Wholistic" R.N.,  passionately pursuing her purpose to help others remember who they are  and how to become their best self. She is the creator and host of Real  Talk About Depression, a  podcast devoted to the uncomfortable subjects  of depression and suicide.