20 episodes

This podcast is for anyone who’s dealing with a major medical diagnosis and the loved ones and professionals who will support them. Think Cancer, Diabetes, Covid-19, and even newly diagnosed mental health issues like Bipolar or Anxiety disorders.

It's a resource that unpacks and pulls together sensible information and tools from many different disciplines and approaches to therapy, support, and communication, while keeping it friendly and accessible. It is especially useful when first receiving the news of a life-changing condition.

Hosted by Todd Schmenk

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    • Health & Fitness

This podcast is for anyone who’s dealing with a major medical diagnosis and the loved ones and professionals who will support them. Think Cancer, Diabetes, Covid-19, and even newly diagnosed mental health issues like Bipolar or Anxiety disorders.

It's a resource that unpacks and pulls together sensible information and tools from many different disciplines and approaches to therapy, support, and communication, while keeping it friendly and accessible. It is especially useful when first receiving the news of a life-changing condition.

Hosted by Todd Schmenk

    How Small Changes Can Make A Big Difference

    How Small Changes Can Make A Big Difference

    Join Todd Schmenk as he takes a closer look at how small changes can make a big difference.  It is known as the Principle of Small Changes and is one of the underlying beliefs that informs his therapeutic approach.   

    Would you like a more organized way of browsing the topics, worksheets, and support materials found here?  Want more information about this educational project?  Then be sure to visit out: https://www.wellnesstalks.org/​ 

    ALSO:  If  you REALLY like what I am doing here, want to be part of a smaller community with direct access to me, and which to support the efforts here, take a look here: https://www.patreon.com/toddschmenk​ to see how to become more involved!    

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    • 5 min
    What Is Time Orientation? Effects of Focus on Anxiety and Depression.

    What Is Time Orientation? Effects of Focus on Anxiety and Depression.

    Join Todd Schmenk, as he takes a closer look at what is time orientation and how does focusing on the past or the future versus the present moment lead to increases in experience of anxiety and depression.

    Would you like a more organized way of browsing the topics, worksheets, and support materials found here?  Want more information about this educational project?  Then be sure to visit out: https://www.wellnesstalks.org/  

    ALSO:  If  you REALLY like what I am doing here, want to be part of a smaller community with direct access to me, and which to support the efforts here, take a look here: https://www.patreon.com/toddschmenk to see how to become more involved!    

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    • 6 min
    Gratitude In A Jar

    Gratitude In A Jar

    Join Todd Schmenk and Peter Binnings as they have a discussion around strategies for balance during a pandemic including Peter's favorite, Gratitude In A Jar.  The whole conversation takes a closer look at what gratitude is, what it is not, and how to use your values to help guide your way in a direction that is meaningful.

    Would you like a more organized way of browsing the topics, worksheets, and support materials found here?  Want more information about this educational project?  Then be sure to visit out: https://www.wellnesstalks.org/

    ALSO:  If  you REALLY like what I am doing here, want to be part of a smaller community with direct access to me, and which to support the efforts here, take a look here: https://www.patreon.com/toddschmenk to see how to become more involved!

    FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/tschmenk 

    LIKE: https://www.facebook.com/beteampositive

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    #covidcoping #toddschmenk #gratitude

    • 23 min
    How To Uncover Your Core Values | Part 2

    How To Uncover Your Core Values | Part 2

    Join Todd Schmenk as he walks through part two in a series of how to uncover your core values with a simple exercise that will leave you with a list to begin to explore and orient towards.   

    You can find more topics, worksheets, and support materials here: 

    https://www.wellnesstalks.org/ 

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    #personalvalues #toddschmenk #wellnesstalks

    • 7 min
    Uncovering Your Core Values

    Uncovering Your Core Values

    In order to thrive and not just survive, we need to have a base understanding of our core values, or prime values (in that they cannot be boiled down any further.  We need to understand core values in order to feel more confident, to have a direction.  In this video series, Uncovering your core values, I will take you on a journey to look at what personal values are, why we need them, how to discover your core values, and what to do with these personal values in order to live a meaningful life and ensure continued personal growth.

    • 14 min
    Mindfulness Exercise For Pain

    Mindfulness Exercise For Pain

    Often, one of the core challenges of dealing with a chronic illness is having to deal with a wide variety of possible pain, both physical and mental.  Join Todd Schmenk as he walks through ways in which you can utilize use a mindfulness exercise in addressing such pain.  This is a guided practice which starts of with a simple grounding exercise then moves on to use a time tested technique that has worked for several situations including chronic pain, pain from cancer, and even with some dealing with an emotional pain.

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    • 14 min

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