More Than Mental Greg and Jennifer Willits

Uncovering unhealthy core beliefs, figuring out where they came from, and developing healthy core beliefs based on positive evidence from your life.

My wife, Jennifer Willits, joins me on the show to share her perspective of walking along with her spouse through more than 20+ years of mental illness.

Dr. Elizabeth Dybell is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. For over 20 years, she has worked with parents, children, teachers, and adults, providing psychotherapy and assessments.  Dr. Dybell also lectures widely on topics relating to mental health and education concerns.On this episode of More Than Mental, Dr. Dybell joins Greg to talk about the difficulty of explaining mental illness to children when one of their parents is suffering.  We also touch upon how to go about getting counseling help for children with their own mental health needs.Books mentioned on the program:Dr. Elizabeth Dybell's WebsiteWhy Are You So Scared?: A Child's Book About Parents with PTSDWhy Are You So Sad?: A Child's Book about Parental DepressionWishing Wellness: A Workbook for Children of Parents with Mental Illness

I've never really liked the idea of just plain meditation, in part because I never really understood why I should meditate on nothing, and in another part because whenever I meditated on nothing, I ended up either thinking of more items for my to do list, or I ended up just complaining to God.



That changed earlier this year, though, when I learned an incredibly simplified method of meditation that is not new age-y or overly distractive.



So in this episode I share with you a simple way to find more calm in just 5-10 minutes each day.



But I also want to share with you some of my own tricks for deeper prayer, because studies show that both meditation and prayer provide benefits to your brain.



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Links from this episode:

Article on Meditation and Gray Matter

More Than Mental Big Brain T-Shirt

Beth Schrader courageously shares her story as the spouse of someone suffering from mental health issues and joins Greg to discuss the difficulties of loving someone who is in such pain.

Elliott Rodriguez is a health and wellness coach, fitness trainer and pro-league paintball competitor. His goal is to help people reach their fitness goals despite the mental roadblocks people may place in front of their way.