126 episodes

We ALL have mental health.The Mental Health Mamas are on a mission to normalize the conversation around mental health. Are you well? Do you have good strategies to take care of your mental health or do you need more support? We are here to walk beside you and help you hold some of the hard stuff as we all find our way through this messy and imperfect world.Join us as we share a bit of what we’ve learned along the way, talk openly about mental health, work to help you feel less alone and gently remind you to do your best to take care of yourself while also taking care of your people.With the Mental Health Mamas, there’s No Need to Explain.

No Need to Explain with the Mental Health Mamas Serena Ward, MLE, MHM, EBE and Tina Hallock, MLE, MHM, EBE

    • Kids & Family
    • 5.0 • 96 Ratings

We ALL have mental health.The Mental Health Mamas are on a mission to normalize the conversation around mental health. Are you well? Do you have good strategies to take care of your mental health or do you need more support? We are here to walk beside you and help you hold some of the hard stuff as we all find our way through this messy and imperfect world.Join us as we share a bit of what we’ve learned along the way, talk openly about mental health, work to help you feel less alone and gently remind you to do your best to take care of yourself while also taking care of your people.With the Mental Health Mamas, there’s No Need to Explain.

    Live Your Life One Footstep at a Time with guest Shaun Coffey

    Live Your Life One Footstep at a Time with guest Shaun Coffey

    Join us this week as we interview Shaun Coffey, Certified Recovery Specialist on a mission to normalize men's mental health.   From his personal childhood trauma, military experience and years of homelessness, his compelling story of wellness is inspiring.  Listen in!

    https://www.shauncoffey.com/

    Visit our website for more content: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/
    Claim your FREE printable, 100 Ways to Care for Your Mental Health by joining our mailing list: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/connect

    Mental Health Resources:
    Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 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. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for a chat option or call 988 in the United States.


    Crisis Text Line: Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.
    Website: www.crisistextline.org 
    USA text 741741
    Canada text 686868
    UK text 85258
    Ireland 50808


    NAMI HelpLine: The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. To contact the NAMI HelpLine, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET, or send an email to info@nami.org.


    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline
    988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline   SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year.   Call or SMS text: 988

    Mama’s Comfort Camp: a peer support network where moms of all ages and stages, from around the world (and across the street) lift up each other. Our motto is: Moms don’t need more advice, we need more support. Our lovingly moderated forums are always on: 24/7/365. Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp/


    National Parent Helpline®  Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)

    • 24 min
    Boundaries for People Pleasers with Guest Kara Regas

    Boundaries for People Pleasers with Guest Kara Regas

    Are you a people pleaser?  Do you struggle with perfectionism?  Do you have trouble setting boundaries at work or at home?  You are in the right place!  Listen in this week when our guest Kara Regas talks us through some scenarios just in time for the holidays. 

    https://www.kararegas.com/

    Visit our website for more content: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/
    Leave us a voice message: 607-288-3382
    Claim your FREE printable, 100 Ways to Care for Your Mental Health by joining our mailing list: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/connect

    Mental Health Resources:
    Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 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. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for a chat option or call 988 in the United States.


    Crisis Text Line: Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.
    Website: www.crisistextline.org 
    USA text 741741
    Canada text 686868
    UK text 85258
    Ireland 50808


    NAMI HelpLine: The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. To contact the NAMI HelpLine, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET, or send an email to info@nami.org.


    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline
    988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline   SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year.   Call or SMS text: 988

    Mama’s Comfort Camp: a peer support network where moms of all ages and stages, from around the world (and across the street) lift up each other. Our motto is: Moms don’t need more advice, we need more support. Our lovingly moderated forums are always on: 24/7/365. Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp/


    National Parent Helpline®  Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)

    • 40 min
    Sunflowers Bend but Rarely Break with Oksana Kukurudza

    Sunflowers Bend but Rarely Break with Oksana Kukurudza

     We continue our theme of immigrant culture and assimilation this week.   Immigrants have family history and culture deeply rooted in their country of origin.   Our guest this week is Oksana Kukurudza whose parents were Ukrainian refugees.  She shares stories of the Ukrainian struggles past and present and growing up with immigrant parents and their struggles.  Listen in to hear how she has been affected by her history and how she is being intentional about how she is raising her daughter. 

    https://sunflowersrarelybreak.com/
    Facebook:  Oksana Kukurudza
    Instagram:  OksanaKukarudza2

    Visit our website for more content: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/
    Leave us a voice message: 607-288-3382
    Claim your FREE printable, 100 Ways to Care for Your Mental Health by joining our mailing list: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/connect

    Mental Health Resources:
    Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 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. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for a chat option or call 988 in the United States.


    Crisis Text Line: Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.
    Website: www.crisistextline.org 
    USA text 741741
    Canada text 686868
    UK text 85258
    Ireland 50808


    NAMI HelpLine: The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. To contact the NAMI HelpLine, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET, or send an email to info@nami.org.


    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline
    988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline   SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year.   Call or SMS text: 988

    Mama’s Comfort Camp: a peer support network where moms of all ages and stages, from around the world (and across the street) lift up each other. Our motto is: Moms don’t need more advice, we need more support. Our lovingly moderated forums are always on: 24/7/365. Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp/


    National Parent Helpline®  Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)

    • 32 min
    Alone in a New Country with Anita Resch

    Alone in a New Country with Anita Resch

    At a time when immigration to the US is at an all time high, the Mental Health Mamas take a peak into the life of Anita Resch.  When her country was not affording her family the opportunities they desired for their family, her husband got a job in the US and they moved.  Listen in to hear Anita's experiences, how immigration affected her mental health and how connection helped fuel her road to wellness. 

    Visit our website for more content: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/
    Leave us a voice message: 607-288-3382
    Claim your FREE printable, 100 Ways to Care for Your Mental Health by joining our mailing list: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/connect

    Mental Health Resources:
    Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 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. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for a chat option or call 988 in the United States.


    Crisis Text Line: Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.
    Website: www.crisistextline.org 
    USA text 741741
    Canada text 686868
    UK text 85258
    Ireland 50808


    NAMI HelpLine: The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. To contact the NAMI HelpLine, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET, or send an email to info@nami.org.


    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline
    988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline   SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year.   Call or SMS text: 988

    Mama’s Comfort Camp: a peer support network where moms of all ages and stages, from around the world (and across the street) lift up each other. Our motto is: Moms don’t need more advice, we need more support. Our lovingly moderated forums are always on: 24/7/365. Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp/


    National Parent Helpline®  Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)

    • 15 min
    We Face it Together: A Unique Approach to Addiction Peer Support with guest Kattie Lail

    We Face it Together: A Unique Approach to Addiction Peer Support with guest Kattie Lail

    The Mental Health Mamas continue our theme of connection as a key to favorable outcomes as we hear Kattie Lail's compelling story of overcoming addiction.  As Kattie shares her story we are feeling all of the feels!  Listen in to hear about the wonderfully innovative model for recovery support Kattie leads. 

    https://www.wefaceittogether.org/

    Visit our website for more content: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/
    Leave us a voice message: 607-288-3382
    Claim your FREE printable, 100 Ways to Care for Your Mental Health by joining our mailing list: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/connect

    Mental Health Resources:
    Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 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. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for a chat option or call 988 in the United States.


    Crisis Text Line: Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.
    Website: www.crisistextline.org 
    USA text 741741
    Canada text 686868
    UK text 85258
    Ireland 50808


    NAMI HelpLine: The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. To contact the NAMI HelpLine, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET, or send an email to info@nami.org.


    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline
    988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline   SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year.   Call or SMS text: 988

    Mama’s Comfort Camp: a peer support network where moms of all ages and stages, from around the world (and across the street) lift up each other. Our motto is: Moms don’t need more advice, we need more support. Our lovingly moderated forums are always on: 24/7/365. Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp/


    National Parent Helpline®  Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)

    • 32 min
    Link Before You Sink: The Power of Connection with Guest Jenna Righi

    Link Before You Sink: The Power of Connection with Guest Jenna Righi

    Continuing the theme of connection, connection being the antidote for lonliness, Jenna Righi joins the podcast this week.  Jenna is the founder and creator of Link Before you Sink, a mission driven,  handmade jewelry business that was created to find strength by linking with others.  Join the Mental Health Mamas as we further explore the power of connection.

    Link Before You Sink:  https://www.linkbeforeyousink.com/

    Visit our website for more content: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/
    Leave us a voice message: 607-288-3382
    Claim your FREE printable, 100 Ways to Care for Your Mental Health by joining our mailing list: https://mentalhealthmamas.com/connect

    Mental Health Resources:
    Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 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. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for a chat option or call 988 in the United States.


    Crisis Text Line: Our goal is to help texters move from hot moments to a cool calm. Sometimes, that means we give our texters a resource – like a breathing GIF to help them slow down or a link to finding a support group near them.
    Website: www.crisistextline.org 
    USA text 741741
    Canada text 686868
    UK text 85258
    Ireland 50808


    NAMI HelpLine: The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance. To contact the NAMI HelpLine, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET, or send an email to info@nami.org.


    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline    SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year. 1-800-662-HELP (4357)


    Mama’s Comfort Camp: a peer support network where moms of all ages and stages, from around the world (and across the street) lift up each other. Our motto is: Moms don’t need more advice, we need more support. Our lovingly moderated forums are always on: 24/7/365. Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamas.comfort.camp/


    National Parent Helpline®  Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)

    • 18 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
96 Ratings

96 Ratings

Link before you sink ,

Awesome hosts sending an amazing message!

The podcast hosts are awesome! Their mission of normalizing mental health is so vital these days. Conversation flows extremely easy & they have great synergy!

Tina Rains ,

Excellent content and focus

This is a greatly needed topic and the podcast is excellent!

PamelaMT ,

Packed full of great information

All the episodes I’ve listened to have so much great information and insights to assist people on their healing journey. Self care, & mental health matters! Keep these conversations coming- so important! Thank you Mental Health Mamas

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