ONE OF OUR OWN--Local RN, Heather Hale, gives us an overview of the life of a nurse in the COVID-19 unit, the mental health effect on our health care workers, and the reality of how they are bringing both physical and emotional comfort to patients fighting for their lives in our own community. This is as real as it gets.

Are you angry at 2020? There are so many reasons for our community to be on edge right now. A worldwide pandemic, protests, the decline of oil prices...pick your poison! With the events of 2020 and an overload of news and social media--we need coping skills now more than ever! Listen to a special "Almost Therapy" session with our podcast team as LPC, Kristi Edwards, gives us some much needed guidance for peace.

Food Insecurity...what is it? We have discussed it before, but have never had a moment in time quite like this to actually see it play out before our very eyes. The lines at food banks across the country have been growing and Craig Stoker with the WTX Food Bank joined the podcast to talk about an uncomfortable, but very real issue in our community.

Our local journalists are on the front line of every major crisis in our area. They review countless stories - many of which are tragic in nature. The mental health challenges are increasing in this important line of duty and Kristi Edwards, LPC, offers some coping techniques. Learn about the human side of broadcasting!

Isolation--we experienced it and we didn't like it. For some people, this is a way of life. Join Centers Solutions as we talk to John Mark Echols and Laura Chandler with Fields' Edge about the isolation experiences of homelessness in our community. **Bonus**topic--did you know you could rent a Llama for the cause? Listen in--it's good for your mental health!

Join Centers Solutions - COVID Edition - as we discuss the transition from quarantine back into our full and active lives with Elaine Bedell, Executive Director of Healthy MInds. Preparation is key and we are discussing some of the steps that will help lessen the anxiety and uncertainty of the changes ahead.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we have never been more aware of our mental health...join us as we celebrate our one year anniversary by taking a look back at special episodes. We will also discuss the Joy We Found in Quarantine--taking a look at some of the blessings as recalled by our Facebook friends!

"Protect our Frontline West Texas" is a coalition of West Texas Healthcare Providers Battling COVID-19. Co-founder, Dr. Summer Merritt, joins the podcast team to share the local experience from our own dedicated healthcare workers. The mental health challenges are increasing in this important line of duty and Kristi Edwards, LPC, offers some coping techniques.

Social Isolation has created a reason to reconnect with nature—a silver lining in our cloudy normal! Join us as we take little hike through Sibley Nature Center with Phil Salonek, Education Director. We will discuss the mental health connection followed by an audio description on the nature walk!

Just weeks ago, it seemed that the sky was falling. A stock market crash, a pandemic, and a historically low oil price had become a part of our new reality. Then, there was Monday, April 20th. The Permian Basin watched intently as the West Texas Intermediate futures fell into negative digits and with it went our sky. We were collectively stunned. Centers Solutions is bringing coping tools to work us all through the rebuild process.