Homelessness--it's a critical issue in the Permian Basin. We tend to see Homelessness as symptom of Mental Illness. Maddie West with Family Promise joins our podcast to address the other side--the mental health effect on families because of their homeless state.

This special Centers Solutions episode is part of our new ALMOST THERAPY SESSION--Kristi Edwards leads the podcast team in a discussion about "feeling stuck" in life and ways to get out of a rut and back into a productive and positive space.

"The day you get told you have cancer is the day that your world stops turning, but the rest of the world keeps going." October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Centers Solutions podcast team welcomes Leticia Reinke to talk about her own experience and the way in which Centers for Children & Families has helped her along this difficult chapter in the life of her family.

Mom Guilt--The Centers Solutions team has a candid discussion with Jessica Nosek, owner of Midland Moms Blog, about unrealistic expectations, comparisons, and the trap of "wanting it all." Listen as three moms talk about different perspectives of the same important issue.

Sex Trafficking is real, terrifying, and happening within our own community. Lisa Bownds, founder of Reflection Ministries, joins us to share her harrowing story and how she turned her own adversity into hope for victims in the Permian Basin. Listen to Sex Trafficking and the mental health connection.

Kim Collier joins the Centers Solutions podcast team to discuss addiction and overdose from a mother's perspective. In sharing her own experience with her daughter's untimely death, Kim has created an important voice for her family's pain--educating the community about hope after the storm and reminding us that no one is immune to this disease.

Centers Solutions, Episode 6--Aging and Mental Health presents a conversation with Saul Herrera, Director of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Kathleen Kirwan-Haynie, Executive Director of SENIOR LIFE. We are discussing the issues faced by our aging population and the mental health connection. Everyone is affected by aging--let's learn more about how to help!

Centers Solutions presents a SPECIAL EPISODE to help us learn about ways to cope with the aftermath of the recent active shooter tragedy in our own community. It begins with a message from Dr. Matt Brown--a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon / Hand Surgeon and his own professional and personal account as a surgeon on that fateful day.

Kristi Edwards, Centers' CEO and Licensed Professional Counselor, gives advice on coping with a forever-changed Permian Basin.

Centers Solutions, Episode 5--The Stigma of Therapy with Dr. Stephanie Moses takes an in-depth look at the stigma of mental health and its prevalence in various cultures and populations--particularly with women. We talk about Dr. Stephanie's book, "In Session" and how her characters help give life to this very subject

In this episode, we have the privilege to sit with Ginamarie Soto, owner of The Little Gym, to discuss PlayTherapy, Play, and the Mental Health Connection. Ginamarie is the parent of a child participating in Play Therapy at Centers and has a unique understanding of the importance of this therapeutic process, as an owner of a play and exercise center for kids.