Connecting Badgers

A content warning for our listeners: This episode of Connecting Badgers discusses self-harm, suicide, and death. If you would like you can skip forward to 18:22 mark for our discussion on self care. If you are in crisis or have concerns about a loved one and need talk to someone about Mental Health Services, call us at 608-265-5600, option 9.

October is Depression Awareness Month. In this episode, hosts Mary, Casey, and Liz talk with Jamie Welch, PhD, psychologist and LGBTQ Focused Provider through MHS at UW. 

For more information on mental health services at UHS, please check out https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/, call 608-265-5600 option #2, or webbook an Access appointment. 

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

A content warning for our listeners: This episode of Connecting Badgers discusses self-harm, suicide, and death. If you'd like to skip this content, please fast forward to the 11:30 minute mark for this episode's mindfulness exercise. If you are in crisis or have concerns about a loved one and need talk to someone about Mental Health Services, call us at 608-265-5600, option 9.

September is Suicide Prevention Month. In this episode, hosts Casey and Liz talk with Emily Hamm, a graduate student and the instructor of The Psychology Of Suicide course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison about suicide prevention.  

UHS Resources on Suicide Prevention, including Recognize, Respond, Refer as mentioned in the episode: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/prevention/suicide-prevention.

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

On episode 9 of Connecting Badgers co-hosts Liz and Mary speak with Ben de Boer, PsyD, CGP, Coordinator of Group Services at MHS. Join us to learn more about the groups program in general at MHS as well as specific group offerings for Fall 2020 including processing groups, support groups, workshops, and more! 

You can read the full Fall 2020 groups schedule and descriptions here: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/group-counseling/schedule/

If interested in a group that requires a group screening, students can contact the MHS front desk to schedule by calling 608-265-5600, option #2, or schedule an Access appointment if interested in learning more about services. Note that you can sign up for some workshops online, so check out our website for details.

Our intro and outro musicis‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

On episode 8 of Connecting Badgers co-hosts Liz, Casey and Mary welcome students back to campus with a review and discussion of tools and skills to aid studying as well as supportive resources students can access throughout the semester. After exploring these tools, Mary will guide our listeners through an exercise called Off the Top of my Head from The Creative Journal for Teens: Making Friends with Yourself by Lucia Capacchione. To schedule an Access appointment, please call us at 608-265-5600, option #2 or webbook through the MyUHS portal: https://myuhs.uhs.wisc.edu/ General information on Mental Health Services at UHS: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/

SilverCloud is an online, self-guided, interactive mental health resource that provides UW-Madison students with accessible treatment options 24 hours a day. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/silvercloud/

YOU@WISC is an online portal designed to foster student success in three domains: Succeed (academics/career); Thrive (physical/mental health); and Matter (purpose/community/social connectedness). The portal serves up relevant information and campus resources and personalizes the more you use it: https://you.uhs.wisc.edu

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

On episode 7 of Connecting Badgers co-hosts Casey, Liz and Mary process boundaries: what they are, what they may look like, how to recover after crossing a boundary, etc. After navigating these questions host Mary guides our listeners through a brief visualization exercise of boundaries. 

To schedule an access appointment, please call us at 608-265-5600, option #2 or web book through the MyUHS portal at https://myuhs.uhs.wisc.edu/. General information on Mental Health Services at UHS is available at : https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/. 

As promised, here are some links to additional tools to learn more about boundaries:

https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/boundaries-psychoeducation-printout.pdf

https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/setting-boundaries.pdf

https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/healthy-boundaries-tips.pdf

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

On Episode 6 of the Connecting Badgers Podcast co-hosts Mary and Liz interview Joselyn Diaz-Valdes, a Senior Advisor in the Office of Student Financial Aid at UW-Madison. Listen in to learn more about the Office of Student Financial Aid, and how they can support UW-Madison Students. Stay tuned to the end for this week’s mindfulness activity ‘hot cocoa breath’.

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

On Episode 5 of the Connecting Badgers Podcast co-hosts Mary, Liz, Jamie, and Casey interview Morgan Keller, Assistant Director of Student Transition and Co-curricular Education at International Student Services through UW-Madison. Learn more about what ISS does, how they can assist students, programs and ways to get involved, and any new changes to be aware of since COVID-19. Later, Liz guides us through a visualization activity. 

More information on ISS can be found here: https://iss.wisc.edu/

To schedule an Access appointment, please call us at 608-265-5600, option #2 or web book through the MyUHS portal: https://myuhs.uhs.wisc.edu/

General information on Mental Health Services at UHS: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

In the 4th episode of the Connecting Badgers Podcast, join Mary, Jamie, Casey, and Liz for an overview of the resources available at University Health Services, Mental Health Services.  After this discussion host Mary will lead members in the grounding activity “Butterfly Hug.” 

To schedule an Access appointment, please call us at 608-265-5600, option #2 or webbook through the MyUHS portal: https://myuhs.uhs.wisc.edu/

General information on Mental Health Services at UHS: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

Please listen to our previously released short message addressing recent events, the Black Lives Matter movement, and how you can show support and engage directly in anti-racist action. 

During this episode two members of our highly skilled Access team will answer some important questions about the intricacies and details of an Access appointment. An Access appointment is a great resource to explore options for services and how to get your needs met within Mental Health Services and/or outside of UHS. 

To schedule an Access appointment, please call us at 608-265-5600, option #2 or web book through the MyUHS portal: https://myuhs.uhs.wisc.edu/General information on Mental Health Services at UHS: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com

The values described in this mission statement of the Connecting Badgers podcast include a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge the events going on at the time of this recording.

We also acknowledge the limitations of our recording schedule, and that these words might be arriving to you much later than we would like and apologize for this.