Welcome back! Learning how to navigate and integrate using Healthy Words with ourselves and others has its challenges. We experience negative messages daily in our lives. Join Fondé Bridges and Cory as we learn more about Healthy Words, affirmations, and some ways to put them into practice. 

Hosts: Fondé Bridges and Cory 

Join Healthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living.

If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together.

Join us as we reflect together! 

Episode 5 Recap: Interdisciplinary and integrated healing teams are essential for holistic healing and wellness. Occupational Therapists are often misunderstood in their purpose, goals, and capacities. Together we will learn more about this dynamic field and why diverse teams of practice make the difference in one’s healing journey.

Hosts: Fonde Bridges & Sara & Marcy 

CAM Cohort:

Sara

John

Alison

Marcy

Min

Odessa

Welcome back! Interdisciplinary and integrated healing teams are essential for holistic healing and wellness. Occupational Therapists are often misunderstood in their purpose, goals, and capacities. Together we will learn more about this dynamic field and why diverse teams of practice make the difference in one’s healing journey.

Hosts: Fonde Bridges & Sara & Marcy 

Join Healthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living.

If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together. Come as you are!

Join us as we reflect together!

Episode 4 Recap: Complex topics were discussed and shared around LGBTQ+, suicide, and social media. This may be a heavy reflection for some relatives (listeners). We thank you for continuing the conversation with us! 

Hosts: Fonde Bridges, John & Mariah 

Editor: Cory

CAM Cohort:

Sara

John

Alison

Marcy

Min

Odessa

Welcome back! In this Part 3, we seek to understand the intersectionality of LGBTQ+ and suicide. John, who identifies as gay-male and Hmong-American, shares his coming out story with Fondé and reflects on what it means to be a 'minority within a minority'. Coming out stories are beautiful, challenging, and  unique to each person; this is just one share story of many that we hope will connect us as we hold respect for John and his courage. 

*We recognize that data, information, and perspectives are constantly updating; please note that we are discussing from our perspectives and knowledge known at the time of recording.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion around suicidality and its prevalence. We understand these topics heavy, complex, and are sensitive; we ask that you use caution and to listen with care. If you find yourself activated, please reach out to your supports, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255, or for our Indigenous Wisconsin listeners, the CARES line is available for you to call or text. Contact information is available on our website: www.hirwellness.org

Hosts: Fondé Bridges  and John Y.

Join Healthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living.

If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together. Come as you are!

Welcome back! Social media has been a way for us all to stay connected but it is not without its side effects. We will discuss the recent data, the impacts on increased screen time, and how to identify warning signs in others. We recognize that data, information, and perspectives are constantly updating; please note that we are discussing from our perspectives and knowledge known at the time of recording. 

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion around suicidality and its prevalence. We understand these topics heavy, complex, and are sensitive; we ask that you use caution and to listen with care. If you find yourself activated, please reach out to your supports, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255, or for our Indigenous Wisconsin listeners, the CARES line is available for you to call or text. Contact information is available on our website: www.hirwellness.org 

Hosts: Fondé Bridges, Mariah J, and John Y. 

Join lHealthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living.

If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together. Come as you are!

Welcome back! There may be misunderstandings and confusion around what a Social Worker may do. Join two Master Social Work students and interns as they share a brief understanding of the profession with Fondé. As a reminder, this understanding is from the lens of just two, we know that social work is wide and deep in its history, roots, and roles. We look forward to continuing this conversation in future episodes! 

Hosts: Fondé Bridges, John Y., and Mariah J. 

Join Healthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living.

If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together. 

Join us as we reflect together!

Episode 3 Recap: We are all on a journey to seek out peace and the work to finding it is not easy. Shadow work is doing the work of becoming conscious about what has become unconscious. It is following the fear so it no longer controls our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Together we will learn more about this critical self-work!

Hosts: Fonde Bridges & Alison VB. 

CAM Cohort:

Sara

John

Alison

Marcy

Min

Odessa

Welcome back! We are all on a journey to seek out peace and the work to finding it is not easy. Shadow work is doing the work of becoming conscious about what has become unconscious. It is following the fear so it no longer controls our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Together we will learn more about this critical self-work!

Hosts: Fondé Bridges & Alison VB.

Join Healthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living.

If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together. Come as you are!

Join us as we reflect together! 

Episode 2 Recap: Life is a challenge and navigating our relationships can be both rewarding and exhausting; we must understand how our communication matters with others and ourselves. Together we will make connections between the narratives that guide our lives.

Hosts: Fonde Bridges & Xavier Smart

CAM Cohort: 

Sara

John

Alison

Marcy

Min

Odessa