Make Mental Matter

*LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED* September is Suicide Prevention Month! It is very important to stay educated on warning signs, ways to help someone in a crisis, and stay up to date on alarming statistics about suicide. There have been far too many lives lost to suicide. Call or text 988 if you or someone you know is in a crisis.

Welcome back! We are so excited to bring a much awaited update on our lives. We also discuss the next steps in our podcasting journey and some advice to combat stress. We hope you keep listening and sharing as we start this new season!

Join Tori and her guest, a family nurse practitioner specializing in gynecology, for a talk about women’s mental health. We discuss a variety of topics like postpartum depression, birth control options, and advice in discussing mental health concerns.

This episode we discuss with family medicine PA, Jennifer Chestnut. She explains her past experience in orthopedic oncology, what steps she takes to implement adequate mental health care, and what needs to be done to help those who struggle.

Tori discusses with a licensed clinical psychologist and a psychiatric nurse practitioner who currently work in a prison setting. Their unique perspective gives us a taste of what it’s like working in a mental health unit. It is a must not miss! This episode features a different format than usual so let us know if you like it!

Join Tori and Kaylee as they interview two brand new PA-C’s, Morgan Bloom and Ali Filozof, as they explain what it’s like being in their new role as hospitalists and how mental health impacts their speciality.

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED!

This episode Tori interviews Dr. Steven Black, a pediatrician who works in a rural pediatric clinic. He gives great advice, as well as some strategies on how parents, teachers, and the general population can go about having a discussion about a child’s mental health.

If you are interested in researching or learning more about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study mentioned in the episode, here is a link! https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/about.html

Link about suicide being #2 cause of childhood death: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/suicide

This episode we talk with Staci Stankowski, PA-C. She works in an orthopedic surgery department and has a lot of responsibilities from pre-op, working as a first assist in the OR, and rounding on recovering patients. One may not realize how huge mental health is in the surgery field. Listen in on her perspective of how she helps patients with mental illnesses and how others can improve their practice just by being empathetic.

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED! This episode we discuss with Sarah Wray, a crisis evaluator, about what it means to be in a mental health crisis, what happens the moment you enter the ER for help, and what her job as a crisis evaluator entails.

Welcome to our first episode! We are so excited you are here following our journey. Join hosts, Tori Siler PA-S and Kaylee Siler on a brief overview on why we are creating this podcast and what we hope to accomplish.