You Too?

Have you ever cared for a loved one who is sick or struggling? If so, you undoubtedly experienced stress, exhaustion and feelings of despair. Often it is harder on the caregiver than on the actual sick person. Days filled with doctor's appointments and sleepless nights could all progress into depression, addiction or worse. Her number one piece of advice is to accept help when and however you can. In order to truly be there for our loved ones, we have to take care of our mental health. If you are going through this, listening to Annalynn's story will help you feel less alone and perhaps give you some ways to better handle the situation. Annalynn is the perfect example of how Youturn Health coaches have real lived experience!

Dr. Arun Gupta is an addiction doctor who says he will not retire until we resolve the Opioid Crisis. He believes this crisis could have been avoided altogether if doctors were allowed to properly do their jobs without interference from bureaucrats.
Dr. Gupta sees treating a patient with addiction the same way you would treat a diabetic patient; with compassion, empathy, and using a long-term approach. Using methods such as medically assisted treatment, Dr, Gupta sees people go from rock bottom to living full, productive lives. His book is a best seller and he hopes will get people to listen to his advice so we can turn the tide on the Opioid Crisis and start saving lives.

https://thepreventableepidemicbook.com/


Bio in his own words:
I am a primary care physician for 34 years. I started learning and practicing addiction medicine in 2006. I have done over 150 presentations trying to educate community physicians and social groups about various aspects of addiction. My primary interest is the lack of access to care for patients with Opioid use disorder or substance use disorder.

Kelly Castellani was in a 23-year-old marriage that nearly cost her her life. She bravely shares her story about years of emotional abuse in hopes to raise awareness that one in four women is being abused. She and her husband, Bob, created Silent Tears which gives financial support to organizations that take care of women and children who have left abusive relationships. She knows that sometimes it can seem harder to leave than to stay, and she wants women to have dignified places where they can go for safety.

Kelly will continue to fight for education and awareness and victim dignity.
She knows that talking about this will ultimately save lives!





https://www.wyff4.com/article/upstate-family-funds-more-than-20-grants-to-help-victims-of-domestic-violence-abuse/28198917#

https://www.safeharborsc.org/

https://silenttearssc.org/

https://nami.org/help

5 Signs of Emotional Abuse
They are Hyper-Critical or Judgmental Towards You. ...
They Ignore Boundaries or Invade Your Privacy. ...
They are Possessive and/or Controlling. ...
They are Manipulative. ...
They Often Dismiss You and Your Feelings.

Tara and Todd Storch took a parent's worst nightmare and turned it into a life-giving organization. When the Storch family lost their daughter tragically, they donated her organs and gave others the gift of life. In the midst of great loss and grief, the Storches created a non-profit called Taylor's Gift that educates families on the decision to donate their loved one's organs.

A few years later, Taylor's Gift created a program called Kindred Hearts to equip Caring Guides to walk alongside the families and provide support while they grieve.
Caring guides are provided by Youturn Health.

About Tara:
An experienced non-profit executive with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. Skilled in Advertising, Integrated Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, and Public Speaking. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Marketing degree from Texas A&M University. An experienced non-profit executive with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. Skilled in Advertising, Integrated Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, and Public Speaking. Strong entrepreneurship professional with Marketing degree from Texas A&M University.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarastorch/

https://youturnhealth.com/news/taylors-gift-foundation-partners-with-heritage-cares-for-new-grief-support-program-for-organ-donor-families/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFx-TIE3zy8&feature=youtu.be

https://www.taylorsgift.org/

Cal Beyer is Vice President of Workforce Risk & Worker Wellbeing at Holmes Murphy & Associates. He has over 30 years of experience in safety, risk management & insurance. Cal has seen firsthand the stigma associated with Substance Use Disorder and Mental health in the workplace, especially in the construction industry. Cal is an advocate for bringing awareness, education, and support to the workplace.

Today, Cal speaks with the top two executives at Youturn Health, Rich Jones and Hamilton Baiden, who are on a mission to save lives, using their lived experiences and the power of Youturn Health and its coaches. Listen as they debunk myths about having to hit Rock Bottom and discuss real solutions while illustrating how the implementation of Youturn Health in businesses is already saving lives.

Katie Niemczyk wanted to be a teacher. In fact, she hoped for a long career teaching in communities where she hoped she would make a difference. The first part of her career was great but she quickly began to see that the education system was flawed and needed an overhaul. She continued to ask for help, hoping to make incremental changes where she could but when Covid hit, she made the choice to leave teaching to take care of her own mental health as well as the physical health of her two small children.

Katie wants people to recognize that teachers have real lives outside of the classroom and the compensation does not equal the emotional demands required for teaching. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a paradigm shift in the education system where we wake up and realize that the most important pieces of the system, our teachers, have reached the breaking point.

https://www.huffpost.com/author/katie-niemczyk

https://ktnim2255.wixsite.com/katie-niemczyk

https://www.tiktok.com/@ktnim2255?_t=8V7BFZrsBZ5&_r=1

https://www.instagram.com/ms_nimmy2255/

https://twitter.com/ktcams

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083790985311

ABOUT Sarah in her own words:

I’m Sarah and I’m a recovering perfectionist and a serial burnout-overachiever. I’m also the Founder and Creator of Dreamgarten, a mom to two boys and a rescue dog, and a certified Qoya dance movement instructor. I started Dreamgarten because I see myself in so many other people who are showing up in their lives with this idea of perfection and the need for achievement in their work, in their relationships, and everywhere in between. And as a result, they are constantly navigating the overwork – burnout cycle, sometimes without even knowing what’s happening to their minds and bodies as a result.

In my own quest for perfection and achievement, I put myself last, made myself smaller, and burned myself out over and over again. Throughout school and into my professional life, I would work myself to sickness (mental or physical), take a vacation or a leave of absence and then go right back to it. Over time and to cope, I began to study methods to manage my own severe anxiety through yoga and dance.

I started to unravel my perfectionist, burnout-overachiever tendencies and help foster a deeper connection to my mind and body. I started to make space for a life that was less a pursuit of perfection and achievement and more a pursuit of grace, of spaciousness, of beauty, of meaning, of feeling everything, so that I could decide what was the next right action for me. At the same time, in my professional life, I began to create new ways of working because of the personal work I was doing myself. And vice versa, I started to apply the human-centered, design thinking methods I used to facilitate business problem solving to my personal questions. The more I practiced these methods, the more they worked their magic, and it’s scientifically based magic at that!

That’s where Dreamgarten was born, at the intersection of my own experiments to recover from burnout and my realization that I was not alone in placing society’s definition of success on my shoulders and seeking perfection and achievement to accomplish it. I began to use my methods at work as a leader with my team and with my friends in their personal endeavors. I believe that when you guide people to find what’s inside themselves and encourage them to think about the human at the center of any problem, the creativity they bring to solving those problems is endless.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcwaylett/
https://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Secret-Unlocking-Stress-Cycle/dp/198481706X
https://dreamgarten.com/

Zach and Lisa discuss how Peer Coaching works at Youturn Health and also share their stories of success. As lead coaches, this is more than a job to them as they have both walked through grief and loss and tragedy. They have lived experience and are state-certified, NAADAC-credentialed, and specially trained in assertive engagement principles by the nation’s leading recovery support experts. They work with Veterans, individuals, and families and are spreading hope and support where there once was confusion and chaos.

More about Zach:
United States Army Veteran working on a Bachelors Degree in Social Work. Currently working as an Recovery Coach Manager for Youturn Health, offering comprehensive care via telehealth services, to individuals and their families dealing with substance use and mental health disorders. Helping people find meaning and purpose through a life in recovery.

Currently serving as the Justice-Involved Warrior Advocate at Upstate Warrior Solution. Passionate caseworker assisting to identify veterans and family members in the judicial system. Conduct outreach efforts with visits to the Detention Centers, Law Enforcement Agencies, and Municipal Courts. Serves as the liaison between UWS and these agencies. Knowledgeable of the Veterans Affairs Administration and competent to assist clients in navigating the system to obtain benefits and services. Skilled at assessing a client’s needs and navigating local resources to meet those requirements.

Darien Maples did not grow up dreaming of a career in technology but she has always had a passion for working with people and networking. This served her well as she landed her first job through a friend at a large cyber security company in sales. As she took advantage of their training program she began to learn about the world of tech. Darien quickly advanced to partnerships and the rest is history. Not only is she at the top of her career game, but she also gives back to the global non-profit called Girls in Tech which is a free resource for women in tech that provides mentorship, help to find careers, boot camps and so much more!
Darien heads up the Dallas Chapter and encourages any woman intimidated by pursuing a career in technology to dive in and go for it. She is an amazing trail blazer!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darien-maples-ab92135a/

https://girlsintech.org/about/