"IT'S OKAY TO FEEL"
SHOW NOTES
Episode 9 - December 14
Navigating Mental Health in a Pandemic with Minaa B.
On Episode 9 of It’s Okay to Feel, Jenipher & Nōn gab with each other about how they've been navigating their lives during Covid 19, and all the ways their daily routines have changed since this pandemic started. They also talk about ways they've been coping with the pandemic, and self-care remedies.
Our guest today is the wonderful Minaa B., a psychotherapist who uses a variety of clinical lenses to engage her clients from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Mindfulness Practice and Psychoanalytical Therapy. Minaa shares her expertise on navigating mental health during a pandemic.
In this episode we talk about:
Being okay with not being okay
Dealing with discomfort
Finding things that anchor us
Looking inward to help outward
Disruption to normalcy
Collective grieving
Resources:
You, Me, Empathy (Non's podcast)
Rainy Day Diaries (Jenipher’s podcast)
Disclaimers: It’s Okay To Feel is for informational/educational and/or entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or psychiatric advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
It’s Okay to Feel is Funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA), Behavioral Health Services, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
MEET THE HOSTS
Nōn Wels
He's the host of the You, Me, Empathy podcast: a safe, stigma-free space for people to share their mental health stories. He is the founder of the Feely Human Collective which, he describes as “a space for all of us, together, to celebrate our feelings, to grow our capacity for emotional insight, to engage in vulnerability without shame, and to collaborate over a shared vision in a more feely world.”
Follow him on Instagram @youmeempathy and @feelyhuman
Jenipher Lyn
She's the host of a mental wellness podcast for creatives called Rainy Day Diaries, author and illustrator of Find Your Rainbow which she describes as “a full-color guide & activity book full of interactive and positive ways for young readers to work through issues including self-esteem, positive thinking, and even bullying.” The book has been featured on news outlets such as Buzzfeed, ABC Action News, and Fox 13 Tampa Bay
Follow her on Instagram @jenipherlyn and @rainydaydiariespod