Coping With Chronic Physical and/or Mental Health Challenges

Robert Sidwell

A podcast that provides helpful tips and skills for you or people you know who have chronic physical and/or mental health issues to get by and thrive in daily living and in rehabilitation. The podcast is provided from the viewpoint and expertise of a rehabilitation counselor of twenty-three plus years who has been recognized with numerous awards and who also has the experience of living with significant physical and mental health issues. After listening to the podcast please click on the following link and complete the survey so I know which topics are most important to you. Thank you!

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20 Ways To Up Your Happiness During the Holidays
Dec 14 2022
20 Ways To Up Your Happiness During the Holidays
The holiday season can be tough! Here are twenty ways to help you be happier, improve your mental health, and upgrade your holiday season. Happy holidays!

Episodes

20 Ways To Up Your Happiness During the Holidays
Dec 14 2022
20 Ways To Up Your Happiness During the Holidays
The holiday season can be tough! Here are twenty ways to help you be happier, improve your mental health, and upgrade your holiday season. Happy holidays!
How To Help Someone Who Is Suicidal
Sep 13 2022
How To Help Someone Who Is Suicidal
Learn the warning signs, how to speak with, and what actions to take with someone who is suicidal.
Better Blood Draws: Less Fainting and Less Pokes
Aug 16 2022
Better Blood Draws: Less Fainting and Less Pokes
A guide to help those who often faint or get poked multiple times during blood draws and IV insertions that will significantly increase their chances of less pokes and less fainting.
Why It Matters That Physical and Mental Health Are Undeniably Connected
Jul 12 2022
Why It Matters That Physical and Mental Health Are Undeniably Connected
Take Tylenol for social rejection? We review how physical and mental health are intertwined, how we can utilize that to help ourselves, and briefly discuss how it impacts society
Short Visualization Techniques
Jun 20 2022
Short Visualization Techniques
Intro to some amazingly useful quick visualization tools to change thoughts (anger, addiction, anxiety, etc.), ease pain, depression, stress and more.
The Dandelion - a short guided visualization
Jun 20 2022
The Dandelion - a short guided visualization
A short guided visualization exercise designed to reduce stress, burdens and tension. A supplement to short visualization techniques.
Victim v Survivor and Intro to the Survivor Series
Apr 29 2022
Victim v Survivor and Intro to the Survivor Series
We explore the importance differences between victims and survivors and introduce an exciting upcoming series
Natural Health Products - The Good, The Bad, & the Outright Terrifying
Mar 28 2022
Natural Health Products - The Good, The Bad, & the Outright Terrifying
Natural health products can be very useful, but let us review some of the problems that come from purchasing items unregulated by official agencies and how to avoid them.
Identifying & Overcoming Maladaptive Coping Strategies
Feb 15 2022
Identifying & Overcoming Maladaptive Coping Strategies
Maladaptive coping strategies are some of the major contributors to and sometimes the causes of our physical and emotional pain. Identifying them is the first step to overcoming them. Some ideas to overcoming them are given.
The Power of Positivity
Jan 18 2022
The Power of Positivity
Learn the power of positivity, how to remove negativity & build positivity, & feel the difference between real v fake positivity + a life example that WILL inspire you
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Ex #2
Dec 28 2021
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Ex #2
PMR exercise option 2. Please listen to intro episode for general instructions & important info prior to listening to this episode. Thank you.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Ex. #1
Dec 28 2021
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Ex. #1
PMR exercise option 1. Please listen to intro episode for general instructions & important info prior to listening to this episode. Thank you.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Intro/Instructions
Dec 28 2021
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Intro/Instructions
Need help with a proven tool for pain, insomnia, mental health and more? Explanation of Progressive Muscle Relaxation, its many many benefits, and instructions for episodes #6 & 7
Mindfulness
Nov 24 2021
Mindfulness
Intro into mindfulness, the health benefits, and several exercises to practice mindfulness.
Overcoming Panic Attacks
Nov 3 2021
Overcoming Panic Attacks
Learn how to manage panic attacks to lessen their occurrence, make them more bearable, and complete those tasks that you want or need to accomplish.
Rehabilitation is a Journey Not a Destination
Nov 3 2021
Rehabilitation is a Journey Not a Destination
In this episode we outline some important benefits of understanding that we have chronic illnesses and focusing on our journey instead of our destination in regards to treatment, fulfillment and happiness. This includes listing some dangers of focusing on the destination.
Breathing Exercises
Nov 3 2021
Breathing Exercises
We learn the benefit of deep or belly breathing, how to breathe using the diaphragm, and three breathing techniques including some examples on when each could best be utilized.