Stigma Busters: A Mental Health Podcast
Stigma Busters was created in 2021 with the goal of educating the Wood County community about mental health issues. These conversations with local mental health professionals and advocates in the Wood County, Ohio community are informative discussions on stereotypes about mental health disorders, how family and friends can help their loved ones, the impact of policy change, and more. Mental health can and will affect us all, but we still don't talk enough about it... but why? Join NAMI Wood County, your local voice on mental illness, in the fight to address stigma, and educate our community one episode at a time!
Episodes
36 episodes
Helping Loved Ones Struggling with Addiction
Crista Metzger-Leady, Family Coach from Family Success Network of Mercy Health, explores the topic of substance use disorders including the effects on the brain, how individuals can talk to their loved ones about addiction, and her own experien...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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20:28
Rural Resilience
Bridget Britton, MSW, LSW is the Behavioral Health Field Specialist in the Agriculture and Natural Resources program area for The Ohio State University serving Tuscarawas County and around the state of Ohio. In this webinar, Bridget will discus...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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27:02
Grief and Loss
Maren Simon, LISW, MSW, ACHP-SW, Bereavement Team Coordinator for Hospice of Northwest Ohio, discusses important information for those experiencing grief and loss, ways to take care of yourself following a loss, and stigma associated with suici...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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29:22
Autism Awareness
Alexis Eggenberger, MBA, MSSA, LISW-S, BCBA Director of Autism Services from Avenues from Autism discusses what services the organization has to offer, and answers some questions about stigma and supporting loved ones who have recently received...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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29:22
Feel the Music
This episode features Amy Foley, MMT, MT-BC and Jaclyn Hotaling-O'Neill, MMT, MT-BC from Heartstring Melodies. We will talk about what music therapy is, and how it can benefit individuals from attending as well as address stigma associated with...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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35:20
Speak Out for a Brighter Tomorrow
Advocacy is defined as "public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy." Featuring Dakota Stone from the Alzheimer's Association and Stuart James of The Ability Center, we will be talking about what advocacy looks like and...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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56:35
Hope After Diagnosis
What happens after a new mental health condition diagnosis? What services are available to help me on my journey to recovery?As Stigma Busters transitions hosting sites, NAMI Wood County will talk with Amanda Kern, Executive Director of...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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38:06
Understanding FASD
This episode of includes a conversation with licensed independent social worker, Brianna Megyesi, who works at the Center for FASD with OhioGuidestone. We talked about what Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is and the stigma that is associated wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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26:10
Parent and Caregiver Mental Wellness
This episode has guest, Crista Metzger-Leady, a parent advocate who shares her lived experience as a parent of a child living with a mental health condition. Crista shares her experience with navigating the mental health system, how she recogni...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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43:50
Staying Mentally Well on Campus
This month's episode included a conversation with Ashley Hartman and Lauren Albert, health educators from the Bowling Green State University Wellness Connection. Take a listen to learn more about their programs, how stigma impacts college campu...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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40:07
Pause Before You Play
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and our host talked with Kyle Clark and Bill Ivoska with the Wood County Educational Service Center. Topics of conversation included recent trends, how gaming and gambling may affect youth in the futur...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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36:41
Feeding Hope
In recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week at the end of February, our host chatted with Amanda Like, a community member living in recovery from an eating disorder and who has worked in a local facility to help adolescents strug...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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39:53
Crisis Stabilization Unit
Bill Emahiser with Unison Health joined Stigma Busters to talk about the new Crisis Stabilization Unit in Wood County, a 12-bed voluntary facility for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.To learn more about the CSU and other...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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32:39
Youth Mental Health
This episode includes Angie Patchen and Annie Pilmore from the Wood County Educational Service Center. They discuss how to identify signs of a mental health concern in youth and ways we can support the mental wellness in youth. To ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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37:13
All Feelings Are Okay
This month's episode is all about our emotions. Take a moment to sit with us and learn about how to identify emotions, how to express emotions, and how this can help in our every day life.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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13:40
Spiritual Wellness: How Faith and Mental Health Come Together
Join the conversation with Mike Ginnetti with St. Aloysius Catholic Church. We'll talk more about how faith (with specific examples for the Christian faith) can help individuals struggling with mental health and how faith leaders can start the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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53:52
Crisis Intervention Team
Have you heard of the Crisis Intervention Team program in Wood County? Learn more about how the CIT program has grown over the last decade from Jessica Hartman. To read more about CIT in Wood County after the episode, visit: https://namiwoodcou...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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33:08
Assisted Outpatient Treatment in Wood County
Bree Snow, the AOT Client/Family Advocate with NAMI Wood County sits down with us to talk more about the Assisted Outpatient Treatment program in Wood County. Join the conversation as we talk about what the program is, how it works, partners in...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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33:32
Arrowhead Behavioral Health
Take some time today to learn about one of the treatment agencies available in our community: Arrowhead Behavioral Health, located in Maumee, Ohio. Not only will we chat about services, but we will talk more about how to support your loved ones...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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56:47
Together For Mental Health
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I'm joined by Carol Asmus, a huge mental health champion in the Wood County community. Listen to learn more about how mental health stigma has changed over the decades and about resources available for...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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32:46
Student-Athlete Mental Wellness
Today, I'm joined by Dr. Chet Hesson of Bowling Green State University's athletics. We'll be chatting about mental wellness, stigma and stress within student athletes, and the strides BGSU is taking to help address student-athlete mental health...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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51:54
Let's Get Creative!
This month, I'm joined by Susan Montgomery, a local artist, author, and musician in Wood County Ohio. She's going to chat about how she uses creativity to help cope with her invisible disabilities and more about her recovery journey. Learn abou...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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37:11
The Cocoon
February is Teen Dating Violence Prevention month, and on this episode of Stigma Busters, we'll be sitting down with the Executive Director of The Cocoon, Kathy Mull, to talk about prevention, intervention, and stigma with domestic violence. Tu...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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48:54
Addiction Response Collaborative (ARC)
Join us for our first episode of 2022 as we chat with Madison Weilnau, LSW and Deputy Sheriff Kaleb Smith about ARC, Addiction Response Collaborative. We will not only talk about what the ARC program but also stigma surrounding addiction and re...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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27:59