300 - A Conversation about Mental Wellness and Self-Care During this Season
Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison
Be the Bridge
4.9 • 774 Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
We round out our election season conversations with an episode dedicated to our mental wellness. In this episode of Ashley Bryant-Wenz and Angela Gonzalez join Sarah Connatser on the Be the Bridge Podcast for a heartfelt discussion about mental wellness and self-care, particularly in the context of the emotional aftermath of the recent election. They explore the importance of acknowledging grief, the necessity of self-care practices, and the value of creating safe spaces of compassion and empathy. They address the topics of being political and being partisan. You will be encouraged to prioritize your mental health, set boundaries, and remember that you are worthy of care.
Ashley Bryant-Wenz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor who is Trauma Therapy Certified and DBT trained based in Orlando, Florida. Angela Gonzalez is the Founder and Executive Director of The Nurture Place, a nonprofit organization serving the West Orange County community in Central Florida with mental wellness, mental health, and family support services.
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Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Producer - Sarah Connatser
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Be the Bridge podcast. Be The Bridge exists to empower people and culture toward racial healing, equity, and reconciliation. |
| 0:11.0 | Latasha Morrison founded Be The Bridge in 2016 to foster needed dialogue and brave spaces and to give people the tools to pursue racial justice. |
| 0:22.1 | We provide resources and community to do just that. |
| 0:25.5 | And this podcast is one of those resources. |
| 0:28.5 | You'll hear interviews hosted by Latasha and our team, conversations about current events, |
| 0:33.9 | and encouragement for your racial literacy journey. |
| 0:37.0 | Thank you for listening, subscribing, and engaging |
| 0:40.1 | in this important work. Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Be the Bridge podcast. Thank you for |
| 0:47.1 | tuning in today. We have a very special conversation for you. I know it's something that many in our |
| 0:53.6 | community are asking questions |
| 0:55.9 | about and bringing up. And so today, we are going to have a conversation about mental wellness |
| 1:01.9 | and self-care during this season. So I want to introduce you to Ashley Bryant-Wens and Angela |
| 1:09.7 | Gonzalez. I'm going to have them introduce themselves, |
| 1:12.6 | and then we're going to have a wonderful conversation. |
| 1:15.5 | Hello, everyone. |
| 1:16.4 | My name is Ashley Bryant-Wins. |
| 1:18.0 | I'm a mental health therapist practicing for the last 14 years |
| 1:23.4 | in the greater Orlando area. |
| 1:26.1 | And my name is Angela Gonzalez. |
| 1:27.8 | I am the executive director and founder of the Nurture Place, |
| 1:31.5 | and we provide mental wellness, mental health, |
| 1:34.8 | and family support services in our community. |
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