511: Dr. Melanie Watkins | Your Mental Health First

The Art of Charm

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Health & Fitness, Education, Business

4.7 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Melanie Watkins (@MWatkinsMD) is a psychiatrist who emphasizes the importance of making mental health a priority by minimizing the mystery -- and sometimes the misery -- of mental illness and addiction treatment. The Cheat Sheet: Maintaining mental health is as serious as maintaining physical health -- and there should be no shame in seeking help for either. What signs commonly signal a need to seek help from a mental health professional? Central nervous system depressants abused as an alternative to mental health maintenance usually exacerbate the symptoms of an illness rather than relieving them. What can we do to destigmatize the very act of seeking help from a mental health professional? What are the first steps we can take toward getting mental health treatment? And so much more... Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/dr-melanie-watkins-mental-health-first-episode-511/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the art of charm.
0:04.7	Learn everything you need to know to crush it in business, love, and life.
0:12.4	Today we're talking with Dr. Melanie Watkins.
0:14.4	It's sort of a special installment actually of AOC.
0:17.4	We're going to talk about mental illness and mental health, mental health treatment as
0:21.4	well, warning signs, red flags, how to get help if there is concern for yourself or for
0:26.2	others and barriers and challenges to getting help.
0:29.4	Stigma, ego, and shame here on the art of charm.
0:32.7	Welcome.
0:33.7	I'm Jordan Harbinger, your host here and I'm with producer Jason.
0:36.5	Good day, sir.
0:37.8	The art of charm brings together the best thought leaders, teachers, and exceptional individuals
0:41.6	to teach you how to be a top performer in life, love, and at work.
0:45.7	We may not have all the answers, but we definitely have some of the questions.
0:49.2	All right, let's talk to Dr. Melanie Watkins.
0:54.1	So tell us what you do in one sentence.
0:56.6	As a psychiatrist, I emphasize the importance of making mental health a priority and I minimize
1:01.5	the mystery and sometimes the misery of mental illness and addiction treatment.
1:05.8	Nice.
1:06.8	That was pretty good.
1:07.8	Did you rehearse that before the show?
1:09.8	Yes, I did.
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