Episode 559: Mental Health Struggles with Dr. Nicole Washington

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Trigger Warning: This episode contains conversations about severe mental health and suicide. If you are sensitive to these topics, please take care. I'm joined by the compassionate and highly experienced Dr. Nicole Washington, a mental health advocate who aims to reduce the stigma surrounding psychiatric illness. In this episode, we discuss how to recognize the need for mental health help, explore some thoughts and ideas around solutions for mental health struggles, and address some of the stigmas around mental wellness. Dr. Nicole Washington has dedicated her career to caring for underserved communities, individuals with severe mental illness, and high-performing professionals who don't typically seek mental health services. She tirelessly educates the public on mental health topics through her private practice, podcast, speaking engagements, and written work. Tune in to gain valuable insights into the complexities of mental health and the power of seeking help when needed. In this episode, you’ll hear: Dr. Nicole works with people who are not typically consumers of mental health services, namely underserved communities, those with severe mental illness, and high-performing professionals. She shares about why she ended up in that demographic. (3:09) What “mental breakdown” or “nervous breakdown” means - it means different things to different people. (8:37) Debunking myths associated with suicide (11:41) How to know when it is time to make an appointment with a psychiatrist or get inpatient treatment (16:52) Dr. Nicole answers the question, “Do you see a pattern in what could be the solution to mental health struggles?” (22:40) What someone can do if they’ve experienced having their vulnerabilities or mental health used against them (30:54) Companies and other kinds of workplaces are waking up to the importance of mental health. Dr. Nicole shares what people can do to make positive changes in their workplace, like instituting mental health days, etc. (34:26) Resources from this episode: Private coaching with Andrea Dr. Washington’s podcast episode on suicide Dr. Washington’s website National Alliance for Mental Illness http://andreaowen.com/559 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	We just have to be willing to share and just talk about it. Like you said earlier, you thought
0:34.2	you were alone and the only one and then you found out there were others.
0:38.9	And there is, I think there's comfort in knowing that you're not alone and you're not a
0:45.6	weirdo and you're not a bad mom and that there are other people who've been where you are.
0:52.9	You're listening to Makesenoise Podcast episode number 559 with guest, Dr. Nicole
0:57.6	Washington.
1:06.1	Welcome to Make Some Noise Podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself.
1:13.8	I'm your host, Andrea Owen, global speaker, entrepreneur, life coach since 2007,
1:19.0	an author of three books that have been translated into 18 languages and are available in 22
1:24.5	countries. Each week, I'll bring you a guest or a lesson that will help you
1:28.9	maximize unshakable confidence, master resilience, and make some noise in your life.
1:35.6	You ready? Let's go. Hello, welcome to another episode of the podcast. As always, I am so
1:43.0	glad that you are here today. And as always, excited to bring you today's guest, Dr. Nicole Washington. Before we jump in, there is a trigger warning for this particular episode. We are talking about some more severe mental health. And there is some talk around suicide. So I just wanted to give you a heads up about that.
2:02.0	If you're extra sensitive to it, just take care of yourself.
2:05.3	And also wanted to let you know that I do have a couple of spots open, I think, at least one for the next few months for private coaching with me.
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