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Oct. 29: Mental health impacts of a prolonged pandemic and how to stay healthy in winter.
Walk-in Counseling Center Director Mary Weeks talks about mental health impacts during a pandemic with host Michael Yang and discuss tips on coping with stress and staying healthy during the shorter, colder days of winter
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Login,
okay,
I
did
not
see
you
and
that's
why
so
welcome
to
wi
xk
lung
radio
show
this.
Thank
you
for
coming
in.
We
are
talking
about
mental
health
and
mary
is
with
walking
counseling
center,
and
we
will
continue
with
her
with
questions
and
I
will
ask
mary:
I
will
ask
you
questions
in
english
and
then
I
translate
that
into
mung,
and
then
you
respond
in
english
and
I
will
have
the
privilege
to
translate
in
the
monk.
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Welcome
mary's,
I
thought
got
married
to
money,
radio
wxxk.
This
is
one
of
the
best
radio,
social
media,
radio,
outreach
student
community
and
yes,
almond
community,
are
relational.
So
we
like
to
see
faces
and
talk
with
you
directly.
So
thank
you
again
for
being
on
air.
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Mary
today
we're
talking
about
mental
health,
all
right,
who
is
that-
and
I
know
I
know
you-
are
the
executor
director
of
walking
counseling
you're
talking
about
you-
know
how
you
work
with
other
people
by
the
phone
and
and
on
on
with
facial
meeting
virtual
meeting.
What
are
some
of
the
mental
health
impacts
that
people
might
experience
due
to
the
pandemic.
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They
won't
get
enough
exercise.
They'll
just
sit
on
the
couch.
Sometimes
people
think
about
the
same
things
over
and
over
and
over
again
and
can't
get
it
out
of
their
heads.
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Occasionally,
people
are
not
able
to
manage
themselves
in
any
way
and
they
end
up
feeling
hopeless
and
helpless
over
all
of
about.
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So
I've
listed
the
things
that
adults
might
experience.
Children
experience
many
of
the
same
things.
It
just
looks
differently,
so,
for
instance,
if
a
child
is
bored,
they
might
appear
to
be
sad
if
they're
angry,
they
might
act
out
with
frustration.
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Sometimes
they
use
video
games
and
social
media
as
a
way
of
coping
and
not
thinking
or
feeling
about.
What's
going
on
many
times,
children
who
are
they
they
do
a
lot
of
feeling,
but
they
don't
talk
about
it
or
they
act
out
and
we
have
to
guess
what's
going
on
and
frequently
they
are
overlooked
by
the
adults
in
their
lives.
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Sometimes
children
resort
to
wetting
their
beds
or
having
nightmares,
and
especially,
if
they're
older.
Sometimes
they
end
up
what
appears
to
be
going
back
two
years.
Maybe
they
have
not
with
the
bed
for
many
many
years
and
all
of
a
sudden,
they're
bedwetting
again.
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I
do
I
know
it
sounds
silly,
but
one
of
the
tips
is
don't
forget
to
breathe,
breathing
deeply
and
slowly
reduces
our
stress
response.
Our
heart
beat
our
blood
pressure,
all
of
that
some
people
meditate
again
just
taking
time
to
slow
things
down.
Another
thing
that
we
can
do
is
check
on
our
family
and
friends.
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Do
the
things
that
we
enjoy
doing,
whether
it
be
sewing
or
listening
to
music
reading
watching
tv
or
watching
movies
listening
to
radio
shows
all
of
those
things
and
anything
that
we
might
be
able
to
do
with
loved
ones
if
they
are
in
our
household
with
us
or
if
we
can
do
it
virtually
so.
Basically,
it's
do
things
that
we
can
control
and
reduce
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
no
control
over
and
that
causes
stress.
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If
you
belong
to
a
culture
or
spiritual
group,
try
and
join
in.
I
think
most
of
them
are
doing
things
virtually
these
days.
Try
to
be
a
part
of
those
events
and
chill
children
can
do
all
of
these
things.
It
might
look
a
little
bit
different,
but
it's
really
important
that
parents
and
or
grandparents
check
in
with
them.
How
are
they
doing?
What
are
they
thinking
about
this
covid19?
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So
parents
experience
a
lot
of
barriers
in
trying
to
manage
their
children
in
this
virtual
environment
is
special,
especially
in
accessing
support
for
their
children's
learning
and
for
their
children's
mental
health
homeless.
Families
are
particularly
vulnerable
to
this,
and
I
would
say
that
it's
really
important
to
touch
base
with
the
teacher
or
ask
for
help
from
the
social
work
worker
in
the
school
through
the
teacher
parents
are
always
connected.
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It
takes
away
from
paying
attention
to
their
children
and
struggling
with
the
work
that
their
children
are
doing
and
distance
learning,
and
it's
it's
kind
of
a
mess.
What's
particularly
of
concern-
and
I
think
this
community
has
tried
to
do
more
of
is
to
make
sure
that
basic
needs
and
needs
for
survival
are
addressed.
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That's
at
the
top
of
the
parents
and
the
caregivers
list.
So
it's
really
important
and
the
emotional
health
of
a
child
is
really
sometimes
reflected
reflected
in.
I
think
that
the
parents
and
the
parents,
emotional
health-
is
reflected
in
the
child,
so
the
more
the
parent
can
do
to
take
care
of
themselves.
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So
being
kept
away
from,
others
is
just
a
big
factor.
During
this
time,
community
centers
have
had
to
shut
down,
and
group
gatherings
are
not
advised
so
also
some
of
the
older
well,
the
children
who
may
have
children
of
their
own
may
be
hesitant
to
engage
in
close
face-to-face
contact
with
elders
or
with
people
that
they
don't
live
with,
and
this
is
a
risk
that
we
all
have
to
face
for
ourselves
and
for
our
families,
but
so
much
of
it
will
also
depend
on
some
of
the
cultural
traditions
that
people
also
hold
dear.
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Mary,
just
additional
questions
related
to
the
challenges
of
older
people.
What
are
some
of
the
signs
that
someone
could
benefit
from
professionals
to
help
mental
health,
especially.
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So
again,
it
goes
back
to
that
list
of
things
that
I
mentioned
before.
If
one
would
discover
a
family
member
would
discover
that
an
older
person
in
their
family
is
having
a
change
in
eating
or
sleep
habits.
That's
a
big
indicator
if
they
don't
enjoy
doing
things
that
they
used
to
to
enjoy
before
even
getting
outside
and
exercises
and
walking.
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Some
of
these
things
are,
we
don't
identify
them
right
away,
but
we
need
to
because
they
can
be
real
signals
of
trouble
in
the
future,
and
it
really
is
feeling
stress
and
sadness
that
gets
in
the
way
of
our
daily
activities
and
that's
when
we
need
to
help
someone
reach
out
for
help.
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Mary,
we
know
that
during
this
time
a
lot
of
people
are
concerned
and
they
are
lost.
They
don't
have
the
information
to
have
access
to
very
little
resources.
What
are
some
of
the
resources
available
in
in
this
city
of
minneapolis
that
people
people
could
connect
to
when
they're
going
through
this
pandemic?.
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I
think
so
many
people,
because
they're
connected
with
a
school,
can
also
get
and
ask
for
help
through
the
school
social
worker
or
through
their
own
family
doctor.
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You
can
use
your
own
language
and
they
will
get
an
interpreter
if
they
don't
speak
that
language
and
the
most
appropriate
number
is.
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Thank
you
to
mary
and
banu
for
your
your
support
and
coming
on
air
mary.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
of
the
information
that
you
share
with
us.
I
definitely
will
refer
people
to
the
walk-in
counseling
center
if
that's
something
that
they
see
valuable
for
them
and
their
family.
So
again,
thank
you
for
taking
time
on
your
busy
schedule
to
be
on
air
with
mong
radio
wi
xk.
Also,
thank
you
to
padme
for
being
on
air.
Thank
you
so
much
god.