Welcome to NAMI OC Presents: It’s Okay to Feel with Jenipher and Nōn!

On episode 9 of It’s Okay to Feel, Jenipher & Nōn gab with each other about how they've been navigating their lives during Covid 19, and all the ways their daily routines  have changed since this pandemic started. They also talk about ways they've been coping with the pandemic, and self-care remedies.

Our guest today is the wonderful Minaa B., a  psychotherapist who uses a variety of clinical lenses to engage her clients from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Mindfulness Practice and Psychoanalytical Therapy. Minaa shares her expertise on navigating mental health during a pandemic.

In this episode we talk about:

• Being okay with not being okay
• Dealing with discomfort
• Finding things that anchor us
• Looking inward to help outward
• Disruption to normalcy
• Collective grieving

Resources: 

• Minaa's website
• Minaa's Instagram
• NAMI Orange County
• You, Me, Empathy (Non's podcast)
• The Feely Human Collective
• Rainy Day Diaries (Jenipher’s podcast)
• Crisis line, warmline, and crisis groups

Disclaimers:

It’s Okay To Feel is for informational/educational and/or entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or psychiatric advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 
 
It’s Okay to Feel is Funded by the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA), Behavioral Health Services, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.