Karen Stevensen's guest appearances

Karen Stevensen

Our Stories. Our Health.

Erin Murphy

Amira Adawe

Katy Smith

Ruth Richardson

Emily Richter

Nathalie Crowley

Hannah Lichtsinn

Jim Miklausich

Bryce Maples

Hwa Jeong Kim

Sara Messelt

Abeer Syedah

Jeong Kim

OwlTail

The isolation, uncertainty and changes to our everyday lives that we are experiencing due to COVID-19 can be a lot to handle. In this episode, we are talking about mental health and some ways in which we can cope with what we're experiencing, individually and collectively. Karen Stevensen, a clinical social worker and a Lutheran Pastor, shares some of her coping strategies, some of the ways she finds community, and different ways we can think about the people around as we all go through something unprecedented.  We know that this is a difficult time for many. If you are worried about your mental health, please call the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota warm line at 651-288-0400 or text “Support” to 85511. NAMI Minnesota has additional resources specific to COVID-19 available on their website as well.  Some additional phone numbers from NAMI Minnesota are below:   Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Crisis Text Line is available for free, 24/7 by texting MN to 741741 Call the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990  You can also visit ourstoriesourhealth.org for additional resources. 

The isolation, uncertainty and changes to our everyday lives that we are experiencing due to COVID-19 can be a lot to handle. In this episode, we are talking about mental health and some ways in which we can cope with what we're experiencing, individually and collectively. Karen Stevensen, a clinical social worker and a Lutheran Pastor, shares some of her coping strategies, some of the ways she finds community, and different ways we can think about the people around as we all go through something unprecedented.  We know that this is a difficult time for many. If you are worried about your mental health, please call the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota warm line at 651-288-0400 or text “Support” to 85511. NAMI Minnesota has additional resources specific to COVID-19 <a href="https://namimn.org/support/mental-health-support-and-information-on-covid-19/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">available on their website as well</a>.  Some additional phone numbers from NAMI Minnesota are below:  <ul> <li>Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)</li> <li>Crisis Text Line is available for free, 24/7 by texting MN to 741741</li> <li>Call the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990</li> </ul> You can also visit <a href="https://www.ourstoriesourhealth.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ourstoriesourhealth.org</a> for additional resources.

04. The Healed Self ft. Karen Stevensen