Help the Helpers in Crisis

Crisis: the point where a person finds themselves unable to cope. In these times of COVID, racial injustice, people are desperate for support in their lives. Lisa van Leeuwen shares her experience on a crisis hotline. Blog subscribers: Listen to the podcast here. Scroll down through show notes to read the post. Subscribe to Health Hats, the Podcast, on your favorite podcast player Please support my podcast. CONTRIBUTE HERE Episode Notes Prefer to read, experience impaired hearing or deafness? Find FULL TRANSCRIPT at the end of the other show notes or download the printable transcript here Contents with Time-Stamped Headings to listen where you want to listen or read where you want to read (heading. time on podcast xx:xx. page # on the transcript) Proem 00:55. 1 Introducing Lisa van Leeuwen 01:56. 1 Helpless, in crisis. Unable to cope. 04:09. 2 1-800-help intimacy 08:26. 3 Boundaries hold us back 10:19. 3 COVID and racial injustice crises 14:05. 4 Self-care 15:48. 4 Helping friends and family cope 17:18. 5 Strained, revolving door mental health resources 21:32. 5 Normalizing behavior 25:02. 6 Reflection 26:24. 7 Please comments and ask questions at the comment section at the bottom of the show notes on LinkedIn via email DM on Instagram or Twitter to @healthhats Credits Music by permission from Joey van Leeuwen, Boston Drummer, Composer, Arranger Sponsored by Abridge Thanks to these fine people who inspired me for this episode: Gabriel Nathan, Luc Pelletier, Lynn Wilson, John Grohol, Doug Dormer Links Recommended by Health Hats Support Advocates, Inc   Related podcasts and blogs https://www.health-hats.com/gratitude-in-loss-together/ https://www.health-hats.com/manage-the-stress-you-can/ https://www.health-hats.com/eureka/ About the Show Welcome to Health Hats, learning on the journey toward best health. I am Danny van Leeuwen, a two-legged, old, cisgender, white man with privilege, living in a food oasis, who can afford many hats and knows a little about a lot of healthcare and a lot about very little. Most people wear hats one at a time, but I wear them all at once. We will listen and learn about what it takes to adjust to life's realities in the awesome circus of healthcare. Let's make some sense of all this. To subscribe go to https://www.health-hats.com/ Creative Commons Licensing The material found on this website created by me is Open Source and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution. Anyone may use the material (written, audio, or video) freely at no charge. Please cite the source as: ‘From Danny van Leeuwen, Health Hats. (including the link to my website). I welcome edits and improvements. Please let me know. danny@health-hats.com. The material on this site created by others is theirs and use follows their guidelines. The Show Proem Our guest, my cousin, Lisa van Leeuwen, defines a crisis as the point where a person finds themselves unable to cope. The United States appears unable to cope with COVID-19 as a country. Some regions can cope; some individuals can cope. But as a unit, a country, not so much. I pride myself as someone who can cope. I’m not in crisis. I have been in crisis when my dad died, my son died, and when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I’m not in crisis now because I’m privileged, have good genes, and have built a supportive team around me.