Episode 81: May is Mental Health Awareness Month-Overcome Wahala stress (Host: Dr. Tomi-Omo Oba)

Wellness and Wahala

Wellness Wahala Warriors Hope you dey kampe! I want to share some mental health tips to help you overcome Wahala stress this season. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to prioritize self-care and take time to recharge. And May 18 is Mental Health Action Day, a day to take one hour for yourself, your loved ones, or your community. Use #MHAM2023 or #MentalHealthAction and #WellnessWahala to post your self care photos on social media and show how you are prioritizing your mental health! If you are in crisis, get immediate help: 📲Call 911 Disaster Distress Helpline: call or text 1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”) to be connected with a trained counselor. 📲Call or text 988 Chat at 988lifeline.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: [phone] or text LOVEIS to 22522 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4AChild (1-800-422-4453) or text 1-800-422-4453 National Sexual Assault Hotline: [phone]-HOPE (4673) or Online Chat The Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116 TTY Instructions Veteran’s Crisis Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or Crisis Chat or text: 8388255 Find a health care provider or treatment for substance use disorder and mental health 📲SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) and TTY 1-800-487-4889 Treatment Services Locator Website Interactive Map of Selected Federally Qualified Health Centers 🎶Intro music artist: Titi Lokei “African Dance” song 🎵 Outro Music artist: Simi “Woman” song🌹👸🏾Happy Mother’s Day to all the Queen Moms! Bless up! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ RESOURCES: -Free Certification Courses. A https://yali.state.gov/courses/ - - - SPONSORS: 🙌🏾Seek Jesus Apparel- Get 15% off everything and Use promo code GODisINVOLVED15 at checkout https://seekjesus.co ✈️Toyin Travel Agency-Mention WELLNESS WAHALA Podcast when booking for great travel deals https://linktr.ee/toyintravelagency 👩🏾‍🍳ToMuTi Cookbook- a.co/8A1yAOf 📡NIDO Radio 24/7 online- https://nidoradio.nidoamericassouthsavannah.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellesswahala/support