Tell us your story! We'd love to hear from you! Anna and Maya discuss the impacts of the holiday season and seasonal depression, how to protect your mental health during the holidays, and why it is important to share the holidays with someone, even if they aren't family. Other members of the Council and NAMI Oklahoma staff also share their favorite holiday traditions. Share yours with us! Watch the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/gr12nFaQOnE If you or someone you know is str...

Tell us your story! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of Mindful Moments, Maya Williams-Furaha and Emma Valgora dive into one of the most personal, and often most challenging, aspects of mental health: talking about it within our families. Maya and Emma explore how families talk about mental health, what differences exist between generations, and what room there is to break the stigma both inside the family and in our larger communities. They talk about what genuine support lo...

Tell us your story! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode of Mindful Moments by the NAMI NextGen Council, Host Anna Bennett sits down with Mikayla Maiahy, who is married to NAMI Oklahoma's Public Policy Coordinator Jason Musgrove, for a heartfelt and insightful conversations on the connection between mental health and relationships. Together, they unpack how to recognize red flags and patterns in the cycle of abuse, explore what healthy relationships look like, and share ways to seek pa...

Tell us your story! We'd love to hear from you! In this special Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month episode of Mindful Moments, Maya and Anna sit down with two powerful voices in youth mental health advocacy and support: Ash Savage and Brittany Ward. Together, they open an honest and hopeful conversation about suicide prevention; why it matters what resources make a difference, and how stigma can be broken through connection and community. Both future counselors, Ash shares their lived ex...

Tell us your story! We'd love to hear from you! In this episode, Emma and Anna talk about what it means to set boundaries in college and early adulthood. From figuring out how to say no to invites, how to exit a social setting on their own terms, to the importance of having people in your life who respect your boundaries. They talk through the struggles and small wins that come with protecting their mental health, and how they have grown. To register for our annual conference on October 4th...

Tell us your story! We'd love to hear from you! Welcome to episode two of Mindful Moments! In this episode, we will be discussing the quarter-life crisis. Host Maya is joined by special guest, Ethan Schlecht, licensed professional counselor, to discuss what the quarter-life crisis is, the impact it may have on young adult lives, and ways to successfully transition out of the quarter-life crisis. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and check out the NAMI Oklahoma YouTube channel to see ...

Tell us your story! We'd love to hear from you! Welcome to the first episode of Mindful Moments! In this episode, we will be discussing the realities of living with Anxiety and Depression as youth and young adults. Hosts Anna and Maya discuss their experiences, their similarities, their differences, and offer insight into why our society is so quick to downplay the effects of Depression and Anxiety, and what we as young people are doing to counter that! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, an...