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WE ARE ACTUALLY CAPITAL AREA HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT, WHERE WE DEANNA SPIRIT PROGRAM, WE OFFER CRISIS COUNSELING AND RESOURCE REFERRALS FOR ANYTHING DIRECTED WITH COVID-19.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY DIFFICULT DURING THIS TIME FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE REGARDING COVID, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS AND DEPRESSED.
AND SO WE'RE JUST HERE TO OFFER A HELPING HAND IN THAT SITUATION.
I'M HOPING A LOT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO COME AND RELAX THEIR MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT.
I'M HOPING THEY'RE JUST COME OUT AND ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, PREPARE IT FOR THEM.
AND JUST TO KIND OF GIVE PEOPLE A BREAK FROM REALITY, I'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST, LET'S JUST COME OUT AND JUST RELAX AND SUE OURSELVES ON SOOTHING SATURDAY.
IF THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT BIG BUDDY IS HERE AND WE ARE WORKING ON, UM, A NEW INITIATIVE, UH, TALENT FROM THE TALENT, FROM WHERE WE, UM, ARE WORKING TO, UH, GET STUDENTS WHO ARE IN TRUANCY, UH, SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF COVID, UH, AND BECAUSE OF VIRTUAL SCHOOL.
SO WE HAVE A NEW PROGRAM, THIS IS A QUICK FLYER ABOUT IT.
UM, AND WE WANT THE STUDENTS TO, YOU KNOW, GET BACK CONNECTED TO SCHOOLS, COME IN AND, UH, WE CAN PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THEM IN ORDER TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK AND HAVE A BETTER CONNECTION WITH, UH, THE SCHOOL.
THIS IS EXCITING FOR ME TO SEE THAT THE RESOURCES ARE HERE TO HELP, UH, THE COMMUNITY
WE ARE IN THEIR FIRST EVER PRICE PRICE, BATTERY FAIR RESIDENCE, TWO YEARS IN THE BOAT.
HERE'S MOM NETWORK IS A NONPROFIT THAT CONNECTS FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES.
OUR BIGGEST INITIATIVE RIGHT NOW IS WE DO HAVE A FOOD PANTRY BOX DELIVERY SERVICES TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOW INCOME AND DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
UM, SO I HAVE A NETWORK OF MOMS VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT, UM, ZACHARY BAKER, BATON ROUGE, PRAIRIEVILLE AND DENHAM SPRINGS.
THAT HELPS ME DELIVER BOXES TO FAMILIES WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION.
AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS WE DO A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PARENTING EDUCATION AND HAVE A RESOURCE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN GO AND FIND, UM, PLACES TO GET COUNSELING, UM, MENTAL HEALTH, UH, WEBSITES AND, UM, UH, WORKSHEETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR PARENTS.
I HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF HEALING.
I HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ENGAGING AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND DE-STIGMATIZING MENTAL HEALTH, AND COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO REALLY SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND, AND GETTING WHAT YOU NEED AND BEING HEALTHY AND YOUR MIND
WE HELP TO PROVIDE THOSE IN NEED WITH ESSENTIAL ITEMS, SUCH AS TOILETRIES, UM, EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, AND PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT THE PERSON MAY BE IN NEED OF IS REALLY A GREAT FEELING TO SEE HOW THE SMALLEST THINGS PEOPLE MAY TAKE FOR GRANTED IS REALLY A GOOD FEELING TO SEE HOW HAPPY IT MAKES THEM TO RECEIVE SOMETHING SUCH AS TOILET, PAPER, OR PAPER TOWELS, DEODORANT, UM, SANITARY NAPKINS,
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TOOTHPASTE, TOOTHBRUSH, DIAPERS, TO SEE THE SMILE ON THEIR FACES IS WHAT BRINGS ME JOY.AND, UM, WHEN I FOUNDED THE ORGANIZATION, MY PARTNER AND I, I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD GROW TO THE CAPACITY THAT IT HAS GROWN, BUT PEOPLE DO UNDERSTAND AND SEE THAT WE'RE DOING GREAT WORK AND IT IS A NEED FOR IT MORE NOW THAN EVER.
UM, THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 2018 AND WE HAVE GROWN AND WE'RE BECOMING MORE KNOWN AND KNOWN AS, UM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT EVENTS, BUT I HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THE SMALLER THINGS AS WELL.
WE WERE ABOUT TO START OUR PROGRAM.
WE HAVE SOME REALLY NICE DEMONSTRATIONS AND SOME VERY VITAL AND VALUABLE INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU.
IT'S MAY IT'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
AND TO THE FOLKS OVER THERE, IF YOU CAN JUST WAVE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? GOOD.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF A SOOTHING SATURDAY COMMUNITY EVENT.
THE WEATHER HAS HELD UP AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
SO WE HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT BEING A LITTLE BIT TOO HOT RIGHT NOW, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE ALL HERE TO CELEBRATE MAY BEING THE MONTH OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
IT'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU ALL, BUT THIS HAS BEEN, EVEN AS WE GO FURTHER INTO THE PINS EMIT, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING TIME WITHIN OUR SOCIETY.
BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN FACED WITH VARIOUS CRISIS, WHETHER IT'S BEEN DRAMATIC PRICES WITH THE WEATHER, THE STORMS, THE NUMBER OF STORMS WE'VE HAD, OR IT COULD JUST BE DEALING WITH COVID.
BUT ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, WE DEAL WITH FAMILY DEMANDS.
WE DEAL WITH DEMANDS FROM OUR HOMES, OUR PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND THEN RUNNING A THOUSAND ERRANDS.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE ONE QUICK THING WITH YOU.
HOW DO YOU TAKE A BREAK WHEN YOU WANT TO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH? GREAT MOMENT.
SO I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU JUST ONE QUICK THING.
IF YOU CAN REMEMBER C D L C D L THE FIRST C IS COMMUNICATE IN ORDER TO WORK ON YOUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
YOU HAVE TO COMMUNICATE, FIND SOMEONE TO CALL ON SOMEONE TO SPEAK WITH THAT YOU CAN TRUST TO VET YOUR CONCERNS, GET WITH THE BEST FRIEND, AND JUST HAVE THAT MOMENT OF CONVERSATION.
CALL A FRIEND THAT YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO IN OVER A MONTH OR MORE, NOT TEXT SOMEONE YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH.
SO THAT'S THE SEAT AND THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE A HARD ONE.
IT'S THE D AND I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT'S DISCONNECT ANYONE HERE DOESN'T HAVE A CELL PHONE ON THEM RIGHT NOW.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO LOOKS AT THAT CELL PHONE ALMOST EVERY OTHER MOMENT, DISCONNECTING FROM ELECTRONICS AND ALLOWING YOUR BRAIN TO HAVE THAT MOMENT OF RELEASE.
IT'S ALLOWING YOU TO TAKE A BREAK AND ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH MOMENT.
AND HERE'S THE LAST ONE L LAUGHTER.
THE BRAIN ALLOWS FOR STIMULANTS AND RELEASES TO HAPPEN.
ENDORPHINS, EVEN THE MUSCLES THAT ARE IN OUR BODY WHEN WE LAUGH, GET RELAXED.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST REMEMBER CDL COMMUNICATION DISCONNECT, AN L IS FOR LAUGHTER C D L.
SO AS WE GO INTO THE PROGRAM TODAY, LET'S NOT FORGET THOSE THINGS IN ORDER TO WORK ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, OUR OWN WELLBEING.
AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE IT AS A CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, MY BOSS, MR. DARRELL GISSELLE.
SHE'S AT THE GRADUATION FOR HER GRANDDAUGHTER, WHO SHE'S VERY PROUD OF.
SO I'M HERE IN HER STEAD AND WELCOME TO SOOTHING SATURDAY.
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UM, AS PAMELA SAID, UM, WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH THIS LAST YEAR BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC THAT WE'VE BEEN LOCKED IN FOR A YEAR, TWO ICE STORMS THROUGH THE RECENT, UH, WATER EVENT, UM, THAT CREATED FLOODING IN DIFFERENT AREAS.WE KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS GOING THROUGH.
THEY'RE CERTAINLY AWARE OF THAT.
AND SO TODAY, NOT ONLY ARE WE WELCOMING YOU HERE, BUT WE'RE WELCOMING OUR PARTNERS WHO HELPED PUT ON THIS EVENT.
AND THESE ARE PARTNERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO SERVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND TRAUMA.
SO IT MIGHT READ OFF THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SPONSORING TODAY.
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS, THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, THE BATON ROUGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE BATON ROUGE MOMS NETWORK, THE BRIDGE, THE BRIDGE CENTER, WHICH IS OUR NEW, UH, UH, CENTER TO HELP PEOPLE HAVING ALCOHOL AND DRUG ISSUES AND TRAUMA ISSUES CARE, SOUTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL GIVE 365 PR THE GRANDPARENTS RAISING CHILDREN INFORMATION CENTER OF LOUISIANA, HUMANITIES, AMPED KONA ICE, THE HEADSTRONG GROUP, FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA SPIRIT, THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE, THE ONE BREATH PROJECT RESTORE COUNSELING SERVICES.
AND OF COURSE RECAST, WHICH, UH, JOYCE PLUMBER IS HEADING ALONG WITH DARYL BLEACHER.
AND WE APPLAUD THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN PUTTING THIS EVENT ON TODAY.
SO LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF SUPPORT AND PRAISE.
I ALSO WANT TO REMIND THAT AS YOU'RE HERE TODAY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BOOTS AND WE REALLY WANT THE PARTICIPATION OF FOLKS TO STOP BY AND TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.
THIS EVENT WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TODAY, IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE PASSION AND THE WORK THAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES ON BEHALF OF RECAST.
AND SO YOU HEARD MS. MS. DARRELL BLEACHER EARLIER, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HER ALONG WITH DR.
JOYCE PLUMBER FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTIONED THAT SOMETIMES WE DON'T SEE ALL OF THE EFFORTS THAT GO INTO PUTTING EVENTS LIKE THIS ON, BUT IT DOES TAKE A LOT TO GET IT DONE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED MOST FROM DR.
PLUMMER IS THE EXPERIENCE OF TRAUMA AND UNDERSTANDING HOW TO BREATHE AND THE PERFECTION OF TAKING CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.
AND SO I ALSO WANT TO LEAVE YOU ALL BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO DR.
POLYMER AND REMIND YOU OF SOMETHING THAT BROKEN CRAYONS, STILL COLOR.
SO BROKEN CRAYONS, STILL COLOR IT'S OKAY.
IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK, JUST LIKE A BREAK, BROKEN CRAYON, BUT THEY STILL COLOR.
AND LET'S WELCOME MY COLLEAGUE, DR.
AFTER WEEKS OF RAINY, UGLY WEATHER AND FLOODING, WHICH IS A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE, BUT ANY, AND EVERYONE WHO GOES THROUGH IT, WE ARE BLESSED TODAY WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY.
AND WE'RE ABLE TO GATHER, TO DISCUSS AND ACTIVATE THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE IN BATON ROUGE, AS IT RELATES TO TRAUMA, RESILIENCY AND COMMUNITIES AFTER STRESS AND TRAUMA OR RECAST.
BATON ROUGE IS A GRANT FROM SANSA THAT WAS AWARDED TO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE FOUR YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR ROOM'S ADMINISTRATION.
WE SOUGHT OUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNAL TRAUMA THAT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AFTER THE SUMMER OF 2016.
MANY OF YOU CAN REMEMBER OUR SUMMER OF 2016 BECAUSE IT REFLECTS SO MUCH OF WHAT'S HAPPENING NATIONALLY.
IN TERMS OF SPAWNING MORE TRAUMA THAT'S RECOGNIZED AND EXPERIENCED ON A COMMUNAL LEVEL.
WE HAD THE DEATH OF OULTON STERLING AND YOU'LL NOTICE I DIDN'T USE A DIFFERENT DESCRIPTOR.
I SIMPLY SAID THE DEPTH OF ALTON STERLING.
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THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND WE HAD A FLOOD THAT DIDN'T AFFECT A COMMUNITY OR A PARISH, BUT A MULTI PARISH EXPERIENCE THAT COMPLETELY SENT SO MANY THOUSANDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY INTO A STATE OF BEING UNSHELTERED.THAT DOESN'T COUNT THE GRIEF THAT YOU DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, THE LOSS THAT YOU DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU HAVE IN SIMPLY EXISTING IN AMERICA TODAY, THAT THOSE WERE THE THINGS THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAD TO BAND TOGETHER.
AND WE WERE REELING FROM THE RESULTS OF THAT, AND WE NEEDED SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS.
AND WE WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND OUT A CALL FOR THOSE WHO WERE WORKING, PROVIDING CLINICAL SERVICES, PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO HAD EXPERIENCED TRAUMA TRAUMA, THAT, THAT THING THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE, THAT LEAVES YOU A LITTLE LESS WELL OFF THAN YOU ARE MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SOMETIMES PHYSICALLY, BECAUSE WE KNOW UNADDRESSED TRAUMA WILL SOMETIMES MANIFEST IN PHYSICAL ISSUES IN OUR BODIES, BUT THE TRAUMA THAT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED IN HOW WE WERE GOING TO DEAL WITH IT.
AND AS A RESULT OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH A COALITION, ALL PROVIDERS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT REACH THOUSANDS OF OUR CITIZENS, OUR AT-RISK AND VULNERABLE YOUTH, OUR SENIORS, OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY, OUR UNSHELTERED COMMUNITY, THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT TAKE PLACE ON A DAILY BASIS, MULTIPLE GROUPS COMING TOGETHER TO SAY, OKAY, I TELL YOU I CAN DO A HEALING CIRCLE WITH THE YOU.
WELL, I CAN DO A BINGO WITH THE SENIORS.
WE HAVE CLINICIANS WHO CAN PROVIDE THERAPY AND NO ONE CLAIMING A PARTICULAR SILO OR TERRITORY, BUT RATHER WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO STEP BACK AND JUST FACILITATE THE INTERACTION OF THESE GROUPS.
AND MR. GESELL HAS ALREADY NAMED A FEW THAT ARE HERE TODAY, BUT KNOW THAT THERE ARE TENS MORE, THAT EXISTS THAT WORK UNDER THIS PROGRAM AND THROUGH THIS PROGRAM EVERY DAY, BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND THE ISSUES SURROUNDING MENTAL WELLNESS IS THE NEXT MAJOR THING THAT THIS NATION IS GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS.
IF THE PEN DIMMICK DIDN'T EXPOSE SOME OF THE INEQUITIES NOT JUST INSTALLED WHERE YOU LIVE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A JOB, UM, ARE YOU ABLE TO SUSTAIN, BUT ALSO DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT HELP YOU COPE WITH EVERY DAY LIFE? AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
SO FOR ALL OF OUR CALLS, ALICIA MEMBERS, LET ME SAY TO YOU PUBLICLY WHAT I SAY TO YOU EVERY MONTH, YOU ARE THE BEST COALITION IN THE, NOT JUST THE REGION OR THE STATE, BUT I TELL YOU, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG ON YOU NATIONALLY.
I WOULD PUT THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE RIGHT HERE IN BATON ROUGE, UP AGAINST THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, ANY WHERE IN THIS NATION, AS IT RELATES TO DEALING WITH GRIEF, ROOTS, TRAUMA ISSUES, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
AND ON BEHALF OF MAYOR BROOME, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU IN EVERY WAY THAT WE CAN.
WE WOULD SAY TO OUR COMMUNITY, THEY ARE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE ANY TRAUMATIC EVENT YOU MAY BE EXPERIENCING.
JONES SAID, COMMUNICATE THIS CONNECT, FIND QUITE A LAUGH.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME KNOW, THERE ARE MANY
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OF US BROKEN CRAYONS OUT THERE, AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO BRING COLOR AND VIBRANCY TO OUR COMMUNITIES.AND I'M GOING TO ASK DARRYL BLADE TO, TO RETURN.
SHE HAS BEEN OUR PROGRAM MANAGER SINCE WE STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO, AND NOW I'M HAVING TO SWALLOW REAL HARD.
IF SHE MOVES ON TO, I SERVE AS A GRANT MANAGER FOR OCD.
AGAIN, THIS ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS GET THE BEST SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DARYL AND SAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN THE BRAINS OF DR.
CARAMEL RIVERA JONES, C A O DARRYL INSULIN, DR.
JOYCE PLUMBER AND OTHERS IN PRESENTING THIS EVENT TO YOU TODAY.
I BIRTHED THIS BABY JUST BEFORE LEARNING THAT I HAD RECEIVED, UM, ANOTHER JOB HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WANTING TO SEE IT THROUGH AND THANK YOU ALL WHO HAVE, UH, FOR YOUR PATIENTS THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
NOW WE RUN A LITTLE BIT BEHIND BECAUSE WE DID WANT TO HAVE A FEW PEOPLE HERE OTHER THAN THE EXHIBITORS TO SHARE THESE IMPORTANT TOPICS.
SO LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE TODAY AS WE MOVE THINGS ALONG.
AND I KNOW THESE DEMONSTRATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS ARE WHAT STANDS BETWEEN YOU AND LUNCH, BUT BEAR WITH US AS WE IMPROVISE ON THE TIME.
SO TODAY WE'LL HEAR FROM PAMELA WINGS, WHO'S, UH, I'M A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER WITH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER BATON ROUGE ON DISC AND FRANCHISE GRIEF SOCIETY.
DOESN'T TALK MUCH ABOUT DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF, BUT HOW MANY OF YOU ALL COULD SAY THAT YOU FELT SOME KIND OF WAY WHEN YOU HEARD THAT COLBY BRYANT DIED AND I SEE A SHOW ON HANES.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, SO IT'S PEOPLE THAT YOU MAY KNOW OF, OR AS EDUCATORS, UH, IT MAY BE STUDENTS THAT YOU'VE TAUGHT AND SOMETHING VIOLENT HAS HAPPENED, OR THEY'VE GONE OFF TO JAIL OR WHATEVER, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO STEAL PAMELA'S, UM, THUNDER.
I'LL LET HER TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT 10 MINUTES ABOUT DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF, WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT AFFECTS US.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION BY TONY BANKSTON.
SHE'S A RECAST COALITION MEMBER, BUT SHE SERVES AS THE CEO OF BATON ROUGE, CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.
AND SHE'S ALSO A FACULTY MEMBER FOR THE CENTER FOR MIND, BODY MEDICINE.
I WILL THE GREATER WASHINGTON DC AREA.
SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT MIDDLE GRADING, MITIGATING SECONDARY STRESS AND VICARIOUS TRAUMA.
WHAT IS IT? THEN WE'LL HAVE A YOGA DEMONSTRATION BY SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE FOR LUNCH.
BUT THEN WE ARE GOING TO FACTOR IN A COOKING DEMONSTRATION.
YOU HAVE TO FEED YOUR MIND TO BE HEALTHY.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COOKING DEMONSTRATION BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
SO LET ME CALL UP PAMELA WANES REAL QUICKLY, AND SHE WILL SHARE ABOUT DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS PAMELA
AND I'M STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU TO LET YOU KNOW, I'M ONE OF THOSE BROKEN CRAYONS, AND I STILL CALL HER.
AND IF YOU LOOK DEEP AND DEEP, DEEP WITHIN YOURSELF, IF FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER, YOU FEEL BROKEN, JUST PUSH THROUGH AND YOU'LL RECOGNIZE THAT YOU STILL CAN CALL THEM.
AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE GRIEF EXPERIENCE TODAY, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS DEALING WITH.
IT'S A JOURNEY LIKE LIFE IS A JOURNEY WORKING THROUGH YOUR GRIEF IS A JOURNEY.
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED GRIEF IN THE LAST YEAR, THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE LAST MONTH, THE LAST WEEK, IT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS.
SO THE CHALLENGE IS NOT THAT IF YOU EXPERIENCE
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THE CHALLENGES, IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF ENOUGH TO WORK THROUGH THE GRIEF AND SURVIVE.SO I'M GOING TO DEFINE GRIEF AS YOUR EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO A LOSS IN YOUR LIFE.
THE BEAUTY OF GRIEVING IS THAT AS THE GREENVILLE, YOU DETERMINE THE VALUE OF THE LOSS.
THAT VALUE MAY NOT RESONATE THE SAME WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
WHAT YOU DETERMINED ABOUT THE LOSS? THE THING WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT GRIEVING IS A NATURAL PART OF LIFE.
IT'S A PART OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED LOSS YET, OR YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE IN GRIEF, JUST PEOPLE LIVING A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, AND I PROMISE YOU, WE'RE RECOGNIZED NOW, GRIEVING IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY CHALLENGING SOMETIMES TO RECOGNIZE, TO NEGOTIATE.
SOMETIMES IT LASTS A LOT LONGER THAN WE WANT IT TO LAST.
I CHALLENGE YOU TO BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELF AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, OR EVEN AS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT TAKES YOU A LITTLE LONGER TO OVERCOME SOME OBSTACLES AND TO EXPERIENCE TRULY EXPERIENCED YOUR LOSS DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG OR BROKEN WITH YOU.
YOU JUST MEAN YOUR JOURNEY IS SO SPECIFICALLY WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES IS WHAT WAS PRESENTED EARLIER.
AND THAT IS DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF.
HAVE ANY OF YOU HEARD OF THAT TERM BEFORE, WHILE HE WAS CALLED IN BY
WHAT FALLS IN THOSE CATEGORIES TYPE OF GRIEF.
I CAN'T OPENLY EXPRESS, WELL, I'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF BREAKING IT DOWN INTO THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES.
ONE IS A DEATH THAT OTHERS THINK SHOULDN'T BE MORE.
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, LET ME SHARE MY EXPERIENCE.
AND I THINK IT WAS ONE OF MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF THAT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS AGO.
AND WHEN IT DID, I DID RECOGNIZE IT AS THAT, BUT AS LIFE HAPPENS, UM, I REALIZED THAT THAT IS WHAT I EXPERIENCE.
UH, MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, LEFT HOME, NEVER TO COME BACK.
I FOUND OUT ABOUT HIS YES, BY A KNOCK ON THE DOOR, UM, FROM THE STATE POLICE COMING TO LET ME KNOW THAT HE WAS KILLED.
AND IN MINUTES MY FAMILY WAS THERE.
AND I WOULD SAY FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, I DIDN'T SPEND A DAY ALONE.
I WAS ALWAYS AROUND FAMILY OR FRIENDS.
BUT AS I REFLECTED ON THE PLANS, WE HAD, WE HAD A FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
WE WERE IN YEAR NUMBER FOUR, THE CHILDREN, WE WERE PLANNING FOR SOME OF THE COMMENTS OF MY WELL-INTENDED FAMILY WHO LOVES ME WITHOUT CONDITION WOULD SAY, PAM, YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON, PAY HIM.
YOU CAN'T KEEP TALKING ABOUT CHILDREN.
CAN'T TALK ABOUT WHAT WILL PEOPLE THINK IF YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE PLACE I AM TOO OLD TO MOVE IN THE YEAR AND THE HOUSE YOU ALL WERE GOING TO BUILD AND THE THINGS YOU ALL WERE GOING TO DO, OR SOMETIMES WHEN I BRING IT UP, THEY CHANGED THE SUBJECT, NOT RECOGNIZING THAT I HAD A NEED TO EXPRESS THE IMPACT OF MY LOSS.
AND THAT'S THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH AND WHAT WE DO AS WELL-INTENDED FAMILY AND LOVED ONES IS WE TRY TO RUSH THE PROCESS.
BUT JUST BECAUSE A PERSON DOESN'T TALK ABOUT THEIR PAIN, THAT MEANS THE PAIN THAT MAY EXIST.
AND THAT'S A REALITY WITH TRAUMA.
AND MY ADVICE OR ENCOURAGEMENT IS IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE TALKING ABOUT IT, ALWAYS GET THAT PERSON TO SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP THEM AND TAKE THEM TO THE NEXT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
CAUSE SOMETIMES WE COULD ONLY GO SO FAR IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, EVEN AS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND IT'S NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS, IT'S JUST THE REALITY.
WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE WHERE WE COULD START AND WHERE WE COULD STOP.
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TELL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE RELIEF THAT I NEEDED, BUT OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE SUPPRESS OR INTERNALIZE THOSE FEELINGS AND IT COME OUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.BECAUSE AGAIN, JUST BECAUSE I DON'T TALK ABOUT IT, THAT NEED THAT EXISTS.
SO ONE THING WE COULD DO FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE HURTING PEOPLE THAT ARE IN PAIN, PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAUMATIZED IS TO LISTEN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ANSWER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE MIRACLE CLEAR.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO VALIDATE THOSE FEELINGS AND LISTEN AND BE EMPATHETIC OR SHOW THAT WE DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
AND AGAIN, IF IT'S MORE THAN YOU COULD BEAR, ALWAYS JUST GET THAT PERSON TO SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP THEM AND PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.
SO THE THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF LOSS THAT ARE OFTEN DISENFRANCHISED, BUT OTHERS ARE ONE THEN THAT OTHERS THINGS SHOULDN'T BE MORE PIT.
HOW MANY PET LOVERS WE HAVE WONDERFUL.
AND A PET IS MORE THAN A PET TO PET LOVERS.
AND REMEMBER WHEN I HAD CATS, YOU COULDN'T TELL ME EBONY, EBONY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN I DROVE UP EBONY, WASN'T HAPPY TO SEE ME.
I DEBATED ALL DAY WHEN YOU DIDN'T LOVE ME.
AND WASN'T PART OF MY FAMILY, BUT FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN'T SHARE THAT FUN, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DEATH OF A PET AS SOMEONE WHO WILL.
SO THAT'S ONE, UM, THAT, UH, AREA THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE MORE GET OVER IT.
UH, THE LOSS OF A CHILD GIVEN UP FOR ADOPTION.
OFTENTIMES WE THINK ALL THE BETTER OFF, BUT THERE IS STILL AN ATTACHMENT AND THERE'S STILL SO MANY EMOTIONS.
CAUSE REMEMBER, GRIEF IS YOUR RESPONSE TO A LOSS.
OKAY? SO THERE ARE EMOTIONS THAT DEATH OF THE NEXT SPOUSE.
SOMETIMES WE THINK, OH, THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD COME IN.
SO YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY OR GRIEVE GLEN HE'S.
NEVER HEARD THEM, NOT ILL WISHES FROM SOMEBODY OR REGARDING SOMEBODY WHO WAS AN EX OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SAME SEX PARTNERS.
IF YOUR FAMILY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, THAT'S OKAY, YOU COULD COME TO THE FUNERAL, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ON THE PROGRAM.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF A FAMILY, NOT RECOGNIZING WHAT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WAS OR HE IS ALSO A MISCARRIAGE.
UM, OFTENTIMES WE'LL HEAR CLICHES PEOPLE OR SEE, OR WHATEVER WAS GOD'S WILL.
AND THAT WAS FOR THE BEST, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THOSE FEELINGS AND THOSE EMOTIONS.
AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE AT THEIR LOWEST POINT, YOU JUST CAN'T CONNECT THAT WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, THAT THAT'S FOR THE BEST, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY WORK OUT FAR, WILL GOOGLE IT AT THAT TIME.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO HEAR.
WHAT THEY NEED TO HEAR IS THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS TOUGH.
NOT ALL IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT.
SO THERE ARE DEBTS THAT OTHERS FEEL LIKE SHOULD MEAN MORE OR, UM, I'M NOT CONDONING EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS, BUT IF A PARTNER IN EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR GUY, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS.
YOU SHOULDN'T FEEL ANYTHING, NOT RECOGNIZING WHAT CONNECTION EXISTED.
SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT THE RELATIONSHIP WAS.
IT WAS THE CONNECTION THAT EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP, UM, AND ABUSE.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE TOLERANCE FOR PERPETRATORS, FOR ABUSERS.
IF AN ABUSER DIE, TYPICALLY WHAT YOU FEEL IN STORE FOR THEIR FAMILY, FOR THEY HAD A COMMENT.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THOUGHTS WE WE HEAR.
SO IF I'M A FAMILY MEMBER OF THAT PERSON, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE TALKING ABOUT MY PAIN.
EVEN IF HE WAS INCARCERATED, HE'S STILL MY CHILD.
I STILL HAVE LOVE FOR HIM, BUT I'M NOT ENCOURAGED TO SHARE MY PAIN AS I WOULD HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
ALSO THERE'S ANOTHER CATEGORY, DEATH OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER.
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DIED MAY LIVE THE FULL LIFE.BUT IF YOU HAVE A PARENT OR A LOVED ONE WHO HAVE LIVED 70, 80, 90, A HUNDRED YEARS, EVEN AT THEIR DEATH, YOU STILL EXPERIENCED GRIEF AS IF THEY WOULD HAVE DIED 50 YEARS EARLY.
SO OFTENTIMES PEOPLE ARE TELL YOU THEY LIVED THEIR LIFE, WHICH IS MORE THAN FOR THEY IN A BETTER PLACE.
BUT YOU STILL HAVE THE EXPERIENCE, THOSE FEELINGS THAT YOU AIR.
AND THAT'S THE KEY WITH DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF, YOU'RE NOT ENCOURAGED OR YOUR GRIEVING IS NOT SANCTIONED AND ACTUALLY DISCOURAGE WHICH FORCES YOU TO INTERNALIZE THOSE THINGS THAT YOU DO FEEL.
AND THE LAST CATEGORY THAT WE ARE STIGMATIZED THERE, WE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DIED BY SUICIDE.
I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EDUCATION IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT WE STILL HAVE OUR BELIEFS.
IF YOU COMMIT SUICIDE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING AWAY? YOU KNOW? UM, AND SOME OF US HAVE SOME VERY STRONG BELIEFS.
SO IF IT'S MY CHILDHOOD COMMITTED SUICIDE, I DON'T FEEL THAT COMFORT IN ACKNOWLEDGING MY CHILD'S SPLIT.
AND SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS SHOW COMPASSION FOR EACH OTHER.
AND AS I SAY, PROVIDE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL THAT NUMBER ONE, IT'S OKAY TO FEEL CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA FEED AND IT'S OKAY TO EXPRESS THOSE EMOTIONS YOU HAVE BECAUSE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE.
AND SOMETIMES THE BEST ANSWER IS NO ANSWER.
THANK YOU, MS. WILLIAMS, BEFORE YOU GO TOO FAR, UM, I KNOW TIME IS WE'RE BACKED UP, BUT I WANT TO SEE IF THERE ARE A FEW QUESTIONS.
IF ANYONE HAS YOUR ENTERTAINMENT ABOUT ONE OR TWO GOOD QUESTIONS.
WELL, MS. WINDS WILL BE ONSITE AND AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO TALK.
ONE-ON-ONE THANK YOU SO MUCH UP NEXT.
TONY BANKSTON TALKING ABOUT METAL GRID, MITIGATING VICARIOUS TRAUMA.
AND UM, I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF OUR COLLABORATION.
I'VE BEEN A PART OF IT FOR FOUR YEARS AND IT'S JUST BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY OF MAT.
AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN BATON ROUGE.
AND THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF WORKING IN THIS RECAST, UH, COALITION HAS BEEN THE MOST REWARDING AND JOYCE IS NOT KIDDING.
WHEN SHE SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR SILOS AND WE COME TOGETHER.
UM, UH, I WAS GOING TO TALK FOR A FEW MINUTES ABOUT TRAUMA AND STRESS, BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO REVERSE AND WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY DO OUR EXERCISE FIRST, BUT SINCE WE'VE BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE AND I THINK THAT I'LL HAVE US DO AN EXERCISE.
AND THEN AFTER THE EXERCISE, I'LL JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE MIND AND BODY AS WE DID THE EXERCISE.
UM, REAL QUICKLY, UH, I DO WORK FOR THE BATON ROUGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.
I'M HERE WITH MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM, UM, GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST A JOY TO WORK WITH.
AND WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER HERE.
AND, UM, SO WHAT OUR AGENCY DOES IS 100% OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE OR TRAUMATIZED.
THESE ARE CHILDREN AGES THREE TO 18 AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.
AND, UM, WHEN THEY COME TO THE CAC, IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE WORST DAYS OF THEIR LIVES BECAUSE ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CRIME, A VIOLENT CRIME THAT THEY EITHER EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND OR THEY WITNESSED IT.
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WITH THE PANDEMIC, THAT'S BROUGHT UP KIND OF A RIPPLE EFFECT OF TRAUMA IN OUR CITY.
WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE HAD AN EXTREMELY BUSY YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO WE ARE GOING TO DO A TECHNIQUE.
AND SERGEANT HOWARD, IF YOU'RE UP HERE, YOU COULD DO IT WITH US.
LOVE PUTTING PEOPLE THAT HAD HER COME ON UP.
HEATHER ALFANO IS A THERAPIST IN OUR PROGRAM.
SHE'S ALSO A CERTIFIED MIND BODY MEDICINE,
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UM, FACILITATOR.AND WHAT WE DO, THE TECHNIQUE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS JUST SOMETHING REALLY SIMPLE.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MEDITATION, A LOT OF TIMES COME SEE SARGENT, WHEN YOU THINK OF MEDITATION, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF, UM, RELAXING OF THE MIND? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HEATHER DANCING AND SAYING, OKAY, NOW YOU WOULDN'T THINK THAT DANCING OR RELAXING THE MIND GO TOGETHER, MAYBE, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHEN THEY THINK OF MEDITATION, THEY THINK OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, SITTING HERE IN THE LOTUS POSITION WITH THE HANDS LIKE THIS AND BREATHING, OKAY.
WHAT WE DO AT THE CAC, WITH OUR CHILDREN AND WITH THEIR PARENTS, AS WELL AS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLEAGUES AND OUR STAFF IS WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO TRAUMA OR HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO STRESS FOR A LONG TIME.
AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING THE PEOPLE.
SO IT'S A TWO WAY APPROACH WORKING WITH THE CLIENTS AND THEN WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING THE CLIENTS.
SO MEDITATION CAN BE KIND OF A BREATHING THING.
LIKE IF YOU TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN AND THEN YOU LET IT OUT, OR IF YOU'RE SITTING QUIETLY IN PRAYER, THOSE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF CONCENTRATIVE, SLOW MEDITATION.
UM, BUT WHAT PEOPLE OFTEN DON'T REALIZE IS THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE SO STRESSED OR TRAUMATIZED, THEY CAN'T GET STILL LONG ENOUGH TO PRACTICE MEDITATION.
SO THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED ACTIVE MEDITATIONS THAT BASICALLY GIVE YOU THE SAME RESULT.
YOU GET TO A RELAXED PLACE JUST AS SERGEANT HOWARD MENTIONED, BUT YOU DO IT THROUGH ACTIVITY.
AND WE FIND WITH OUR KIDDOS, THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL BECAUSE WITH KIDS COME IN, IT'S REALLY HARD AT THE BEGINNING TO ASK THEM TO JUST SIT DOWN AND MEDITATE FOR 10 MINUTES.
SO WE USE ACTIVE MEDITATION AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO, AND WE'RE GOING TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO JOIN US IS A FORM OF ACTIVE MEDITATION.
THAT'S KNOWN AS SHAKING AND DANCING.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GOING TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT AND I WANT TO GET EVERYBODY OVER THERE.
Y'ALL ALL BEEN SITTING FOR A LONG TIME TO STAND UP, EITHER, COME OUT ON THE GRASS.
REMEMBER NATURE, GRASS BEING IN THE ENVIRONMENT IS A HUGE DE-STRESSOR.
BUT IF YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR TABLE, AT LEAST ALLOW YOURSELF TO STAND UP.
REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT JUST FOR THE CLIENTS WE SERVE IT'S FOR ALL OF US, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS STRESS.
AND I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO HEATHER.
SHE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO LEAD THE EXERCISE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN AN ACTIVE MEDITATION IS THE REASON WHY IT'S CALLED SHAKING IS WE'RE GOING TO SHAKE OUR BODIES BECAUSE WITH STRESS, THINK ABOUT A DOG THAT KIND OF GETS FRIGHTENED AND THEN IT WALKS AWAY OR ANY WILD ANIMAL.
AND THEY KIND OF SHAKE IT OFF.
WELL THAT'S BECAUSE WE ARE, WE'RE GIVEN CERTAIN GOD-GIVEN THINGS IN OUR BODIES TO HELP US WITH STRESS.
SO WE'RE LITERALLY GOING TO SHAKE THE STRESS AND SHAKING ALSO HELPS TO GET RID OF CERTAIN POSTURES.
WE GET STUCK IN LIKE, SOMETIMES YOU CATCH YOURSELF LIKE THIS, IF YOU'RE REALLY STRESSED, UM, OR YOU, WE MIGHT BE SHAKING, UH, THINGS THAT WERE STUCK IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE THINKING NEEDS TO GET SHAKEN.
SO WE'RE LITERALLY SHAKING MIND AND BODY, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA STOP.
AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO JUST BREATHE QUIETLY AND NOTICE WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING IN YOUR BODY.
AND THEN SOME OTHER MUSIC IS GOING TO COME ON AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE SOME FREE MOVEMENT.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE MOVEMENT IS REALLY PART OF LIFE AND IT'S, IT'S IN OUR DNA TO MOVE.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN MOVING A LOT IN THESE LAST RECENT YEARS.
WE'VE BECOME A VERY TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN.
SO WE'RE IN OUR CHAIRS A WHOLE LOT, BUT OUR BODIES ARE MEANT TO MOVE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE THIRD PART.
AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO HEATHER.
SO WE MIGHT WANT TO CLOSE OUR EYES.
IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO JUST START TO SHAKE.
START TO, TO LEAVE YOUR FEET, TIP WITH A PART AND START TO BEND THE KNEES, HAVE A SLIGHT BEND IN THE KNEES AND START, LET'S TRY IT WITHOUT THE MOVE.
BUT MUSIC FOR JUST A MINUTE, MAYBE SHAKE THE ARMS, TRY TO SOFTEN THE SHOULDERS.
WE CARRY A LOT OF TENSION IN OUR SHOULDERS AND WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE JAW.
MAYBE WE ALSO CARRY A LOT OF TENSION IN THE JAW.
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YEAH, STOP.JUST NOTICE ANY ENERGY YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU HEAR THE MUSIC, JUST START TO MAKE SOME GENTLE MOVEMENT, MOVE YOUR BODY.
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THANK YOU.OH, UM, HEY SERGEANT HOWARD, YOU WANT TO BE OUR FIRST PERSON TO COMMENT ON WHAT THAT WAS LIKE FOR YOU.
WHAT DID YOU NOTICE? UM, I WAS JUST THERE RELAXED.
UM, I KIND OF WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS JUST LIKE I WAS IN THE WORLD BY MYSELF.
SO IT WAS VERY RELAXED AND VERY CALM.
AND, UM, TAKE YOU, TAKE YOUR MIND AWAY FROM EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
IF YOU HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE YOU FELT TAKEN AWAY FROM WHEREVER YOU WERE.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COMMENT? ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SHARE WHAT YOU NOTICED, EVEN IF IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFICULT? UM, DO YOU WANT TO SHARE IT? WE COULD PROBABLY HEAR YOU IF YOU YELL FROM OVER THERE, HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY ENJOYED IT? JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT OUT.
SO HEATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, SO JUST REAL QUICKLY, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PRESENTERS COMING IN, WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE.
UM, WE HEARD SOMEONE SAY EARLIER THAT YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DISCONNECT.
AND I ACTUALLY HEARD A QUOTE THE OTHER DAY THAT SAYS ALMOST EVERY PROBLEM WITH MACHINES, AS WELL AS HUMAN BEINGS CAN BE SOLVED BY TURNING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON.
AND SO, SO IT GOES WITH STRESS.
I WAS ASKED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STRESS AND VICARIOUS TRAUMA.
UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE SIMPLE CONCEPTS OF STRESS IS BEING ABLE TO TURN OFF, GET AWAY.
BUT WHAT WE OFTEN DO IS WE PICTURE IN OUR MINDS THAT IT HAS TO BE LIKE THIS LONG VACATION, OR IF WE'RE GOING TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE, IT'S THE GYM THREE TIMES A WEEK.
AND THAT IS A FORM OF SELF-CARE, BUT WHAT WE TEACH PEOPLE AND WHAT WE'RE SHARING WITH YOU TODAY IS THAT SELF-CARE, THAT REALLY GIVES PEOPLE THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO DEAL WITH A STRESSFUL JOB OR A STRESSFUL LIFE, OR JUST LITTLE SIMPLE THINGS THAT YOU CAN WEAVE INTO YOUR LIFE EVERY DAY.
SO THIS EXERCISE, WE JUST DID, OUR STAFF MAY GO INTO AN OFFICE, CLOSE THE DOOR, TURN ON MUSIC AND SHAKE.
IF WE HAD A REALLY SERIOUS CASE WITH A LOT OF DEVASTATION AND OUR HEARTS ARE HURTING AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORRIED THESE CHILDREN, WE MIGHT SHAKE THAT OFF A LITTLE BIT THROUGH THIS EXERCISE.
NOW, MAYBE WE CAN'T PULL OUT THE MUSIC.
MAYBE IT'S A FEW MINUTES OF SHAKING OR MAYBE IT'S BREATH WORK WITH THE IDEA IS THAT YOU WEAVE IT INTO YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE.
SO WHEN WE WERE SHAKING AND DANCING, WE WERE A LITTLE BIT TAKEN AWAY.
BUT ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT IT IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT BEING TAKEN AWAY AS WHERE YOU ACTUALLY WERE BROUGHT TO THE HERE AND NOW FOR WHATEVER WE WERE DOING, THE BUSINESS THAT WAS GOING ON UP THERE ON THE STEPS OR WHATEVER WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON, THE TO-DO LIST WE HAVE OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, THAT WAS UPSETTING DURING THE TIME THAT WE WERE SHAKING AND DANCING, OUR MINDS WERE BROUGHT TO THE PRESENT MOMENT.
AND GUESS WHAT? THAT'S REALLY THE RECIPE.
THE RECIPE IS BECAUSE STRESS IS RELATED TO WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN OR IT'S RELATED TO STUFF THAT ALREADY HAPPENED.
IF WE CAN BRING OUR MIND TO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE, DE-STRESSING WHETHER WE DO IT THROUGH BREATHING OR THROUGH MOVEMENT.
SO THAT'S REALLY AN IMPORTANT THING TO TEACH EVERYONE.
AND ANYONE CAN LEARN THIS AND ANYONE CAN TEACH IT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO HAVE DEGREES IN TO DO WELL.
SO THAT WOULD BE, I GUESS, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE COULD TEACH YOU TODAY.
IN FACT, OUR MIND-BODY TECHNIQUE, A TOOL KIT HAS ABOUT 40
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DIFFERENT TOOLS IN IT, RIGHT? BUT WE CHOSE TO SHARE ONE WITH YOU THAT WE HAVE FOUND HAS BEEN UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED JOINT AROUND THE WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.UM, AND THEN THE LAST THING I WOULD JUST SHARE IS BECAUSE I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK ABOUT VICARIOUS TRAUMA IS, YOU KNOW, WE LEARNED A LOT THIS YEAR WITH THE PANDEMIC ABOUT VIRUSES AND ILLNESS AND, UH, CONTAGIOUSNESS AND CONTAGION AND HOW TO, YOU KNOW, HOW TO MASK UP AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
UM, AND NOW, YOU KNOW, LUCKILY WE HAVE A VACCINE, RIGHT? WELL, IF YOU THINK ABOUT TRAUMA AND STRESS, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE STRESS IN YOUR CHILDHOOD, MAYBE YOU WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT YOU NEVER HAD ANY TRAUMA.
IF YOU WERE LIVING IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS RIDDLED WITH STRESS AND TRAUMA DUE TO ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS, OR IF YOU WERE WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS ON A DAILY BASIS WHO HAD TRAUMA, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
YOU'RE GETTING EXPOSED JUST LIKE YOU MIGHT GET EXPOSED TO COVID WITH COVID.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD A VACCINATION, FORTUNATELY TRAUMA, THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA AND STRESS AMONG PEOPLE CAN BE JUST AS CONTAGIOUS.
SO IF THERE'S A FLOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY, EVEN IF THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S A FLOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ONE PERSON'S HOUSE FLOODED PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BECAUSE WHEN YOU LIVE IN COMMUNITY, WE ARE ALL CONNECTED.
SO WE ALL HAVE SOME VERSION OF VICARIOUS TRAUMA GOING ON.
AND WHAT CARIOUS IS JUST A FANCY WORD THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING THROUGH, YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS AND I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING BECAUSE I'M WITNESSING I'M BEARING WITNESS.
SO WE GET THESE EXPOSURES AND UNLIKE COVID WHERE WE CAN GET A SHOT, WE CAN'T GET A SHOT FOR TRAUMA AND STRESS, RIGHT? SO GUESS WHAT THE ANSWER IS.
SELF CARE IS REALLY THE ONLY ANTIDOTE TO BEING EXPOSED TO STRESS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
AND AS I SAID BEFORE, THE KIND OF SELF CARE I'M TALKING ABOUT IS REALLY LITTLE SIMPLE THINGS.
YOU COULD BE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD BE, UM, REALLY LIMITED FINANCIALLY.
ANYONE CAN LEARN HOW TO USE SELF CARE IN THEIR DAILY LIFE.
AND THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY KIND OF ANTIDOTE THAT WE HAVE FOR BEING EXPOSED TO STRESS AND TRAUMA.
SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE WITH JUST A REALLY QUICK, DEEP BREATH AND I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
WHY DO WE BREATHE? BY THE WAY, WE TAKE THESE LONG, DEEP BREATHS IN, THROUGH THE NOSE, OUT THROUGH THE MOUTH AND IT GIVE, TAKE ANOTHER DEEP BREATH OUT THROUGH THE MOUTH AND WHY DON'T WE DO THIS? BECAUSE IT'S MOST SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL WAY OF INTERACTING AND HAVING AN IMPACT ON OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM.
WHEN YOU BREATHE THAT DEEP, DEEP BREATH, YOU'RE ACTUALLY SENDING A SIGNAL TO THE VEGAS NERVE RIGHT HERE.
CAUSE THE BELLY EXPANDS AND THE VEGAS NERVE SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE BRAIN THAT SAYS I'M SAFE.
THERE'S NO DANGER AT THE MOMENT.
SO THAT SIMPLE MOMENT OF JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS.
WHEN WE WERE WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS, EVEN IF YOU'RE SITTING IN YOUR CAR OR YOU'RE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, JUST TAKING A FEW DEEP BREATHS IN, THROUGH THE NOSE, OUT THE MOUTH, GETTING THE BREATH FROM HERE TO HERE, YOU'RE HAVING A VERY POWERFUL BENEFIT.
YOU'RE KIND OF TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR OWN NERVOUS SYSTEM, WHICH IS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE, RIGHT? IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT PILLS AND SURGERY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO HELP THEMSELVES AND BREATHING IS ONE.
SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR HAVING FUN WITH US TODAY.
I HOPE YOU'LL CONTINUE TO ENJOY THIS WEATHER.
AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS JUST COME ON UP OR IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING, UM, I'LL HAND YOU THE MIC.
UM, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, LLC.
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WHO'S GOING TO LEAD US IN A YOGA DEMONSTRATION AND I JUST SAW A GUY ON A SCOOTER.THEY STAY IN THE AREA SO YOU CAN WATCH THEIR PARTICIPATE.
AND UM, AFTER THIS, WE'RE GOING TO BE SERVING LUNCH.
BUT BEFORE WE DO, UM, I'D LIKE A CARE SOFT REPRESENTATIVE.
COME UP AFTER THE YOGA DEMONSTRATION, YOU NEED ME TO HOLD THIS FOR YOU.
TELL ME, ARE YOU OKAY? HI EVERYBODY.
UH, I AM THE OWNER OF SUBJECT TO CHANGE, UH, LLC, WHICH IS A COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON LIFE, COACHING, YOGA, AND MEDITATION.
WE JUST GOT THE PARTY EARLIER.
SO NOW WE JUST GOTTA BRING IT ON DOWN AND DO A FEW STRETCHES.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS I ENERGY BECAUSE THIS WEEK HAS BEEN SO BOOMI, WE FINALLY HAVE FUN.
SO ENJOY, I'D SAY WE JUST GOING TO BOOST OUR ENERGY A LITTLE MORE.
AND THIS PRACTICE YOU CAN DO WHENEVER YOU HAVE TIME, UH, AT WORK, WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, IF YOU JUST NEED TO KIND OF GET AWAY AND JUST GET INTO YOURSELF, YOU CAN PRACTICE THIS FLOW.
I GOTTA BE THANKFUL BECAUSE I KNOW.
SO FIRST WE'RE GOING TO START AND MOUNTAIN POSE, MOUNTAIN POSE.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT LEGS TOGETHER TOGETHER.
AND OUR PALMS FACING OUR LEGS.
AND THEN THIS POSE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THREE DEEP BREATHS.
WE'RE GOING TO INHALE THROUGH OUR NOSTRILS AND WE'RE GOING TO EXHALE AND SAY, TAKE A BREATH.
AND THEN THAT ELEVATE EVERYTHING.
SO WE'RE GOING UP UNTIL RIGHT UP.
IT'S AN UPWARD WHILE WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUT UP IN THE SKY.
I WAS GOING TO PUT OUR GATES AS WE TAKE IN A D AND F GRATITUDE IS THE NOURISHMENT OF THE SOUL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUR PUMPS TO TOUCH WHEN YOUR VIBRATIONS ARE LOW AND YOU FEEL BLUE INSIDE OVER TO THE RIGHT LEVEL.
AND REMEMBER, WHAT ARE WE DOING? THESE POSES? WE ARE HOLDING THE POLE.
I APPRECIATE MY SON ON THE RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO FLOW RIGHT OVER TO THE LEFT.
SO LOUIS, EVERYTHING DESERVES TO HAVE EVERYBODY.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO FLOW RIGHT BACK UP TO EVERY DAY.
WE'RE GONNA DO A SLIGHT BACK EVERY DAY.
I REMEMBER IN OUR BACK BED, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK UP IN THE MIND FOR THE PACE.
IT'S HOW YOU SHOULD LIVE FROM OUR BACK THEN.
WE'RE GOING TO FLOW DOWN AND SAW A RAG.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUR ARMS MOLD OVER AND BRING OUR ARMS TOGETHER IS HOW YOU STAY IN A HANG LIKE A DOG.
I JUST WANT TO LEAVE IT JUST WAY OUTSIDE.
I WANT YOU TO SHAKE YOUR HEAD.
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE NO PRESSURE.
I JUST WANNA, I JUST WANNA MAKE THIS MY EVERYDAY.
AND I'M ALWAYS REMIND YOU TO BREATHE BECAUSE YOGA IS FOR EVERYBODY AS MY,
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TO GIVE YOURSELF AND ALLOW YOURSELF TO FLOW BECAUSE IT'S A PERSONAL JOURNEY.AND FOR RAGDAR, WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUR HANDS ON OUR SHINS AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK UP WITH THE LEFT BACK OR HALF.
SEND OUR HIPS BACK AS IF WE'RE SITTING IN A SHADE POSE.
AND I WANT YOU TO BE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR BREATH AND REMEMBER TO BREATHE BEAUTIFUL.
AND FROM CHAIR, I WANT YOU TO FOLD AND YOU CAN BEND.
YOU GET TOUCH YOUR SHINS, YOUR ANKLE, OR THE GROUND AS WE DO FORWARD FORWARD.
AND FROM YOUR FORWARD FOLD, I WANT YOU TO GENTLY PLACE YOUR HANDS DOWN ON YOUR MAT.
AS YOU STEP BACK INTO A PLANK POSITION.
AND ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH, HOLD THE PLANK.
WE'RE GOING TO DROP BY THESE FLARE HALF FOOT ON OUR BED.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUR BODY DOWN AND SCHOOL BUG.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUR SHOULDERS BACK AND BREATHE.
ALLOW YOUR ELBOWS TO HAVE A SLIGHT BEND.
AND FROM COBRA, WE'RE GOING TO SEND OUR HIPS BACK.
WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THE SPREAD AS WIDE AS THE MAT, AS OUR BIG TOES, TOUCH ROCHELLE'S BONES.
AS WE EXTEND OUR HOMES, FALLING ON OUR MAT AND BLESS OUR FOREHEAD ON OUR BED.
AND HERE, I WANT YOU TO BE THREE THINGS YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR TODAY.
AS YOU THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR OR PERSONAL GOAL PEOPLE IN PERSON, I WANT YOU TO GET ALL KIND OF FLIGHTS AT ALL FORDS.
AND SO LET'S TABLE TOP POSITION, TABLE TOP.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WITH APART.
SO WE'RE UNSURE WHAT WITH THE PART IS.
WE CAN BRING OUT TWO FISTS TOGETHER AND WE CAN STICK THEM IN BETWEEN OUR KNEES.
AND THAT ALLOWS US TO KNOW IF WE'RE HIT WITH A PART AND THEN STACK IN YOUR SHOULDER OR IT'S UNDER YOUR SHOULDERS AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME CAT COUTTS.
SO WHAT CAN WE THINK ABOUT A CAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE SCARED AND THEY'RE AROUND THEIR BAGS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BREATHE IN AND WE'RE GOING TO ROUND OUR BACK AS IF WE'RE PUSHING AWAY FROM THE MAT, OUR HEAD SIDE CHIN AND IT, HOW WE'RE GOING TO FLOW.
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AS WE BRING THAT NOSE UP IN THE AIR, WE'RE PUSHING AWAY FROM THE BED AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS FOR A TOTAL OF WARM BREATHS IN ONE BREATH EQUALS INHALING AND EXHALING AS ONE BREATH.OKAY? SO WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH THE CAT, MAKING SURE WE ROUND IN OUR BAGS, TUCK IN OUR CHIN IN, AS WE PUSH IT AWAY FROM THE BACK, EXHALE, AS WE BRING SCOOP UP THOSE TO THE SKY.
AND WHEN WE DO THIS FOOLS, YOU GO AT YOUR OWN BREATH.
SO I WANT YOU TO JUST CONTINUE IT FLOW AS WE GO THROUGH.
SO WHENEVER WE CAN, WE'RE GOING TO BROWN OUT BATS AS INHALE OUR COWS BELLS TO THE SKY.
TWO MORE BREASTS IS LIKE ONCE A YEAR KID ONCE A YEAR.
AND WE HAVE ONE MORE BREATH THIS WAY.
CAT KNOWS WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK INTO A TABLETOP POSITION.
WE'RE GOING TO SIT THEIR HIPS BACK AROUND.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOURSELF THIS TIME TODAY.
IT'S STILL THIS WITH YOU FOR THE REMAINDER OF YOUR DAY AND YOUR WEEKEND NOW, MISTAKES.
THANK YOU THAT YOU ALL DID AN AMAZING JOB.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DO YOU WANT TO CONTACT ME? I'LL STILL BE HERE.
SO JUST FEEL FREE TO COME UP AND ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS.
SHOUT OUT FOR TOMMY D AND HER PASSING SEPTIC TO CHANGE L L C I'D LIKE FOR MICHELLE MCKAYLA TO COME UP, PLEASE FROM CAROUSEL.
AND AS SHE COMES UP, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANDERS AGAIN, THE BRIEF CENTER FOR HOPE AND OUR EYE INTERNATIONAL BIG BUDDY BATON ROUGE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES, UNIT ONE BREATH, PROJECT, AND KONA ICE.
THOSE WONDERFUL SNOWBALL, VERY HELD KERATOSIS OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HELL, GRANDPARENTS, RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INFORMATION CENTER, THE BATON ROUGE MOM NETWORK.
THERE, THEY HAVE A BOOTH SET UP FOR SELFIE.
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU STOP BY AND GET A PICTURE AGAIN.
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, RESTORE COUNSELING, TARA WILLIAMS. SHE'S A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
YOU MAY WANT TO TALK TO HER ABOUT, UM, BIDING MOVEMENT AND TREATMENT.
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INTERNAL CRISIS OUTREACH IN THE BACK WITH THE PURPLE TENT BRCC FOUNDATION, MANAGE SAM LOUISIANA SPIRIT, AND WE SERVICE A GREATER BATON ROUGE, THE AND MISS ANYBODY RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE AND ASK YOU TO LINE UP FOR LUNCH, COMPLIMENTS OF CARE.SO I SEE MCKAYLA IS MICHELLE IS ENGAGED IN A CONVERSATION WITH BACKWARDS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER FOR HER.
YOU'RE IN MIND TO JUST SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.
I MEAN, THEY'RE, TODAY'S SPONSOR OF OUR MUCH, THANK YOU, MS. MCKAYLA FOR SEEING FIT TO UNDERWRITE, THE SPONSORSHIP OF LUNCH AND JUST BEING A PART OF
TELL US MORE ABOUT CAROUSEL AND THE DIFFERENCE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HELLO EVERYBODY.
A BEAUTIFUL DAY REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
AFTER ALL THE RAIN AND FLOODING.
UH, KAREN SOUTH IS PROUD TO BE A SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT, SAME THING SATURDAY.
AND WE WANT TO THINK DARRYL FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK AND PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT PEOPLE NEED THESE SERVICES, THEY NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANXIETY AND FEAR AND EVEN TRANSITIONING TO A NEW NORMAL.
IT'S STILL SOME ANXIOUSNESS THERE.
I CARE SOUTH AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, WE PROVIDE MEDICAL DENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
WE'RE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET ON FLORIDA, 31, 11 FLORIDA.
AND WE HAVE A PEDIATRICS AND WIC CLINIC.
AND THE BATON ROUGE CLINIC IS AT 31 44, THE STREETS.
IF YOU NEED ANY ADVICE SERVICES, WE ACCEPT MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND MOST PRIVATE INSURANCE THAT WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR MISSION, WHICH IS THAT YOU CAN COME TO KANSAS OUT WITHOUT THE, TO PAY.
SO WE'LL TAKE THE REGARDLESS OF YOUR ABILITY TO PAY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, ENJOY THE DUMP A LIAR.
WE'RE PROUD TO BE A SPONSOR AND EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS EVENT AGAIN.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU DARYL AGAIN FOR HAVING US.
IT SEEMS LIKE, UM, PEOPLE ARE LINING UP FOR LUNCH.
AND SO AS INDIVIDUALS LINE UP FOR LUNCH, WE'RE GONNA ASK THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO PLEASE GET INTO POSITION FOR THEIR DEMONSTRATION.
NOW WE DO HAVE THERAPISTS AND COUNSELORS HERE ON SITE.
IF YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE THEM A NUDGE AND GET THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO TALK ABOUT FOR YOU, YOUR CHILDREN OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING GRIEF, UH, AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 OR JUST MULTIPLE, UM, CIRCUMSTANCES, UH, READING, DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST BE ASSOCIATED WITH DEATH.
UM, WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD MANY SUICIDES TO OCCUR IN THIS AREA.
UM, NOT ONLY JUST THE YOUNG LADY WHO JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE, THE, UH, LSU STUPID, BUT OTHERS.
AND WE'RE JUST BEING VERY, VERY POWERFUL.
AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS, IS SEVERAL OF OUR PRESENTERS TODAY HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY ARE BROKEN CRAYONS.
SO WE DON'T EVER KNOW WHAT PEOPLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AND WHAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH.
WE SEE PEOPLE LAUGHING AND SMILING, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL OF US WHO HAVE INDICATED THAT WE'VE COMPLICATED SUICIDE OR BEEN ABUSED SPOUSES, OR WE JUST EXPERIENCED IT SOME SENSE OF SEVERE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES.
SO WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SERVE YOU.
JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES BEFORE WE HEAR FROM AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH WELLBEING, NUTRITION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
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WE ASKED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO BE HERE, PRESENT WITH US BECAUSE YOUR HEART IS VITAL TO BE FLOW AND OPERATION AND CIRCULATION OF YOUR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT.AND SO WE'RE READY WHEN YOU ALL ARE READY.
WE'RE SO PLEASED TO HAVE YOU, AND YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND THEN JUST TAKE IT AWAY.
I'M YOUR MOBILE KITCHEN CHEF FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
I'M HERE TODAY WITH MY COMMUNITY IMPACT DIRECTOR, CHELSEA MORTON.
AND IF YOU SEE ME SEE HER, DID YOU SEE HER? YOU SEE ME, WE ARE, UH, CONSTANTLY WORKING TOGETHER AROUND THE COMMUNITY TO HELP COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY, UH, WITH THE MAYORS GO GET HEALTHY PROGRAM, WHICH OF COURSE IS A PART OF THE HEALTHY VR INITIATIVE.
SO TODAY WE HAVE A RECIPE THAT WE'VE DONE A FEW TIMES BEFORE.
WE LIKE IT SO MUCH FOR SHARING IT WITH YOU, THAT YOU MAC AND CHEESE.
SO WE'RE ALL FANS OF MAC AND CHEESE.
HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HERE HAS MADE MAC AND CHEESE AT HOME BEFORE WE TYPICALLY IN BATON ROUGE, KNOW HOW TO MAKE VERY GOOD MAC AND CHEESE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BUT THERE IS A WAY TO MAKE IT HEALTHIER AND HEART-HEALTHY SPECIFICALLY, AND YOU CAN SNEAK VEGETABLES INTO IT.
SO WE HAVE SO MANY VEGETABLES.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN US IN THE CORNER CHOPPING AWAY.
SO KEENEY, YELLOW, SQUASH, ONIONS, GARLIC, ALL FRESH INGREDIENTS.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME INGREDIENTS.
THIS IS A REDUCED FAT SHREDDED CHEESE BLEND.
YOU ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK FOR DAIRY WITH REDUCED FAT.
THAT IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GET LESS OF THE TOXINS IN THE DAIRY PRODUCTS WHEN YOU HAVE THE LEANEST FAT POSSIBLE.
SO LOOK FOR THOSE IN YOUR GROCERY.
SO WHILE CHEF'S GETTING US STARTED AND I WILL BE HER, MY COLDER, I WANTED TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE GO GET HEALTHY PROGRAM.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FLYER HERE AS WELL WITH A QR CODE WHERE YOU CAN USE YOUR PHONE.
IF YOU ARE, ANY OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO COME AND LEARN AND SEE IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE.
THERE IS A SERIES OF COOKING CLASSES AND NUTRITION CLASSES IN GROCERY STORE TOUR THAT IS DONE AT THE LSU HEALTH NORTH BATON ROUGE CLINIC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GO GET HEALTHY AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND HEALTHY BR THEY UTILIZE THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONS CURRICULUM CALLED HEALTHY FOR LIFE.
SO IT JUST LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALL TODAY.
IT'S ABOUT LITTLE STEPS THAT YOU CAN DO EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES, TO BE HEALTHY FOR LIFE.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO SIT WITH YOUR FOOD, TO COOK YOUR OWN FOOD, IT'S ABOUT MINDFUL WHILE YOU'RE EATING, NOT NECESSARILY EATING WHEN YOU THINK YOU WANT TO EAT, BUT EATING WHEN YOUR BODY TELLS YOU THAT'S CALLED INTUITIVE EATING AND UNDERSTANDING WHY WE SHOULD TRY TO EAT WITH OUR FOOD AND WITH EACH OTHER AND UTILIZE THAT TIME FOR TOGETHERNESS, AS OPPOSED TO BEING ON OUR PHONE OR SITTING IN FRONT OF A TELEVISION.
THAT WAY WE'RE ACTUALLY EATING AT A NORMAL PACE AND NOT NECESSARILY EATING TOO QUICKLY AND THINKING THAT OUR BODY STILL NEEDS NOURISHMENT WHEN IT MAY NOT ACTUALLY.
SO THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT CHEF WILL SHARE WITH YOU, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW ABOUT WHAT GO GET HEALTHY IS AND WHAT IT BRINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT ONLY ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD, BUT EDUCATION ON ENSURING THAT YOU COOK THAT FOOD IN A HEALTHY WAY.
SO MORE ABOUT HEALTHY EATING AND MINDFUL EATING AND TRYING TO BLOCK THE WIND FROM THE BIKE HERE.
UM, JUST KEEPING IN MIND THAT YOUR HEALTH IS MULTIFACETED.
SO AS YOU'RE DOING MOVEMENT LIKE YOGA AND KEEPING HEALTHY PRACTICES IN MIND, LIKE YOUR BREATHING AND LAUGHTER AND COMMUNICATION AND DISCONNECTING, ALL THOSE THINGS, YOU ALSO HAVE TO PUT THE GOOD FUEL IN YOUR SYSTEM SO THAT YOUR BODY HAS SOMETHING WONDERFUL TO OPERATE FROM.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M TRYING TO LIKE RUN A LAMBORGHINI HERE AND LAMBORGHINI'S, CAN'T TAKE YOU JUST ANY KIND OF FUELS.
SO I'M TRYING TO GET THE FRESHEST INGREDIENTS SO THAT MY MINERALS ARE MORE BALANCED.
I HAVE VITAMIN C, I HAVE MY GUT FLORA IN BALANCE SO THAT MY IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN HELP FIGHT FOR ME EVERY DAY.
BUT THAT STARTS WITH ACCESS TO FRESH INGREDIENTS, LOOKING FOR, UH, MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS.
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CAUSE YOU CAN SOMETIMES FIND REALLY GOOD CHOP FRESH PRODUCE AT YOUR GROCERY STORE, WHICH YOU SHOULD ALSO WORK ON DOING IT ON YOUR OWN AT HOME.IT DIDN'T TAKE US LONG TO GET THESE ITEMS CHOPPED UP AND ALSO HEALTHY EATING PRACTICES.
SO CONSIDERING BEING PRESENT WITH YOUR FOOD, LIKE CHELSEA MENTIONED, WHEN YOU ARE EATING, PUT AWAY READING MATERIALS, PUT AWAY YOUR PHONE, BE PRESENT WITH YOUR FOOD, TRY TO EAT YOUR COLORS.
SO YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR, YOUR PLATE SHOULD NOT BE BEIGE AND BROWN AND ORANGE WITH CHEESES AND BREADS.
YOU SHOULD REALLY HAVE A LOT OF FIBER RICH, COLORFUL FOODS, BECAUSE THEY ALL BRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO YOUR BODY.
AND YOU NEED ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT COLORS TO BRING THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS FORWARD, NOT OVEREATING WATCHING YOUR PORTIONS, UM, POSSIBLY SLOWING DOWN.
EVEN SOMETIMES RETIREES ARE BUSY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY PULL THAT OFF.
MAYBE THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND WITH THE GRANDCHILDREN, BUT EVEN WITH THAT, BE CAREFUL TO NOT FALL FOR THE PROCESS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE TONS OF DRIVE-THROUGHS TONS OF READY TO EAT FOODS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY NUTRITION PACK.
SO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THINGS PREPARED AND YOU, OUT-THINK KIND OF THE SYSTEM THAT IS PREDICTED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN A RUSH TO EAT.
AND IT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU LOTS OF PORTIONS.
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS AT HOME TO COOK AT HOME LIKE THIS.
SO WE HAVE OUR VEGGIE SALTINE AND THEY'RE IN OLIVE OIL AND WE JUST WANT THEM SOFT.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO BROWN THEM.
WE WANT THEM TO KIND OF MESH WELL WITH THE MACARONI AND CHEESE.
SO I'M GOING TO HAND THIS TO CHELSEA.
NOW I'M GOING TO ADD, SO NOW I'M GOING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF FAT-FREE HALF AND HALF TO THIS MACARONI NOODLES.
THESE ARE WHOLE WHEAT AND THEY WERE COOKED IN CHICKEN STOCK, LOW SODIUM CHICKEN STOCK.
THIS IS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT KIND OF CREAMY TEXTURE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT NONE OF THE FATS.
SO THAT'S JUST GOING RIGHT IN.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WONDERFUL MEAL PREPS YOU CAN DO ON THE WEEKEND AND NIBBLE ON THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
IF YOU WORK OUTSIDE OF THE HOME, YOU CAN BRING THIS TO WORK AND REHEAT IT.
AND TO THIS, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF CHEESE.
SO ALSO GOING BACK TO JUST LIVING A HEART HEALTHY LIFE, ALWAYS RECOGNIZING YOUR NUTRITION FACTS ON YOUR PACKAGING.
LIKE DON'T LET THAT INFORMATION GO TO WASTE.
YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY SEE PER PORTION HOW MUCH SODIUM YOU'RE GETTING IN YOUR DIET, HOW MANY NUTRIENTS YOU'RE GETTING EVERY TIME THAT YOU TRY OUT A PRODUCT.
SO MY LOW FAT CHEESE ACTUALLY HAD 50 MILLIGRAMS OF CHOLESTEROL, 190 MILLIGRAMS OF SODIUM PER ONE THIRD CUP.
I'M NOT GOING TO ADD ANY SALT TO MY VEGGIES OTHER THAN THE CHEESE, BUT I ADD TONS OF BREAD SPICES THOUGH, BECAUSE I DO WANT FLAVOR.
I LOVE MY FOOD TO HAVE FLAVORS.
SO EVEN THOUGH I CHOPPED FRESH GARLIC, I'M ALSO GOING IN WITH GRANULATED GARLIC.
OH, THE WIND IS TRYING TO TAKE MY GARLIC FROM THE WIND.
THAT'S MY HAND DON'T WANT TO BLOW IT.
SO I'M ALMOST AT THE POINT WHERE MY BED IS A FONTAINE AND SOFT AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I'M GOING FOR WITH THIS RECIPE.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE BROCCOLI AND CHEESE, THIS IS A GOOD BRIDGE.
ADD SOME TOMATO TO THIS AND I KNOW THAT TYPICALLY WE TRY TO SNEAK VEGGIES AND FOOD
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OR CHILDREN, BUT I KNOW THERE'S SOME ADULTS IN THE CROWD THAT PROBABLY WOULDN'T EAT IT EITHER.SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CONVERT SOME OF YOU TODAY TO ENJOYING VEGGIES MIXED WITH YOUR MAC AND CHEESE SO IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT AS YOU MAKE NEW HABITS, TO BE HARD, HEALTHIER, TO BE HEART HEALTHY, TO KNOW YOURSELF AND KNOW YOUR HABITS.
IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A SWEET TO TRY TO KEEP THAT IN MIND, TRY TO DO THINGS LIKE EATING FRUIT FOR DINNER, INSTEAD OF GOING FOR A COOKIE OR DESSERT OR SO ON AND SO FORTH.
IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU LIKE CHEESE, GO FOR THE LOW FAT CHEESE.
IF YOU LIKE PASTA, TRY TO GO FOR THE WHOLE WHEAT PASTA OR EVEN MAKE YOUR PASTA.
IF WE'RE ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF A REGEN NOTE TO THIS, SORRY, AGAIN, CHELSEA, THIS WAS ACTUALLY BROWN.
OREGANO IS MOVING THAT IN THERE, STARTING AT AROUND.
THIS IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD WHEN YOU WERE
CAUSE THEY DON'T NEED THAT MUCH.
THEY ALREADY HAD WITH THE CHEESE.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO ADD MORE CHEESE ON TOP OKAY.
AND THEN WE'RE PRETTY MUCH READY TO SAMPLE THIS OUT.
I'M GOING TO ADD SOME MORE ITALIAN HERBS AND SOME GARNISHING.
THIS IS ANOTHER LAYER OF FLAVOR.
YOU HAVE YOUR GROWTH MERINGUES, YOUR TIME, YOUR BRAGGING, NO MARGARINE, HERBS OR HERBS ARE DEFINITELY A WAY TO ADD FLAVOR WITHOUT THE ADDED SALT.
IF YOU CAN EVER REMEMBER TO DO THAT, THAT WILL HELP YOU WITH ADDED FLAVOR.
AND WE'RE PRETTY MUCH WRAPPING UP.
NOW, GUYS, I'M READY TO SAMPLE JOE, COME SEE US.
WE ARE HAPPY TO TALK MORE ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YEAR HEALTHY HABITS ARE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE A RECIPE CARD OR JUST SOME TIPS FOR SMALL CHANGES THAT MAKE BIG LIFESTYLE CHANGES, WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU.
AND OF COURSE, COME LEARN MORE ABOUT, GO GET HEALTHY AND HOW WE CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH OUR PARTNERS WITH TOPBOX AND BATON ROUGE, COMMUNITY FARM, AS WELL AS THE EDUCATION THAT IS HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE COMMUNITY WITH HEALTHY FRONT LIFE.
AND WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, QUITE TASTY AND A LITTLE KICK TO IT.
WHEREAS THE DJ IS HE IN PLAY? I NEED A FEW PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR.
I KNOW IT'S HOT OUT HERE, BUT AT LEAST WE DON'T HAVE RAIN TODAY.
WE NEED A FEW PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR.
IT'S TIME TO, YOU KNOW, DANCING WILL HELP YOU DE STRESS WILL ALSO HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT IF YOU DO ENOUGH.
SO DO WE HAVE A FEW PERSONS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LINE DANCING? JUST HANG ON ONE SECOND.
DJ, PUT THIS FOOD IS BAD SIDE.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM.
WE LEARNED A LOT NOW IT'S TIME TO REALLY RELAX.