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2017 NAMI Michigan Honors
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MI Healthy Mind was nominated and recognized as A Hero of Mental Health!
It’s Time To Remove The Stigma: Let’s Talk About It!
MI Healthy Mind is a 30-minute TV talk show with a focus on all things Health and Wellness, particularly in the mental health and behavioral sectors. Seasoned hosts, Elizabeth Atkins and Michael Hunter explore a vast range of subjects (addiction,
depression, bipolar, autism etc) with valuable insights and lively conversation from popular entertainers, experts, athletes, and other newsmakers. But most important, MI Healthy Mind showcases real people, “the heroes” who have
overcome and triumphed over their mental health issues. In the wake of incredible loss, or adversity, these people found a way to turn personal tragedy into hope.
“All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” — Helen Keller
THE CULTURE OF CARING
Dr. Rana Awdish shares her traumatic experience as a patient in the intensive care unit where she works, on this week’s MI Healthy Mind.
A critical care medicine physician and director of Henry Ford’s Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Dr. Rana Awdish describes in unflinching frankness her experience as a patient on the brink of death in 2008 – on the last day of her fellowship training – when a tumor ruptured in her liver, leading to multisystem organ failure.
And the loss of her unborn child.
Dr. Awdish’s journey from physician to helpless patient and then back to transformed physician is intense and emotional. She describes her pain, isolation and feelings of helplessness that are familiar to just about every patient ever admitted to a hospital.
Her experience of acute illness illustrates how doctors who believe they are in control of situations establish barriers between themselves and those in their care. Most devastatingly for Dr. Awdish, and for many patients, is the inadvertent use of language that alienates the patient from the physician.
“There were disturbing deficits in communication, uncoordinated care, and occasionally an apparently complete absence of empathy,” Awdish explains. For instance, Awdish says she was “horrified” when she heard a doctor say she was “trying to die on us.” But then she remembered that as a critical care physician she had used similar language—and that, in fact, it’s normal for doctors to have a subconsciously “antagonistic” relationship with patients, she writes.
A new vision
Awdish says her experience “changed my vision of what I wanted our organization to be.” She shared her story with colleagues and stressed the importance of working harder to provide empathetic, coordinated care.
In addition, employees are taught to discuss failures openly and about how transparency promotes accountability and quality improvement. “We believe that by focusing on our missteps, we can ensure that the path ahead is one of compassionate, coordinated care,” says Awdish. “The stories we tell do more than restore our faith in ourselves. They have the power to transform,” she concludes.
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Let’s Talk About It!
Myths and Truths: Health Issues of American Indians
The story of the American Indian is filled with historical myths and modern day truths. On this episode of MI Healthy Mind, we explore the truths and explode the myths of this fascinating and resilient community who have specific challenges that are direct products of their culture, biology, history and policy.
Safe Space
Drug addiction, suicide, abuse, human trafficking… join us for conversations that may change your life! We’re shining a courageous spotlight on difficult topics with people whose triumphant stories will inspire. And our experts will give you the tools to change your life. Wellness begins in the mind, and our motto is the first step to achieving that: “Let’s talk about it!”
Co-Hosts
Compassionate, engaging and energetic, Michael Hunter and Elizabeth Atkins speak from experience as they guide guests through strong, honest conversations about issues that could have crushed them, but instead made them stronger. Join Michael and Elizabeth to celebrate wellness in mind, body and spirit!
Resources
Each week on MI Healthy Mind we interview individuals who triumph over challenges of mental health, find experts to learn more about how to get help for others dealing with similar issues and provide those resources for viewers.
Show Highlights
- Our motto is, “Let’s Talk About It!”
- We showcase real people triumphing over tragedy to inspire others.
- We provide a safe forum to discuss difficult topics such as addiction, mental illness, and health problems.
- Our goal is to inspire viewers to feel they’re not alone, that help is available and that treatment works.
- MI Healthy Mind is judgement-free.
- Our experts provide resources and tools for everyone to achieve wellness in mind, body and spirit.
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OUR PRODUCERS
This groundbreaking new show, MI Healthy Mind is produced by Relativity Communications. Relativity is a woman-owned production company with offices in Plymouth, Michigan, specializing in locally focused programming. Relativity is committed to providing high quality content for Michigan viewing audiences.
