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Watch Sundays At 11:30 a.m.
on TV20 Detroit
Watch Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
on FOX 47/Lansing
Watch Sundays at 7:00 a.m.
in Traverse City/Cadillac
Watch Sundays at Noon on WOTV & WXSP in Grand Rapids
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
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Love & Loss: Helping Kids Process Grief
Children need guidance to help them process grief. Grieving takes many forms, some obvious and others more subtle. Helping a child grapple with these feelings requires different approaches, but always takes compassion and patience.
Henry Ford SandCastles is a special place for children and families to interact with peers who have experienced the death of a loved one. They offer a preventative program aimed to help children and teens cope with loss in a healthy way. They also teach skills for making positive choices and foster young people’s self-esteem.
Leah Bengel lost her mother when she was twelve years old. Now, as a licensed social worker and Clinical Coordinator with the Henry Ford SandCastles program, she helps young people learn the cope with grief and thrive even after experiencing the trauma of loss.
Ms. Bengel respects each person’s unique experience with grief. She offers the children she works with different “tools” that can help them work through their pain. Leah still cherishes the Memory Box and book of feelings that she made as a child after losing her mother. In fact, she still keeps these tools in her metaphorical back pocket for hard times.
Peggy Nielsen of Henry Ford SandCastles also joins to explain why kids need empathetic, unjudgmental, and age-appropriate support to cope with grief in a healthy manner.
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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.
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!”
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!
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.
This site is not intended to provide and does not constitute medical, legal, or other professional advice.
MI Healthy Mind is designed to support, not replace, medical or psychiatric treatment.
Please seek professional care if you believe you may have a condition.
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