On this week's episode, we speak with Regina Rivers, Care Manager with the Children's Health Home department here at MHA. We discuss domestic abuse, the role technology plays in children's developments, and Regina's personal story of love, loss, and pain.
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On this week's episode, June Kaye speaks with host Conor Walsh about her struggles with PTSD, her time as an MHA client to becoming a case manager.

Hosted by Conor Walsh Produced by CMJW Entertainment Inc https://www.cmjwentertainment.com/

Brought to you by Mental Health America of Dutchess County https://mhadutchess.org/

Brought to you in part by the Northern & Souther Dutchess Community Coalitions https://capedc.org/ndcc/

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• (00:00:00) - Mental Wellbeing: Your Best You
• (00:00:26) - Case Manager from Generic Case Management
• (00:00:44) - What is the Case Management Team?
• (00:02:02) - Empowerment in the Case Management Team
• (00:03:22) - Case Managers on the Call
• (00:08:05) - The Importance of Self-Love
• (00:13:38) - Should People Be Ashamed of Needing Help in Their Job?
• (00:14:55) - MHA Case Manager on the Mental Health
• (00:20:39) - How to help with your finances
• (00:20:53) - How to get out of poverty
• (00:21:48) - MHA Case Management: The Team
• (00:25:47) - Give Back to Your Clients
• (00:28:42) - "I'm Sorry I Should've Said That..."
• (00:33:58) - MHA helps people build a social wall
• (00:34:27) - MHA: The Beauty of Our Job
• (00:36:15) - MHA of Duchess County

On this second episode of Your Best You, host Conor Walsh and Dutchess Community Coalition Leader Andrea Cucci talk about:

* The goals and aspirations of this series

* Youth Advocacy & Stories

* Unlearning Misconceptions, Stigmas and Guilt

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Hosted by Conor Walsh

Produced by CMJW Entertainment Inc

https://www.cmjwentertainment.com/

Brought to you by Mental Health America of Dutchess County

https://mhadutchess.org/

• (00:00:00) - How To Talk To Yourself
• (00:00:18) - MHA: Mental Wellbeing Podcast
• (00:01:24) - Two Community Coalitions in Dutchess County
• (00:04:04) - What are the goals that this show can accomplish?
• (00:05:49) - MHA-Community Coalitions
• (00:12:39) - Tom Hanks on Speaking to Kids
• (00:14:05) - The Coalition's work with the youth
• (00:21:56) - The power of science in society
• (00:22:31) - The Southern Duchess Coalition: Adult Voices
• (00:27:24) - Talking About Wellbeing and Substance Abuse
• (00:33:03) - Mental Health America: Starting From the Bottom
• (00:34:41) - The Northern and Southern Dutchess Community Coalitions

On this first episode of Your Best You, host Conor Walsh and MHA of Dutchess County CEO Andrew O'Grady talk about:

• The goals and aspirations of this series
• Time to Talk Day 2026
• Introducing "Ask Andrew"

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Hosted by Conor Walsh

Produced by CMJW Entertainment Inc

https://www.cmjwentertainment.com/

Brought to you by Mental Health America of Dutchess County

https://mhadutchess.org/

• (00:00:00) - The Very First Episode of "You're Best, You..."
• (00:01:16) - Why is Time to Talk Day important?
• (00:06:18) - MHA Mental Health Program Launch
• (00:12:15) - Mha Clinic's Martin Luther King Day message
• (00:15:41) - Mental Health America: Ask Ed & Andy
• (00:18:16) - 5 signs that someone is depressed or anxiety
• (00:23:15) - People Try Earplugs For A Week
• (00:28:26) - How to relax after a workout
• (00:28:39) - How To Get To Therapy (No Comparison)
• (00:32:07) - Be Your Best You

Mental Health America of Dutchess County Presents "Your Best You: Real Conversations on Mental Wellness." Part of our mission at MHA is to raise awareness and make sure that we eradicate stigma around mental health. This is a really important endeavor we have here because when audiences take the time to listen to our interviews and watch the clips we create, that’s a big part of raising awareness. It’s making the phrase “mental health” not so hard to say.

• (00:00:00) - Real Conversations On Mental Wellness