CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but the importance behind the month applies every day, as we face hardships like loss, abuse, stress, sadness, and anger in our lives. It’s something that everyone who has experienced it can relate to. All are relatable experiences and can pose challenges in maintaining mental health.
Experts who manage mental health day-to-day say it’s important to take care of yourself and find ways to be happy, whether you see a therapist or not.
Take Stephanie Clark, for example. She is a mental health therapist and owner of Mosaic Her Wellness in Charleston. Clark is passionate about helping others and showing them the importance of taking care of themselves.
Clark said, “I’ve always loved talking to people and helping people, and I can’t be anywhere without helping something, shining a light, giving perspective to something.” You can’t sit next to someone.”
She said she wants people to understand the importance of taking care of themselves.
“I don’t know how often it becomes a big problem because it’s ignored or people avoid it, but people think that if they avoid it or ignore it, the problem will go away,” Clark said. Told. “Some people work too hard, some people exercise too much, some people use substances to avoid it, and some people develop a combination of problems as a result.”
As mental health cases continue to surface, Clark said he is seeing an increase locally. In her office, she typically has 300 to 400 bookings per month.
“I feel like in recent years, developmentally, kids are nostalgic for years of their lives and are now trying to figure out how to get through things. I think I was suffering from a decline in my ability to solve things well.”
But Ms Clark said she offers mental health support to those in need and her office has a support group for mothers and women who are struggling.
“A mother’s mental health doesn’t just stop postpartum. It’s also about being able to meet someone during pregnancy and help them prepare. I’m helping you overcome it.”
She said self-care is different for everyone, but it’s important to find what makes you happy.
“If that means reading a book or a podcast or trying to understand your child, you can now reach out to friends and get support or give support.” Clark said. “Like I said, we don’t know what we don’t know. All we know is what we’ve seen. We love our families and caregivers, but… To help you, sometimes we can choose what we want to take from our lives and history and let go of what we don’t want to take from our lives and history. Masu. I don’t think many people realize that they have that choice. ”
Clark said working through and prioritizing your mental health may be difficult at first, but in the long run it can lead to happiness and healing in your life’s journey.
“Throughout life, so many aspects come together that it can seem so big and impossible, but it really isn’t,” Clark said. “Sometimes things happen to us all, and we all need help to get through it. There’s no shame in that.”
