Let's Continue The Conversation - #SameHere Mental Health Session 5

For our 5th Mental Health session, we were blessed with the presence of Dr. Aruna Tummala. As a Board Certified Integrative Psychiatrist, Dr. Tummala taught us how to look at the root cause of our emotional and mental distress, and provided us with tools to deal with those stresses. As a Psychiatrist, looking at the whole person as opposed to simply handing over a prescription, Dr. Tummala felt the pull to leave the conventional setting of a hospital and open her own practice, where she has been able to help thousands of patients start and move along their healing journey in a more substantial way.

As we learned from Dr. Gruttadauria in our third session, gut health plays a massive role in the body. It is where inflammation in the body and brain begin to accumulate, and in turn, affects our emotional wellbeing. We learned some vital strategies to bring us back to our center, to calm ourselves, and to tune into our body and mind and be more regularly self aware. It is from this place where we can then begin to heal.

As parents, we need to tap into our intuition and wisdom in order to guide and help our children thrive, and we need to trust in that innate guidance we all have. The importance of our children feeling that they are heard is far reaching, and they need to be reminded regularly of the joy they bring into our homes and into our daily lives. This truly is the root of where we need to return; the simple act of being with and appreciating our children - always ensuring that they know they are heard and loved, and have a safe space to be in both physically and emotionally. We want to thank Dr. Tummala for giving us a deep look into this vital perspective.

To learn more about the #SameHere Global Mental Health Movement, please visit https://samehereglobal.org

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