Mentally STRONG Academy: Embrace the Journey

Today I interview special guest Carmen Kosicek PMHNP! We discuss how mental health care is not currently standardized and there is a great need for this! New medications are fiscally attainable and the DSM is a cluster of symptoms instead of using symptoms and receptors. The use of psychopharmacology and CBT is the answer to standardized mental health care!  Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP-BC...

Special Guest Dr Fleming, MD and Dr. B discuss CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and TMS and how they actually make changes to your brain. See Dr. Fleming at Southern Colorado TMS Center https://southerncoloradotms.com/ Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor of Healthcare Education has experienced unimaginable trials that have cause...

Link to Julia's Book: Go Big Now!  https://juliapimsleur.com/gobignow In this video I get to sit down with Julia Pimsleur, who is on a mission to get 1 million women to 1 million dollars in revenue in their businesses. She is a business and entrepreneur mindset coach but her training can be really be used by anyone who wants to go big in any area of their lives.  Mentally STRONG and The Menta...

Emotional is NOT a bad word! In this series on empowering women, I am now addressing my own personal experience with being called "too emotional' as a child. Emotions are natural, through the Mentally STRONG method we can teach ourselves how to control our emotions so they don't control us, but it is good to be emotional, own it!!  Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psych...

Fellow women, find your passion, find your power, and do it. Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor of Healthcare Education has experienced unimaginable trials that have caused many feelings such as depression, anxiety, anger, & overwhelming stress.  However, she has developed a new pathway to becoming Mentally Strong & Choos...

In my new series about empowering women, I tackle the idea of the second shift. The invisible load of taking care of a home that often falls to women. In this video I will talk about how organizing your brain can help! Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor of Healthcare Education has experienced unimaginable trials that have caused...

We all have bad days, all of us! We know where we want to be but sometimes we just don't know how to move forward.  Mindset is so important in all aspects of life, including business. Coaching works! Dr. B interviews her personal business coach about her new book: Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur: 10 Mindset Shifts for Women to Take Action, Unleash Creativity and Achieve Financial Success is a...

Knowing that you are going to lose someone is a different kind of grief. This is my story. Even though the grief of losing a child is unlike anything else you will ever experience, you CAN be okay. You are Mentally STRONG.  There are many different ways that people experience grief and loss. This is the third in a series of videos on grieving the loss of a child through the different types of grie...

This is my story. Even though the grief of losing a child is unlike anything else you will ever experience, you CAN be okay. You are Mentally STRONG.  Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor of Healthcare Education has experienced unimaginable trials that have caused many feelings such as depression, anxiety, anger, & overwhelming...

There are many different ways that people experience grief and loss. This is the first in a series of videos on grieving the loss of a child through the different types of grief. No matter what happened, you will need to feel the paid of grief. This video deals with grief from a sudden and unexpected loss.  Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner...

I am nervous to be sharing my thoughts on this topic. There are so many different types of therapy and many are effective. In this podcast I will explain how Choice Mapping can be the glue that brings all the modalities together and helps standardize treatment.  In the mentally strong medical model we want to have a place where people can go, get an initial assessment for both counseling and medic...

Suicide is not an option | you have a choice | #notanoption​ Don't wait until it's too late! I want to talk to you about shifting our mindset to "suicidal" being a thought or a feeling instead of an action. It does not have to be an action. We can all come together to make Suicide NOT AN OPTION.  We need to make a decision when our head is clear, not when you are having suicida...

I am nervous to be sharing my thoughts on this topic. Psychopharmacology is not currently standardized in mental health care. In this video I will explain how the system has failed us in that the way that prescribers are set up to diagnose and treat mental illness is based on clusters of symptoms in the DSM5 and not by the circuits and receptors that form the neuropathways in our brains! Visit thi...

Mental health stigma is a problem for many people and may prevent them from seeking help. Mental health is a lifetime journey, and we will cover this topic thoroughly in this series on the problems in the world of mental health care.  Here are two usually recommended solutions that might not work for you: 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 M𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 is the solution❗ 🎯 In this podcast, I will reveal why Choice mapping is a so...

Access to mental health treatment is a problem for many people usually due to high cost and insufficient coverage. Mental health is a lifetime journey, and we will cover this topic thoroughly in this series on the problems in seeking mental health treatments. Here are two usually recommended solutions that might not work for you: 💊 Medication 👭🏼 Short and less frequent sessions 𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐞...

Discover the idea behind "Stronger together" that I developed. Two major things that can prevent your positive thinking: 😞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 (the response of harm or distress that comes from losing someone) 😱 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 (the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event) 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 "𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫" 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬. Check out t...

A Personal Vision for your relationships matters much more than a New Year’s resolution. This video is a part of a series of Personal Visions. I want to share my personal vision with you and give you a few tips that will impact your relationships in a great way.   𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮❓ Here are a few essential questions you should a...

Personal vision for spirituality is the last video in the series about personal visions and it represents your relationship with God. So far, we talked about visions of where you want to be in specific different categories in your life. In this video, I also revealed some personal issues I was dealing with and how I think God helped me even when I thought he wasn’t there.  We all make personal vis...

Personal vision for weight loss is a part of the series of personal visions. My new year's resolution was to lose weight. In this video I will guide you through the choice mapping journey and reveal some essential tips about weight loss and resolutions. 𝟐 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: ✔️ somebody notices when you gain or lose weight ✔️ someone tells you that being skinny is...

Personal vision for your career is not the same thing as a resolution you have in mind when a new year begins. This video is the first in series of personal visions. I had a strong desire to start with these series since I believe that some of you might find my knowledge and experience useful.  𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰...

Dr. B at Mentally STRONG in Colorado Springs interviews a special guest.  She bravely shares her story in the hope that it will help someone else.  She had tried 16 different medications for depression and dozens of therapies with no relief, she speaks on her struggle with addiction and how she was able to recover. She knew that if she just kept looking, she would find something that would work. S...

The non-diet diet is the best non-diet approach to eating healthy.  Did you know that even if you do not meet the criteria for an actual eating disorder, you might still have disordered thinking or behavior? If you are struggling to lose weight, you might not even be aware of it! Over the past 20 years, I’ve been struggling to lose weight until I was trying to find a non-diet weight loss. Whenever...

Orthorexia - How to Recover from this eating disorder? Orthorexia is an eating disorder that involves an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating.  Are you spending too much time planning meals ❓ Do you pay attention to the number of calories for every meal during the day ❓ Are you following an increasingly restrictive diet ❓ Are you losing weight ❓ 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬...

Bulimia eating disorder involves binging and purging. Binge eating means eating an excessive amount of food within a two-hour period. Purging is a compensation for that binge. If you are struggling with bulimia or you know someone who is, you’ll find this video very helpful!  Bulimia nervosa is one of the most common eating disorders specifically for young women. When it gets a hold of you, oftent...

What is Anorexia Nervosa? Anorexia nervosa is a mental health concern and an eating disorder in which the person loses more weight than is healthy for their height and age. Anorexics are typically perfectionists. Anorexia symptoms: ✔️ Low weight ✔️ Extreme restrictive eating ✔️ The anxiety of gaining weight ✔️ Keen desire to be thin ✔️ Fear of eating Anorexia types: The first type is the restricti...