Mental Fitness Matters®

WATCH VIDEO BELOW Representation Matters For Mental Health with Nadine Ford. Whether it’s a fictional character, family member, or someone in the spotlight we’ve never met- those of us who have been marginalized, excluded, or traumatized by society know just how much it means to simply see yourself in someone else. Nadine Ford is a drowning prevention ambassador and swim ... Read More

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WATCH VIDEO BELOW Have you ever wonder been on vacation, attended a meeting, concert or watched a movie and walked away feeling so inspired and excited that your mind is flooded with a million ideas and creative thoughts about what you’re going to do and what you want to accomplish and then, you get back out of that space and ... Read More

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WATCH VIDEO Back to school, it is that time of the year when kids are heading back to school. Some may even be in school already, but this is a BIG transitional period for a lot of people so today I wanted to do a show for my parents out there so that we can take a closer look at ... Read More

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WATCH VIDEO BELOW Learn how to heal through food with Christiane Matey, an Integrative and functional Dietician and the Founder of MINT Nutrition, with a depth of experience in health, wellness, and fitness. She is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a graduate of the Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) Program in Integrative Medicine from ... Read More

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Kwame Dixon is a 1987 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where he played football and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.  Coach Kwame Dixon has been an educator and coach for the past 31 years. In addition to being the owner of the speed school for the past 5 years, he currently serves as the offensive coordinator ad quarterback ... Read More

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Massage therapy and Mental Health Did you know that massage therapy  ✅ Lowers stress 🤯 ✅ Decreases anxiety 😰 ✅ Reduces irritability 😖 ✅ Increases happiness by increasing brain serotonin and dopamine 😀🧠 It’s the perfect MIND•BODY•CONNECTION we can all benefit from to improve our overall health and performance.  Join me and my co-host as we sit down with Amy Applegate a NC Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist and ... Read More

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PLAY VIDEO BELOW Have you ever heard the phrases, “gut feelings, trusting your heart, or trust your gut”? Well, guess what, they are so much more than phrases.  There is more and more science showing us that how we feel is not all in our heads, but also in our body, our gut, our heart, and our brain and it’s ... Read More

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PLAY VIDEO BELOW Have you ever heard the phrases, “gut feelings, trusting your heart, or trust your gut”? Well, guess what, they are so much more than phrases.  There is more and more science showing us that how we feel is not all in our heads, but also in our body, our gut, our heart, and our brain and it’s ... Read More

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Have yall ever said “yes” to do something and immediately thought, why in the world did I agree to do that? You’re already overbooked, you really don’t want to go, but because you don’t want to let anyone down or hurt their feelings you say yes anyway or maybe you just think if you don’t do the task, someone else ... Read More

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Research from a men’s health charity MOVEMBER looked at 2 words that have a big psychological impact on why men aren’t speaking up. MAN UP Over 47% of men ages 18-34 feel pressure to be manly or masculine. And to maintain this appearance of masculineness, the research finds that 38% of men do not talk to others about their feelings ... Read More

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