{"id":214,"date":"2023-02-18T23:42:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T23:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2023-03-22T14:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:01:31","slug":"my-approach-to-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/my-approach-to-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"My Approach to Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"214\" class=\"elementor elementor-214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf0aa51 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf0aa51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d19b6a\" data-id=\"7d19b6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb366b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eeb366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-83\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-White-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711db99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"711db99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Approach to Mental Health<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7686a90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7686a90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fbf844e\" data-id=\"6fbf844e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9ef766 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"2a9ef766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-testimonial-wrapper{overflow:hidden;text-align:center}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-content{font-size:1.3em;margin-bottom:20px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-name{line-height:1.5;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-job{font-size:.85em;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta{width:100%;line-height:1}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta-inner{display:inline-block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image img{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;max-width:none}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-image{padding-inline-end:15px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-details{text-align:start}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{margin-bottom:20px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cRemember that things are not always as they appear to be\u2026 <\/br>Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c823f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"67c823f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cRemember that things are not always as they appear to be\u2026 <\/br>Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b059ec animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17b059ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a50deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48a50deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Roy T. Bennett\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b09a1c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b09a1c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89d8262\" data-id=\"89d8262\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50270f25 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50270f25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-734d95c7\" data-id=\"734d95c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c143758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c143758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe there is always more to the story\u2014something that has yet to be discovered, or uncovered, that bears great influence on the beliefs and symptoms that become attached to a person\u2019s identity and perspectives on possibilities for what is available in life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5641e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5641e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the Hanbleceya Therapeutic Community that introduced me to the notions that symptoms are not always what they seem, that diagnoses do not define a person or their future, and that the avenue for healing exists within a sense of belonging, belief in, and hope. Through the legacy of the woman who founded the program, I became acquainted with various Native American values, specifically the Lakota values of fortitude, wisdom, and community, which helped me expand my understanding of both suffering and what was needed for healing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2520398e\" data-id=\"2520398e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797039d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"797039d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Jean-2-1024x915.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Jean-2-1024x915.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Jean-2-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Jean-2-768x686.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Jean-2-1536x1372.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stone-Quote-Jean-2-2048x1829.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-664d87f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"664d87f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a410b80\" data-id=\"a410b80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b4b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b4b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soon after, I learned of a small farming town that practiced a revolutionary system of care anchored in humanity, inclusion, and equality. In the 13<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century, Geel, Belgium, experienced an influx of people seeking cure from mental affliction and suffering. Unwilling to turn people away, the local church appealed to the townsfolk to take the pilgrims into their homes. They were instructed to welcome the individual with warmth, avoid the use of labels, and treat them the same as any other family member. It wasn\u2019t long before it was noticed that the \u201cill\u201d people who were included and fully integrated into family and community life got remarkably better than those who stayed in the \u201csick house\u201d for \u201ctreatment.\u201d For 700 years, multiple generations of families have elected to carry on this culture seeped in a welcoming and tolerant ethos.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belonging, community, acceptance, personal empowerment, and belief in one\u2019s ability to heal and live a purposeful life were the elements that, to me, seemed to contribute to healing and health, rather than diagnoses and predefined treatments based on those labels. There is also a lack of stigma and prejudice in these principles that creates space for individuals to be themselves while navigating the ever-subjective landscape of healing and recovery.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe the story behind the story has the space and safety to emerge when diagnoses and symptoms are not simply accepted at face value, but instead challenged and redefined through bringing to light \u201cthe rest of the story.\u201d Through the lens of a more fully rounded-out perspective, we are better equipped to envision a life of possibilities heretofore unimagined and begin to heal and transform in beautiful and inspiring ways.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-477e75ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"477e75ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-491667d7\" data-id=\"491667d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713389cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"713389cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Me<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a5407e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69a5407e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Feather-Lighter-Blue-2048x938.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e05d4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e05d4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For all inquiries regarding interviews, speaking engagements, workshops, or the book, please include your message and information at the link below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e82a4b1 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e82a4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/karlynpleasants.com\/index.php\/contact-me\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT ME<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Approach to Mental Health \u201cRemember that things are not always as they appear to be\u2026 Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities.\u201d \u201cRemember that things are not always as they appear to be\u2026 Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities.\u201d Roy T. 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