COMMUNITY STREAM

Vail Valley native Rachel Nelson joins the show, along with Dr Casey Wolfington, to talk about what it was like growing up in this area, her many years as a professional snowboarder, the tragic loss of her best friend Josh Malay, and how that led her on a spiritual journey of self transformation that would eventually bring her to all her current work as a well known yoga teacher, life coach, and holistic grief counselor. 

Bright Future Foundation's Sheri Mintz joins Dr. Casey Wolfington to discuss the history and mission of the foundation, their approach to dealing with domestic abuse in this community, how things have been affected with the pandemic, and the what we can do as a community to help.

The Division of Insurance's Michael Conway and Cara Cheevers join Dr. Casey Wolfington for a conversation about how health insurance policy can effect behavioral health, as well as what is being done at the state and federal level to insure access to all.

The Hope Center's Erica Donica and Teresa Haynes join Casey Wolfington and Ric Stovall for a conversation about what they are doing for young people who are struggling now more than ever and how their program has been integrated into the school system to try and streamline the process of promoting mental health and remove the stigma of seeking guidance in your emotional life.

Erin Ivie from Speak up Reach Out joins Chris Lindley to discuss how the uncertainty of our school system is effecting the mental health of young people and their parents alike, and how we can better set ourselves up for success as we move into a new model of what school and every day life might look like.