VWM Panel Discussion
Channel: Yellow Springs Community Access
Date: 2022-04-02

Healing Together: The Discussion Panel

Description: 
To kick off Village Wellness Month, a group of local participants representing various perspectives discusses common health & wellness concerns. While reviewing the Community Health & Wellness Survey Results, the panelists provide resource suggestions, insight, and tips on how to begin Healing Together.

Moderators
Phillip O’Rourke & Erica Thomas - Village of Yellow Springs

Panelists #1: 
Jen Irish-Leverance
After recovering from a terrible car wreck, Jen began a journey towards becoming healthy - not just emotionally, but encompassing the whole body. She began teaching a class called Emotional Release Yoga. 60-98% of physical issues are rooted in an emotional hurt or trauma. “I have not only witnessed countless freedom stories but I myself have broken free from trauma I’ve stored over the years!” 

Connect with Jen: 
Website: www.vagaro.com/fullcirclewellness1
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1175300029299986/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fullcirclewellness1/


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Panelists #2: 
Tim Callahan, Psy.D. 

For over 30 years Dr. Callahan provides psychological evaluations and individual, group, couples and family psychotherapies for all ages. His approach is client centered, and uses a variety of strategies to best fit the person’s needs and preferences, including existential, cognitive-behavioral, play, and trauma-informed therapies. Dr. Callahan has presented over 200 professional trainings on trauma-informed approaches and has for the past 15 years served as a trainer for the Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) program for law enforcement

Connect with Dr. Tim
Email: support@layhandassociates.com


For more information and resources, visit www.yso.com

Panelists #3: 
Iden Crockett

Iden Crockett is an artist, writer, and former paramedic. Iden has experienced the mental health system from both sides: as a first responder, treating patients with mental illness in the pre-hospital and emergency room settings, and as a patient herself struggling with bi-polar depression, PTSD, and gender dysphoria.  

Iden left the world of emergency medicine in 2021 after twenty-four years on the job. She uses her art and writing to document and share that journey. She currently lives in Yellow Springs with her wife and children. 


Connect with Iden
Website: www.mynameisiden.com


For more information and resources, visit www.yso.com