Episode 12

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Published on: 26th May, 2025

May of 2025 is Mental Health Awareness Month!

In this video, I talk about May of 2025 being Mental Health Awareness Month, and offer you some information about Mental Health Conditions, as well as a story about my own recent struggles with chaos, and resources for help.

1. Mental Health Awareness is simply being aware of a variety of mental health conditions that can affect your major life domains

a. Physical Health

b. Mental / Emotional Health

c. Relationships

d. Work / School

2. Major Mental Health Conditions include (but aren’t limited to)

a. Anxiety

b. Depression

c. Post Traumatic Stress

d. Eating Disorders

3. In 2025, Mental Health Awareness Month takes “Awareness into Action.”

a. Resources for help include:

i. National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) https://www.nami.org/

ii. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) https://www.samhsa.gov/

iii. National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

iv. Calming the Chaos Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@CalmingTheChaos

4. Tracy talks about how April “kicked her ass” and how she got through it

5. Two Breathing Methods

6. Self-Soothing with the 5 Senses

7. Tracy’s SMART Method of coping

a. S = Stay Present and move slowly

b. M = Manage Emotions (breathe)

c. A = Assess and Approach each situation individually.

d. R = Resources for help

e. T = Time for Self-Care


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Calming the Chaos
Helping You Find Peace in a Chaotic World!
Calming the Chaos is a podcast by Licensed Mental Health Counselor Tracy Kenela, who interviews a variety of professionals around the world in an effort to find different ways to help people (and herself!) find peace in a chaotic world. Each episode contains Information, tips, tools, and resources that come from different schools of thought, and are presented as a fun and entertaining way to help you move toward a more peaceful and enjoyable life.

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Tracy Kenela is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist in Olympia, Washington. As the Host of "Calming the Chaos" Podcast, Tracy has made it her mission to help people (and herself!) find peace in a Chaotic world! Her podcast interviews, YouTube Channel and short videos are an entertaining way to find self help for all things that cause you chaos!