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My Partner Is Depressed

Authored by Dr. Michelle Murray on February 9, 2021
Depressed Man
My husband and I have been married for 30 years and have raised 3 children. In fact, our youngest son just moved out this past year. We have lived a wonderful life and feel blessed. Throughout the years, my husband would go through times where he seemed depressed and was down and out, but this would only last about week or so and then he would snap out of it. Now he just seems depressed all of the time. He has a hard time getting out of bed, he is not motivated, and it seems like nothing makes him happy. This has been going on now for more than 8 months. I don’t know what to do to help and I am a bit at my wits end. Help!!
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My Grandmother Passed Away from COVID

Authored by Dr. Michelle Murray on February 2, 2021
Picture of Grandma and Grandson
My grandmother died two months ago from COVID. She was 78 years old and diabetic. Whenever people learn that she died from COVID, they ask me if she had other medical problems. The fact is, had she not caught COVID, she would still be alive today. I was very close to my grandmother and am having a very difficult time coming to terms with her death. I feel so much anger when people ask me if she had other health problems, I just want to scream at them. It feels like they are not taking her death seriously, like it was her fault that she died of COVID because she had diabetes. How can I respond to people so that they understand, because not only am I getting angry, I am finding myself becoming more and more isolated?
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What is Trauma-Informed Care?

Authored by Nexus Family Healing on January 28, 2021
Adulting helping a child
Trauma-informed care is a growingly common buzzword in the health, education, and social services industries as we learn more about how past experiences can impact a person’s brain development and life functioning throughout their lives. The goal of trauma-informed care is to help an individual move past their trauma with interventions that work for their brain, allowing for lifelong success managing their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
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Four Steps to Letting Go

Authored by Nexus Family Healing on January 21, 2021
Let it go
2020 was a year like no other that challenged our mental health, our mindset, and overall well-being. As we move into the next year, it’s important to reset our minds and take the time to look back at 2020 and think about the happy times, joys, struggles, and challenges, and how we reacted and overcame them. Take a look at how the Four Steps to Letting Go can help you find a new mindset.
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Nexus-PATH Family Healing Names New Executive Director

Authored by Nexus Family Healing on January 20, 2021

After an extensive search, Nexus Family Healing announced Clete Winkelmann, M.S., as the Executive Director of its North Dakota foster care agency, Nexus-PATH Family Healing.

As Executive Director, Winkelmann will lead strategy, programming, and daily operations of Nexus-PATH, overseeing the range of foster care and community-based mental health programs for youth and families across the state.

Inspiring Youth with Purpose

Authored by Nexus Family Healing on January 15, 2021
Chris Wilson giving a lecture outside to Nexus-Woodbourne youth

The inspiring book of one man led to an extraordinary day of hope and resilience. At the Nexus Family Healing Building Connections virtual event in July 2020, Dr. Aeva Doomes, Medical Director for Nexus-Woodbourne Family Healing, shared a story about how donors can help support meaningful events and connections on campus. She shared that several youth and staff had read The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose, a book written by local author Chris Wilson, and wanted to bring Chris Wilson to campus to speak to youth about his life experiences. At the event, a new donor reached out and expressed interest in helping make this lecture happen.

I Think My Best Friends Are Depressed

Authored by Dr. Michelle Murray on January 12, 2021
Friends video chatting
My best friends are kind of sad and I think one of them is depressed. A lot of it has to do with the coronavirus and how our lives have changed. I don't know what to do. I want to help and have promised them that I will. I thought about doing a therapy group where all of us would open-up and talk. But I don't know how, or what to do if they start crying or feeling worse, or if the advice we give each other is ok. By the way we are 15 years old.
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