Podcast #19: The Mental Health Aspect of the Covid-19 Pandemic with Mike Shaldone

It doesn't matter if you're a Realtor, mortgage lender, financial planner, police officer, or construction worker; these are some tough times.

The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting all of us, not just financially but especially taxing to our mental health. 

(I'll admit that I'm definitely feeling it and welcome a check-up from the neck-up!)

In this podcast, I'm honored to chat with one of my old friends and a man who's always been solid as a rock in the community, Mike Shaldone.

I first met Mike when he was a financial planner, but he pulled a 180 and went back to get a degree and get certified in counseling because his passion was to help others.

Since then, he's worked in some of the toughest prisons in California and now as an addiction counselor in a halfway house, putting Mike is on the front lines of the mental heath crisis, social issues, and treating  our society's forgotten people.

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Today, he discusses the mental health impact of the Coronavirus and stay-at-home orders, including how to deal with anxiety, depression, a lack of social connection, and other mental health issues.

Mike also outlines how we can all practice self-care and be healthier with the MEDS system: Meditation, Exercise, Diet, and Sleep.

But you don't need to be in and out of prison to benefit from Mike's counsel and care, as he's also launching several non-profits to catch those who have slipped through the cracks of our society.

Please remember that you need to be strong right now, both for your clients, your employees, your family, and your community. But that starts with taking good care of yourself, and talking about and nurturing your mental health is STRENGTH - not weakness. 

Mike's got some really great insights and strategies to help us all during these tough times, so enjoy the podcast!

Thank you, Mike, and be well, everyone! 

-Norm :-)