Community Mental Health and the Medicine Wheel

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.

As illustrated by the Medicine Wheel, mental health results from the balance of: Mental, Physical, Spiritual, Emotional components of the wheel:

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The White Nation sits at the North of the Wheel, and their gift to humankind is Mental, this is also where the Elders of the community sit;

- To the East is the Yellow Nation and their gift to humankind is Emotion. The Children also sit to the East and are taught by the Elders;

- The Red Nation sits at the South and their gift is Spirituality—they are the protectors of Mother Earth. The Youth, who are spirited, sit here and mentor the Children;

- To the West is the Black Nation, whose gift is the Physical. This is where Adults sit and mentor the Youth.

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Yes, we need all parts of ourselves to be in harmony with each other. Most especially the raging, hurt ones.

One of my teachers says we have within us the Inner Council- our inner Medicine Wheel. We go to meet with and get to know all who are there. Respect their feelings, gifts they bring to us, acknowledge and listen to them, do what we promise them. We have all the wisdom inside us. We need to learn how to listen and decode the messages.

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