How Chronic Illness Impacts a Child’s Mental Health with Chyllia Dixon
About this episode
The episode discusses the emotional impact of chronic illness on children's mental health with insights from Chyllia Dixon.
In this episode, I talk with Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Chyllia Dixon about the emotional impact of growing up with a chronic illness and the unique mental health challenges children and families can face along the way. Drawing from both her professional experience and her own childhood experience with Juvenile Myositis, Chyllia shares insight into what chronically ill kids may be carrying emotionally, the importance of helping children stay connected to the present moment, and ways parents can support their child’s mental health while navigating an ongoing medical condition. We also talk about Chyllia’s children’s book, Ellie and the Oh (Ellie the Elephant) , which encourages children to slow down and be present in the moment. All profits from the book are donated to the CureJM Foundation to help fund research and bring hope to children living with Juvenile Myositis. Learn more about Chyllia at Hazelwood Mental Health and learn more about the CureJM Foundation at CureJM.org . *** This podcast episode is sponsored by NOCD. NOCD provides online OCD therapy in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. To schedule your free 15 minute consultation to see if NOCD is a right…
People in this episode
Host: Natasha Daniels
Guest: Chyllia Dixon
Topics covered
- chronic illness
- mental health
- children's emotional well-being
- parenting support
- Juvenile Myositis
- mindfulness
Keywords
- chronic illness
- mental health
- children
- parenting
- Juvenile Myositis
- mindfulness
- support
- emotional impact
- NOCD
- CureJM Foundation
Sponsors
NOCD
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CureJM Foundation, Hazelwood Mental Health
Products: Ellie and the Oh (Ellie the Elephant)
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