‘Bloomwell Partners, LLC’ With Founders, Dr. Mekel Harris & Janet Gwilliam-Wright
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On this episode of The Power of Love Show we are thrilled to have two extraordinary guests, Dr. Mekel Harris (returning guest!) and Janet Gwilliam-Wright, joining us to share their insights on mental health, grief and their groundbreaking work with Bloomwell Partners, LLC. Dr. Mekel Harris received a B.A. in Psychology from Baylor University, M.A. in Psychology from Houston Baptist University, and a Ph.D. in Clinical/School Psychology from University of Houston. Further, she completed her pre-doctoral internship and two-year post-doctoral fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Since then, Dr. Harris has served in higher education, along with community- and hospital-based mental health programs. She currently works in private practice as a licensed psychologist and CEO of Harris Psychological Services, LLC, offering mental health support across the lifespan. Dr. Harris also provides training, education, and consultation to organizations around the globe, focused on an array of mental health themes. Finally, she is co-founder of Bloomwell Partners, LLC, a consulting firm that equips corporate entities with the skills necessary to afford grief-informed leadership and care within the workplace. Throughout the past decade, Dr. Harris has presented at >30 domestic and international conferences and has been interviewed on several podcasts, with topics ranging from grief and loss to community mental health and trauma. In June 2016, she authored a memoir, Relaxing Into the Pain: My Journey Into Grief & Beyond. Throughout the past two years, Dr. Harris has created The Grief Anatomy Toolkit – an e-book and mini-course, an 8-week immersive online course, Re-Imagining Life After Loss, Mindful Grieving, a therapeutic curriculum for coping with grief and loss, Cortisol, Coping, & Conversation gathering, a 4-week gathering focused on the intersection of grief and the body, and Grieving with HOPE. She currently serves as Vice President of the AIMHiTN board. In her personal time, Dr. Harris enjoys spending time with her family, traveling the globe, writing, volunteering in her community, and collecting all things butterflies. Janet Gwilliam-Wright brings over twenty years of experience in leading large organizational changes and tackling complex policy issues. She is a prominent figure in the grief and loss community, having founded the Motherlove Project, a global platform for motherless daughters. Janet holds a Master of Arts and Public Administration from Queen's University. She resides in Ottawa, Ontario, with her partner Meghan and their two daughters. Together, Dr. Harris and Janet co-founded Bloomwell Partners, LLC, whose mission is helping organizations build compassionate, grief-informed cultures. Bloomwell equips managers and HR professionals with the skills needed to support employees dealing with grief and loss, using both evidence-based and innovative approaches. Learn More About Dr. Mekel Harris: Instagram: @DrMekel Website: MekelHarrisPhD.com Facebook: Mekel Harris, PhD, NCSP, PMH-C Book: ‘Relaxing Into the Pain’ -https://a.co/d/7sv9Txv Learn More About Janet Gwilliam-Wright: Instagram: @JanetGwilliamWright & @MotherLoveProject Website: MotherLoveProject.com Learn More About Bloomwell Partners, LLC: Instagram: @BloomwellPartners Website: GrowWithBloomwell.com Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation X: @DDJFoundation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepowerofloveshow/support
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