Mentally STRONG Academy: Embrace the Journey
About Dr. B
Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed.D., PMHNP has been a psychiatric nurse practitioner since 2000, gaining extensive experience over the last several decades. Her medical career began as an Army Medic before attending nursing school and receiving a master’s degree as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Florida International University (FIU). She went on to receive a doctorate in Education at Nova Southeastern University. From there, she launched the first Mentally STRONG Clinic in Colorado Springs, CO which is committed to access and serves over 7,000 patients. She also founded the Mentally STRONG Academy. Today, when she’s not at the clinic attending to her patients, Dr. B dedicates a large portion of her time to speaking about mental health issues, sharing methods for processing grief, and providing tips for developing mental strength.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 256
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Mentally STRONG Feature on Our Town Radio Show
Dr. B was recently featured on Our Town with Sarada Connors. Here is a clip from that feature!
How to Be Mentally STRONG
You ARE Mentally STRONG! But we can ALL be Mentally STRONGer and we can do it together! I created what I call "The Mentally STRONG Method". It is a scientifically cognitive behavioral based approach …
Raising Mentally STRONG Kids
There is no such thing as a perfect parent, but we CAN raise Mentally STRONG Kids!
Our online course is launching June 1st, pre-order now for a discount https://www.mentallystrong.com/raisingmentallys…
Tackling Tough Topics: Mass Shootings
I currently live in Colorado and there have been TWO major mass shootings here and very close to and also in my community in the last few months. In Boulder, Colorado at a King Sooper and also in Col…
Raising Mentally STRONG Kids! Special Guest: Charlene Walters PhD
Dr. B and Special Guest Charlene Walters PhD discuss our Raising Mentally STRONG Kids Course!
Register Here:
www.mentallystrong.com/raisingmentallystrongkids
Charlene Walters, PhD
https://ownyourother.co…
How We Can Standardize Mental Health Care! Special Guest Carmen Kosicek PMHNP
Today I interview special guest Carmen Kosicek PMHNP! We discuss how mental health care is not currently standardized and there is a great need for this! New medications are fiscally attainable and t…
CBT as the Standard of Mental Health Care: Special Guest Dr. Fleming MD
Special Guest Dr Fleming, MD and Dr. B discuss CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and TMS and how they actually make changes to your brain.
See Dr. Fleming at Southern Colorado TMS Center
https://south…
Empowering Women: SPECIAL GUEST JULIA PIMSLEUR
Link to Julia's Book: Go Big Now!
https://juliapimsleur.com/gobignow
In this video I get to sit down with Julia Pimsleur, who is on a mission to get 1 million women to 1 million dollars in revenue in …
Empowering Women: Emotional is NOT a bad word!
Emotional is NOT a bad word! In this series on empowering women, I am now addressing my own personal experience with being called "too emotional' as a child. Emotions are natural, through the Mentall…
Empowering Women: Find your Power
Fellow women, find your passion, find your power, and do it.
Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed.D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor of Healthcare Education has experien…
Empowering Women: The Second Shift
In my new series about empowering women, I tackle the idea of the second shift. The invisible load of taking care of a home that often falls to women. In this video I will talk about how organizing y…
Change Your Mindset! Charlene Walters MBA PhD Special Guest
We all have bad days, all of us! We know where we want to be but sometimes we just don't know how to move forward. Mindset is so important in all aspects of life, including business. Coaching works!…
Anticipating Loss: Grieving the loss of a child, anticipatory grief
Knowing that you are going to lose someone is a different kind of grief. This is my story. Even though the grief of losing a child is unlike anything else you will ever experience, you CAN be okay. Y…
Prolonged Loss: Grief of Child Loss
This is my story. Even though the grief of losing a child is unlike anything else you will ever experience, you CAN be okay. You are Mentally STRONG.
Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed.D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psyc…
Sudden and Unexpected Loss: Grieving the Loss of a Child
There are many different ways that people experience grief and loss. This is the first in a series of videos on grieving the loss of a child through the different types of grief. No matter what happe…
Suicidal as a feeling, NOT an action!
Suicide is not an option | you have a choice | #notanoption
Don't wait until it's too late!
I want to talk to you about shifting our mindset to "suicidal" being a thought or a feeling instead of an ac…
Standardize Mental Health Counseling!
I am nervous to be sharing my thoughts on this topic. There are so many different types of therapy and many are effective. In this podcast I will explain how Choice Mapping can be the glue that bring…
Standardize Mental Health Treatment with Psychopharmacology!
I am nervous to be sharing my thoughts on this topic. Psychopharmacology is not currently standardized in mental health care. In this video I will explain how the system has failed us in that the way…
Breaking the Mental Health Stigma! Choice Mapping Solutions
Mental health stigma is a problem for many people and may prevent them from seeking help. Mental health is a lifetime journey, and we will cover this topic thoroughly in this series on the problems i…
Problems with Mental Health Access: Choice Mapping as a Solution
Access to mental health treatment is a problem for many people usually due to high cost and insufficient coverage. Mental health is a lifetime journey, and we will cover this topic thoroughly in this…