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
Choosing Joy in the Holidays when You Don't Feel It - Mentally STRONG
This is our YouTube video right before Christmas, and I've been talking about Christmas with your kids and raising mentally strong kids and finding the joy in Christmas. Well, if you're anything like…
Tips on Kids and Holiday Traditions: Raising Mentally STRONG Kids
Dr. B here! Talking about kids and the holidays. Last time I talked about expectations and today I want to talk about traditions. When we are trying to raise Mentally STRONG Kids and we are coming in…
Raising Mentally STRONG Kids: Tips on Gift Giving during the Holidays
Raising Mentally STRONG Kids - Mentally STRONG
Hi Dr. B here, we are officially in the holiday season and December is coming and Christmas. I remember growing up my grandmother made such a big deal ab…
How to find Gratitude in Grief
Happy Thanksgiving Week
I’m finishing up the grief series and so I’m pulling myself together and talking about gratefulness in grief. We're going into Thanksgiving and then the holiday season and you …
Grieving a Living Loved One: Addiction
I don't talk about my brother very often. Because I'm disappointed.
I'm disappointed. I am a psychiatric nurse practitioner. I am trying to teach and share mental strength with so many people. And my …
How to Handle Anticipatory Grief - Mentally STRONG
Dr. B here in my series on grief. Today's topic is on anticipatory grief, this happens the first time I experienced anticipatory grief was when my grandmother, who was a big part of raising me my clo…
How to handle GRIEF and GUILT - Mentally STRONG
Today I want to focus on guilt around grief, you know I hear this a lot when people are talking about grief and you'll notice I'm grabbing this, these are Reggie’s ashes that I wear with me and you k…
The Mentally STRONG Method: Behaviors and Choices
Our behaviors and choices play a big part in our mental strength. In this, the last video in a series of 6 on the Mentally STRONG Method, Dr. B discusses how behaviors and choices impact you and how …
The Mentally STRONG Method: Anxiety & Worry
Everyone experiences anxiety to some degree, and a low level of anxiety can be helpful in keeping us productive. It's when the anxiety is overwhelming that we need to get it under control. You do hav…
The Mentally STRONG Method: Negative Thought
Everyone experiences negative thought. This is the 4th video in a series on the Mentally STRONG Method. Learn about negative thoughts, how they impact you and how you can organize them.
Dr. Cristi Bu…
The Mentally STRONG Method: Trauma
This is the 3rd in a series of 6 podcasts about the Mentally STRONG Method. Learn about trauma, what it is, how it impacts you and how you can organize your brain! Think, organize, choose.
Dr. Cristi…
The Mentally STRONG Method: Grief
Grief is one of the ten categories in The Mentally STRONG Method. Learn more about grief, what it is and how to organize it in your brain.
Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed.D, PMHNP-BC --- A Psychiatric Ment…
The Mentally STRONG Method: Core Connections & Triggers
This is the first podcast in a series of 6 on The Mentally STRONG Method, I will be working with you through the categories, and what they mean for your life! Today I am talking about core connection…
Making Time for Your Mental Health
In this podcast I discuss the importance of making time for your mental health! It impacts all the areas of your life, if you are struggling, take time to work on you.
Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed.D, PM…
What to do when you feel OVERWHELMED
Everyone feels overwhelmed at some point in their lives, what matter is how we react to that feeling! Join me as I discuss how you can learn to think, organize and choose using The Mentally STRONG Me…
What to do with SHAME & DOUBT
One of my followers recently requested a video about shame and doubt and so in this video I talk about what to do with shame and doubt. Remember to think, organize and choose; and you ARE Mentally ST…
The Mentally STRONG Method: Special Guest Tatiana Rainey
Do you want to learn to be Mentally STRONG? Dr. B and Tatiana, shares her story of success with using The Mentally STRONG Method. A simple cognitive behavioral technique that you can learn to help yo…
How to Work on a Relationship with your Father
Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there, especially my own. My father adopted me when I was 9 years old and I know it was not easy, so if you are reading this Dad, thank you! In my video toda…
Men and Grief: Special Guest Dr. Francis Bundukamara
In honor of Men's Health Month we are adding to our series on Men's Mental Health. In this video I will speak with my husband, Dr. Francis Bundukamara about how men can process grief. He tells his st…
PTSD in Men: Special Guest Kenny Brown
In honor of June being Men's Health Month, I am doing a series on Men's Mental Health. Today I am interviewing Kenny Brown on the topic of PTSD in men. Listen to his powerful story about his experien…