WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:03.570 --> 00:00:08.100 Beth Wright: My name is Beth Bright and I am on the Veteran Services team. 00:00:08.130 --> 00:00:10.710 I'm the veteran services therapist, one of two. 00:00:11.250 --> 00:00:13.110 I've been with Jefferson Center for about a year. 00:00:15.285 --> 00:00:21.285 This job was very interesting for me because I grew up in a military family. 00:00:21.765 --> 00:00:24.945 So my dad was army Special Forces. 00:00:25.005 --> 00:00:29.384 And so we grew up just you know, love of country and love 00:00:29.384 --> 00:00:30.974 of the people who protect it. 00:00:31.485 --> 00:00:34.605 And so I have a special place in my heart for veterans. 00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:39.810 Veterans often suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. 00:00:41.070 --> 00:00:46.050 They suffer with some identity issues when they leave their service. 00:00:47.580 --> 00:00:51.000 And so I would say those are the, two biggest things. 00:00:51.540 --> 00:00:53.040 This team is unique. 00:00:53.040 --> 00:00:57.000 We work to make sure that veterans can get services right away. 00:00:58.800 --> 00:01:03.489 Veteran suicides are always a concern and they're rising. 00:01:03.550 --> 00:01:07.240 And so we wanna make sure that when a veteran calls that 00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:08.530 we get them in right away. 00:01:08.710 --> 00:01:13.479 I have a spot on my schedule once a week that if a client comes in I can 00:01:13.479 --> 00:01:15.370 usually get them in within seven days. 00:01:16.270 --> 00:01:17.560 So that's kind of unique. 00:01:17.770 --> 00:01:22.420 They're not waiting, a month for to see someone because 00:01:22.420 --> 00:01:23.560 sometimes they may not have. 00:01:25.005 --> 00:01:31.185 Jefferson Center actually sent me to get certified in EMDR, which stands for Eye 00:01:31.185 --> 00:01:34.274 Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. 00:01:34.755 --> 00:01:39.975 And it's a very unique therapy that tends to work really well 00:01:39.975 --> 00:01:42.685 for PTSD and for veterans. 00:01:43.095 --> 00:01:50.085 It's bringing up a traumatic memory in your brain and that ships it from 00:01:50.085 --> 00:01:51.935 long term memory to short term memory. 00:01:52.425 --> 00:01:56.385 And then we do some bilateral stimulation, whether that's like from 00:01:56.445 --> 00:02:00.585 hand movements or tapping or light bars. 00:02:01.425 --> 00:02:05.505 And that kind of is a lot for your brain to process. 00:02:05.505 --> 00:02:11.760 And so it makes that, memory less pervasive. 00:02:12.450 --> 00:02:16.650 It's not like right there anymore, it pushes it further away, so it's not like 00:02:17.070 --> 00:02:18.885 coming up for you all the time anymore. 00:02:19.635 --> 00:02:23.235 My favorite part of working at Jefferson Center is really the clients. 00:02:23.385 --> 00:02:28.965 You can see a client make a breakthrough and they sit up straighter in their 00:02:28.965 --> 00:02:32.595 chair and they put their shoulders back and they give you a genuine 00:02:32.595 --> 00:02:36.495 smile and you know that you made like a lifelong difference for them. 00:02:37.065 --> 00:02:38.895 And that is just a beautiful thanks. 00:02:39.765 --> 00:02:43.660 One client in particular was very angry. 00:02:43.660 --> 00:02:48.370 He was dealing with a lot of anger issues and he came in and 00:02:48.370 --> 00:02:54.550 had a negative experience with staff because of a billing issue. 00:02:55.390 --> 00:03:01.540 And, when he came in we were able to work through, process his anger, 00:03:01.540 --> 00:03:03.040 where the anger was coming from. 00:03:03.040 --> 00:03:04.840 He didn't even know where it was coming from. 00:03:06.010 --> 00:03:11.350 And so we processed where that was coming from and, now he tells me that he's 00:03:11.350 --> 00:03:15.370 like my teenage daughter seeks me out to spend time with me where they used 00:03:15.370 --> 00:03:21.190 to just like walk on eggshells and stay away from him and now they teach him and 00:03:21.190 --> 00:03:24.160 they seek him out, and that's beautiful. 00:03:24.745 --> 00:03:29.635 I was interested in mental health because I have a family member 00:03:29.635 --> 00:03:33.115 who suffered with mental illness and I didn't know how to help him. 00:03:33.385 --> 00:03:36.355 And so his behavior was getting really bad. 00:03:37.435 --> 00:03:40.710 And just like the pain that he was going through and there aren't a 00:03:40.710 --> 00:03:43.590 lot of resources in where we were. 00:03:44.220 --> 00:03:48.930 And so just going back to school to get my master's degree so that I knew how to 00:03:48.930 --> 00:03:51.330 better help plan for my own mental health. 00:03:52.200 --> 00:03:53.490 The pets are a big deal. 00:03:54.580 --> 00:03:59.350 I work from home and my cat is always within six inches 00:03:59.350 --> 00:04:01.000 of me, like all the time. 00:04:01.885 --> 00:04:03.055 Cuddling with the dog. 00:04:03.055 --> 00:04:04.555 I like being on the water. 00:04:04.765 --> 00:04:12.025 I'm a newly led so we've been together a long time, but newly married in 2022. 00:04:14.425 --> 00:04:17.725 We have animals that we love to spend time with. 00:04:17.845 --> 00:04:20.815 We together play professional poker tournaments. 00:04:21.835 --> 00:04:27.355 I have cashed in the World Series of Poker and so I have a professional 00:04:27.355 --> 00:04:32.215 poker profile on Hendon Mob, which is a big poker website. 00:04:32.545 --> 00:04:38.305 I was drawn to Jefferson Center, because I have a special place 00:04:38.305 --> 00:04:39.535 in my heart for veterans. 00:04:39.865 --> 00:04:45.215 But in addition, I love Kiana, like I felt an instant connection to her, 00:04:45.365 --> 00:04:49.260 and I actually quit interviewing while I was waiting to hear back. 00:04:50.795 --> 00:04:52.355 That's how bad I wanted this job. 00:04:53.045 --> 00:04:56.405 Jefferson Center really cares about their employees. 00:04:56.405 --> 00:05:00.215 Like it's not sometimes community mental health, like it's, they 00:05:00.215 --> 00:05:01.895 burn out their employees, you know? 00:05:01.985 --> 00:05:03.515 And Jefferson Center really cares.