Welcome to Boundless Bee, the Hemophilia Bee Podcast,
the podcast standing with you from a family
like yours, presented by the Coalition for Hemophilia
Bee and in partnership with Balancing Life's Issues.
In the second episode of our World Mental
Health Day series, we explore how connection, even
in the smallest amounts, can make someone feel
seen and valued. Emotional wellness coach Leticia B
Russell shares how authentic check ins and deep
listening build community
one moment at a time.
Think about a moment when someone looked at
you and genuinely asked, how are you doing?
Maybe it was a coworker, maybe it was
a friend or even a stranger.
So the question is, did they pause to
really wait for the answer? Right? Or did
they go about their day?
The one question
can transform
that ordinary exchange into something
so much deeper.
Connection doesn't require those large speeches. Right? It
often just lives in those small gestures.
Those gestures of how are you doing and
then waiting for the response.
Those gestures of just simply
connecting and checking in.
Hi. I'm Leticia B. Russell. I'm an emotional
wellness coach and consultant.
Welcome back to this series celebrating
World Mental Health Day. Today in episode two,
we are focusing on the small,
culturally neutral ways to strengthen connections
at work and in our communities.
Some of the things that we want you
to think about, you're right, the things that
we we challenge you to think about is
checking in
without pressure. Right? A warm greeting, that quick
pause to just listen, or even just saying,
how is your day going?
Creating spaces for people to feel seen and
heard and valued.
Not just
simply saying, how's your day and then moving
about,
but just simply saying, how can I help
you solve this problem?
You're simply showing that you care.
Maybe someone came to you and said man,
I'm challenged
with something about my day, but you stepping
back to say hey, how is that thing
going?
Right? How can I better support you?
It's expressing the appreciation. It's recognizing
that it's not about waiting for that big
project or that big milestone,
but every morning you just doing a simple
check-in.
I notice the way that you handle that
meeting or thanks for jumping in today and
helping me with that. Right? It's reinforcing
trust
that signals the effort that they are valued.
Their situation was heard.
It's bridging across differences, whether it's cultural
or background
or the life experiences that we all deal
with.
Curiosity
and nonjudgmental
listening opens the door. Let me say that
again. It's curiosity
and nonjudgmental
listening.
That's what opens the door.
It is asking, tell me more
about how you saw this. Right? Or helping
me understand
the different perspectives.
That is what builds the stronger bonds
and assumptions
day to day.
Here's a challenge.
Before this day ends,
check-in with someone.
Check-in
with genuine concern.
Not the quick, how are you?
What's expected in that one word answer?
But a question that shows you're willing to
listen.
Notice their body language.
Notice how it shifts when they realize that
you actually
care and that you actually
took the time to ask,
how are they doing?
Even the smallest check-in can make someone feel
seen.
Practice.
Practicing the pause and the breath and the
recharge,
that's what matters.
I'm Leticia b Russell.
Thank you for listening to Boundless Bee, the
Hemophilia Bee Podcast, the podcast standing with you
from a family like yours.