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Britt Frank is a clinician, educator, and trauma specialist. She does aerial hoop for fun and her name is not short for Brittany. One of her favorite books of all time is The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

Her shih tzu Oscar is the cutest dog on the planet (She says she may be a bit biased)

Britt was an award-winning adjunct professor at KU. She is an alumnus of both Duke University and KU. Britt wrote The Science of Stuck because it was the book that didn't exist when she started her healing journey

Jennifer Bulcock, MD, is a Board-certified family physician with AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care at Spring Hill. Dr. Bulcock provides care for patients of all ages with a wide range of health needs.

After earning a bachelor of science in biology and health service administration from Washburn University, she earned her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine,

She worked as a family physician in Garnett, Kansas, and then Dr. Bulcock joined AdventHealth Medical Group in 2022.

When she's not at the office, she enjoys quality time with her husband and two young daughters and spending time outdoors, especially when she is on the golf course or in her garden.

• "We are experts at shaming ourselves and beating ourselves up, and nothing will render us inert faster than shame. Not all behaviors are excusable, but everything makes sense in context. And if shaming ourselves worked, it would have worked by now. So, if we can get accurate information and dump the shame, we can all get moving."
• "Motion is lotion, stuck turns into unstuck the second you take a step in any direction."
• "It's very easy to feel overwhelmed. That's the kind of obvious thing. But really, folks can feel overwhelmed for various reasons. It doesn't have to be something as big as a pandemic to drive people to feel overwhelmed."

The simplest of steps can help you feel unstuck and take back control of the feeling of overwhelm in your life.

• Most people don't need a deep dive into behavioral health they just need to scratch the surface and that's what the Science of Stuck does.
• One reason people get stuck is because they don't have the right information.
• Mental health has very little to do with your mind and a lot to do with your body.
• A central nervous system that's stuck in a variety of responses is going to present with symptoms of anxiety or depression.
• The best way to support children who are feeling stuck is to make them feel as safe and loved as possible.
• Nothing will get you out of a negative thought loop faster than asking this question, how true is this?
• When evaluating mental wellness Dr. Bulcock looks at each person's sense of worth, each person's sense of purpose, and each person's sense of peace. And that looks very different for everybody.
• Overwhelmed feelings originate from a sense of lack of control.
• Some people can manage their feelings of overwhelm while others need outside help and direction to manage those feelings.
• Clutter brings in external stimuli and one of the best ways to reduce feelings of overwhelm is to declutter.
• You are in the driver's seat of your life and only you get to determine if you drive or if fear drives.

1. Ask yourself this question next time you have negative thoughts, how true is this?
2. Make your home a safe and loving space for your children to help support their mental health.
3. Take ten minutes to declutter one section of your home every day to help reduce feelings of overwhe