Into the Light
Stagione 1
Trauma and Suicide
Loss and Grief
Loneliness and the Pandemic
Eating Disorders
di Dulce Rivera
Trauma and suicide are mental health topics that continue to be highly stigmatized. In this episode, our storyteller shares the experiences in their life that led them to become suicidal. Tune in to hear Dr. Will Meek, the director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Minerva, talk about how trauma can impact our lives, how to talk about suicide, and the resources that are available for us.
Coping with loss and grief can be an isolating experience and the pandemic has produced a sense of collective grief. This week, our storyteller shares about how they lost their dad and how they coped while in college. Tune in to hear Dr. Grace I-Ching Hung, the former director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Minerva, share her words of wisdom about how to cope with loss and grief through a Buddhist psychology lens.
Feeling lonely during these uncertain and socially distanced times is quite normal. Our storyteller this week explains how they have struggled with loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in to hear Dr. James Lyda, the regional clinical director at Two Chairs, a personalized therapy provider, share his insight about maintaining structure amid an uncertain time, weighing risk in decisions, and remaining social despite our constraints.
Food is an essential component of our daily lives and cultures, embedded into the fabric of our communities. However, how does having a challenging and complicated relationship to food affect the lives of individuals with eating disorders? This week, our story-teller shares the raw challenges of having an eating disorder while in university. Tune in to hear Dr. Will Meek, head of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Minerva, talk about the significance of eating disorders and how they are often stigmatized.
Depression and anxiety can be overwhelming, but they are a lot more common than we think. Listen to this week’s story, which reminds us that although life can be very challenging when living with depression or anxiety (or both), there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Dr. Doris Iarovici, a psychiatrist at Harvard, shares her insight about what we can do that is within our control to take care of ourselves.