PTSDivas Carli Meyer & Taylor Helmes

Hello, friends and listeners alike, 
This special episode is brought to you, with thanks, from California State University, Dominguez Hills' very own Dr. Brant Burkey. 
For one of Taylor's senior capstone classes, she was assigned a podcast project that had to focus on social in/justice and COVID-19. Mental Health and the limited access to it is something she and Carli talk about, quite frequently. So what a better time to talk about how the pandemic has limited access to mental healthcare treatment and resources than here, on PTSDivas
Enjoy this special episode featuring interviews with experts who focus on mental health and treatment, and from a student and discuss her experience and the effect the coronavirus pandemic had on her mental health. 

On this special 1 hour episode, Carli and Taylor dive into research on Ketamine and it's use for treating depression. Using her Bachelor's degree in Public Health and Disease Prevention, Carli fell into the research and her brain got a work out. 
Katerina Bails, Kat, has been suffering from depression for a while now, but since the start of the pandemic, her symptoms had gotten to the point where she would lie on her bedroom floor for hours. Fastforward 2 months and 6 Ketamine infusion treatments later, Kat is back to feeling like her colorful, smiley self. 

So, why haven't we heard more about these kinds of treatments for depression? We discuss that and more, including asking Kat some of our questions that only she can answer!

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In today's episode, Taylor and Carli are joined by hometown classmate Senti Donovan. The three talk about the Black Lives Matter movement, how to be an Ally, and what it's like to grow up as a Black queer woman in a red, conservative town, they even discuss the "All Lives Matter" group and how it's discrediting the BLM movement.
Senti Donovan has a Bachelor's in Sociology and a minor in Feminist Studies from University of California, Santa Barbara. Her Instagram is @senti.elizabeth and her Twitter is @blackIsqueen.

Our favorite podcasts right now:
Code Switch: NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/
Therapy For Black Girls https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
1619 https://www.nytimes.com/column/1619-project

During these uncertain times with the novel coronavirus pandemic, Carli and Taylor discuss how they're handling the Stay-At-Home orders, their triggers, and how to manage health and happiness in a healthy way. Plus our usual banter that sidetracks us. 

Hello and happy 2020!
This episode is probably our favorite one yet! Buckle up, cause we're diving deep into the world of therapy, our experiences, medication, and our typical side conversations that tend to get off topic a little. 

Happy Holidays!!! Whatever you celebrate, we wish you a merry season!! 
Today, Carli introduced her two rats, Chumbucket and Beans! Talking about what they eat, how they play together, and debunking myths that surround the stigma of having domestic, pet rats. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Taylor attempting to pronounce medical terminology...