Elephants Heard Marisa Vicere
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- Health & Fitness
Elephants Heard™ Podcast by Jana Marie Foundation showcases conversations that explore topics of vital social concern related to mental health and wellness. Episodes feature a diverse group of guests and experts who share moments of vulnerability, hope, and resiliency. Each segment is accompanied by articles and other online resources to help provide further information and discussion.Elephants Heard™ uses the power of stories to set new norms when it comes to discussing mental health and seeking supports.Elephants Heard™ Podcast is part of Jana Marie Foundation’s Mokita® Initiative. The word mokita means a known truth left unspoken, otherwise known as ‘the elephant in the room.’ To learn more about the Jana Marie Foundation, please visit www.janamariefoundation.org.
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Episode 3: Lessons from 2020 and What's to Come in 2021
As we're still in the first few weeks of the new year, we look back on what we learned from 2020 and what we might carry with us into 2021. We talked with Kelsey Williams, a graduate student and mother of three, Miriam Powell, Jana Marie Foundation's Community Engagement Manager and mother of two, and Madeline Snyder, a recent Penn State graduate and former intern of Jana Marie Foundation.Links:Jana Marie Foundation's Virtual Calming Room: HTTPS://janamariefoundation.org/virtual-cal...
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Episode 2: Grief
For the latest episode of the Elephants Heard podcast, we discuss grief and loss with Penn State graduate student, Maura Barrett, Tides Program Director Evelyn Wald, and trained educator and parent Valerie Silecchia. All three individuals shared their stories of their experiences with grief and loss, covering a wide range of health, job loss, and death, and the ways they continue to cope. Resources:Speaking Grief: a public media initiative aimed at creating a more grief-aware society by...
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Episode 01: Finding Calm, Connection, and Compassion During Times of Uncertainty
For the initial episode of the Elephants Heard Podcast, we talk about finding calm, connection, and compassion during these times of uncertainty. Joining us are:• Amelia McGinnis, an outpatient therapist in State College since 2009. She was a founding practitioner of the Individual and Family CHOICES Program. Prior to 2009, she was a counselor and clinical director at Stormbreak Youth Program, working with adolescents and their families.• Ali Turley is a loving parent of two kids — an el...
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Elephants Heard — a New Podcast from Jana Marie Foundation
The Jana Marie Foundation is proud to present a new monthly podcast — Elephants Heard! The podcast will showcase conversations that explore topics of vital social concern related to mental health and wellness. Each episode, hosted by Jana Marie Foundation founder and president Marisa Vicere and David Pencek, the communications specialist for Jana Marie Foundation, will feature a diverse group of guests and experts who will share moments of vulnerability, hope, and resiliency. Each segmen...