The Bama Balance

Ruperto M. Perez, PH.D., ABPP
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The Bama Balance serves as a vital resource that promotes awareness and deepens understanding while offering practical strategies to effectively tackle issues surrounding college men’s mental health and overall wellbeing. This engaging initiative is co-hosted by Ruperto M. Perez, PH.D., ABPP, who is the Associate Vice President for Student Health and Wellbeing at The University of Alabama, alongside dedicated students Brooks Barbaree and Edward Fountain, creating an inclusive space for discussion and support.

  1. DEC 11

    The Bama Balance S02.E16: Facing Forward with Carter Scott

    On our last episode for the fall semester, Carter Scott (former SGA Director of Strategic Initiatives, Culverhouse Ambassador, and Past-president of Tau Kappa Epsilon Omicron-Xi Chapter) joins us for an encore visit to provide an update and retrospective look at his mental health journey before his graduation from the Capstone this December. In this episode, Carter opens up about his progress and provides us with his insights and lessons learned from his experience in counseling.

    40 min

  2. DEC 10

    The Bama Balance S02.E15: Exploring the Journey Through Weight Loss and Self Confidence

    Join us on this episode as our guest, John Michael Chandash (Shelby Scholar, former SGA Senator), shares his experiences in dealing with body image, weight loss, and his success in finding self-confidence and self-acceptance.

    36 min

  3. DEC 3

    The Bama Balance S02.E14: Getting Through Not So "Dead Week"

    The not so “dead week” or study week, can be an anxious and stressful moment for many of us. In this episode, we talk about how the stresses of study week can impact mental health and ways to cope and find support for managing anxiety to get ready for finals.

    38 min

  4. NOV 26

    The Bama Balance S02.E13: Giving Thanks

    Gratitude can play a big part in improving emotional and psychological wellbeing. Join us as we talk about the importance of giving thanks, expressing gratitude, and our first-ever Thanksgiving food draft!

    44 min

  5. NOV 19

    The Bama Balance S02.E12: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)

    QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) is the most widely taught suicide prevention training in the country, designed to help anyone learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and to help save lives. The Bama Balance welcomes Michelle Moss, MSW (Assistant Director of Suicide Prevention, Counseling Center) as our guest on this episode to talk about QPR and the issues focused on college men’s mental health and suicide prevention.

    43 min

  6. NOV 12

    The Bama Balance S02.E11: Questions from the Hat

    “Questions from the Hat” is our latest episode is where we each draw a random question from Brooks’ hat to ask each other about our own wellbeing. This is our first try at this experiment, but we think it went pretty well… and it was a lot of fun! If you have questions or topics that you’d like to hear us talk about, let us know by dropping a DM to us here @thebamabalance.

    48 min

  7. NOV 5

    The Bama Balance S02.E10: On Being a Man

    “On Being a Man” explores the ways in which college men learn about masculinity, being a man, and the implications for college men’s mental health. We are excited to host Cameron Morgan (Shelby Scholar, 2024 NPHC President, 2023 Co-Director Black Leadership Council), as he joins us on the podcast as our guest for this engaging conversation.

    59 min

  8. OCT 29

    The Bama Balance S02.E09: A Conversation On Suicide

    How do we begin to talk about and understand a death by suicide of someone close to us? In this episode, we begin to explore and understand our own experiences of the loss of friends and those close to us by suicide.

    57 min
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The Bama Balance serves as a vital resource that promotes awareness and deepens understanding while offering practical strategies to effectively tackle issues surrounding college men’s mental health and overall wellbeing. This engaging initiative is co-hosted by Ruperto M. Perez, PH.D., ABPP, who is the Associate Vice President for Student Health and Wellbeing at The University of Alabama, alongside dedicated students Brooks Barbaree and Edward Fountain, creating an inclusive space for discussion and support.

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    Ruperto M. Perez, PH.D., ABPP
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  • Episodes
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