A New Dawn

Thank you, thank you! These are identifiable stories and I now know I'm not alone. I look forward to your weekly podcast and I love the you are so "real" and I feel like I'm listening to my best friend. Your heart is so passionate. These podcasts are helping me and I'm sure others as well.

There are *a lot* of mental health/illness podcasts. Some are great, many are OK, and some are just bad. “A New Dawn” falls deeply in the “just bad” bucket. The host is perhaps the worst part. She has constant difficulties speaking clearly and putting together thoughts logically or fluidly. Her radio voice is so poor that she usually stumbles and struggles with her own tag line! She knows almost nothing about mental illness—she certainly has no degree or even training in psychology, psychiatry, counseling, social work, etc. etc.—except for being related to some people with mental illness, which she loves to remind listeners of in a naked grab for attention and sympathy, but she seems to have learned almost nothing from those familial experiences. She is condescending with guests, talking to them as if they were fragile children. Her guests do their best to get their stories told and sometimes do succeed, despite the host’s interference. But the interviews retread the same tired, introductory mental illness subject matter over and over again, because the host doesn’t—and doesn’t seem to know even how to—vary the interviews or adapt them to the specific guests’ experiences and lessons learned. In short, please do not waste your time with “A New Dawn.”

These episodes on this podcast created by A New Dawn #Anewdawnaa speak openly and honestly about mental health; no fluff. Her guests are real and she's caring and shares her experiences as they arise. Everyone and anyone should listen to these #podcasts. She's doing wonderful things. I'd love for her to create a show around this for more exposure.

Talking about mental health can be uncomfortable for many people, both with and without mental illnesses. Dawn has a relatable, soft was of shedding much needed light on the topic. She is bringing awareness, giving people insight to the different types of issues people with mental illness face, and celebrating the strength and courage it takes to discuss it. Her message is loud and clear, like a beacon of hope for everyone out there: you are not alone.