BrainWaves

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Mental health is becoming an increasingly youth-centered crisis, but all too often, young people are left out of the conversation. Brain Waves is a podcast that elevates the voices of the unheard students--the ones It’s time for us to take action to combat the mental health crisis, and listening to Brain Waves is a great way to start. Tune in every Friday for a different mental health topic, told by the youth, for the youth.

  1. 08/16/2019

    Episode 12.0: Final Episode of the Season

    Mental Health America screenings: https://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools?ref=MHAKY Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 The Trevor Project (hotline, online chat, and texting): https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255 If you or anyone you know are ever experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the 24/7 Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or utilize the other resources detailed in this description.

    21 min

  2. 08/09/2019

    Episode 11.0: Yup, People Really Said That!

    For the second to last episode of the season, we turn to Twitter and Instagram to highlight some of the ridiculous, funny, and sometimes sad things people discuss mental health on the platforms. Tune in for some laughs (but a few lessons, too!). If you or anyone you know are ever experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the 24/7 Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or utilize the other resources detailed in this description.

    10 min

  3. 07/26/2019

    Episode 10.0: Suicide is a Tough Topic. But Let’s Talk About It.

    Youth suicide isn’t easy to talk about, but nothing good ever comes of silence. This week, we have special guest Marcie Timmerman, the Executive Director of Mental Health America of Kentucky, to chat about what’s causing high rates of suicide, what protective factors can help, and what we can do as a community to address the issue. There are several resources we reference throughout the episode, which are linked below. Mental Health America screenings: https://screening.mentalhealthamerica.net/screening-tools?ref=MHAKY Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 The Trevor Project (hotline, online chat, and texting): https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255 If you or anyone you know are ever experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the 24/7 Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or utilize the other resources detailed in this description.

    22 min

  4. 07/19/2019

    Episode 9.0: Ocean—Build Your Mental Mussels

    Nope, we didn’t misspell muscles! Ocean is our marine-themed set of conversation cards that we’ve designed to help families have productive and open discussions about wellbeing. Families can play a significant role in mental health, and we recognized that many don’t know how to approach the issue. Ocean comes with over 120 creative, beautifully designed, and easy-to-use conversation starters to dip your toes into the mental health dialogue waters. Tune in to hear Sandra and Allison unbox and test the cards themselves! If you or anyone you know are ever experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the 24/7 Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

    20 min

  5. 07/12/2019

    Episode 8.0: BLOOPERS—Laughter Is Good for You!

    Sandra and Allison, our co-hosts, are first-time podcasters, so there have been hours and hours of bloopers in recording our first few episodes. Laughter can be great for your mental health, so laugh along with (and at) us in this sampling of just a few of our stutters, fumbles, failed ASMR snippets, hysterical laughter, and much more. If you or anyone you know are ever experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the 24/7 Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

    28 min

  6. 07/05/2019

    Episode 7.0: Decompress That Stress!

    Stress serves a natural biological purpose—way back when, it was our stress response that helped us survive when we stumbled upon a lion, got into a fight, or were chasing after our dinner. Stress can sometimes help us now, too—remember how fast you worked last time you started an essay an hour before it was due? However, chronic, never ending stress is becoming more and more common, with significant consequences on mental and physical health. We chat about what we can do about it in today’s episode. Remember that this isn’t a comprehensive review, and we encourage you to do more research! Our sources are below:  https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/understanding-critical-components-of-the-brains-stress-circuitry.shtml https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/stress/index.shtml https://people.com/health/teen-stress-rising-what-to-do/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress/art-20046037 If you or anyone you know are every experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the 24/7 Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

    14 min

  7. 06/28/2019

    Episode 6.0: Diving Into the Physical—Discussing Body Image and Eating Disorders

    Body image is something that we all have and lots of us struggle with, whether that’s comparing ourselves to others on social media or experiencing an eating disorder. There’s a range of different types of eating disorders and struggles with body image, which we discuss in this episode with special guest Beatrice Roussell. Find Beatrice’s recovery account on Instagram @beas.recovery! As always, this is not a comprehensive discussion of body image, and we encourage you to continue to explore this issue if you’re interested. Our sources are below: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/body-image-0 https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/warning-signs-and-symptoms https://www.psychalive.org/what-is-body-image/ https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/eating-disorders/what-are-eating-disorders If you or anyone you know are every experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the 24/7 Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

    15 min

  8. 06/21/2019

    Episode 5.0: Discussing Substance Use and Addiction

    Substance use is common, but dangerous. Not to spoil anyone’s fun, but to be honest, most of us probably have a story or two about what can happen as a consequence of substances. Listen to learn more about breaking down the stigma around substance use, the different types of substances and their effects, and what resources are out there. As always, this is a complex topic, and this episode is by no means comprehensive. We encourage you to do more research if you’re curious! By the way, we’re sorry about the audio on this one—someone may have forgotten to plug in the mic before we started rolling. Promise we’ll fix it next time, and we hope you’ll stick it out with us! *Resources* Need help? Here’s how to reach a couple of the resources we mentioned. Many more are just a Google search away! https://americanaddictioncenters.org/ https://landmarkrecovery.com/

    15 min
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Mental health is becoming an increasingly youth-centered crisis, but all too often, young people are left out of the conversation. Brain Waves is a podcast that elevates the voices of the unheard students--the ones It’s time for us to take action to combat the mental health crisis, and listening to Brain Waves is a great way to start. Tune in every Friday for a different mental health topic, told by the youth, for the youth.

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    StAMINA
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