Episode 129: Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health in Marginalized Communities with Dr. Nina Kaiser

In this episode of the F*ck Saving Face podcast, Judy Tsuei speaks with Dr. Nina Kaiser, a licensed psychologist and founder of Practice San Francisco. They discuss the importance of mental health for marginalized communities, the stigma surrounding mental health treatment, and the need for early intervention. 

Dr. Kaiser emphasizes the significance of community support and the role of parents in fostering their children's emotional well-being. The conversation also touches on coping with collective grief, the challenges of parenting, and the power of mindfulness and presence in navigating life's difficulties.

More about Dr. Nina Kaiser: 

Dr. Nina Kaiser is a licensed psychologist (CA PSY 22555), mom to two boys, and founder of Practice San Francisco, a multi-location Bay Area mental health and wellness center providing evidence-based intervention and educational prevention services to kids, families, schools, and corporations.  Dr. Kaiser has twenty years of experience in mental health across university, medical, and outpatient settings, and has been featured as an expert mental health source in the New York Times, National Geographic, Real Simple, and Parents Magazine, among others. She has years of personal experience juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship, and is an experienced and dynamic speaker on all things related to child and parent mental health, parenthood, motherhood, and entrepreneurship.

Sound Bites

• "The earlier we can reach families, the better."
• "It's collective grief, collective trauma."
• "You're not alone in an experience."
• "Don't freak out. It's okay to underreact."
• "Life is already a lot."
• "The power of the pause is so important."
• "It's all about community support."

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