She Persisted
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After a year and a half of intensive treatment for severe depression and anxiety, 18-year-old Sadie recounts her journey by interviewing family members, professionals, and fellow teens to offer self-improvement tips, DBT education, and personal experiences. She Persisted is the reminder that someone else has been there too and your inspiration to live your life worth living.
She Persisted
1w ago
#183 Today's guest is Judith Joseph, M.D., M.B.A.— a board-certified psychiatrist and researcher, Chair of Women in Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Medical Center, and founder of the first research lab to study high-functioning mental health conditions. She posts social media content for over 1 million followers and recently received a Congressional Proclamation from the U.S. House of Representatives for her social media advocacy and research. In this episode, we discuss:
+ Why high-functioning mental healt ..read more
She Persisted
2w ago
#182 Today's guest is Dr. David Rosmarin— an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a program director at McLean Hospital, and founder of Center for Anxiety—a practice that services over 1,000 patients per year in multiple states. Dr. Rosmarin studies the relevance of spirituality to mental health and his work has been featured in CNN, NPR, Scientific American, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. In this episode, we discuss:
+ A clinical definition of anxiety
+ Differences between fear, anxiety, & worry
+ The relationship between rumination & soci ..read more
She Persisted
1M ago
#181 In this week's solo episode, I react to mental health posts on Reddit! I give my most honest responses to mental health storytimes and share my best advice on a bunch of mental health questions. I respond to posts that cover topics such as:
+ Feeling hopeless
+ Being sad versus being depressed
+ Helping a friend with their mental health
+ Why Gen Z struggles with mental health
+ Losing motivation in school & other activities
+ Opening up about trauma & overcoming trust issues
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+ Original Reddit thread
+ Send me your episode topics!
+ She Persisted Ep. 28 feat. Dr. Blaise ..read more
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1M ago
#180 Today's guest is Dr. Roberto Olivardia— a clinical psychologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School and founder of a private practice that specializes in treating ADHD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, OCD, eating disorders, and other issues that face students with learning disabilities. Dr. Olivardia also has lived experience as someone with ADHD and learning differences, as well as being the parent of two teenagers with ADHD and Dyslexia. In this episode, we discuss:
+ Why ADHD can be so hard to diagnose
+ Why ADHD is diagnosed less in women
+ Less well-known symptoms of ADHD
+ Common misco ..read more
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1M ago
#179 Today's guest is Dr. Jessica Gomez— a bilingual licensed psychologist and executive director of Momentous Institute. Dr. Gomez has over 17 years of experience working to create healthy communities that provide children with access to quality education and mental health services. In this episode, we discuss:
+ The role of family in teen mental health struggles
+ When parents resist getting involved with their teen's mental health
+ How schools play a role in students' mental health
+ What school systems could do to improve the youth mental health crisis
+ Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE ..read more
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1M ago
#178 In this week's solo episode, I discuss my ultimate mental health hot takes! I give my most honest takes on what works and what doesn't when it comes to your mental health and share some of my favorite mental health tips I've learned throughout my recovery. I give my hot takes on topics such as:
+ Mental health progression & regression
+ What you should do when your mental health ISN'T struggling
+ Why positive psychology is absolutely necessary
+ Teens going to each other for mental health advice
+ Why EVERYONE should do exposure therapy
+ Why there are no reputable therapeutic boardi ..read more
She Persisted
2M ago
#177 Today's guest is Jeff Kallil— a life coach and entrepreneur who helps lead and manage five family businesses. As a life coach, Jeff is deeply dedicated to reigniting the spark of self-belief in others and rebuilding their self-worth— a mission born from his own healing journey through emotional and narcissistic abuse. In this episode we discuss:
+ Jeff's journey into the mental health space
+ His top four tips for starting college
+ The crucial role of self-esteem in college & how you can boost it
+ Signs that you should focus on improving your self-esteem
+ How our relationships ..read more
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2M ago
#176 Today's guest is Dr. Maddy Ellberger, PhD, LCSW— a licensed clinical social worker and adjunct professor at Columbia University who received her Masters and Doctoral training in Clinical Social Work from Columbia University and New York University. She is the founder of Downtown Behavioral Wellness, a therapeutic practice that utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). In this episode we discuss:
+ Differences between CBT & DBT
+ The origins of DBT
+ How DBT works to change behaviors ..read more
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2M ago
#175 In this week's solo episode, I discuss why we invalidate our emotions and the power of self-validating! I share what self-validation is and how it's used in DBT, the two most common ways that people self-invalidate, why we self-invalidate and the consequences of doing so, the cycle of self-invalidation, three skills you can use to start validating your emotions, how to make self-validation a habit, goals to set and exercises to practice so you can start self-validating, and your most-asked questions on self-invalidation. If you want to stop judging yourself for your emotions and start acc ..read more
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2M ago
#174 Today's guest is Dr. Emily Anhalt— a psychologist, emotional fitness consultant, and the CoFounder and Chief Clinical Officer of Coa, the gym for mental health. For the past thirteen years, Dr. Anhalt has been working clinically with executives, founders, and tech employees, and has conducted extensive research with prominent psychologists and entrepreneurs about how leaders can improve their emotional fitness. We discuss how she started specializing in emotional fitness, the seven traits of emotional fitness that can help you succeed, key ways you can start to build your emotio ..read more