For a special holiday episode, we’re joined with journalist Sara Radin, who covers culture and mental health for publications including The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Vogue, Refinery29, Buzzfeed, MTV News, VICE, and more. We talk with Sara about how we’re all feeling at this stage of the pandemic and during the holiday season, how to have more open mental health conversations with your friends, how she’s navigated finding the right balance of medication, and why you should find a therapist while you’re still medium-well (and not waiting to the point of crisis).

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