each voice

This episode, I’m joined by Erika Rayo, a fellow mental health advocate. She shares her experience as a high schooler with bilateral hip dysplasia, having to miss out on extracurricular opportunities due to missing school for treatments and surgeries. She discusses how she felt her growth was “stunted” due to not being able to focus on understanding the world around her like her peers during the first year of high school. Erika shares how her mindset has changed throughout her past three years, battling jealousy and competition with peers. Tune in to this episode to learn about the connections between mental and physical health while listening to our different high school experiences.

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Today I'm joined by Yukti Rustagi, a psychologist based in India. In this episode, she shares what she's learned after researching and reading literature on topics such as decision making. She discusses the different ways adults and adolescents approach decision making. She also talks about her newest interest - marriage. She discusses the lack of research done on newlywed women in India, and how their mental health is affected during the early stages of marriage. Yukti also shares the insights that she's gained through pursuing psychology to becoming a clinical psychologist.

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In this episode, I’m joined by Kaylin-Jean Louis, a radio show host and college student. She talks about her journey to becoming a radio show host, fueled by her love of expression. We both discuss how family shape our lives, with Kaylin serving as a caregiver for her grandma with Alzheimer’s Disease. We also briefly discuss cultural values, both having immigrant families. Kaylin also discusses how she balances all of her activities while prioritizing family.

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This episode features Tatianna Crawford, a fellow ambassador at Robbie's Hope - a youth-led suicide prevention movement. Tatianna shares her story growing up with anxiety, feeling like the "odd one out" due to her extreme fears and thoughts. She talks about her process towards diagnosis and journey to finding the right medication. She also discusses the way that finding a community helped her through her journey, inspiring her to give back through working as a junior counselor and mental health advocate.

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This episode, I’m joined by Dr. Leah Singh & Dr. Nicole Greenberg of the Florida State University Children’s Learning Clinic, a center focused on ADHD diagnosis and treatment in children. Dr. Singh & Dr. Greenberg help debunk myths regarding ADHD frequently circulating in social media and explain the basics of the disorder. We walk through the impairments associated with ADHD and how those can relate to everyday life and friendships. We also touch on evaluation and assessing ADHD, then briefly discuss ADHD treatment. 

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Jaclyn Tipton, the Director of Marketing & Development at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Tallahassee Chapter. She talks about all the stages and transitions she went through before ending up at her dream job - all while actively combatting mental health conditions. She discusses the way that her friendships and relationships have shaped her, even long distance friends from high school. We discuss the importance of maintaining relationships through effort. 

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This episode, I’m joined by Dr. Lisa Hinkelman, the CEO of Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX), an organization focused on helping girls life their best life. We discuss the pressure that society puts on girls to act and live a certain way, and Dr. Hinkelman presents data ROX has collected through their Girls’ Index™ that showcase trends in decreasing confidence in girls. We touch on insecurity, jealousy, and toxic competition between girls as well as social media’s impacts on this.

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Over the years, I’ve learned that the violin served as a manifestation of my lack of confidence. I’ve has always felt like playing the violin was extremely difficult for me, and was embarrassed to admit it was something “outside of my comfort zone”. However, I began to accept and recognize my feelings, allowing me to start working towards trusting myself. In this episode, I talk about how I felt throughout the process of learning the violin and how my struggles with confidence and doubting myself affected it. 

In this episode of Each Voice, Haasini is joined by Niti, the author of a book on spirituality titled “Vibrations Around Us.” Niti introduces the concept of spirituality and connects it with everyday life. Haasini and Niti discuss the importance of using affirmations to boost confidence and self-esteem. They talk about spiritual awakenings, and how it feels to be connected with the universe. Tune in to learn more about spirituality and how to use it to better your mind!

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Haasini interviews Ashmita Annamalai, an avid mental health and suicide prevention advocate. They talk about all things school and mental health, including how they balance homework and mental health, how they deal with being in competitive environments, and how they approach learning. Also, they discuss school-based mental health resources and how improvements in these resources are necessary.

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