Acclaimed actor and activist Michael K. Williams joins Lily for a special episode on honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Michael discusses the mental health repercussions of systemic racism and oppression, advocating for police and prison reform. Michael also shares his initiative, Crew Count, which takes a multi-layered approach to undo the harm of the NYPD’s Operation Crew Cut by engaging the most marginalized and disenfranchised community members in the voting process while also addressing gun violence and food insecurity.

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Originally aired JANUARY 18, 2021

Musician Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses joins Lily to discuss their dual experiences with anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. Duff doesn't hold back about his experience with addiction as self-medication for mental health struggles and how he takes care of his well being now. Duff and Lily chat about family life and how to talk openly about difficult topics with your family.

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Originally aired AUGUST 10, 2020

Model and social media sensation, Sir Carter, gets real about the intersectionality of mental health and the importance of being vulnerable. Sir and Lily explore race, sexuality, and gender, discussing how these identities intersect with mental health. They also consider how social media can actually help us instead of hurt us, as they talk about the positives of sharing your struggles on a public platform.

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Originally aired AUGUST 3, 2020

How are you? How are you REALLY? Dr. Marc Brackett, founder and director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, teaches us the importance of answering that question honestly. A leading expert on social emotional learning, Dr. Brackett and Lily speak openly about their challenges, making a case for infusing emotional intelligence into the DNA of our society on all levels and encouraging each of us to become "emotion scientists."

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Originally aired JULY 27, 2020

Welcome to the first episode of Mind Wide Open, a mental health centered podcast created and hosted by Lily Cornell Silver. The series originally launched on what would have been her dad's 56th birthday. Trauma expert Laura Vandernoot Lipsky is a natural first guest as an author, founder of The Trauma Stewardship Institute, and mentor to Lily. Lily and Laura articulately face difficult topics head on; they unpack their own struggles with grief, suicidal ideation, and mental health, setting a tone of radical vulnerability that permeates the rest of the series. Laura also speaks on the "age of overwhelm" that we all live in, racial violence and intergenerational trauma, and how to navigate hardships and crises.

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Originally aired JULY 20, 2020