Mindful Headlines

How do you find a mentor? Who should be a mentor? And how do you become a successful mentor?

LaKesha Kimbrough, who oversees the mentoring work Seattle University does in the surrounding community, shares the importance of mentorship, both for the mentor and mentee.

 

Read the article on this story on king5.com.

 

Resources:

2020 Northwestern University study on mentorship in STEM

Seattle University Youth Initiative

In this week’s Mindful Headlines podcast, host Jessica Janner Castro talked with Dr. Avanti Bergquist, a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist, about parental anxiety during the back-to-school season.

Bergquist, who’s also on the Renton School Board and a mom of two elementary-aged children, said being flexible and allowing for change is more beneficial than obsessing over possible changes that may or may not occur in the upcoming school year.

 

Read the article on this podcast on king5.com.

 

Resources for parents

American Academy of Pediatrics

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Dr. Neeru Bakshi, medical director at Eating Recovery Center of Washington and an expert in the field of adolescent psychiatry, helps parents navigate conversations with their children about starting a new school year amid the pandemic.

 

Read the article about this episode on king5.com.

 

Watch the interview with Dr. Bakshi on YouTube.

 

Resources for parents

American Academy of Pediatrics

Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard sat down with Jessica Janner Castro on the “Mindful Headlines” podcast to talk about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and mental health.

The seven-time Olympic medalist and former world record holder explained the immense pressure athletes face at the games.

Beard has publicly shared her own struggles with depression and substance abuse, even writing a book titled “In the Water They Can’t See You Cry: A Memoir.”

 

Read this story on king5.com.

Resources

Beard Swim Co.

Hope Floats Foundation

State Sen. T’wina Nobles discusses overcoming adversity in her life and how it’s inspired legislation she sponsored this legislative session.

 

Nobles made headlines last fall when she defeated Republican incumbent Steve O’Ban to represent the 28th Legislative District, which includes Lakewood, University Place, DuPont and parts of Tacoma. Nobles’ election was significant, because she became the first Black state senator in the Washington state Legislature since 2010.

 

Read the story on king5.com.

 

Background on legislation sponsored by Nobles

Senate Bill 5184: Establishes a contact in K-12 schools for all students in foster care.

Senate Bill 5293: Addressing mental health sentencing alternatives.

This week on the Mindful Headlines podcast, we hear from Fred Rivera, executive vice president and general counsel for the Mariners. Rivera talks about the challenges for the team during a pandemic, the team’s ongoing work with social and youth programs, promoting minority-owned business at the park and the team’s responsibility to the entire Pacific Northwest community.

 

Programs mentioned in the podcast

Mariners community outreach overview

Home Base Program

Hometown Nine

On BASE

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced in early June that the state will be offering up a slew of prizes to residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. All vaccinated residents are immediately eligible for the lottery-style drawing.

In this episode, KING 5 anchor Jessica Janner Castro takes a deeper look at the lottery. She spoke with Puget Sound University Professor Garrett Milam, Ph.D., about how the vaccine lottery is different from a traditional lottery, how it might change some people’s behavior, who is influenced by this kind of incentive, and why we often daydream about winning the big prize!

Read the KING 5 article on this podcast.

 

Background resources

Professor Garrett Milam, Ph.D.

Washington State Lottery

“When will you have kids? When will you make me a grandmother? You’re not getting any younger!” 

The pressure to start a family can be overwhelming for many couples, especially at family get-togethers like Father’s Day and Fourth of July. 

About one in eight couples struggle with infertility.

This week on the Mindful Headlines podcast, Dr. Lora Shahine, a Seattle-based fertility doctor with Pacific NW Fertility, explains why infertility isn’t small talk. She gives helpful advice on how to navigate uncomfortable situations, explains why stress and infertility often go hand-in-hand and offers tips on how to deal with the financial difficulties of paying for infertility treatments.

 

Read the KING 5 article on this podcast.

 

Additional resources

Fertility Out Loud

RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association

Dr. Shahine’s website and blog

Pacific NW Fertility

 

Infertility funding resources

Baby Quest Foundation: A nonprofit organization providing grants twice a year. More than 100 babies have been born through this organization to date. Shahine has been on the board of Baby Quest since 2015 and witnessed firsthand how hard founder Pamela Hirsch and her team work tirelessly to help recipients meet as much of the cost of the cycle as possible.

Apply for a grant with Baby Quest.

Tinina Q Cade Foundation (Cade Foundation): A nonprofit organization that was started in 2005 to provide information support and financial assistance to help needy infertile families overcome infertility.

The Hope For Fertility grants: This group established their national grant to help couples overcome the financial difficulties that come with infertility treatments. The frequency and amount of grants is based on the availability of funds raised throughout the year. Typically grants are awarded twice a year but may be more or less frequent. Grant amounts typically range from $250 to $5,000. A $50 application fee is required and is considered a donation, which may be tax deductible.

Learn more about applying for a grant with The Hope for Fertility Foundation.

Parental Hope grants: Their mission is to raise infertility awareness and provide emotional and financial support to hopeful couples battling infertility. They have grants for different types of treatment.

Apply for a grant with Parental Hope.

Aneden Gives: A nonprofit organization that believes fertility treatment should be accessible to all and that they are helping one family at a time.

There has been a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in Washington state and across the country since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

In this episode, KING 5 anchor Jessica Janner Castro has a conversation with Rahul Gupta, education and tours director at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. The museum is located in the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.

 

Gupta shared how the museum creates educational content for schools and how its mission is to change the minds of its visitors: to make them more open, interested and willing to learn.

 

Read the article about this story on king5.com.

 

Resources

Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience

Digital Wing Luke

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Seattle Japanese Garden

Seattle Chinese Garden

Bainbridge Island Japanese Community

Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Washington ranks 43rd for youth mental health access in our country, and it can take six months or more to see a therapist. The global pandemic only further exhausted a system that was already strained.

 

 

In this pilot episode of the "Mindful Headlines" podcast, KING 5 anchor Jessica Janner Castro has a conversation with Dr. Neeru Bakshi about the youth mental health crisis happening in Washington state and across the country. Bakshi is the medical director at the Eating Recovery Center of Washington and an expert in the field of adolescent psychiatry. She also does work with the University of Washington and is a parent herself.

 

Read the article about this story on king5.com.

 

Resources

Eating Recovery Center of Washington

Pathlight Mood & Anxiety

Information for parents from the American Academy of Pediatrics 

The American Medical Association

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)

"Psychology Today" magazine and online resource hub

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) information on adolescent and school health

Washington State Department of Health resources for teens and young adults

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Washington State Teenline: A confidential 24-hour crisis intervention service for teens: 1-800-562-1240

National Youth Crisis Hotline: A 24-hour crisis line for any crisis from pregnancy to drugs to depression: 1-800-448-4663