Minding Your Mind

Martin Khodabakhshian discusses his career as an ESPN producer and how he is able to incorporate mental health education with some of the world's best athletes.

Jennifer Marshall talks about managing her mental health, sharing her path to recovery and what led her to become the co-founder and executive director of This Is My Brave- a platform to bring stories of mental illness and addiction into the spotlight.

TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast mentions a suicide attempt. 

USS strongman heavyweight national champion, Joey Szatmary, wants people to know that there is no stereotypical picture when it comes to someone who deals with mental health challenges. Depression, anger issues, and suicidal ideations were not things that most of the people in Joeys life knew that he dealt with. Through working with counselors, finding a passion in weightlifting, and developing simple strategies that he can count on, Joey completely turned his situation around.

Jordan Burnham interviews Dr. Carol Labor on intergenerational trauma in the black community and the importance of activism moving forward. Utilizing her lived experience of depression and trauma, Dr. Carol Labor specializes in psychoeducation on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in vulnerable communities. She shares her insight and her journey on finding her voice through lived experiences and advocating for others.

In this episode, Evan Transue and Lucas Wolfe discuss Lucas’ new book ‘My Perfect Life: How Depression Almost Ended It and How I Found Purpose Through Pain” and how the book relates to Minding Your Mind’s mission

Find the book here!

https://www.amazon.com/My-Perfect-Life-Depression-Purpose/dp/B08FBNGF2F/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=my+perfect+life+by+lucas+wolfe&qid=1599600217&sr=8-1

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode consists of heavy and potentially triggering material. 

In this interview Aaron discusses trauma during his childhood and his unhealthy way of coping with it in the form of substance misuse. Aaron shares his story today to spread hope and encourage others to reach out for help when needed. Aaron is currently thriving in his recovery because of the treatment he received. 

An interview with Autumn Farr, founder and CEO of Toi Magazine. Autumn discusses her experience overcoming adversity for minority mental health awareness month.

Minding My Mind is a podcast series by Jordan Burnham where he discusses current events and relevant topics. In this episode, Jordan discusses George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter Movement and what allyship means.

An interview with Jill Gleeson around her experience teaching during COVID-19 and what she's learned from her students.

An interview with RJ, a graduating high school student. RJ speaks around graduating during a pandemic and his experience during quarantine.