Ohlone Mental Health Edition

Welcome to a new year at Ohlone College! Today, we get to meet some of the new Student Wellness Ambassadors at STEP Up for the 2021-2022 school year. Hosting this episode is Soliyana, the first deaf student at STEP Up. Joining her today are Mariel, Brian, and Quang, and they are here to represent the rest of the cohort and continue or work on normalizing conversations around mental health.

Join us in our final episode of our Equity Scholars Series! This episode, we are joined by Dr. Maggie Mckenzie, co-coordinator of the UMOJA program at Ohlone. Tune in to learn more about Maggie and the program!

Tune in to hear from our Equity Scholars, who are joined by special guests Melina Winterton and Janine Greer from Berkeley City College.

With the academic year coming to an end, new beginnings are on the horizon. The Student Wellness Ambassadors are getting ready to pass the torch to the next cohort, and on today's episode the PodSquad speaks openly about how they have grown in the role of being an Ambassador.

We all talk to ourselves, but how do you talk to yourself? In this episode of Note to Self, the PodSquad peels back the layers of self-talk, as we unpack the importance of speaking to oneself in a supportive and compassionate tone.

In this episode, the Equity Scholars are joined by Adela Kimball, Ohlone's Puente counselor and instructor. Tune in to learn more about Adela and her work with the Puente program!

The PodSquad is joined by Robin Kurotori of Ohlone's Kinesiology and Health Department. Together they will discuss the importance of mindfulness, what it is and what it is not, and explore how mindfulness techniques can improve the quality of our lives.

In this episode, the scholars are joined by Program Coordinator Elizabeth Ramirez. Tune in to learn more about her upbringing and her role of the Puente club at Ohlone College.

In this episode of Note to Self, we are joined once again by Erica, an original member of the PodSquad, who took a break from her studies at Ohlone to focus on her mental health. Erica and the team discuss the benefits, challenges, and importance of "stepping back."

This week, our scholars are joined by Lu, Xiong, and Camillia from the California Reducing Disparities Project. Tune in to learn more about the amazing programs they work on year round.