PodCAPS

PodCAPS

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PodCAPS episodes

  • PodCAPS Spring 2026 Eps 1: Holidays and Mental Health

    The holiday season can bring connection, joy, and celebration—but it can also come with stress, grief, family conflict, and emotional overwhelm. In this episode of PodCAPS, UTA CAPS Ambassadors Nico Nino, Travis Wainscott, and Leslie Pacheco explore how the holidays can impact mental health and share practical strategies for coping, setting boundaries, and prioritizing self-care.

    Whether the holidays feel exciting, complicated, or exhausting, this conversation offers validation, insight, and support for navigating the season with intention.

    27 min
  • UTA PodCAPS: Impact of Transition in College

    Please enjoy the CAPS Ambassadors 2nd PodCaps release of Fall 2023. Join their discussion about common issues they faced transitioning into college.


    Please join UTA CAPS for Fresh Check on Wednesday10/4/23 11am-2pm at UTA central library mall! Check in on your mental health, free food and giveaways.

    29 min
  • Relationship with Parents

    Whether you feel your parents are too much of a friend for you or too much of a parent, or if you feel it is hard to maintain a healthy boundary with them, then this episode is for you. In the first episode of the new season, 5 CAPS ambassadors (Julissa, Haleigh, Brittany, Daniel and Reza) discuss their personal feelings, challenges and perspectives about their relationships with their parents very openly.

    1 hr 30 min
  • How to Stay Motivated?

    Reza, Ayleanna and Andrew, three UTA CAPS ambassadors, honestly share what helps them to stay motivated and where they have struggled to do so.


    Music: Chill Days by Lakey Inspired

    49 min
  • Counseling and Therapy

    Four ambassadors from CAPS at UTA with a special guest, Dr. Cindy Manzano, debunk the myths regarding counseling and talk about what it is like to go to counseling. After the departure of Andrea, Andrew Arias is the new member of the PodCAPS team joining the old faithful members in Reza, Ayleanna and Daniel.


    Music: Chill Days by Lakey Inspired

    1 hr 4 min

About PodCAPS

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Welcome to PodCAPS - where mental health matters! This is a podcast run by the UT Arlington CAPS student outreach team, your very own CAPS Ambassadors. We'll be discussing various mental health…