On this episode of the TBH podcast we talk with Shvethaa Jayakumar, a Bay Area native and current student of Rutgers University. She is a huge advocate for mental health and women's empowerment and works to break barriers and challenge stereotypes. In addition to her advocacy work, she is a female motorsports content creator, with a specific emphasis on Formula 1 and a supporter of the #womeninmotorsport movement.

Through Part 1 of the interview with Shvethaa, we cover topics including the cultural stigmas that exist around behavioral health within Asian (in particular, South Asian) communities and how to approach family members who may not understand what you're going through.

Stay tuned for Part 2 in which Shvethaa shares more about what makes her passionate about mental health and her journey into the world of F1 motorsports.

To learn more about Shvethaa or get in contact with her, you can find her on Instagram or check out her YouTube channel!

Thank you for listening to the To Be Honest podcast! We hope to be an open platform to youth and young adults across the Bay Area who would like to talk about their experience(s) with mental health and substance use.

If you would like to share your own behavioral health story, please email us at [email protected].  Learn more about the To Be Honest campaign and discover resources at www.tobehonest.today

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To Be Honest is a behavioral health stigma reduction campaign for youth, transitional aged youth and their families in Santa Clara County, created by Momentum for Health and sponsored by District 4 Inventory Funds (Santa Clara County), Republic Urban Properties and Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Community Benefit Program.

Editors: Avery Cruz & Peyton Dillehay

Music: Julia Steele

Recorded: November 20, 2020