Sit Down with Sam

In this episode Sam sits down with Jairon Jackson of Architects of Hope. Jairon, along with his brother Damone founded Architects of Hope in 2015. Architects of Hope, is a community grassroots organization that focuses on leadership and 21st century college and career preparedness for youth throughout the Sacramento area. Their target population is inner city at-risk students in elementary, middle, and high school.https://architectsofhope.us/

In the first episode of Season 2, Sam sits down with Isaiah. Isaiah is a High School junior who reflected on mental health during the pandemic and used his passion to become his schools first awareness director and help others.

In this episode, Sam talks with Allison Malmon the Founder and Executive Director of Active Minds. Allison shares her inspiring story of turning tragedy into supporting others with mental health challenges.Emergency Numbers: National Crisis Line: 1-800-273-TALK. (1-800-273-8255)Text Line: text BRAVE to 741741Links:activeminds.orgzcares.org/sam

In this episode, Sam speaks with the one and only Claudine Wong of Bay Area KTVU Fox 2 News. Claudine shares her amazing story of chasing her dreams throughout her career in journalism.Linksktvu.com/person/w/claudine-wongmindoutloud.orgzcares.org/sam

In this inspiring episode, Sam talks with Jack who shares his story of believing in himself and overcoming his own mental health blocks to realize his dream of playing college basketballLink:zcares.org/sam

In this powerful episode, Sam talks with Z-Cares youth board member Caty about her journey with depression and shows that every path is unique and there is always hope.Link:zcares.org

Sam has a meaningful conversation with Derek Zamudio. Derek shares his personal experience with mental health and his motivation to get involved with a mental health organization. He defines the '3 masks' we all wear in dealing with our mental healthLinkzcares.org

Sam has an insightful conversation with Abraham Sculley. Abraham shares his journey with depression and has some informative tips for how he learned to cope. He shares snip-its from his book Unlearn The Lies (link below)Unlearn The Lies: A Guide to Reshaping the Way We Think about DepressionBy Abraham Sculley

In her premier episode, Sam introduces herself and shares her motivation to ending the stigma with mental health. In upcoming episodes. Sam looks forward to bringing inspiring guests to share their personal stories of resilience and hope in their journey with mental health.Send questions to Sam at https://zcares.org/sam