Hosted by CHS Senior Pranav Eranki, this special podcast series features discussions with students and faculty on topics ranging from philosophy to social issues in a nuanced and structured format. This first episode is a wide-ranging conversation on mental health with U-Wisc student Ben Hayum, Cal freshman Roshan Regula, CHS Senior Amrutha Vaidyam, and CHS School-Based Therapist Denise Salin.
Shifts in mental health: 3:30
Stigma in mental health: 12:07
Social media: 28:15
Overload of stimuli (news, phones, etc): 42:20
Substance usage/abuse - 59:00
In-school resources: 1:06:30
Online resources (meditation, etc): 1:11:50
Speaker anecdotes for things that work 1:21:10
Dopamine detoxes: 1:33:15
Resetting pavlovian connections for boredom: 1:38:10
Stress relief tools: 1:40:00
Ego (cognitive reappraisal, identity, etc): 1:49:00
Manifestation: 1:57:35
Don't take things for granted: 1:59:50
Take the right steps: 2:00:20