This week we were joined by Erin Oke, a meditation teacher with a focus on self-care and emotional well-being. She has taught mindfulness skills in health care, education, corporate and non-profit settings as well as to individual clients. She is passionate about the confluence of meditation practice and social justice, and using mindfulness in the service of caring better for oneself and others. In this episode we discuss mindfulness, social justice, common misconceptions about meditation, and ways you can connect with your inner child. There is a 10 minute guided meditation practice at the end of this episode. We hope you find our discussion with Erin informative and engaging. As always, we are here for you.

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This week we were joined by Dr. Thomas Curran, a social and personality psychologist who has done extensive research on perfectionism. In this episode we discuss striving for perfectionism and its impact on mental health, the importance of destigmatizing failure/imperfections, and the ways in which perfectionism is tied to our culture and economy.  We hope you find this episode informative, engaging, and helpful. As always, we are here for you.

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In this episode we (Cooper and Lauren, founders of The Thrive Initiative) sit down to discuss Thrive's break, self compassion, the importance of listening to your needs, and our self care plans for Spring Break. We are both feeling enthusiastic and excited about the coming months for The Thrive Initiative. As always, we are here for you. 

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This week we were joined by Leslie Davenport, a licensed integrative psychotherapist and climate psychology consultant. Leslie is a founding member of the Institute for Health & Healing, one of the nations’ first and largest hospital-based integrative medicine programs. Her 25 years of medical experience developing an empowering and collaborative approach to resolving crises has informed her climate psychology model. She is the author of 3 books, including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change. In this episode we discuss climate change, its implications on mental health, negativity bias, and taking steps towards creating necessary change. We hope you find this episode informative, engaging, and helpful. As always, we are here for you. 

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This week we were joined by Dr. Daniel Barone, Associate Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine, to discuss all things sleep. We delve deep into topics such as healthy sleep habits, blue light's effect on sleep, and the science behind dreaming. We hope you find this episode informative and helpful. As always, we are here for you.

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This week we were so lucky to be joined by Elyse Resch, nutrition therapist and co-author Intuitive Eating. Elyse is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietician with over 38 years of experience. On this episode Elyse and Cooper break down Intuitive Eating, its common misconceptions, and Diet Culture. We hope you find this episode informative and helpful. As always, we are here for you. 

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This week we were joined by Victoria Garrick, former Division 1 Athlete (USC Women's Volleyball) and passionate advocate for mental health and body image. She founded the Hidden Opponent, a non-profit dedicated to creating a platform for student athletes struggling with their mental health, and hosts her very own podcast, RealPod. In this episode we discuss athletes and their mental health, body image struggles, and Victoria's journey to doing the incredibly impactful work she is known for today. We also took a moment to bond over a shared love: Taylor Swift. The three of us took a quick moment to discuss this at the end of the episode :)

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This week we (Cooper and Lauren, co-founders of the Thrive Initiative) met to discuss our two week break, the start of 2021, and our goals for ourselves and The Thrive Initiative in this New Year. We are excited for the year ahead and are honored to continue these important conversations about mental health and well-being. As always, we are here for you.

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This week we were joined by Cindy Chanin to discuss test anxiety, motivation, the college process, and scheduling your time in a balanced, sustainable way. Cindy is an educator and mentor, as well as the founder of Rainbow EDU Consulting. In this episode Cindy shared insights on online learning and finding happiness, success, and balance, especially as we head into these final few weeks of school. We hope you find this episode informative, engaging, and helpful. As always, we are here for you.

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