Welcome to See Change Sessions with Alittlegail! This podcast in collaboration with See Change and hosted by Abigail McDonnell, is all about starting the conversation and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and the difficulties that may come within it. This week Abigail talks to See Change Ambassador Adrian Yeates, an amazing advocate for Mental […]
Welcome to See Change Sessions with Alittlegail! This podcast in collaboration with See Change and hosted by Abigail McDonnell, is all about starting the conversation and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and the difficulties that may come within it. This week Abigail talks to See Change Ambassador Jess Mc Caul @jesskadenise, an amazing advocate
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at Columbia University and past President of the American Psychiatric Association, envisions that breaking down the barrier which arises from our stigmatizing mental health would result in better treatment for millions of individuals. Jeffrey Lieberman has devoted his life to the study and treatment of mental illness.
For this episode, we will do a deep dive into the world of anti anxiety medication. Rosie is a psychiatrist who deals with a lot of patients presenting with anxiety symptoms. She helps me to breakdown the different kinds of medication, how anti-depressants work in treating anxiety, what you need to know about the first
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Ruby Wax: What’s So Funny About Mental Illness? Diseases of the body garner sympathy, says comedian Ruby Wax — except those of the brain. Why is that? With dazzling energy and humor, Wax, diagnosed a decade ago with clinical depression, urges us to put an end to the stigma of mental illness.
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Kevin Breel : Confessions of a Depressed Comic Kevin Breel didn’t look like a depressed kid: team captain, at every party, funny and confident. But he tells the story of the night he realized that — to save his own life — he needed to say four simple words.
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Jeremy Forbes: How to Start a Conversation About Suicide Is there someone in your life dealing with anxiety, depression or thoughts of suicide — but is too ashamed to talk about it? Jeremy Forbes saw this happening around him, and now he’s on a mission to teach people how to start a conversation about it.
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AUTISTIC BEHAVIOR – The way we explore and play has been pathologized. We learn through our senses—like all humans have. But if Autistic people are going to keep being stigmatized and misunderstood for that, we need to really ask questions about existing cultural norms and attitudes. This video is by Agony Autie- Find more at
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This episode turns the lens on ourselves: because while the mental health system needs to be fixed, we have to look at our role in that as a society. We need to ask ourselves: do we have an epidemic of mental health problems in Ireland? How do we contribute to poor mental health through stigma,
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