Dina Coughlan's Inspiring Mental Health Journey

04/17/23 • 27 min

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Dina Coughlan received professional help for a mental health crisis at 19 years old. Today, she is a mental health advocate who shares her experience with the goal of being a Mental Health Empowerment Speaker. We dive into her journey, how she became open/honest about her struggles and her future goals.

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Sherri Gentile is a mom of three who is running the Chicago Marathon in 2023 to bring attention to Postpartum Depression. We talk about the effects of Postpartum Depression after her first two pregnancies and how being open and honest about her past experience helped her navigate through her third pregnancy. We also discuss what inspired her to take part in the Chicago Marathon for Team NoStigmas.

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Animal Assisted Therapy With Meghan Landry

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Meghan Landry is a Certified Child Life Specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center and main handler of Valentina, a full-time animal assistant at UMass Memorial's Children’s Medical Center. We talk with Meghan about the benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy in a hospital setting, how she got paired up with her canine sidekick and how Valentina provides help for her when they're off duty.

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Make a donation to help Valentina: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/umassmemorialanimalassistedtherapy