The Wondering Mind

In today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Jennifer Tarm. Jennifer (she/they) is an Asian American therapist-in-training and community organizer. She is registered as associate marriage and family therapist and is currently pursuing her doctorate in counseling psychology. With her passion in advancing and addressing BIPOC mental health from a system's perspective, she is a team member at Asian Mental Health Project (AMHP), a nonprofit dedicated to educating and empowering the pan-Asian community to seek mental health services. During the time of the recording she served as the Director of Operations & Special Projects. She currently serves as the Director of Partnerships for AMHP. In todays episode, Jennifer explains what the mission and purpose of Asian Mental Health Project is, how it came to be, and why it's such an important resource for the AAPI community. She also goes into detail regarding her own personal mental health journey. Jennifer gets candid about the barriers she has had to overcome as an Asian American, how she felt it was her duty to live up to her families expectations of her regardless of how it made her feel, and how generational trauma, lack of mental health resources and a lack of community almost made her flunk out of college. Lastly, she explains how seeking therapy helped her gain clarity regarding her identity and her life.

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In today's episode I speak with poet and host of the Words of Heart podcast, Dionne Sanchez.

Dionne tells her truth about what it was like being bullied as a child and young teen and how her peers constantly left her out and reminded her that she was "different", ultimately leading Dionne to battle severe mental health issues that almost cost her, her life.

During this conversation, Dionne shares with us some coping tools that helped her overcome her traumas, and she also shares what it took in order for her to finally find her tribe.

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Creating The Wondering Mind- a mental health podcast and The Wondering Mind Co. a mental health merchandising brand, is a lot of work. It takes a lot of time, money & energy. My main goal is to continue to help YOU, as well as evolve, grow and improve each piece of content, in hopes to break mental health stigmas & normalize having candid conversations about our mental health. Any little bit of support can go a long way over here. Thank you as always 💚

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**Warning-This episode contains talks of suicide, emotional abuse, sexual assault and self harm**

In today's episode Jessica dives into a TON of different topics surrounding her life and mental health. From leaving a Mormon cult, having an emotionally abusive mother, being sexually assaulted in college, experiences 2 hospitalizations and more.
This episode is a heavy one but Jessica makes it fun while we chat all about her mental health journey and experiences.

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Amanda Young, author of Jumo the unicorn and host of the Sunshine and Rainbows podcast tells her tale of finding her purpose after being let go from her dream job and how through therapy she was able to find her own independent identity separate from her career. She also shares for the first time publicly, how she was able to navigate through being newly diagnosed with bi-polar 2 disorder and how choosing to get help and take medication essentially saved her life.

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This week's episode features Louisville District 4 Councilman, Simmons College of KY Professor and hip-hop/classical musician Jecorey Arthur.

Jecorey opens up about his mental health journey, how being a musician provided him a safe, creative space that initially saved him from living a life that he did not want to lead and set him on the path to live a life of purpose.

Jecorey also shares with us how becoming a councilman has impacted his mental health and his life.

He also provides some simple and very useful tips that he utilizes throughout his daily life to help him stay on top of things and to avoid burn out.

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Creating The Wondering Mind- a mental health podcast and The Wondering Mind Co. a mental health merchandising brand, is a lot of work. It takes a lot of time, money & energy. My main goal is to continue to help YOU, as well as evolve, grow and improve each piece of content, in hopes to break mental health stigmas & normalize having candid conversations about our mental health. So any little bit of support can go a long way over here. Thank you as always 💚

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Find out where to stream the show, listen to Emily's interviews on other Podcast's + so much more.

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