#33 State of COVID & healing our queer Asian identities with Dr. JT (Jonathan Tolentino)

11/07/21 • 69 min

We have another beautiful episode chatting about COVID, our mental health, and our future. We're joined by an extra special guest Dr. JT, Jonathan Tolentino, who is the Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency program at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at University of Miami.

In this episode we talk about:

The state of COVID and vaccinations
Navigating misinformation through COVID
How communities have learned through history of AIDS and SARS
GaysOverCOVID and quarrels within our queer community during COVID
Sexual and ethnic minority stress theory on how we see and react to the world
Breaking out of the cycle of comparison, judgement, self-criticism
How to become allies with one another - especially within our LGBTQ+ community
Becoming more aware of our privilege
Jonathan's coming out story
Navigating queer identities in the Asian community

You can find JT at:

Instagram: @jonjon980206

You can follow me at:

Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi
Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com

In this episode we talk about:

The state of COVID and vaccinations
Navigating misinformation through COVID
How communities have learned through history of AIDS and SARS
GaysOverCOVID and quarrels within our queer community during COVID
Sexual and ethnic minority stress theory on how we see and react to the world
Breaking out of the cycle of comparison, judgement, self-criticism
How to become allies with one another - especially within our LGBTQ+ community
Becoming more aware of our privilege
Jonathan's coming out story
Navigating queer identities in the Asian community

You can find JT at:

Instagram: @jonjon980206

You can follow me at:

Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi
Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com

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#32 Rainbow-washing and performative allyship of pride

This week, we're joined by our favorite Derek Tran once again to chat about the state of COVID, rainbow-washing, performative allyship, and showing up authentically.

In this episode we talk about:

Derek's Tinder profile. Yes. Really.
COVID mask mandates going down in many parts of America
Rainbow-washing and performative allyship from companies
Goods Unite Us revealing of where corporate sponsorship is going toward
The capital reason why it's valuable to rainbow-wash and market pride
Why we all still need to support pride as a protest
The shift away from hiring police at pride
Why everyone needs to stop eating at the evil chicken shop
Showing up authentically yourself this pride season
Speaking with our action vs. performance

References

You can find Derek at:

Instagram: @findyourfearless

You can follow me at:

Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi
Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com

Next Episode

#34 Chasing perfection: body image, PEDs, and social media with Dr. JT (Jonathan Tolentino)

We’re joined by Dr. JT (Jonathan Tolentino) once again to talk about our society’s obsession with the perfect physique. We chat about body and muscle dysmorphia, PEDs, the impact of social media, and how this ultimately impacts both our queer and Asian communities.

Dr. JT is the Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency program at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at University of Miami.

In this episode we talk about:

The state of COVID and the recent surge
Social media effects on our bodies and body image
Body and muscle dysmorphia within the queer & Asian communities
The slippery slope of dating apps - the effects that filters can have on our experience
The dark side of performance-enhancing drugs
2022 Resolutions and how are you recharging yourself this new year?

You can find JT at: