Category: Health and Wellness
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Eating Disorders
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, yet only 1 in 10 individuals suffering from the disorder receive treatment. Host Barbara Meyers talks with Julia F., who has lived with eating disorders for much of her life, and Marybeth Weinstock, a therapist on the staff of New Dawn Recovery Center in…
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Peer Respite Centers
Peer respite centers are community-based alternative models of mental health residential care. They foster wellness, are holistic in scope, and are staffed by people who are peers in terms of having experience in psychiatric crisis. Join host Barbara Meyers as she talks with Yana Jacobs and Dr. Michael Cornwall, two individuals who have experience with…
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Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP)
Wellness Recovery Action Planning, or WRAP, is an evidence-based system that is used worldwide by people who are dealing with mental health and other kinds of wellness challenges. It is a unique form of mental health support in that is peer-led and self-directed. Join host Shannon Eliot as she chats with Mary Ellen Copeland, author…
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Meet Comedian Joshua Walters
Joshua Walters, a comedian living with bipolar disorder, chats with host Shannon Eliot about art, theatre, mental health empowerment, and his definition of madness.
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Mask Healing
The creative use of a mask-making workshop to help people living with mental health difficulties to have transformative experiences and change negative self-images. Host Shannon Eliot interviews workshop creator Adella and participant Jader Tadefa.
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Spirituality and Wellness
Join host Shannon Eliot as she chats with PEERS Spirituality Liaison Minister Monique Tarver and BOSS Executive Director boona cheema as they discuss the importance of spirituality in maintaining mental health and wellness.
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The Making of “Shine”
Join host Shannon Eliot as she interviews Dan Reilly, Director of Shine, a documentary that highlights the inspirational and personal stories of three youths overcoming mental health challenges born from trauma. Executive producer and PEERS Associate Director Lisa Smusz also joins the discussion.
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Rap Therapy
Beats, Rhymes, and Life, or BRL, is an Oakland-based community organization that aims to promote mental health and wellness among youth through rap, hip hop, and other forms of pop culture. Host Shannon Eliot chats with founder Tomas Alvarez III and alum Damontae Wilson about BRL’s origin, purpose, and goals for the future. They also…
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Host Barbara Meyers chats with guests Gigi Crowder and Pastor Horacio Jones about a specialized training in Alameda County aimed at educating and encouraging a much needed collaboration between spiritual leaders and mental health providers. Learn how mental health and spirituality interact in the African American community and the importance of cultural responsiveness.