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Listen to Zarrow Symposium Keynotes Part 1: Esme Weijun Wang and Dr. Stephanie Covington

Listen to Zarrow Symposium Keynotes Part 1: Esme Weijun Wang and Dr. Stephanie Covington

FromMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration


Listen to Zarrow Symposium Keynotes Part 1: Esme Weijun Wang and Dr. Stephanie Covington

FromMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Listen to the highlights from Day 1 of the Zarrow Mental Health Symposium keynote sessions. 
First, Esmé Weijun Wang shares personal stories highlighting her experiencing living with severe mental illness. She challenges to the audience to expand their view of what recovery and resilience really means. 
Then, listen to Stephanie Covington discusses women in the "criminal injustice system." She explains the difference between tolerable stress and destructive stress, and how it affects brain development and children.  "Think about what percentage of the women in our jails and prisons grew up in families with relentless stress in communities of violence -- A very high percentage."  
Released:
Oct 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Mental Health Association Oklahoma created The Mental Health Download podcast to share stories each week about mental illness, homelessness, incarceration and suicide, and how each can impact our lives in a profound way. Mental health affects everyone, yet the social stigma attached to mental health issues keeps so many of our family members, friends, colleagues and neighbors silent. Why are we so afraid to talk about these issues? Each week, our host Adi McCasland invites guests to share how mental illness, suicide, homelessness and incarceration have affected their work or lives.