PEERS Radio
Welcome to PEERS Radio, where you will find episodes of PEERS' original "Mental Health and Wellness Radio" podcast. If you have an idea for the show or other general inquiries, please contact Jenee Darden, Media and Marketing Coordinator, at jdarden@peersnet.org.
10x10 Wellness Campaign Aims to Increase Lives of Mental Health Consumers
In the United States, an estimated 3 million people with severe mental illness have a 25-year shorter lifespan than the general population. Alameda County aims to eradicate this problem locally through the 10x10 Wellness Campaign. "Mental Health and Wellness Radio" speaks with the campaign's Manager Cardum Harmon. Listen below or click here.
Writer Robert Whitaker on the Rise of Psych Drugs and Mental Health Diagnoses
"Mental Health and Wellness Radio" attended the 2012 CASRA Conference in San Mateo, Calif. to catch up with award-winning journalist and science writer Robert Whitaker. He speaks with host Jenee Darden about the pharmaceutical-drug industry, how some studies show short-term medical use results in higher rates of recovery than long-term use and why there is a growing trend of children being prescribed psychiatric medication. Whitaker is the author of "Mad in America" and "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental...
'Dark Girls' Documentary and the Psychological Effects of Colorism
A small film generating big buzz is "Dark Girls." The documentary brings to light the issues of colorism and its effects on darker-hued women in the black community world-wide. In this special episode of "Mental Health and Wellness Radio" host Jenee Darden explores the psychological impacts of colorism on black women. Darden interviews "Dark Girls" producers/directors Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry; psychologist Dr. Dietra Hawkins, and she has a candid conversation about growing up a dark-skinned black girl with PEERS Empowerment Assistant Christal Byrd....
Still Standing, Still Praying After Cambodian Genocide
Kompha Seth lost all but two relatives during the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. It is estimated that two million people died between 1975 and 1979. What has helped him through the pain after all of these years? Spirituality. In part two of our coverage on mental health, spirituality and the Asian community, host Jenee Darden interviews Kompha Seth, founder of the Killing Fields Memorial in Chicago and president of the Cambodian Association of Illinois.
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The Voices Behind the 'See Me, Not My Diagnosis' Masks
Head next door to the Paramount Theatre in Downtown Oakland and visit PEERS' "See Me, Not My Diagnosis" mask display. While participating in a mask workshop created by activist and artist Adella, mental health consumers created the pieces. They express their bouts with stigma and perseverance through self-love. "Mental Health and Wellness Radio" host Jenee Darden explains the purpose of the exhibit and introduces the artists' inspirational stories.
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Qigong: Martial Art for Wellness
"Mental Health and Wellness Radio" visits a conference on Asian Americans, spirituality and mental health. In part one of our coverage, host Jenee Darden learns about the martial art Qigong and how it can be used as a wellness tool for such diagnosis as depression and anxiety. She interviews Dr. Randy Sugawara of Qi Recovery. Dr. Sugawara is a psychologist and martial arts instructor.
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Brian Copeland on Depression, Comedy, and Drama in 'The Waiting Period'
After a divorce, the sudden death of his grandmother and a near-fatal car accident, writer and comedian Brian Copeland sunk into a deep depression. His one-man show “The Waiting Period” is a humorous and dark look at Copeland’s bout with depression. The play covers 10-days Copeland waits for the arrival of a gun he plans to use for suicide. “The Waiting Period” is a follow up to his smash autobiographical play “Not a Genuine Black Man,” which holds the record for the longest running solo play in San...
PEERS Mental Health and Wellness Walk Sound Tour
On Saturday October 1, 2011, PEERS hosted its first Mental Health and Wellness Walk at Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley. PEERS Podcast host Jenee Darden gives you an audio tour of the day.
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Laughing All the Way to Wellness
The PEERS Podcast is on location at the 25th Annual Alternatives Conference in Orlando, Florida. Host Jenee Darden takes time for giggles at a laughter yoga workshop led by Grace Karen Sweet, Director of The Average Miracles Foundation near Santa Cruz, Calif. Sweet explains why this type of yoga helps those with mental health challenges.
Mental Health Recovery and Spirituality
The PEERS Podcast is in Orlando, Florida for the Alternatives Conference. Host Jenee Darden drops by the “Restoring the Spirit” workshop about spirituality as a mental-health wellness tool. Can Truong, director of the National Asian American Pacific Islanders Empowerment Network, explains how his spirituality brought him through recovery.
