10. Mental Health and Racial Trauma with Dr. Eunice Yuen

Right now, many people are beginning to or continuing to have necessary conversations about race and racism, and doing so can certainly be very emotionally draining, especially when you’re talking to parents or other family members who have drastically different views from yours. In addition, our mental and emotional health are two things that typically fall to the bottom of the priority list in our day-to-day lives, and mental health can be a very taboo topic for people out there to discuss. For me, after having various conversations about race, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can be more empathetic and understanding towards my family members who have experienced racial trauma, how to approach uncomfortable conversations about race with family members, and how to balance my mental health and the emotional labor required to pursue and obtain social justice.

Joining me to discuss all of these topics is Dr. Eunice Yuen, a psychiatry fellow at the Yale Child Study Center and an emotional wellness support consultant at the Yale Asian American Cultural Center. Together in this episode, we talk about xenophobia during COVID-19, how to approach conversations about race and racism with family members who have experienced racial trauma, how to remain optimistic and hopeful while pursuing social justice, and more.

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Mental Health Resources (mostly geared towards AAPI folx): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eGUxG_i7NhbepNF-SsRTtVYz8YdFqOtChw-LCmR4V-I/edit?usp=sharing

Ways that you can support the Black Lives Matter movement & resources/articles on Black and Asian solidarity: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P6mr1TFS-27MUAlYMg94XUMXxS0TnCWFTw85R0BX7v8/edit?usp=sharing