An Asian Mental Health Story with Carrie Zhang
Mental Note9 Maj 2022

An Asian Mental Health Story with Carrie Zhang

Growing up, Carrie Zhang - the founder of The Asian Mental Health Project - felt as though she had no right to talk about her mounting struggles with sadness and anxiety.


You see, her parents - two immigrants from China and Taiwan - could simply not understand why their child might be unhappy. After all, they had sacrificed so much in order to give her a chance at prosperity and success.

As a result, Carrie did not find help processing trauma, depression, and anxiety until much later when her university offered mental healthcare services. She now spends her time aiding other Asian Americans to overcome cultural and systemic barriers to mental health through the Asian Mental Health Project.

In this episode, we talk with Carrie about her personal awakening to mental health hygiene, the cultural stigmas & institutional bias preventing the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American community - APIDA for short - from receiving the help they need, and finally what we all can do about it. 


Resources:

Avsnitt(97)

Depression in High Achievers: Jenny Jacobsen on Burnout, Anxiety, and Healing

Depression in High Achievers: Jenny Jacobsen on Burnout, Anxiety, and Healing

Depression doesn't always look like staying in bed or losing motivation. For high-achieving people, it often hides behind packed schedules, perfectionism, and quiet exhaustion. In this episode, therap...

17 Sep 202534min

Should I Say This in Therapy? Understanding Confidentiality and Informed Consent with Maria Ortiz and Dr. Zoe Ross-Nash

Should I Say This in Therapy? Understanding Confidentiality and Informed Consent with Maria Ortiz and Dr. Zoe Ross-Nash

Should I Say This in Therapy? Have you ever wondered what your therapist can and can't share outside the therapy room? Or when therapy confidentiality laws require them to break that trust? In this ...

12 Aug 202543min

Intermittent Fasting & Mental Health: The Science Behind What Diet Culture Isn't Telling You

Intermittent Fasting & Mental Health: The Science Behind What Diet Culture Isn't Telling You

Intermittent fasting is everywhere—from influencer feeds to doctor's offices—but is this trending approach to eating really the wellness cure-all it claims to be? In this episode of Mental Note, regis...

3 Juli 202537min

Choosing Treatment: How Writer Lara Jacobs Reclaimed Her Story from an Eating Disorder

Choosing Treatment: How Writer Lara Jacobs Reclaimed Her Story from an Eating Disorder

A dangerous secret lurked behind author Lara Jacobs' ambition: she relied on anorexia to focus her writing, blurring the line between artistic drive and self-destruction. In this episode, Lara shares...

22 Apr 202537min

Parenting Through Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice from Those Who've Been There

Parenting Through Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice from Those Who've Been There

Supporting a loved one through eating disorder recovery can feel overwhelming—but you don't have to do it alone. In this special Q&A episode, we sit down with experienced parents Beth Ayn Stansfield a...

11 Feb 202544min

Who Gets to Heal? Akiera Gilbert on Access and Equity in Eating Disorder Treatment

Who Gets to Heal? Akiera Gilbert on Access and Equity in Eating Disorder Treatment

In a world where mental health care is often seen as one-size-fits-all, Akiera Gilbert is on a mission to break down barriers and open the doors of eating disorder treatment to those often left behind...

4 Dec 202442min

Body Image and Liberation with Carly Compton

Body Image and Liberation with Carly Compton

As an eating disorder survivor turned eating disorder therapist, Carly Compton strives to be the person that she wishes she would have known when she was younger. That conviction led her on a rewardi...

30 Okt 202436min

Let's Discuss ADHD with Landon Bryant

Let's Discuss ADHD with Landon Bryant

From Chaos to Creativity: Storyteller and artist Landon Bryant explores his journey from struggling with life's basic challenges to finding success and support after an adult ADHD diagnosis. Landon sh...

3 Sep 202436min

Populärt inom Hälsa

somna-med-henrik
rss-bara-en-till-om-missbruk-medberoende-2
rss-jossan-nina
inga-beiga-morsor
rss-vuxna-pa-latsas
johannes-hansen-podcast
not-fanny-anymore
angestpodden
sexnoveller-deluxe
rss-viktmedicinpodden
alska-oss
brottarbroder
sova-med-dan-horning
sa-in-i-sjalen
tyngre-radio
rss-sjalsligt-avkladd
tyngre-traningssnack
rss-basta-livet
rss-livet-pagar-din-coachningpodcast
smartare-fitness-podden