The Pressure to Push Through: Eli Teel on Eating Disorder Recovery as a Trans College Student
Say It Brave On Campus, Episode 1 We chose to honor this year's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week by trying something new - our first ever mini-series. The topic? Real stories from the intersec...
27 Feb 30min
Why Simple Tasks Feel Impossible: Executive Functioning Explained with Dr. Leslee Marcom
If you've ever stared at a simple task and felt an unexplainable, heavy resistance… you are definitely not alone - and you are not broken! With the help of psychologist and clinical director Leslee Ma...
27 Jan 30min
Understanding ARFID and OCD: Crystal Weidman's Journey Through Fear, Recovery, and Hope
For most of her life, science teacher and meteorologist Crystal Weidman was labeled a "picky eater." While friends and family fixated on her unique food rules, they completely missed the clues that so...
11 Dec 202527min
Social Media and Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Alyssa Lucker
In this episode of the Mental Note Podcast, psychiatrist Dr. Alyssa Lucker unpacks the complicated relationship between social media and mental health - especially for teens and young adults. We expl...
21 Okt 202529min
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? 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 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
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
