It’s the last Tuesday of the month and in this episode we chat about maintaining some balance and lowering stress through mindfulness. It may be harder than ever to maintain a healthy life-work-stress balance during this pandemic but we’re talking about how we can do the best we can and make some real progress in this regard.
Dark Money
The one in which we learn about the way in which money is used to influence our vote and political outcomes.
The Supreme Court
The one in which we talk about the beginnings of the Supreme Court and the growing lack of faith in its ability to be objective or fair.
Creating Change
The one in which we explore how to create real change. What will it take to actually change the world?
Pandemic Trauma
A Shrinks After Hours episode (last Tuesday of the month) in which we talk about the mass trauma effect of the pandemic and its consequences.
The Green Book
The one in which we discuss the Green Book – not the movie, the actual book, written by Victor Hugo Green to help Black people travel safely throughout the United States and beyond. Yes, it was a real book and sadly it was very much needed.
Modern Slavery
The one in which we explore modern day slavery including all types of oppressive situations made by force or deception. Rather than being over, slavery is going strong and represents big business around the world and right here in the United States.
Reparations
The one in which we talk about the need to seriously talk about the debt we owe to Black and Indigenous people. How can we ever repair at least some of the harm that was inflicted upon them? Let’s talk.
Capitalism and Racism
The one in which we discuss the inseparable way that Capitalism and Racism are joined together. Their union makes a system that is already based on inequality even more inequitable.
Treatment Bias
It’s the last episode of the month and we’re just talking After Hours about things we Shrinks think about after hours. Today’s topic is bias in mental health treatment. We’ve talked about bias in diagnosis and this is related because if the initial way of looking at a person or their struggles is biased, the whole course of treatment can be biased as well. Have a listen.