Price of Systems
A podcast about systemic issues, social justice, mental health/wellness, and ideas for individual and collective progress. Systems are like waterfalls. Huge and powerful. Their effects trickle down and spread into our communities. I worked in community mental healthcare for 9+ years with individuals with Medicaid and Medicare insurance, in their homes, and I observed (and at times was directly involved in) a lot of people's engagement with systems - the mental health care system for one, since I was there, but also the justice system, healthcare system, child welfare system, education system, substance abuse treatment systems, housing, and more. I've witnessed the inefficiencies in the ways our community mental health/public services are run, and how all of these systems intertwine with one another and shape people's lives and opportunities. The mental health care field is struggling and watching the suffering of individuals, employees, and non-profit agencies trying to help has been life changing. I can't unsee the ways in which injustices occur within systems and impact people. It can feel hopeless at times, but for as much struggle as I witness there is also successful, caring, and hopeful interventions. There are amazing individuals, community groups, and agencies providing and/or fighting for fair and accessible social services. I want to talk to those people - highlight what they are doing to help in times of high need when the forces in power feel intense and hard to fight back against. I don't want to lead with anger but with talking about what is going well, what social and systemic barriers are present, and what we can do to better work together to advocate. I hope you'll join me in listening and if you'd like to talk about YOUR professional or personal experiences within systems, public services, and/or helping professions please reach out.
Episodes
Join my old friend Ruben and I as we discuss his experience working in the field of child and adolescent education. Ruben is starting a high school teaching job in the 2023/2024 school year and we discuss how he came to this point, including his teaching experiences in different school settings, states, neighborhoods, etc. Topics such as school funding, how to get people to care about and advocate for education, how kids can advoca...
Alexx Sans is a musical artist, fashion designer, works in stone masonry, and shares his authentic self with the world! He identifies as androgynous and in this interview opens up about his journey of self-discovery and self-expression, including who his influences have been. We discuss gender, sexuality, Alex’s music and fashion careers, androgyny, the queer community, masculine and feminine energies, building a brand, being yours...
My dad has always been a great role model for vulnerability. We planned to talk about something else but a discussion about Pickleball (lol) led to talking about his lifetime experience with depression, and how he has managed it.
We discuss stigma then and now (1950s/60s vs. today), approaches to living with and treating depression, the power of exercise, medication, and lifestyle, hiding depression vs. being open about it, how othe...
Listen to get a breif overview of the Speaking Up with Emily podcast - a podcast about public mental health care and other systems - education, justice system, healthcare, etc., and the barriers faced by both helping professionals and individuals receiving services in these spaces. Your tax dollars fund these public services/systems, let's learn about how they impact people's day to day lives (discrimination, stigma, injustice, etc...
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