USC Honesty Hour
Honesty Hour is a podcast dedicated to discussing mental health and professional development. While primarily focused within the USC community and LA area, Honesty Hour seeks to provide insight about mental health for everyone. Every week we will be interviewing a new guest such as professionals, clinical psychologists, psychology professors, students, social impact organizations, mental health coordinators etc, in order to start those much needed conversations about your psychological well being.
Episodes
In this episode, our host, Mayra Rios, will interview our guest speaker, John Kneedler. They will discuss about mindfulness and lead you through a short mindfulness exercise near the end of the episode.
John Kneedler is a Certified Mindfulness Facilitator through UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center and is a member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He received his BA in Psychology from Duke University...
In this episode of the USC Honesty Hour Podcast, hosts Nathan and Vanessa delve into meditation practices, topics of identity, and adaptation to new environments, aiming to destigmatize mental health challenges and promote open conversations. Joined by Vraja Kumuda, Director of the Music Meditation Club and a practitioner of Bhakti Yoga, the discussion explores his personal background, involvement with the club, and insights into s...
In this episode, our host, Darin Jawahar, will interview our guest speaker, Sabrina Atkin. Sabrina is a senior at USC studying mechanical engineering with a minor in dance and a minor in computer programming. She has been a classical ballet dancer her whole life and really enjoys watching stand up comedy. This past February, she started the USC chapter of a mental health org called IfYou'reReadingThis with the hopes that is wou...
For today's episode, our two hosts, James Lai and Biyeni Eusebio, will interview Victoria Makanjuola, a graduate student at USC majoring in Integrated Design, Business, and Technology. She also has a mental health podcast called "The Feel Your FeelingZ Podcast." Victoria will share about mental health challenges and effective ways to take care of our mental health.
In this episode, we will interview Dr. Rogelio Alejandro Lopez, a scholar and media maker with an interest in social movements, media activism, and youth civic media. Dr. Rogelio earned his doctorate in communication at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where his dissertation examined the media practices of youth activists involved in social movements. He is currently teaching as an adjunct at USC Annenberg.
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In this episode, Sasha Lawrence, majoring in Psychology and a Community Health Organizer in USC's office for health promotion strategy, and Allan Riedel, majoring in Communications, share their experience as black students at USC, a PWI (predominantly white institution).
Interview questions:
1:50- What kind of community did you grow up in? Was it predominantly white, black, etc.? How did that shape your perceptions of soci...
In this episode, we will meet Dr. John Walsh, an Associate Professor of Gerontology and Neuroscience and Assistant Dean of Gerontology at USC, and hear some of his valuable advice about mental health. He was a UC Irvine undergrad, went to grad school at The University of Pittsburgh school of medicine, and finished his Ph.D. at the University of Texas School of medicine. Then, he progressed through various research about the brain, ...
Our guest speaker this week is Tiana Day, a 20-year-old activist, speaker, and the founder of the nonprofit organization Youth Advocates for Change. Tiana has been named CNN’s “2020 Hero of the Year, Young Wonder,” a Golden State Warriors “Bay Area Impact Warrior” and recognized by the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women for her intersectional activism. She has also spoken on panels for companies such as The New York Ti...
In this week's episode, we will interview Patrick Cates, who has worked at USC for nearly 15 years and is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Marshall, where he also serves as one of Marshall's DEI Fellows. In addition to his duties as Associate Dean, he teaches Organizational Change and Leadership classes as an adjunct faculty member at Marshall and Rossier. Patrick and his parents are mental health advocates. They us...
Our guest speaker this week is Dr. Michelle Dexter. She is a licensed clinical psychologist & Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. In this episode, she will talk about her Roadmap to Resilience course and how we can stay resilient while facing challenges, how students can manage stress and anxiety, how we can destigmatize mental health stigma...
Today's conversation follows one of our host's good friends, Shannon Hagins. She is a recent graduate who shares her experience dealing with grief at a young age, as well as the trials of working in the entertainment industry during the pandemic, and finally, the exhaustion of greek life at USC.
Tune in on Friday for a conversation with one of our host's good friends, Shannon Hagins. She covers topics ranging from dealing with grief to managing the pandemic and even the stress of greek life on campus. You do not want to miss out on this episode!
Listen in on an insightful conversation with Aisha Patel, You-tuber and sophomore studying communications and business at USC, for a new take on the intersection of mental health and religion. We also discuss topics related to social media, college life, and culture!
This Friday's episode is all about Aisha Patel's journey through spirituality and how this has helped her mental health. She also discusses her experience in college, her relationship with social media, and life lessons throughout the pandemic.
Today's episode is all about Denice Campos and her journey as a master's student in social work at USC. Listen in on her perspective on the importance of mental health resources, not only in college, but for young children as well. We also uncover topics such as stigma, childhood, and the impact she hopes to make as a prospective social worker.
Listen in this Friday for a brand new episode of Honesty Hour, where we will discuss mental health resources for children as well as the impact that social work can do for vulnerable groups.
Today we talk with USC Leventhal and transfer student, Dan Silva! Join us as we dive into an insightful conversation about transitioning between career paths, imposter syndrome, the benefits of therapy, and the stigma of mental health in the hispanic community.
Don't forget to tune in this Friday for the full conversation with Dan Silva as we explore the importance of therapy and his experience as a first generation, hispanic, transfer student.
Join us for an amazing conversation with Harley McKee, student and President of Trojan Heart and Mind Club, where he describes his struggles with performance, his journey towards mindful practices, and reminds us that our mental health journeys often require unique approaches.
Listen in this Friday for the next episode of Honesty Hour where we will talk with USC student and president of Trojan Heart and Mind Club, Harley McKee, about the importance of mindfulness, the pressures of perfectionism, and much more.
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