Wellness Weekly
Produced by The Daily UW, Norah Alhindi and Isobel Williamson dive deep into topics that they think should be mainstream when it comes to wellness and health. Each episode, they pick a Wellness article and talk to the writers and sources from it to get the bigger picture. They want this podcast to be a safe space for everybody, and they are so happy you’re here.
Episodes
April 16, 2022 • 21 mins
Week 3 of the quarter and you’re already feeling burnout? Join Norah and Isobel as they reflect on strategies they’re using to overcome their own early burnout.
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April 9, 2022 • 19 mins
Spring quarter is a unique transitional time for a lot of students, and with the added lift of the mask mandate there are a lot of out-of-control factors that we are adapting to. Join Norah and Isobel as they reflect on all the different ways this transitional period can affect our mental health.
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March 4, 2022 • 21 mins
Norah and Isobel have a conversation about how to support friends’ mental health and what that can look like. They talk about key aspects of productively providing support to a friend and they reflect on the best support they’ve received from a friend.
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February 26, 2022 • 20 mins
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss some hidden struggles of getting a period. They talk about their personal experiences in seeking medical assistance, feeling invalidated in their struggles, how that affects both their physical and mental wellbeing.
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February 19, 2022 • 41 mins
Join Norah and Isobel as they engage in a vulnerable conversation with Prof. Hanna Jordt about some of the unique challenges women in STEM have to face.
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February 12, 2022 • 22 mins
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss the more questionable aspects of therapy that nobody talks about or acknowledges, shading capitalism for playing a part in the creation of some of those questionable aspects.
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January 15, 2022 • 25 mins
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss how new years time can affect our mental health. They talk about how to approach this new year season differently by shifting perspective and setting healthier intentions.
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December 5, 2021 • 34 mins
Norah and Isobel discuss what it’s like to navigate your way through the DRS to get accommodations for a mental health disability and the hurdles that one faces in that journey. They highlight how the current system to get accommodations exacerbates many social inequalities and upholds systemic barriers to education.
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November 13, 2021 • 25 mins
Sit down with Isobel and Norah in a conversation around the importance of processing a mental breakdown.
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October 30, 2021 • 18 mins
Join Norah and Isobel as they walk through a couple of meditative exercises in an effort to stay grounded and help you find peace through this stressful midterm season.
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October 23, 2021 • 16 mins
Join Norah as she takes a trip down memory lane looking at the history and evolution of therapy and the kind of people who shaped its origins.
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October 16, 2021 • 28 mins
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss some of the mental health challenges of going back to in-person learning. They discuss the different aspects that can be anxiety-inducing about such a transition and the unacknowledged adjustment period that everyone is collectively experiencing.
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October 9, 2021 • 44 mins
Norah and Isobel have an in-depth conversation with the founder of Inclusive Therapists Directory Melody Li, who is a mental health liberation activist and therapist. We talk about what it is like navigating mental health spaces as a BIPOC, neurodivergent, or disabled individual who the mental health industrial complex wasn’t designed for. We build on […]
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June 11, 2021 • 34 mins
Isobel and Norah discuss how capitalism is the root cause of many mental health struggles such as depression and anxiety, and how self-compassion can be a form of resistance to capitalism.
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May 20, 2021 • 25 mins
Norah and Isobel expand the conversation they started in the episode “productivity and losing grip of time”. They discuss the importance of self-forgiveness and how to cope when you feel yourself falling short of society’s expectations of productivity.
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May 5, 2021 • 16 mins
CW: depression and suicide. Norah and Isobel have a conversation about the inaccurate depiction of mental illness in mainstream culture and paint honest pictures of their own experiences dealing with depression. Resources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255, UW Counseling: 206-543-1240.
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April 21, 2021 • 17 mins
Norah and Isobel discuss the recent campus announcement that school will likely be in person in the fall and how to deal with the new health and social landscapes.
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April 7, 2021 • 22 mins
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss their experiences as introverts: the challenges, the benefits, the social stigma, and the relationship between introversion and mental health.
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March 17, 2021 • 19 mins
Norah and Isobel finish off the quarter with a discussion about how to stay sane this Spring Break. They discuss their natural inclinations toward productivity mode, and strategies to allow yourself to just relax- and avoid FOMO.
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March 11, 2021 • 18 mins
Norah and Isobel take a look at their Isolation Diaries articles that were written soon after the pandemic hit. They reflect on how life has changed a year into the pandemic, and what advice they would give to their old selves.
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