Destigmatize Mental Health Podcast

In this episode, I have two incredible guests ( Ucedrah Osby & Deidre Hathor) , from Community Interventions who are here to share the amazing work they do, as well as highlight their Annual Black Healing Summit , an event dedicated to promoting wellness, health, and community involvement for the Black community and its allies.

Mental Health Clinicians! This one is for you! Well... anyone can benefit from improving their time management & who better to talk about this than The Creative Therapist Christina Rodriguez LMFT ! She is here to talk about time management and her awesome Hourly Planner ! This episode is not sponsored! Simply supporting an awesome tool! Learn more about Christina Rodriguez Lakeside Therapy Ins...

In this solo episode, I share my personal perspective on some pressing issues: fears about Trump’s second presidency, the impact of ICE raids in Bakersfield, and the devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires. This isn’t about politics—it’s about how these events affect our mental health, our communities, and our sense of unity. I also highlight organizations stepping up during these crises and how...

In this special episode of Destigmatize Mental Health Podcast , we are joined by Dr. Chris Cruz-Boone , a dynamic leader and advocate who is running for California Assembly District 32. With the Special Primary Election set for February 25, 2025, Dr. Cruz-Boone discusses her campaign vision, her commitment to serving the community, and how mental health initiatives play a vital role in her platfor...

Kern Community College District  Governing Board Trustee Candidate for Area 4 Flor Olvera  joins Destigmatize Mental Health Podcast, allowing her voters to learn about her before this important election. *This episode is not an endorsement. Any candidate is welcomed on my podcast to discuss their campaign regardless of party affiliation.*

Bakersfield City School District  Governing Board Trustee Candidate for Area 1  Luis Garcia joins Destigmatize Mental Health Podcast, allowing his voters to learn about him before this important election. *This episode is not an endorsement. Any candidate is welcomed on my podcast to discuss their campaign regardless of party affiliation.*

Bakersfield City School District Governing Board Trustee Candidate for Area 1  Emma De La Rosa  joins Destigmatize Mental Health Podcast, allowing her voters to learn about her before this important election. *This episode is not an endorsement. Any candidate is welcomed on my podcast to discuss their campaign regardless of party affiliation.*

Kern Community College District Governing Board Trustee Candidate for Area 7 Connie Perez-Andreesen joins Destigmatize Mental Health Podcast, allowing her voters to learn about her before this important election. *This episode is not an endorsement. Any candidate is welcomed on my podcast to discuss their campaign regardless of party affiliation.*

For this episode, I have invited Katrina Medina, a certified personal trainer and the owner of NSPR Fitness. I have also invited Mabel Chaidez & Jacqueline Amaya who are members of Kat's gym, customers of the NSPR product line For Your Soul Active Wear, and esteemed guests of the NSPR Gala to talk about how pursuing fitness can assist one's mental health. Promo Code: Destigmatize10 for 10% off...

For this episode, I have invited Dr. Ryan Prichard & Dr. Samantha Hill with Maluhia Therapy Services to talk about their practice, facts, and myths surrounding mental health, and how to destigmatize seeking therapeutic services. 

For this episode, I have invited Joshua Garnica a Program Specialist with Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Mental Health Service Act Team. Joshua jumps on Destigmatize to share his mental health journey, how Prepare U Pro has worked for him & how this resource can be a supplemental mental health resource tool for all. The goal of this episode is to share this resource for free to...

In honor of Black History Month (but being black is beautiful 365, don't need a month), I have invited Desiray Sumlin , Air Force Technical Sargent Garyn Henderson , and previous Destigmatize Mental Health Podcast guest Anthony Hannah to represent the culture, promote positivity, mental health awareness, and wellness to the black community.

Youth 2 Leaders Education Foundation (Y2L) Executive Director Gabriel Adame as well as Y2L’s Education Foundation Program Coordinator Fellows Paola Caballero & Tizoc Valdez join to help destigmatize pursuing higher education. 

Update: 1/26/2024 "It is with heavy hearts to share the news of Italy's passing. Despite her brave fight against pre-B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Italy's journey has come to an end. Our thoughts and prayers are with Italy's family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. While her physical presence may no longer be with us, Italy's spirit, resilience, and the impact she has ma...

For this episode, we are highlighting Breast Cancer Awareness & to do so, I have invited Michelle Avila , the Executive Director of Kern County Cancer Foundation . Michelle is an alumnus of the University of Southern California & National University. Michelle agreed to do this episode to share the history of her nonprofit organization as well as share info about cancer in general to our co...

For this episode, we are highlighting National Recovery Month with Executive Director Gilbert Laroque & my first reinvited guest ⁠, Charlie Van De Voorde⁠ , both staff at Bakersfield Recovery Services . Though National Recovery Month is highlighted in September, that doesn't mean this episode is not good any other time of the year!

Hey podcast world. This is Ramon Sanchez, I am an Associate Clinical Social Worker out in California and Host of Destigmatize, a Roundtable mental health podcast where professionals I know, members of my community, and some of my friends can discuss topics worth destigmatizing.  For this episode, I invited Jose Eseberre , aspiring world traveler from Bakersfield CA. I've invited Jose to make an an...

I invited Yuli Avila , a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who also obtains her Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) from Bakersfield California. Yuli has her Masters Degree from California State University Bakersfield and has dedicated her career to focus on helping the perinatal population. Yuli agreed to do this podcast to be able to reduce the stigma of mental health issues for p...

For this episode, I invited Nick Gonzalez , a California-based producer & songwriter blending elements of Indie Pop, Chillwave, and Garage Rock. Nick grew up performing Latin Rock with his family band Groupo Feliz & has ventured off to do solo projects through the stage name Loma Lion . In this episode, we are going to focus on his music, inspiration, and how creating/producing impacts one...

For this episode, I invited Mao Granada . Mao is the owner & co-founder of Mango Haus in Bakersfield, California . We talk about his restaurant, how his upbringing contributed to a healthy lifestyle, and his point of view on why it’s essential to destigmatize eating healthy and even being vegan. Mao will also give us some tips and tricks for anyone considering opening a plant-based business. 

Para este episodio invité a Mao Granada . Mao es propietario y cofundador de Mango Haus en Bakersfield, California . Hablamos sobre su restaurante, cómo su crianza contribuyó a un estilo de vida saludable y su punto de vista sobre por qué es esencial desestigmatizar la alimentación saludable e incluso ser vegano. Mao también nos dará algunos consejos y trucos para cualquiera que esté considerando...

**Warning: Extremely Explicit Content** For this episode, I invited Javier Dominguez and two hosts of Bad Neighbor Comedy , Anthony Jauregui , & Marcos Alvarez , comedians from Bakersfield who agreed to come on Destigmatize to talk about what it takes to be a comedian. On top of that, they agreed to share some of their struggles, including balancing their day-to-day jobs, their sets, and so mu...

This is the most personal episode I have done in which Melissa Cavazos & I disclose the story of our beloved Golden Retriever Peanut (4/5/2021 - 10/28/2022), her life journey, and the trip to the Rainbow Bridge. Dr. Juan Alvarado, DVM & Dr. Deidra Metzler, DVM, MPH with Farewell From Home - In Home Euthanasia services are also with us on this episode to share how Hazelnut joined us and how...

I’ve invited the Co-founders (Dr. Juan Alvarado, DVM & Dr. Deidra Metzler, DVM, MPH) of Farewell From Home - In Home Euthanasia service in Bakersfield California with hopes of destigmatizing Pet Grief & Loss. I'm also making this extremely personal by inviting my fiancé (Melissa Cavazos) on onboard to help me achieve this goal. 

The Podcast FC crew ( Javier Barba , Alvaro Uriel Garcia , & Steve Torres ) joins me to talk about mental health from the Latino perspective.