Aster Dettweiler
Mind the Gap: Reducing Stigma around Mental Health
A podcast made by students, for students. This podcast dives into the college experience and clears up common misconceptions and misinformation about mental health. Topics include coping strategies, grounding exercises , common problems, professional perspectives , and more! Mind the Gap aims to fill the gap in discussions around mental health, and dispel the negative connotations around mental illness.
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Episodes
Isabel Friedrichs: Author of "The Blue Series" 15.05.2026 16:27
WARNING: This episode contains discussions of suicide. Isabel Friedrichs joins the show to discuss her newly-published poetry collection, "The Blue Series: Poems on Love, Loss, and Learning to Heal", and how we can use art as a coping mechanism and a way to reduce stigma.
Vulnerability and Communication with Professor Jeanine Skorinko 01.05.2026 18:46
Professor Jeanine Skorinko joins the show to discuss gender, sexuality, and how we can be authentic in relationships.
Working toward Healthy Goals with Kelia Bergin 30.01.2026 36:36
Kelia Bergin joins to talk about how we can set healthy goals, make progress toward them, and pivot when things don't work out.
Embracing different versions of yourself with Ágata Romero 19.12.2025 29:38
This episode, I talk to MHC President Ágata Romero about getting in touch with our identities, who we really are, and making commitments to ourselves.
Social Media, Self-Worth, and Building Community with Richard Lopez 09.12.2025 27:32
This episode, our advisor and WPI professor, Richard Lopez, talks about social media, contingent self-worth, and how we can build real, deep community.
Work-Life "Balance" with Stacy Shaw 05.12.2025 34:44
This episode, Professor Stacy Shaw shares insights from her research and personal life. We discuss how to set ourselves up for success in work, personal life, and more.
Balancing School and Life with Dina Kalmanson 11.10.2025 18:32
Join us for our first discussion of work/life balance with MHC's Vice President, Dina Kalmanson!
New Beginnings with Gina Heinsohn 26.09.2025 34:37
This week we talk with Assistant Director of the Center for Wellbeing, Gina Heinsohn, who is also a new advisor for WPI Mental Health Committee, about new beginnings, transitions, and what the CWB is.
Men's Mental Health with Jack Schoenrock 12.09.2025 28:06
WARNING: This episode contains discussions of self-harm and suicide. This week, Jack Schoenrock joins to the show to discuss men's mental health and how we can take care of one another.
Holistic Wellbeing with Charlie Morse 02.05.2025 44:56
I discuss support systems, public health approaches to mental health, and frogs in a pond with Dean of Student Wellness, Charlie Morse.
Mental Health Research with Noah Bedard 25.04.2025 39:56
Noah Bedard joins the show to discuss mental health education research, his experiences with faculty, and how peers can support each other.
Counseling and Stigma with Sabrina Rebecchi 18.04.2025 35:14
Sabrina Rebecchi, director of counseling at WPI, joins the show to discuss her career and philosophy in counseling, struggles she's experienced, and differences between WPI and other schools.
The Mental Health Committee with Brynne MacWilliams 04.04.2025 31:43
Brynne MacWilliams, the former president of WPI's mental health committee, discusses the origins of the club, social stigma, and empathy.
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