What's Up: Wellness from the 3rd Floor

In this second episode of the Tech Mini Series, hosts Julie and Miranda discuss all things bluelight, zoom, and technology fatigue. View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mg17DeI-rRKK8V4Iq_Pyi2NNgZdVF1vClNHZwHIjHcc/edit?usp=sharing -------------------------------------------- Resources: Have any questions or feedback? Fill out our Google Form, shoot us an email, or slide...

In this episode, Julie and Miranda discuss social media, its effects on body image, and how the overuse of social media can lead to addiction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vcWmYkbiviXm71dxNeQjVmPiryvMh8higjNjc8tuKU/edit?usp=sharing Have any questions or feedback? Fill out our Google Form,...

In this week’s episode, “Health Disparities: The Underlying Disease '', Julie and Miranda shed light onto the ongoing public health crisis, health disparities, and the different forms that it appears throughout our life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For a list of sources uses, please follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16rjSRhgebzBW6OZy-8j...

In this week’s episode “Vaccines: Know the Facts”, Julie and Miranda share information regarding the COVID-19 vaccines, the Delta variant, booster shots, and more! For a list of sources used, please follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IJJMUiX7bWtcoUp4JIowqSPz_Q42QQ5xkAL3Et8KLZ0/edit?usp=sharing View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bxmlTvrd52gXnTMuRK7m2...

This week, Julie (she/her) and Miranda (she/her) talk about all things SHAC! They discuss the various services that SHAC provides as well as changes to service modality due to the COVID-19 pandemic. View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19-3P53n9QMDpHq32nV9TNreabouhTvEZVvMClBjn-Cs/edit -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources: H...

In the season 3 premiere of “WHAT’s Up: Wellness from the 3rd floor,” we welcome students back to PSU campus and provide resources and tips for handling the transition to in-person and hybrid learning. We also meet our new hosts Julie (she/her) and Miranda (she/her). View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AVkw8QiJYwCra6E59lLe4O-tARIH9WBHlA6VSSFfqzE/edit?usp=sharing ------...

Our Season Finale episode with your hosts Bella, Josh, Logan, & Quinn. In this episode we take a moment to thank everyone who has played a part in this project so far, & look forward to future terms with a new cast of WHATsters.  View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BGGgIaeJBcZJemf5Zna0YNxX6jdsag1p9Yoa3Pk0asE/edit?usp=sharing Resources: Have any questions o...

This two-part episode explores how the field of Public Health can better serve Black communities. Join Bella (she/her) and Dr. Monique LeSarre (she/her) as they discuss topics like Black maternal and child health, how structural racism creates health inequities, the role of healing services and alternative medicine, mental health, and creating a culture of accountability. View the transcription he...

This two-part episode explores how the field of Public Health can better serve Black communities. Join Bella (she/her) and Dr. Monique LeSarre (she/her) as they discuss topics like Black maternal and child health, how structural racism creates health inequities, the role of healing services and alternative medicine, mental health, and creating a culture of accountability. View the transcription he...

This week we sit down with the Multicultural Student Center to discuss shared experiences and resources for students of color at PSU. This episode will wrap up our series with the Cultural Resource Centers; please continue to engage with them and support their work.  View the transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14zTzw2vGLXv4DOMc3AII3FYlD3PVXChKTK6eHJ1bMyw/edit?usp=sharing Reso...

In this week's episode your host Quinn (he/him) is joined by Bree Kalima (she/her) the Pacific Islander, Asian, & Asian American Student Center Program Coordinator. Bree highlights PIAAA's services and discusses how students here at PSU can get involved with PIAAA and support the PIAAA community. Bree can be reached through email at bkalima@pdx.edu View the transcript here:  https://...

This week your host Quinn (he/him) is joined by a very special guest Siiri Kolohe Keola (she/her) a PSU and WHAT Alumni, and the mind this podcast originally sprang from! Siiri is in the Masters of Public Health Practice program at OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, and joined us to discuss the themes of community and public health. Within we discussed some public health theories, understanding pos...

Capitalism is so pervasive in our culture, it can be hard to regularly understand all the nuanced ways it impacts every part of our lives, including health. This podcast episode will explore how the effects of capitalism show up in our society, our health, and in the wellness industry, as well as some routes of resistance and healing.   View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/doc...

In this week's episode, Bella (she/her) and Bootes (they/them) talk about how to get creative and find the healing in making bad art. Join us to explore the various of ways to bring intentionality and joy into self-expression. Transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SJTj7DKsgtOly3q_sT-KJ66denHppUqQRGP3nVhl11A/edit?usp=sharing Check out some ideas for healing with creativity: https://int...

On this weeks podcast episode, health educators, Sofia (She/Her) and Quinn (He/Him) have a conversation about how a lot of pressure is put on individuals to "save the earth" through habits like recycling and living sustainably even though 70% of the world's historical GHG emissions is caused by big corporations. Join us as Sofia and Quinn shift the blame and talk about Earth Day with a systems per...

In this week's episode, Bella (she/her) sits down with Ahmed El Mansouri (he/him), Program Coordinator of the MENASA Inititaive, which is the newest cultural center representing students from the Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian region. They discuss some history behind the emerging cultural identity, how the center has grown, and what they're doing now. Stay tuned to learn more about...

This relaxation station is the end of an era with Josh (they/them) as its conductor. As Josh, and many of us, prepare to graduate and start a new chapter of their life they wanted to present this final relaxation station episode with a focus on transition, change, and moving toward a safer and more expansive reality. View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ym6PpYe6iEILpUt1...

In this week's episode, Logan (she/they) and Josh (they/them) host a roundtable discussion with Riley (she/her) and Chrystal (she/her) confronting fatphobia and discussing what fat liberation looks like for them and what it can look like for you! View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZWo1BSX9QFnfGYRSyUZ8CfCeP28DOBGqxKLorMsJJs/edit?usp=sharing Resources : https://www.tra...

In this week's episode, co-hosts Logan (she/they) & Quinn (he/him) are joined by a special guest interviewee Bob Edelstein LMFT, MFT, the founder and former president of Existential-Humanistic NorthWest! During the episode Bob gives us a rich overview of the historical background of Existential Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, and Existential-Humanistic Psychology. We get the valuable insigh...

In this week's episode a special guest host, our supervisor Taylor (he/him) interviews Tatiana Garcia (she/her) & Diana Hernandez Cuesta (she/her), program assistants from La Casa Latina! They talk about their community and programs, how to be actively anti-racist at PSU, & the impacts of racial tension on health and community. Thanks to La Casa Latina, Tatiana, & Diana for collab...

In this week's episode, host Logan (she/they) speaks with social psychologist and associate professor at PSU, Dr. Kimberly Kahn. Dr. Kahn provides her expertise regarding how our social identities and others treatment of social identities shape how we approach certain environments and tasks. View transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vkHYl8-E9kGJmLuiE6lVQCdI-9BmMgaoC1w_t_eeRbU/ed...

This week we are talking about self-intimacy. Co-host Bella (she/her) shares her own thoughts and some research and insights given by WHAT member and host on this podcast, Quinn (he/him). Then, Bella and co-host Logan (she/they) dive into a conversation regarding masturbation, and the different ways people may experience that particular form of self-intimacy, contextualized by their life experienc...

On this week's episode we talk with the Pan-African Commons (PAC) about their community and programs, how to be actively anti-racist at PSU, & the impacts of microaggressions and racial tension on health and community. Special thanks to Courtney Taylor (she/her) and Kennedy Ames (she/her) for being a part of this episode. Transcript:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mmnMxC4lpj_aFQZ_db...

This week we are joined by Belinda Zeidler, a professor of Nutrition Health and faculty of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, to discuss the science behind a healthy diet. We'll break down some pros and cons of the most popular diets such as keto, vegan, paleo, and Mediterranian, and talk about changing the conversations around dieting and nutrition.  View the transcription of this episode...

In this episode, our peer educators Bella and Chrystal will have a conversation about what "healthy eating" means, food insecurity, and the ways in which fatphobia contributes to a toxic dieting culture.  View the transcription of this episode here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NEJIRKsRyi0dLvP9h5Azjgv4qi5Y8R9S0RZPHUi8KbE/edit?usp=sharing For resources regarding food insecurity, v...