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Yeah No, I’m Not OK

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Growing up, I was taught to say that I was “ok” when I really wasn’t. Mental health just wasn’t something that anyone in my family or community talked about or even had access to. Yet pretty much everyone was affected by it. Today, young people of color are disproportionately affected by mental health issues and are not getting the resources they need, and I want to change that. And this is why this podcast exists. Yeah No, I’m Not Ok, my new podcast made in collaboration with LAist Studios, is here to open up the conversation about mental health. Every week we will explore issues that youth...

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Residente on How He Quiets the Noise 12.04.2021 33:17

René Pérez Joglar AKA Residente tells Diane how he stays centered and creative during even the hardest of times. For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline . More support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/ Additional Information on depression and anxiety can be found here: https://www.nami.org/About-Me...

Demi Lovato on ‘Dancing With The Devil’ 05.04.2021 24:21

Demi is revisiting her nearly fatal overdose in a new documentary, Dancing With The Devil ,  telling the story on her own terms. She tells us what gets her up in the morning and explains the importance of self-care and how it might also help you.   For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline . More support (via tex...

Eric Andre Wants You to Take Care of Yourself, Silly 29.03.2021 51:13

Diane and Eric talk about therapy, meditation and making sure that you put your mental health first. For more on Transcendental Meditation, visit: www.tm.org More information on Dr. John Sarno’s book “Healing Back Pain” here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/144873.Healing_Back_Pain If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the Uni...

Dascha Polanco on her Bodyodyody 18.03.2021 34:35

Dascha and Diane talk about what it meant to come up together as actors and Latinx artists. They also discuss their personal experiences with body image and what it means to continuously choose to embrace what is uniquely yours. For more information and support for eating disorders, please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline If you are having thoughts of su...

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio on Being the King of New York 11.03.2021 52:04

Karla shot to fame when she wrote an essay about being an undocumented student at Harvard. But instead of book deals, she looked for more meaning in writing and exploring her identity. Along the way, she learned more about herself and tells Diane how the correct diagnoses, therapy, strict personal boundaries, and self-acceptance have all changed her life for the better. If you are having thoughts...

Let Me Explain 01.03.2021 50:03

Who is Diane Guerrero and why is she talking about mental health? In this episode, we learn more about Diane’s personal experience and her commitment to making mental health a priority in communities nationwide, especially communities of color. Then for the very first time, Diane sits down with her big brother Eddie to have an honest conversation about their family history of addiction, anxi...

Introducing Yeah No, I'm Not Ok 11.02.2021 2:56

Introducing  Yeah No, I'm Not Ok  – A new podcast from LAist Studios and Diane Guerrero about mental health, healing, and the conversations we should all be having about addiction, depression, anxiety, suicide, radical self love, and much more. This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at  BetterHelp...