Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

Mental Healthcare For All

The trauma of COVID-19 has left no ones mental health unscathed. Everyone is affected- kids, older folx, and everyone in between- in unique ways. This week’s essential voice is Dr. Kavner, a school guidance counselor and therapist. Dr. Kavner works every day to support her students through the loss and emotional uncertainty of the pandemic. Roundtable guests: California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, and the creator of the Latinx Therapy podcast Adriana Alejandre. Learn more about Dr. Burke Harris’s work and ACES: <a href="https://numberstory.org/">https://numberstory.org/</a>Listen to Adriana’s “Latinx Therapy” podcast: <a href="https://latinxtherapy.com/podcast/">https://latinxtherapy.com/podcast/</a>Episode Transcript: <a href="https://app.trint.com/public/46b8e96f-938e-4538-8865-f32d62a2147b">https://app.trint.com/public/46b8e96f-938e-4538-8865-f32d62a2147b</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Covid-19 pandemic introduced the term “Essential Workers” for a class of people who existed before and will persist long after the virus is gone. Vital to society, but rarely heard from, this “essential” class is often hit hardest by the imbalances and injustices of our culture. In each episode, host Wilmer Valderrama will have intimate conversations with people on the frontlines of the food system, transportation, child-care and other workers who are so often overlooked. That conversation leads to a round-table discussion with activists and politically-active celebrities, discussing themes, issues and areas of needed change. The show seeks to reveal the invisible connections between all of us.