Cultural Influences That Complicate Experiencing A Mental Illness w/ Varsha Yajman

Varsha Yajman is a human you're going to feel so privileged to be sharing the planet with. Varsha's a mental health and climate justice advocate with a ceaseless degree of passion to facilitate enduring awareness, equity, equality and ethicality for all. Tune in to hear Varsha personally recall her lived experience with mental health, how being a person of colour can add complexity to the experience that is suffering from a mental illness, stigma and so much more. 

In this episode:

• How being a person of colour adds another layer of complexity to the experience that is suffering from mental illness
• The role of culture played in mental health
• Family dynamics and generational differences that impact the support you receive
• How stigma shows up within the realms of mental illness and eating disorders
• Barriers that prevent you accessing support for your mental and physical wellbeing
• Normalising diets and weight loss and how this influences the prevalence of eating disorders
• Encouraging difficult conversations
• Invalidating your own struggles
• Disconnecting self worth from academics and productivity
• Practical tips for being more compassionate toward yourself

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Connect with Varsha!

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/varsha.yajman/?hl=en

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/varshayajman

Not to be Controversial Podcast:

https://www.instagram.com/n2bcpod/?hl=en

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Support Services:

Lifeline Australia: Call 13 11 14

Beyond Blue Support Service: Call 1300 22 4636

The butterfly foundation: Call 1800 HOPE (1800 33 4673)

https://butterfly.org.au Kids helpline: Call 1800 55 1800

Eating disorders Victoria: 1300 550 236 https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au

National Eating Disorders Collaboration: https://nedc.com.au

Eating Disorders Queensland: https://eatingdisordersqueensland.org.au

General Mental Health Support Services (Helplines/Hotlines):

https://www.mentalhealthhelp.com.au/service-directory/helplines/

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