• Sarah Kline | Advocating for Better Mental Health | Flourishing Minds Podcast | S01E06
    Oct 7 2024

    Welcome to the Flourishing Minds Podcast with Chris Underhill.


    In this episode, we have a special guest, Ms. Sarah Kline.


    She is the co-founder and CEO of United for Global Mental Health.


    Over the course of her career, Sarah has developed and executed successful national and international campaigns in various esteemed institutions, including the UN, WHO, and political parties, shedding light on alarming issues such as HIV/AIDS, the Ebola crisis, malaria, and mental health.


    In the conversation, we discussed her journey, democratizing wellbeing efforts for HIV/AIDS patients, the connection of global warming to suicide rates, current mental health policies and much more.


    Feel free to reach out: info@unitedgmh.org.


    #sarahkline, #unitednations, #unitedforglobalmentalhealth, #mentalhealth, #selfhelppodcast.

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    30 mins
  • Shekhar Saxena | Global Mental Health in Perspective | Flourishing Minds Podcast | S01E05
    Jun 30 2024

    Welcome to the Flourishing Minds Podcast with Chris Underhill.


    In this episode, we have a special guest, Prof. Shekhar Saxena.


    He is a professor of the Practice of global mental health at the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He has served as Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the World Health Organization (WHO) for 20 years, authored 350+ academic papers, and received the prestigious Leon Eisenberg Award from Harvard Medical School.


    In the conversation, we talked about Professor Saxena’s life journey as a psychiatrist, his experience at WHO, mental health breakthroughs during catastrophes, political and industrial challenges in the Mental health field, and much more.


    Feel free to reach out: shekhar.saxena.who@gmail.com


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    44 mins
  • Anju Joy | Emotional Safety in Indian Classrooms | Flourishing Minds Podcast | S01E04
    Jun 11 2024

    Welcome to the Flourishing Minds Podcast with Chris Underhill.


    In this episode, we have a special guest for you, Dr. Anju Joy.


    She is the founder of UMANG and Kazivu. Through her initiatives, Anju is committed to fostering emotional safety and intelligence among children in classrooms across India, providing them with essential skills to become resilient and productive and achieve real-world success.


    In the conversation, we talked about Anju's journey into the mental well-being field, the mental health challenges arising in Indian classrooms, her essential tools for providing quality cognitive learning, advice for aspirant social entrepreneurs, and much more.


    Subscribe to Anju Joy's 'Unpopular Psychology' newsletter - unpopularpsychology.substack.com


    Feel free to reach out: anjugracejoy@gmail.com


    Watch Flourishing Minds Podcast feat. Dr. Anju Joy on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SHzlYFDmKcs?si=BHMp1VTrkHKmOpZZ

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    41 mins
  • Dr. Mark Williamson | Can We Be Happier? | Flourishing Minds Podcast | Action for Happiness | S01E03
    Apr 3 2024

    On the latest episode of the Flourishing Minds podcast with Chris Underhill, we have got a special guest for you, Dr. Mark Williamson.


    He is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Action for Happiness. Through AfH, Mark is on a mission to raise global consciousness towards mental health and providing powerful resources with practical action plans to build a happier society.


    In the conversation, we talked about Mark's journey towards embracing mental health, building Action for Happiness and its impact, challenges as a social entrepreneur and much more.


    Feel free to reach out: info@actionforhappiness.org


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    Mark Williamson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwilliamson/

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    32 mins
  • Rosco Kasujja | Holding the Hand of those in Distress | Flourishing Minds Podcast | S01E02
    Mar 19 2024

    On the latest episode of the Flourishing Minds podcast with Chris Underhill, we have got a special guest for you, Rosco Kasujja, a celebrated clinical psychologist from Uganda.

    He is the director of the Department of Mental Health and Community Psychology at Makerere University School of Psychology and an accredited trainer of interpersonal psychotherapy. In the past decade, Rosco has contributed to researching and building trailblazing mental health programs for NGOs across the world, including StrongMinds Uganda.

    In the conversation, we talked about Rosco's journey into the mental health industry, the challenges of psychotherapy amenities in Uganda, the cultural outlook towards mental health professionals, and much more.

    Feel free to reach out at StrongMinds.org

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    Rosco Kasujja - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosco-kasujja-50405616/

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    34 mins
  • Joy Bittner on Interpersonal Therapy in Ecuador | S01E01
    Feb 26 2024

    Welcome to the premiere episode of the Flourishing Minds Podcast with Chris Underhill.

    In this series, we delve into the stories of extraordinary individuals making a profound impact in the realm of mental health and community development globally.

    In this episode, we have the privilege of introducing you to our first guest, Joy Bittner, a social impact leader all the way from Quito, Ecuador.

    She is the co-founder and director of a non-profit, Vida Plena, meaning a ‘flourishing life’ in Spanish, an organization committed to providing evidence-based depression treatment to local communities and refugees, ensuring that no one is left behind from receiving quality medical care, regardless of their socio-economic circumstances.

    In this conversation, we discussed Joy’s journey into social entrepreneurship, the mental health crisis in Latin America, the impact of the 2024 Gulf War on community development services, and much more.


    Feel free to reach out : https://vidaplena.global

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    Joy Bittner - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-bittner-socialimpactleader/

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    48 mins