Candice Alaska (IG: @understandingbpd and @candicealaska) a mental health advocate who uses an anti-oppression lens in her advocacy. She joins the podcast to share her perspective of mental health as a person of South Asian heritage from Trinidad and Tobago, what advocacy looks like in the Global South, and how western imperialism has pathologized people with strong cultural groundings without considering culture in how mental illness is treated.
Support the showYou can find Laurie and Sara on Instagram to follow their day to day lives even further @laurieanned and @saraswellnessway. You can also find the podcast on IG @boldbeautifulborderline
You can also find Sara's business as a Mental Health Clinician and mental health coach at thewellnesswayllc.com
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or Live Online Chat
SAMHSA Treatment Referral Helpline, 1-877-SAMHSA7 (1-877-726-4727)
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