Psychiatry & Society
What makes for a mentally healthy society? Harvard psychiatrist Reuben Hendler, MD explores this big question from multiple perspectives, in dialogue with deep thinkers and compassionate healers. This is a podcast for anyone interested in mental health and how the healing of individuals and society can go hand in hand. Ideas expressed on the podcast are those of its contributors and not the views of Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, McLean Hospital, or other hospitals and programs. The content of this podcast provides general information only - not medical or professional advice. References to individuals' experiences of health reflect amalgamations of multiple experiences.
Psychiatry & Society
Peer Work | Steve Fedele
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Reuben Hendler, MD
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Season 1
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Episode 2
It's not all about healthcare. There are many ways of promoting mental health, including policy-making, public education, advocacy, leadership, and research. This episode focuses on one way of promoting mental health in particular - speaking with one another about our experiences of mental health and illness. Our guest Steve Fedele, writer, educator, and peer specialist at McLean Hospital, shares what he has learned about how to bring lived experience to bear in supporting one another.