State of Mind
Stories of Mental
Health & Wellness
Intimate conversations about mental health and wellness with psychotherapist Debra Sloss. Our guests share personal stories and hard-earned wisdom from their lived experience accompanied by experts sharing their professional knowledge on important mental health topics. Together we explore the intricacies of being human and living well. Join us for new understandings, seeds of hope, and valuable resources.
Topics include:
- Impacts of Racism and Caring for Elders on Mental Health
- Diagnosis specific topics like: “Bipolar Disorder” / “Teens & Anxiety” / “ADHD”
- Trauma, Grief and Substance Use Recovery
- Building Resilience / Creativity and Wellness Series
- Suicide and Domestic Violence Prevention and many more.
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Airs
1st Sunday & 2nd Monday
of every month, 6-7 PM PST
90.7, 89.7 & 89.5 fm KSQD
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Host & Producer
Debra Sloss, LMFT, a longtime Santa Cruz licensed psychotherapist with over 25 years of clinical experience providing direct therapy services and supervision training.
Team
Jeanne Baldzikowski – Audio Production
Patrice Vecchione – “In Your Voice” Story Coaching
Mission
Our aim is create a program that helps bring to light the complexity of the human experience, reduce stigma, provide valuable information, and improve access to care and support.
Equity Stance
At STATE of MIND, we believe Black Lives Matter. We acknowledge systemic inequities and internal biases can inhibit equal access. We are committed to increase our awareness of inequities and biases and to act from values of inclusion and compassion.
Suggest a Topic
If you or someone you know has topic ideas for future shows or a story of mental health recovery to share as a potential guest, please email us at debra.stateofmind@ksqd.org.
In Your Voice
In Your Voice are short segments on the show where a listener gets to add their voice to the topic. You can call us at 831-824-4324 and leave a 1-3 minute message about: a mental health experience you’ve had, something that has contributed to your mental health recovery journey, or share a resource that has helped you. Alternatively, you can make a 1-3 minute audio recording right on your phone and email that file to debra.stateofmind@ksqd.org.
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Show Titles (Episode #)
General Mental Support
Emotions & Mindfulness (9)
Compassion Practices (10)
Power of Forgiveness (38)
Mental Health Toolkit (27)
Healing with Yoga Therapy (39)
Trauma in the Central Nervous System (40)
Co-Dependence Differs from Interdependence (41)
Building Resilience 1 – What’s your Soul Food? (42)
Building Resilience 2 – What’s your Soul Food? (43)
Weathering Climate Change (45)
Reproductive Freedom: Essential for Mental Health (49)
Men in Therapy (51)
Healing from Dysfunctional Families and ACA (52)
Writing to Heal (53)
Healing Power of Making Art (54)
Therapeutic Movement & Dance (55)
After the Loss of a Child (58)
Community Crisis Support
Relationship Support
Diagnosis-Specific Support
NAMI/Mental Illness Recovery (5)”
Dual Diagnosis (6)
Adult ADHD (12)
Anorexia Nervosa (16)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (32)
Trauma in the Central Nervous System (40)
How Co-Dependence Differs from Interdependence (41)
Lyme Disease (44)
Traumatic Brain Injury (46)
Bipolar Disorder in College (47)
Aging with HIV (48)
Postpartum Anxiety/Depression (50)
The Complex Recovery of Co-Occurring Disorders (56)
Living with Psychotic Symptoms (57)
After the Loss of a Child (58)