EmotionAL Support with Alessandra Torresani

Addison Brasil - (co- founder of Tethr, a men’s mental health and wellbeing app)

Addison is an intentional multi-hyphenate who thrives in balancing a career in film, tech, real estate, and philanthropy. Addison is a grief and mental health speaker after losing his brother to cancer, finding his father after suicide, and surviving a fatal accident that killed a dear friend. Attributing his ability to not only survive but thrive with PTSD and compounded grief to the value of community and connection. In 2020 Addison became a co-founder and head of brand impact for tethr, a men’s mental health and wellbeing app focused on the power of peer support. The start-up is being accelerated by 500 Start Ups in San Francisco. In the last year, his work has been featured in the NY TIMES, Healthline, TMZ, Fox News, and The Washington Post. Addison is currently writing his first book is expected in 2022.  https://www.emotionalsupportpod.com/ @emotionalsupportpod @addisonbrasil https://www.tethr.men/    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barrett Leddy - Voice Actor (Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!)

BARRETT LEDDY is an actor, singer, comedian, and an Audie & SOVAS Award-winning voice actor. His work in animation voiceover includes Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, 44 Cats, Netflix's Bread Barbershop, Funimation's Bungo and Alchemist - Gears of Judgment and Number24, Om Nom Stories, Taina and the Amazon's Guardians, Panda and Krash, and more. His video game work includes EDF World Brothers and Duel Links. Barrett has not only become a dear friend, but he is officially the voice of Season 3 EmotionAL Support! Check out the best intro song and be sure to follow Barrett along on his vocal journey!https://www.emotionalsupportpod.com/@emotionalsupportpod@alessandratorresani@barrettleddy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Baker - Star/Writer of The Estate

The multi-talented Chris Baker joins me this week to talk about being both writer/star of The Estate. Chris and I have known each other for quite some time and it was such a treat to reflect on stories of growing up, facing challenges, and sharing stories of rejection. I always knew this Harvard Film Theory Grad  turned pop superstar turned screenwriter would be creating magic of his very own on the the big screen!    @emotionalsupportpod https://www.emotionalsupportpod.com/ @bakerseebakerdo (The Estate movie is currently in theaters and VOD) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jamila M. Dawson, LMFT & August McLaughlin (co-authors of WITH PLEASURE)

It was such a treat to interview Jamila and August and dive deep into 'With Pleasure' , their new book about managing trauma triggers for more vibrant and relationships. Be sure to order yours today and let us know what you would like to learn more about! Jamila M. Dawson, LMFT is the co-author of the innovative book: With Pleasure: Managing Trauma Triggers for More Vibrant and Relationships. A licensed therapist with an expertise in sexuality, trauma, and relationships, Jamila has been a educator since 2005 and has practiced psychotherapy since 2015. She is the founder and owner of the psychotherapy practice Fire & Flow Therapy. She has collaborated with Buzzfeed, MEL, Playboy, Harper’s BAZAAR and other media outlets and has appeared on numerous podcasts, including Girlboner and with Dr. Jess. Jamila uses her Instagram & Facebook accounts to share practices, tools, and reflections on sexuality, relationships, and mental health. @jamila.thesextherapist August McLaughlin is a nationally recognized journalist and host and producer of the podcast, Girl Boner Radio, a true story-driven podcast where she explores sexual empowerment, relationships and pleasure. Her articles have been featured by Cosmopolitan, the Washington Post, Salon and more. Her 2018 release, Girl Boner, was featured in the New York Times and called “equally fun, risqué, and informative” by Publishers Weekly. She has presented at colleges, recovery centers, and the CDC headquarters, attended the 2016 United State of Women summit as a nominated changemaker and gave a TEDx talk on her experience overcoming an eating disorder she was diagnosed with while working abroad in the fashion industry. @augustmclaughlin @emotionalsupportpod https://www.emotionalsupportpod.com/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beauty and The Brain - How To Reach Out For Help

There is nothing scarier than sharing your own personal story with a room full of strangers. David and Alessandra share their own personal experiences with fear of the unknown, fear of judgement, and fear of just plain reaching out for a helping hand. David shares 3 insightful tips on how to reach out for help. It's just like Dexter's Laboratory this week as they record inside David's very own Laboratory!    https://www.emotionalsupportpod.com/ @emotionalsupportpod @alessandratorresani @dlhagger * Blame, Shame, and Contamination: the impact of mental illness and drug dependence stigma on family members by Patrick W Corrigan https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16756399/     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sheel Bhuta - Medical Intuitive, Holistic Healer, and Children’s EQ Teacher

Sheel Bhuta is a Medical Intuitive, Holistic Health Practitioner and a Children’s EQ teacher from the Greater Philadelphia Area. She works with professional athletes to help with body regeneration as well as mental agility. She has created a mindfulness & emotional intelligence program that she teaches preschool children - teens to help them empower themselves. Sheel has survived trauma, a suicide attempt and is currently on her own healing journey while living with Multiple Sclerosis. Her experiences of overcoming pain planted a seed of conviction to do whatever she could to help heal the world around her. Sheel teaches people how to heal themselves as well as how to gracefully experience all the ups and downs that life gifts us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ross Szabo - CEO of Human Power Project

Ross Szabo is a social innovator who helped create the youth mental health movement. He is the Wellness Director/founding faculty member at Geffen Academy at UCLA and CEO of Human Power Project. Ross has spoken to over 2 million people about his experiences with mental health. He is the author of Behind Happy Faces; Taking Charge of Your Mental Health and A Kids Book About Anxiety. He has also created an award winning mental health curriculum that is used by over 250,000 students around the world. His main goal is for people to focus on mental health the same way they work on their physical health.  https://www.emotionalsupportpod.com/ @emotionalsupportpod @alessandratorresani @rossszabo https://rossszabo.com/     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christy Desai - Co-Founder, CEO & LMFT of Okay Humans

After unsuccessfully trying to outrun the stress of life, Christy Desai finally looked for a therapist in hopes of catching her breath. What started as “3-5 sessions” turned into years of deep inner work. Her own experience turned into a personal mission to help other people feel better, stronger, and more alive. Christy returned to school to pursue a masters in clinical psychology as well as become a licensed marriage and family therapist. Being on both sides of therapy, as a client and a therapist, Christy saw how antiquated the process was for people to start therapy. She became determined to find a way to eliminate the barriers of entry to seeking therapy which led to the creation of Okay Humans. Okay Humans is a completely fresh approach to face-to-face talk therapy dedicated to modernizing and destigmatizing the entire experience around therapy. https://www.emotionalsupportpod.com/ @emotionalsupportpod @alessandratorresani https://www.okayhumans.com/ @okayhumans @okay_christy 1st Therapy Session FREE with COUPON CODE: EMOTIONAL  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Francesca Reicherter - Founder of Inspiring My Generation

Francesca Reicherter, Founder/President of Inspiring My Generation, a 501(c)3 saving lives through mental health awareness, early symptom detection, and suicide prevention, joins me to share her own personal story of survival. Through lonely times in a mental hospital, Fran realized the missing link we all are looking for...ENCOURAGEMENT from our community. I'm proud to be a part of her community, to have her as emotional support and most importantly, to call her a friend.  @emotionalsupportpod @alessandratorresani http://www.emotionalsupportpod.com @inspriringmygeneration @freicherter http://www.inspiringmygeneration.org   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beauty and The Brain - RESILIENCE

Woohoo, Emotional Support is back! Just like that it’s Season 3! This week Beauty and The Brain’s David Haggerty and I dive deep into the definition of resiliency. What does resiliency mean to you? Surprisingly, it was one of the most challenging questions I’ve had to answer. Come escape the norm and experience some EmotionAL Support! Please SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW AND SHARE! Go to http://www.emotionalsupportpod.com for all resources.
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