SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – What do different generations really think about mental health?
On the latest season of the “It’s Generational” podcast, our roundtable of guests dives deep into our growing perspectives around mental health hygiene.
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Baby boomer journalist Dorothy Tucker, President of the National Association of Black Journalists; GenX journalist Hugo Balta, former President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists; millennial comedian and writer Aparna Nancherla, author of the upcoming book Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Impostor Syndrome and Kim Saira, a GenZ content creator focused on inner healing and community care, joined the show.
Here are some ways they work on maintaining solid mental health:
“I read affirmations every day,” said Tucker.
“I have dealt pretty regularly with anxiety and depression for the past few decades,” said Nancherla. “And I think for me it’s like… therapy and medication.”
“I actually do something called somatic activated healing,” said Saira.
Balta admitted that he has struggled to ask for help, but said he finds comfort in “walking with Patches, my dog, or just doing something that’s just for me.”
Dr. Milton Fuentes, a professor and coordinator of undergraduate advising for the Psychology Department at Montclair State University in New Jersey, also helped us understand more about psychology and mental health from an expert lens.
“I think things have changed considerably and I think they’ve changed and in an exciting way,” Fuentes said of recent changes in the field, including the possibilities that come with telehealth services.
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