Unapologetically Black Unicorns
By Keris Jän Myrick
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Have you ever chatted with an Unapologetically Black Unicorn? Someone who symbolizes freedom, power, strength and is a true force of nature and thought, ‘WOW people need to hear this’? Now you can and learn how to be a U.B.U. too! Join the weekly conversation with host Keris Jän Myrick, an unapologetically black unicorn in their own right, and nationally recognized mental health advocate chatting with amazing U.B.U. folk who are advancing all things mental health, racial justice, and anything cool to enhance human existence.
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“You Can’t Hear the People Who Are Listening” with Gaelynn Lea
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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“The Medicaid Maze - A Simulation Game”
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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“The Value of Support”
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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“The Trauma and Celebration through Hair” with Kelechi Ubozoh
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May 26, 2026 |
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“AI in Health Care” with Charlotte Blease
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May 19, 2026 |
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“Who Decides the Value of a Disable Life” with Reid Davenport
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May 12, 2026 |
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“Go Be Boldly Practical” with Wendy White Tiegreen
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May 05, 2026 |
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“We Are the Hope Dealers” with Taina Martinez
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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“The Black Patient Bill of Rights” with Rhonda Smith and Yolanda Whittington
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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“SPMI SMI...WTF?”
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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“Cool or creepy?: Tech and Mental Health” with Dr. John Torous
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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UBU Hop on the Mic: Soteria House Las Cruces with Vesper Moore, Meghann O’Leary and Rupi Legha
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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“A Discipline of Hope” with Vesper Moore
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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“Who Decides the Value of a Disable Life” with Reid Davenport
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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“You Are Magical AF”
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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“Anticipatory Grief” with Isaac Lara
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Hop on the Mic with Dr. Janer Hernandez and Joe Powell
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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“Art, Legacy and LACMA: A Weekend That Filled My Cup”
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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“If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Table” with Laura Evans
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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"UBU Hop on the Mic" with Dr. Chyrell Bellamy, Dr. Felecia Pullen, Dr. Rupi Legha, Taina B. Martinez and Vesper Moore
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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“Signed By Stories” with Emma Hunt
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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“If They Steal Me of My Hope They’ve Taken Everything” with Lynn Borton
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Finding the Spark: Creativity Without Pressure
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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“Oppression Hides in Ambiguity” with Carolina Valle
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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“The Family Royal”
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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“Magical Black Santa”
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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"May the Doorways be Such That We Don’t Have to Fold Our Wings to Enter” with Chacku Mathai
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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“The Medicaid Game - A Simulation Game”
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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“People Aren’t Social Problems” with Neil Gong
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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“Truth-Giving Table”
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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“Ashes and Anxiety”
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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“Enjoying the Message as it’s Received” with Dr. Ikwunga Wonodi
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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“Value The Connection to Community” with Dr. Jorge Partida del Toro
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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“The Medicaid Game: A Simulation Game”
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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“Your Voice has Meaning, Power and Impact” with Alvin Lee
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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“The Pursuit of Happiness in Angry Times”
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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“The Power Of Being Seen”
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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“It Takes a Village to Raise a Child but it Takes an Entire Community to Save One” with Ayaan Moledina
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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“Creative Maladjustment”
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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“Signed By Stories” with Emma Hunt
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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“The Defensive Line” with Chris and Martha Thomas
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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“The History of Labor Day”
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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“AI in Health Care” with Charlotte Blease
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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“Jump and The Net Shall Appear” with Alicia Harris
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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“Keep Showing Up as Your True Self, that is Your Power” with Desiree Delonia
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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“Housing First is All About People” with Sam Tsemberis
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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“Wellness in Motion” with Gabby Arriaga
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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#BlackMentalHealth with Ellis Gordon Jr.
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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“Reproductive Psychiatric Advance Directives” with Dr. Emily Dossett and Dr. Michele Nguyen
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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“Collective Elevation” with Elizabeth Morrison
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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“A Conversation with Medicaid”
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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“Random Recollections”
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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“Collective Elevation” with Elizabeth Morrison
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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“Chasms of Care” with Lauren Clark
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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“The Ghost Network”
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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“What it Takes: Wisdom from Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors” with Dr. Jonathan Edwards and Rita Cronise
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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“Rest is Resistance”
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May 27, 2025 |
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“Be Visible as your Fully Authentic Self” with Dr. Jei Africa
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May 20, 2025 |
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“The Met Gala & Black Dandyism”
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May 13, 2025 |
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“To Protect and Defend: Part II”
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May 06, 2025 |
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“To Protect and Defend: Part 1”
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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“Do It Afraid” with Preston Mitchum
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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“You Are Far from Insignificant” with Nicole Kwan
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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“Mindfuling” with Nandini Nema
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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“CADRE Policy Academy”
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode #200!
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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“Start the Conversation” with Fajr DeLane
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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“Everyone Matters Equally” with Kana Enomoto and Reina Chiang
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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“Break With Conformity” with Jose Caballero
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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“It Takes a Village to Raise a Child but it Takes an Entire Community to Save One” with Ayaan Moledina
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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“Don’t Give In, Don’t Give Up and Don’t Give Out” with Dr. Andre Johnson
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Navigating Loss: The Gaps in Hospice Care
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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“Decolonizing Research: Diversify the Evidence Base” with LaMont Green and Rachel Post
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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“Empowering Ourselves for Our Future” with LaVerne Miller, JD
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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“Housing First is All About People” with Sam Tsemberis
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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UBU Live: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery Annual Conference
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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“A Discipline of Hope” with Vesper Moore
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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“Recovery is Real and Recovery is Possible” with Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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“Magical Black Santa”
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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“Homelessness is Solvable and Preventable” with Jeff Olivet
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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"Creating a Mentally Healthy Workplace Culture"
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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“Experience Over Expertise” with DJ Chuang
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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A Tribute to Howard A. Myrick
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Unapologetically Black Unicorns: Live and in Living Color.
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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“Let Your Freak Flag Fly” with Sylvie Trevena
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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“What it Takes: Wisdom from Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors” with Dr. Jonathan Edwards and Rita Cronise
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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“Cognitive Liberation” with Katherine and Rebecca Grainger
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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“Say What, You Did Not Vote?”
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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“The Family Royal”
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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“Chasms in Care” with Lauren Clark
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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“Getting Mental Health Right for All” with Dr. Ben Miller
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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“Medication Empowerment” with Pat Deegan
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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“Lived Experience is Expertise” with Damon Watson
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Leadership, Learning and Growth: Cultivating Outcomes through Equity in Behavioral Telehealth
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Remembering Ellis Gordon Jr.
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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“The Table is in the Community” with Dr. Ruby Mendenhall
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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“Doing it From a Place of Love” with Jess Stohlmann Rainey
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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“Representation and Intention Matters” with Pat Deegan
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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“Decolonizing Research: Diversify the Evidence Base” with LaMont Green and Rachel Post
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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"Reverence"
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Jul 30, 2024 |