Yeah No, I?m Not OK
Growing up, I was taught to say that I was “ok” when I really wasn’t. Mental health just wasn’t something that anyone in my family or community talked about or even had access to. Yet pretty much everyone was affected by it.
Today, young people of color are disproportionately affected by mental health issues and are not getting the resources they need, and I want to change that.
And this is why this podcast exists.
Yeah No, I’m Not Ok, my new podcast made in collaboration with LAist Studios, is here to open up the conversation about mental health. Every week we will explore issues that youth face all over the world (addiction, depression, anxiety, suicide, radical self love, and much much more) through conversations with friends, colleagues, activists, artists and health care professionals, all people who have gone through something life-changing and are now healing from it.
We want to start a mental health revolution. A movement that can start by talking about how we feel. One where we’re not ashamed of our own human experience.
What will feel like simple conversations among friends will really become a complex narrative of what is happening right now, especially to young people of color. With a real and emotional sound and few easy answers, Yeah No, I’m Not Ok will hopefully become a critical show in a critical time, a place for you to bring your complicated feelings and spend time with people who are rooting for you.
– Diane Guerrero
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Listener Stories
Diane plays some of the messages we?ve received from listeners.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources
For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
More mental health support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/
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2021-05-26Link to episode
Dr. Carl Hart on Drug Use in the Pursuit of Happiness
Talking with psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart, author of Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear.
For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
More mental health support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/
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2021-05-17Link to episode
Cristela Alonzo on How You Can?t Buy Self Care
Cristela Alonzo talks about getting a show, losing a show, getting help and moving forward.
More mental health support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/
Additional Information on depression and anxiety can be found here: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression
For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
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Better Help and YNINO listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/notok
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2021-05-11Link to episode
Jermaine Fowler Is A Fun Dad
Jermaine Fowler (?Judas and the Black Messiah,? ?Coming 2 America?) talks about how his curiosity is his superpower.
More mental health support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/
Additional Information on depression and anxiety can be found here: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression
For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
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2021-04-30Link to episode
Byron Bowers On Freedom Through Acceptance & Bad Acid
The actor and comedian on developing his uniquely dark style of comedy and how standup has helped him develop a healthy outlook on life.
More mental health support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/1
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.
Additional Information on depression and anxiety can be found here: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression
For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
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Sponsors include:
Theragun.com/notok and get your Gen 4 Theragun TODAY.
Better Help and YNINO listners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/notok
This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.
2021-04-26Link to episode
Janaya Future Khan On What Comes Up In The Ring
The Black Lives Matter International Ambassador on the power of trusting that you are doing the thing that's right over doing the thing that?s popular.
More mental health support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/
Additional Information on depression and anxiety can be found here: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression
Resources for LGBTQIA+ Youth: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Information on the Black Lives Matter Network can be found here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/
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2021-04-19Link to episode
Residente on How He Quiets the Noise
Rene? Pe?rez Joglar AKA Residente tells Diane how he stays centered and creative during even the hardest of times.
For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
More support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/
Additional Information on depression and anxiety can be found here: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression
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2021-04-12Link to episode
Demi Lovato on ?Dancing With The Devil?
Demi is revisiting her nearly fatal overdose in a new documentary, Dancing With The Devil, telling the story on her own terms. She tells us what gets her up in the morning and explains the importance of self-care and how it might also help you.
For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
More support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/
Additional Information on depression and anxiety can be found here: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression
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2021-04-05Link to episode
Eric Andre Wants You to Take Care of Yourself, Silly
Diane and Eric talk about therapy, meditation and making sure that you put your mental health first.
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More information on Dr. John Sarno?s book ?Healing Back Pain? here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/144873.Healing_Back_Pain
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources
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2021-03-29Link to episode
Dascha Polanco on her Bodyodyody
Dascha and Diane talk about what it meant to come up together as actors and Latinx artists. They also discuss their personal experiences with body image and what it means to continuously choose to embrace what is uniquely yours.
For more information and support for eating disorders, please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources
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2021-03-18Link to episode
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio on Being the King of New York
Karla shot to fame when she wrote an essay about being an undocumented student at Harvard. But instead of book deals, she looked for more meaning in writing and exploring her identity. Along the way, she learned more about herself and tells Diane how the correct diagnoses, therapy, strict personal boundaries, and self-acceptance have all changed her life for the better.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.
More information on borderline personality disorder here: https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/consumer-recovery-resources/
Learn about DBT therapy here: https://www.onlinedbtcourses.com/
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2021-03-11Link to episode
Let Me Explain
Who is Diane Guerrero and why is she talking about mental health? In this episode, we learn more about Diane?s personal experience and her commitment to making mental health a priority in communities nationwide, especially communities of color. Then for the very first time, Diane sits down with her big brother Eddie to have an honest conversation about their family history of addiction, anxiety, and depression.
For more resources on addiction or to get help, please visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
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More support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/
Additional Information on depression and anxiety can be found here: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression
This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.
2021-03-01Link to episode
Introducing Yeah No, I'm Not Ok
Introducing Yeah No, I'm Not Ok ? A new podcast from LAist Studios and Diane Guerrero about mental health, healing, and the conversations we should all be having about addiction, depression, anxiety, suicide, radical self love, and much more.
This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.
2021-02-12Link to episode