Finding the Pieces, Achieving Mental Peace Wednesday, February 25, 2015

  • Special Literary Piece: Dr. Donna Gardner, Psy.D.  Licensed Psychologist, GET AHEAD Psych, LLC, delivers an excerpt and prologue from her memoir: Shedding Perfection: A Psychologist's Journey to Self-healing

  • Introduction to WHH, Basic Biology and Epidemiology of Mental Illness and Health, Warning Signs- Dr. Teri (Dialogue/Q&A with Dr. Donna) 

  • The Professional Women and Mental Health, Barriers/Myths around seeking and accessing care - Chelsie Dunn, MPH, Ph.D. (candidate in Clinical Psychology)

  • Women: Familial and Societal Impact and Stress. How a life coach can assist with achieving mental peace? Kizmat Tention, MSCM Life Coach, Kizmat Coaching and Consulting, LLC

  • Depression and Suicide in Hollywood and Tinsel Town: How more celebrities are now seeking therapy?

  • Mental Health's Impact on Parents with Special Needs children- Nancia Leath, MA LPC, NCC CPCS, Ph.D., Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist, Inward Core Healthcare Services

  • Mental Health Disparities and the Stigma in the AA Church- Dr. Sidney Hankerson, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Teri Larkins