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The non-linear path from education to employment. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 18 podcast May 13, 2025

Marcus and Asami are joined by Rachel Lim, psychologist and clinical lead from Headspace Syndal. With a strong passion for youth mental health, Rachel...

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The Silent Hustle: Work and Mental Health. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 17 podcast May 06, 2025

The Asian Mental Health is back! To kick things off, Asami, Marcus and Oscar define the theme they’ve chosen for our third season and talk about the i...

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How I chose my creative career. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 16 podcast Nov 18, 2024

 

 

For our season 2 finale, Oscar and Marcus interrogate our technical producer Yeo about his copyright beef with Kanye West (!) and find out ho...

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When your job impacts your mental health. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 15 podcast Nov 11, 2024

 

 

Marcus and Asami gain invaluable insight from Beverley Wang (ABC’s National Culture Correspondent and host of Stop Everything! and Life Matte...

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Running: a business vs a marathon. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 14 podcast Nov 04, 2024

 

 

Our fearless leader Asami finally takes the hot seat and tells all about the link between physical and mental wellness, building a good relat...

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The things we can't control. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 13 podcast Oct 28, 2024

 

 

Asami describes the alarming findings of the latest youth mental health research, Marcus explains how the pandemic has changed the brains of ...

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What helps men to open up? The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 12 podcast Oct 21, 2024

 

 

Jagesh Panchal, founder of Shakti Mental Health, speaks about comfortable spaces for conversations between men about their mental health, the...

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The importance of self-reflection. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 11 podcast Oct 14, 2024

 

 

We nudge Oscar into the hot-seat and try to convince him that he’s creative. As our co-host and community engagement lead, he explains why ba...

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How to trust your future self. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 10 podcast Oct 07, 2024

 

 

Our co-host and resident psychology student Marcus shares ideas on combating stressful workload paralysis while leading an academically-drive...

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The reality of stigma. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 9 podcast Oct 07, 2024

 

 

To kick off our second season, the Shapes and Sounds team discuss the harmful misconceptions and serious consequences of poor mental health i...

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Do I have intergenerational trauma? The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 8 podcast Jul 16, 2024

 

 

👋Welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast!

In our season 1 finale, we’re joined by Anushka Phal. Through her lived experience as a th...

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Masculinity, media and mental health. The Asian Mental Health Podcast Episode 7 podcast Jul 09, 2024

 

 

👋Welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast!

In episode 7, we’re joined by Bimba Chavan. Using her expertise as a counsellor at Unhyphe...

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