Mind On Mental Health
The Mind On Mental Health Podcast explores a variety of mental health and substance use related topics in under thirty minutes. Topics such as how to utilize positive coping skills, manage triggers and how to change your thought process are discussed. Each podcast features interviews with therapists and psychiatrists from Penn Medicine - Princeton House Behavioral Health in Central New Jersey.
Episodes

Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Understanding the power of familismo is a key to understanding how to best support Hispanic individuals who seek treatment for mental health issues. The idea that family comes before the individual can make treatment easier (the whole family will support you in recovery) or more difficult (a person may be hesitant to seek treatment because their illness will affect the whole family). Yuliza Avelar, LSW, who works with teens at Princeton House Behavioral Health, explains how cultural issues should be taken into account when working with Hispanic individuals.
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Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
We kick off the Fall 2024 season of Mind on Mental Health by celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and talking about barriers Hispanic and LatinX families may experience when seeking help with mental health. Host Andy Dean speaks with therapist Yuliza Avelar, LSW, who works with adolescents at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health, about stigma, helping to define mental health concepts, and how the immigrant experience affects kids and families.
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Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Join three therapists at different stages of their careers as they discuss what it’s like to be a mental health therapist. Host Andy Dean speaks with Ciani Young, LAC and Rachel de Groh, LCSW, LCADC about self-care, managing burnout, and what they all enjoy about being therapists.
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Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
On this episode, Andy is joined by Ciani Young, LAC and Rachel de Groh, LCSW, LCADC. The three mental health clinicians discuss challenges they experienced when they started working, lessons they’ve learned that cannot be taught in a classroom, how to measure success in treatment, and how they have all managed imposter syndrome.
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