Merica20toLife- Live Podcast #6. Special guest NiCole Buchanan, PhD. to discuss all things mental health. We talk about the stigmas that still surround talking about mental health struggles and seeking help. We also discuss how the pandemic and the quarantines and stay at home orders are affecting those that already struggle, as well as those that are newly struggling because of it. We delve into the why therapists do what they do, an overview of what therapy is, how to find help, the lack of minority doctors, and how racial inequities play a part in all of it. We also get some great information about new groundbreaking treatments involving the use of psychedelic/MDA therapy. Dr. Buchanon also give us some great tools to use at home.

NiCole T. Buchanan, PhD. received her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is now an Associate Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University and the Clinical Director and Founder of Alliance Psychological Associates, PLLC in East Lansing, MI.

Buchanan, N. T. (2017, April). Excising a virus of the mind: Individual and institutional responsibility for reducing implicit bias. Invited presentation for TEDxMSU at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. https://youtu.be/b5UUBPA1-FU

Buchanan, N. T. (2016, January). Bias and its Role in Social Inequity. Invited presentation for the forum, Sharper Focus, Wider Lens symposium on The Nature of Inequality, Michigan State University Honors College.

https://youtu.be/s6zxPCGI64A

Find a therapist; includes bios, pictures, insurance info, and a search by location and therapist type:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

The Five Love Languages:

https://www.5lovelanguages.com

The Five Second Rule to Get out of Bed

https://youtu.be/nI2VQ-ZsNr0

Entire audiobook: https://youtu.be/Uy2JE8yKlww