Hidden in Plain Sight: The UHA Columbus Podcast

In this episode, we have a conversation with a Patient Care Technician who has been sick for the past 70 days. Unable to work, she talks about the current COVID-19 pandemic from a healthcare perspective and how this situation has negatively affected her mental health.

Has everyone been able to adapt to online learning so easily? In this episode, we have a conversation with a student teacher about how different school districts have responded to long-distance learning and what effects these changes have on students down the road.

College is supposed to be the best four years of your life. But this isn't the case for many people suffering with mental health. In this student's journey, she describes how this idea negatively affects the mental health conversation on college campuses.

In this episode, this student talks about how she lost memories during her journey with mental health. She also talks about the comfort she received opening up to her high school teachers and what it was like when she studied abroad in a new environment, culture, and without the support system she was used to.

It can be scary feeling that something is wrong... but not knowing exactly what. In this episode, a student recounts how it felt to finally be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, the effects of therapy, and opening up to the world.

In this episode, this student recounts a history of anxiety and how it influences his thoughts and actions in different settings. He discusses his experience with different prescriptions and how he found comfort in community and religion.

In this episode, this student discusses his early struggles with mental health, how he has changed since, and how his experiences has influenced his future. While he understands that he will continue to fight in the future, he acknowledges that mental health is, just like any other disease, one part in the journey of life.

In this episode, this student recounts his struggles dealing with depression in college and the eye-opening experience of realizing that depression can happen to anyone. He also talks with Ishan about the importance of treating your mental health like your physical health, arguing that we as a society should value "Me Time" a little bit more.

In this episode, this student talks with Annie about her family history with depression and how important it is for others to understand the difficulty of living with mental health. Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there...

In this week's episode, this student discusses with Ishan the rocky road of recovering from her first suicide attempt. Tips include skateboarding, guitar duets with your friends, ice cream, and dogs!

This week's story begins at an early age, and this student details the combination of therapy, medication, and community that helped him. His struggles led to the creation of an organization that links those struggling with mental health and shows them that they are not alone.

In this week's story, this student discusses with Ishan about the difficulty in discussing his mental health with others. The student realized that in order to help others and himself, he needed to relearn how to speak and listen at the right moments.

In this week's story, this student discusses with Annie and Ishan about how easy it is to spiral downwards as a pre-Med student, and the difficulty in climbing out of that hole.