An introduction to the hosts and the podcast as a whole. Pen Novus and Harvey LaFord talk about who they are, their mental health & neurodivergence, and how they've gotten to where they are.

Featuring: Who are you?; Social anxiety: "It's bad, folks."; mental illness is not dirty; mental illness vs. neurodivergence; "The things that we talk about on this podcast are our truths, but they are not the truth."

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-I2WFr0SVsIjplqL9E2s6GwM2RVSOrmK/view?usp=sharing

Suicide Hotline & Resources for Trans People:

https://translifeline.org/

USA Suicide Prevention:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Internation Suicide Hotlines:

https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines

Suicide Hotline & Resources for LGBTQ+ Young People:

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources:https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatte Resources to support AAPI (Asian-American & Pacific Islander) communities:https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/

https://stopaapihate.org/

Resources for US Immigrants:

https://www.informedimmigrant.com/

Resources to Support Undocumented Immigrants in the US:

https://immigrationjustice.u