The CARES Package Podcast: Recent Episodes
Chabot Student Wellness Ambassadors
Student Wellness Ambassadors at Chabot College helps promote student mental health through reducing stigma surrounding help seeking behavior and increasing social connectedness among its campus community members. This podcast program is another platform to help advance this initiative.
In this podcast, the Wellness Ambassadors will be discussing the meaning of life and what they believe life’s purpose is. We have a fellow Wellness Ambassador join us as a guest to provide her perspective.
In this podcast the Wellness Ambassadors will be discussing social media and the effects it has on mental health. The ambassadors will discuss why they themselves use these filters and how they make them feel. Why daily affirmations can help combat negative feelings and how to do a daily affirmation. *Content warning: The sensitive topics discussed in this episode may be disturbing to some listeners. Listeners discretion is advised.
In this episode, we will discuss the difference
between Mental Health and Mental Illness. Our Guest, David Irving, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and CARES Mental Health Coordinator for Chabot College, will give some insight into the importance of de-stigmatizing these topics and tips for managing your mental health. *Content warning: We will be discussing sensitive topics that listeners may find disturbing. The Listener’s discretion is advised.
In this episode the Wellness Ambassadors tackle the topic of work-life balance. In a world full of zoom calls, going to school or work, and social media, sometimes it’s hard to find that balance and burnout can happen to the best of us. The ambassadors want to raise awareness to finding balance in life; without balance your mental health can suffer.
In this podcast, the Student Wellness Ambassadors talk about the CARES program and share additional resources for mental health outside of Chabot. What is in building 700 and 2300? Listen in to find out.
*Content warning: In this episode, sensitive topics will be discussed. Listeners’ discretion is advised
In this episode of the CARES package podcast “Social Interactions & Togetherness,” the Wellness Ambassadors will discuss what social interactions have been like lately and discuss what togetherness means. Social interactions have changed so much in the past two years; the ambassadors would like students to take time to appreciate this new incredible experience that they worked so hard to get to and the wonderful new people they can meet.
In this episode, we will be discussing self-care and some self-care tips. Joining the Wellness Ambassadors will be Dr. Dulce Lopez also known as Doctora Corazon. Dulce Lopez, Psy.D., a first-generation Mexican-American, is a Licensed Psychologist whose life’s purpose has been to empower individuals to transform through Love.
Kicking it off with the first podcast of the season, student wellness ambassadors Gaby, Alecea, and Annie share their thoughts about returning back to campus and how COVID-19 has affected them the last couple of years.
We are excited to introduce to you the launch of the CARES Package Podcast program, hosted by Gabriela Aguilar, Annie Dang, and Alecea Lopez, all of whom are Chabot College Student Wellness Ambassadors. In this introductory episode, we will give a brief overview of what we have in store for you this semester. Thank you all for listening in. Like, subscribe, comment and please share with your family, friends, and classmates.