Mental Health Role Models: Recent Episodes
Danny Quin
Mental Health can be a tricky topic, but seeing topics like depression, anxiety and medication discussed openly and honestly can inspire others to speak about their experience. The Mental Health Role Models Podcast, hosted by Danny Quin, is a place to continue the conversation knowing each episode will find the headphones of someone who needs it.
Board Certified Music Therapists Kathlynn Sell and Brandon Benguaich join the podcast to talk about achieving non-musical goals with music. We also dive into musical theory and discuss why people may be drawn to certain types of music in anxious/depressing times.
My guest on this episode is Tony Astacio. Tony and I discuss the Mental Health stigma for men, the power of therapy/conversation and staying curious about the brain and mental health.
Meghan Landry is a Certified Child Life Specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center and main handler of Valentina, a full-time animal assistant at UMass Memorial's Children’s Medical Center. We talk with Meghan about the benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy in a hospital setting, how she got paired up with her canine sidekick and how Valentina provides help for her when they're off duty.
Follow Valentina on Instagram: @umass_supaw_stars
Make a donation to help Valentina: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/umassmemorialanimalassistedtherapy
Dina Coughlan received professional help for a mental health crisis at 19 years old. Today, she is a mental health advocate who shares her experience with the goal of being a Mental Health Empowerment Speaker. We dive into her journey, how she became open/honest about her struggles and her future goals.
Sherri Gentile is a mom of three who is running the Chicago Marathon in 2023 to bring attention to Postpartum Depression. We talk about the effects of Postpartum Depression after her first two pregnancies and how being open and honest about her past experience helped her navigate through her third pregnancy. We also discuss what inspired her to take part in the Chicago Marathon for Team NoStigmas.
On this episode, we talk to Jenny Dreizen, Co-Founder of The Fresh Starts Registry. We discuss her supportive soul and her motto "There are no rules" in the pursuit of joy.
FOLLOW JENNY ON TWITTER: @thegenevieved
FOLLOW FRESH STARTS REGISTRY: @FreshStartsHere
After a year away, the Mental Health Role Models Podcast returns. In this quick episode, I reintroduce myself, explain why I started the podcast, why I disappeared in 2022 and why I've decided this is the right time to return.
PR Professional Rachael Durant joins the podcast to talk about burnout, her blog post on Mental Health, medication/therapy and much more!
Olivia Howell joins the podcast this week to talk about her mental health journey, celebrating fresh starts and much more!
Diana Vilic is an author and founder/editor in chief of DORD Magazine. We cover A LOT in this episode, including positivity, vulnerability, my bucket-list goal of writing a children's book.
Follow Diana on Twitter: @dianavilic
Olivia Reiman is the very definition of a Mental Health Role Model. She owns her life after a rollercoaster experience with Bipolar, Anxiety, Depression. She's an Mental Health Coach, author, podcaster and much more.
Learn more about her at simplyoli.com
Public Relations and Marketing guru Kimberley Ring Allen joins the podcast to discuss why Mental Health is an important topic for her, her suggestions for navigating social media, and how her busy life can make an impact on her mental health.
Danny chats with Ben of the League of Extraordinary Mo Bros about Movember, Men's Health, Mental Health, and what his team is doing to crush the stigma surrounding Men's Health.
DJ Bean does a little bit of everything - writing, TV, Podcasts. He recently made a social media splash when he released his first EP, "Vineyard Nights." He joined Danny to talk about anxiety/depression on Episode 4 of The Mental Health Role Models podcast.
Mary talks about her history with anxiety/depression including an impactful story about her mom, her time on television, and introduces Danny to "The Everything Thing."
Danny's first guest is the person who inspired him to open up about HIS anxiety/depression, NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Kusnierek. Find out what inspired Trenni to open up about mental illness, what's her social media strategy with dealing with negativity, and more!
Mental Health is a tricky topic and we all need role models who use their platforms to talk about it. Danny introduces himself as well as the Mental Health Role Models podcast he’s been working on.