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Dr. Katie Barnes is the Interim VP of Academic Affairs at Neumann University. She is here to help restructure the Academic and Student affairs units, and wants to hear from the students about how she can improve the student experience. This interview gives insight into that process, as well as an opportunity to learn more about Dr. Barnes and her background.

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ANXIOUS & THEN SOME IS TAKING A MENTAL HEALTH BREAK FOR THE HOLIDAYS. WE'LL BE BACK ON FEBRUARY 1ST WITH A NEW EPISODE.

Mental health affects everyone, but what happens when your brain isn't so healthy?

I'm your host, Kristina. A student at Neumann university.

Join me as I dive into the experiences and stories of people who live with different mental disorders. Learn about what it's like to live with depression, anxiety, and more.

In Episode 6, I talk with Jayla.

These conversations are not censored and may contain strong language and sensitive themes.

Listener discretion is advised.

(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional! All episodes are individual stories meant to be informative and/or entertaining). Thanks for listening. :)

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Xavier and Ryan give you post Thanksgiving look at the week in NFL!

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Mental health affects everyone, but what happens when your brain isn't so healthy?

I'm your host, Kristina. A student at Neumann university.

Join me as I dive into the experiences and stories of people who live with different mental disorders. Learn about what it's like to live with depression, anxiety, and more.

In Episode 5, I talk with Peter.

These conversations are not censored and may contain strong language and sensitive themes.

Listener discretion is advised.

(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional! All episodes are individual stories meant to be informative and/or entertaining). Thanks for listening. :)

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Mental health affects everyone, but what happens when your brain isn't so healthy?

I'm your host, Kristina. A student at Neumann university.

Join me as I dive into the experiences and stories of people who live with different mental disorders. Learn about what it's like to live with depression, anxiety, and more.

In Episode 4, I talk with my friend Fataday.

These conversations are not censored and may contain strong language and sensitive themes.

Listener discretion is advised.

(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional! All episodes are individual stories meant to be informative and/or entertaining). Thanks for listening. :)

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Mental health affects everyone, but what happens when your brain isn't so healthy?

I'm your host, Kristina. A student at Neumann university.

Join me as I dive into the experiences and stories of people who live with different mental disorders. Learn about what it's like to live with depression, anxiety, and more.

In Episode 3, I talk with my friend Star.

These conversations are not censored and may contain strong language and sensitive themes.

Listener discretion is advised.

(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional! All episodes are individual stories meant to be informative and/or entertaining). Thanks for listening. :)

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Mental health effects everyone, but what happens when your brain isn't so healthy?
I'm your host, Kristina. A student at Neumann university.
Join me as I dive into the experiences and stories of people who live with different mental disorders. Learn about what it's like to live with depression, anxiety, and more.
In Episode 2, I talk with my friend Cole.
These conversations are not censored and may contain strong language and sensitive themes.
Listener discretion is advised.

(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional! All episodes are individual stories meant to be informative and/or entertaining). Thanks for listening. :)

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Mental health effects everyone, but what happens when your brain isn't so healthy?
I'm your host, Kristina. A student at Neumann university.
Join me as I dive into the experiences and stories of people who live with different mental disorders. Learn about what it's like to live with depression, anxiety, and more.
In Episode 1, I talk with my friend Melina.
These conversations are not censored and may contain strong language and sensitive themes.
Listener discretion is advised.

(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional! All episodes are individual stories meant to be informative and/or entertaining). Thanks for listening. :)

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Preeti Singh joins Elizabeth to discuss the wellness of career life. Preeti is the Director of Career and Personal Development, and offers great advice on how to begin your path from freshman year to graduation.

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Fr. Stephen Thorne and Georgette Hall-Peterson join Elizabeth to discuss Black Spirituality and Well-Being.

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Elizabeth welcomes Kim, Haley, and Katie to talk about the rights and laws around victims of sexual assault, and describes terminology and other aspects around this sensitive topic.

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Elizabeth is joined by Susan Long, and the two discuss the difference between mindfulness and meditation. Example exercises are given in this episode, so if you are interested in mindfulness, this is a great way to start!

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Elizabeth, Gabby and Olivia discuss wellness after a stressful election season, and how the pandemic has made stress and anxiety worse than before.

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Elizabeth welcomes counselor Caralee Crary, and student Sophia Parker, and talk about mental health amidst the pandemic, and ways to be mindful of your mental health.

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Elizabeth is joined by Campus Ministers Patrick McKenzie and Maria Marx, as well as student Mya McQueen and Lauren Herman from Intervarsity to discuss the power of faith and how spirituality keeps you well.

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Elizabeth is joined by Dr.Virgina Biddle, a Ph.D and Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Biddle’s passion for suicide prevention arose out of the death of her 16 year old nephew by suicide while she was an undergraduate nursing student. Out of this tragedy arose a passion for suicide prevention, a passion that guides her clinical and research careers today. While she was a graduate nursing student at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Biddle implemented a psychoeducational suicide prevention and risk assessment training program for faculty, staff, and resident advisors across the university.

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This week on the Wellness Wednesday hour, Elizabeth is joined by students Kait and Zander, Professor Rob McMonagle, Sister Patricia Hutchinson and Sean McDonald discuss the wellness and importance of voting. Topics include why you should vote, why local elections are important, and how to fact check promises from politicians and political parties.

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Mark's environment growing up led to depression and suicidal thoughts. He attempted to take his own life when he was 16, leaving him blind. Mark shares the struggles he's gone through, but also the perseverance he's learned thanks to meeting his wife Amy, a nurse.

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Ruth joins Elizabeth to discuss her journey of faith and survival. After attempting to end her life, Ruth became paralyzed. She reflects on how her faith has given her a new appreciation for the sacredness of life.

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The Counseling Center For Wellness at Neumann University hosts a weekly radio show focused on well being and mental health. The month of September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, and the show will focus on ending suicide. The first episode features Andrew Onimus from Minding Your Mind!

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Brylin and Jake are back as the NHL enters the second round of the playoffs! Before diving into the second round, they recap round number 1.

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Brylin and Jake recap the weekend of NHL hockey and preview some upcoming matchups!

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Brylin and Jake recap game 1 in the Philadelphia, Montreal series in addition to games 1 and 2 in the Tampa Bay, Columbus series and the Boston, Carolina series.
Last week's hot takes brings a scoreboard change while this week's will leave you shocked!

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Brylin and Jake recap the qualifying and round robin rounds of the season. Shockingly, they agree on every one of their first round predictions(!), and they round out the show with hot takes for the week!

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The Hurricanes swept the Rangers, the Flyers got another W...and that was all in week one! Week 2 of the playoff hunt starts today, so naturally Jake and Brylin are here to bring you all the NHL news you need!

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Brylin and Jake have a recap of weekend playoff action (qualifying and round robin rounds)
highlighting key players and those who made some eye brows raise
preview a few match ups for this week!

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Brylin and Jake love hockey. Problem is, they don't love the same teams. Brylin is an avid Penguins fan, and Jake is a hometown loving Flyers fanatic. This podcast focuses around the upcoming NHL playoffs kicking off on August 1, and is sure to be jam packed with great content and analysis.

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Mrs. Je'Nai Righter, Assistant Dean of Students and the Director of the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership, Ms. Georgette Hall-Peterson, Director of the Counseling Center for Wellness, and Ms. Tiphané Purnell, Project Director for Department of Justice Violence Prevention Grant, host a conversation about the history of racism in our country. The conversation covers many hard topics that need to be heard, and spoken in love, and to power.

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Amanda, Elizabeth, and Erin spoke with people from all over the world, and encouraged them to share their Coronavirus stories. This documentary shows that while we are all struggling, we are not struggling alone, and there is indeed hope for the future.

This documentary was part of the Neumann University radio production class's final project.

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Full audio from the radio show, including resident hall move out process, and the Spring 2020 pass/fail policy.

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Here is an abbreviated version of the Move Out and Pass/Fail policy that was discussed on 98.5 WNUW on April 29, 2020. The conversation was led by Dr. DiPaolo and Alex Maurizzio.

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Zac Deemer, a freshman at NU, is currently in the PA state championship and in the semifinals for a world NHL20 tournament. He’s a great player and better individual. Listen to his interview with Jake and Xavier!

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Andrew Guldin, Jeff Wilson, and Matt Dopp from Intern TV (available at youtube.com/neumannmedia) join Jake and Xavier to talk about their Fortnite adventures, and just how terrible they are at playing. Truly, they can't compete either.

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Jake and Xavier are talking all about the new Call of Duty game!

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Duncan McNeil is a founding member of the Esports club at Neumann, and he's joining Xavier and Jake to talk about the Game On event that was held on March 22!

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Jake and Xavier welcome Luke, a freshman captain on the Esports team playing Fortnite primarily.

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On this week's Dr. D show, Sr. Marguerite joins to talk about slowing down, finding calm, and finding God in the lonely times. Dr. DiPaolo also gives updates about services in the Academic Affairs unit, and shares how he keeps a schedule to help get him through the day of working at home.

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Dr. DiPaolo (VP Academic Affairs) and Dr. Haug (VP Student Affairs) went on the air to answer many questions from Neumann University students and community members. Topics discussed included resources that are available right now, how the transition to online is going, and more.

*Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is correct as of the time of publishing (1:48PM ET, March 18/2020). With the hourly changes that are expected, please continue to monitor neumann.edu for the most up to date information.

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On this episode of the podcast, we are setup in Chris' office* to discuss how change has been an integral part of his life. From his conversion to Catholicism, to watching other leaders transform an organization, Chris dives into the importance of change, even when it is resisted.

*Please excuse the air ducts that make us sound like a wind tunnel. We'll have it fixed for the next episode!

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Chris Domes is the president of Neumann University, but from hearing him talk, he's just like you and me. Chris shares his thoughts on what makes a person a leader in this episode, and how titles don't define a leader.