Relaxation vs Productivity: Don't Tip the Scale!

The fifth episode of Mental Massage beautifully captures the recovery journeys of Mary Lambert, Grammy-nominated artist, and Lindsey Arrington, founder of Hope Soldiers. Their stories serve as a narrative of hope for anyone who are using substances or know people who are using substances. This episode's contents range from the costs of substances (tangible and intangible) to things to consider when helping someone. Emotionally charged from beginning to end, listeners will be taken along the emotional rollercoaster led by the two speakers sharing their journey.

Mental Massage's fourth episode focuses on the topic of productivity vs relaxation and how to balance the two in everyday life. Join the speaker, Ms. Collison from Explorer Middle School in the Mukilteo School District, and the co-hosts (Chloe Lee and Mina Hwang) as they discuss ways to keep a healthy balance physically, mentally, and emotionally during the school year in the midst of a pandemic. Ranging from  discussion about being unmotivated and unproductive to being overworked and overwhelmed, February's episode aims to provide advice for a diverse audience in finding balance in their own lives. Credits: Caffeine Creek Band https://pixabay.com/music/search/genre/indie%20pop/?mood=uplifting

The third episode of Mental Massage explores the role of social media on the mental health of teens. The speaker of this episode, Sarah Kneller, is a member of Centre for Humane Technology and provides a technological view on how social media platforms ensure their users are addicted. Other guests of the episode include the Mental Massage sub-committee members (Allison Seo, Chloe Lee, Alice Zhang, Mina Hwang, Lorencia Pak, and Eric Bae) who share their experiences with social media in their lives. From discussing the addictiveness of social media to recommending possible ways of coping with social media addiction, January's episode hopes to share relatable narratives and share new information on an increasingly relevant topic among teens today. Music Credits "Finding Love" by Caffeine Creek Band https://pixabay.com/music/search/genre/indie%20pop/?mood=uplifting "Long Stroll" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Lobby Time" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The second episode of Mental Massage gives a glimpse into the reality of essential workers and how they are managing the newly added stresses from the pandemic in their lives. The three essential workers interviewed in the episode are Dr. Duong (medical physician), Han Lee (restaurant worker/National Guard member), Jolie Fernandes (Paramedic/Firefighter). Each speaker brings a different perspective into the effects of the pandemic from their workplace and nature of their work, while also relating to the listener with similar struggles and reminding them that essential workers are human too. Please enjoy the special episode dedicated to thanking the essential workers around us. They truly are the helpers who kept the holiday season possible this year. Total length: 25:44 minutes Intro (34sec): 0:00-0:34 Dr. Duong (7min 13sec): 0:34-7:47 Han (9min 50sec): 7:52-17:42 Jolie (7min 35sec): 17:47-25:22 Outro (21sec): 25:23-25:44

Joining us this episode is Kaitie from One America, Washington's largest immigration nonprofit, to explore how the college application process and the current education system affect first-generation and immigrant students' mental health, as well as resources for students and things you can do to change this reality. (Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.) Timestamps 0:00-2:28 Introduction! 2:29-6:37 Struggles that first-generation and immigrant students face 6:38-11:52 Racial Inequities and Mental Health 11:52-13:40 Filling out the FAFSA 13:41-16:45 Speaking the Mother tongue 16:46-21:05 Actionable Items 21:06-22:07 Outro! Additional Resources https://www.k12.wa.us/ https://speakyourlanguage.org/ https://weareoneamerica.org/ https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out/help