Today’s episode is a special 3-parter in collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and in recognition of the challenges to mental health that the past year of coronavirus lockdown have had on all of us, Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County has asked me to conduct 3 interviews that look at how these challenges have affected children and how an organization like Big Brothers Big Sisters can help young ones get through difficult times such as these. This podcast is part of the “Big Moves for Mental Health” campaign, by Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County. In this episode, I speak with the following people (in order of appearance):
- Zach Rhoads, author of “Outgrowing Addiction”
- Andrew McGinnis, a current Big, & Gabe, Andrew’s Little
- Tina Rose, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County, & Kristina Varsho, mother of two Littles
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**These conversations were recorded between April 13, 2021 and April 28, 2021***
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RELEVANT LINKS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County: https://sdbigs.org/
“Big Moves for Mental Health”: https://sdbigs.org/bigmoves/
Donate to BBBS SD: https://sdbigsgive.funraise.org/
BBBS SD x theEWpodcast 2020 collaboration: https://ericwhte.com/podcast-019-big-brothers-big-sisters-san-diego-and-the-stay-at-home-orders/
Interview with Ryan Landis, BBBS Community Outreach Specialist, on theEWpodcast: https://ericwhte.com/podcast-016-ryan-landis-and-big-brothers-big-sisters/
Interview with Zach Rhoads on theEWpodcast: https://ericwhte.com/podcast-035-zach-rhoads-and-whats-wrong-with-how-we-view-addiction/
“Outgrowing Addiction” animation video: https://ericwhte.com/video-outgrowing-addiction-summary-animation/
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introducing ‘Big Moves for Mental Health’
01:36 Zach Rhoads, addiction expert and school system counselor, on social isolation and mentorship
21:36 Andrew McGinnis, a Big mentor with BBBS of San Diego County, and his Little, Gabe, on how COVID lockdown has impacted their match
38:24 BBBS of San Diego County CEO Tina Rose and Kristina Varsho, mother of 2 Littles, on ‘Big Moves for Mental Health’, the pandemic lockdown, and the significance of Bigs