Our guest speaker this week is Dr. Michelle Dexter. She is a licensed clinical psychologist & Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. In this episode, she will talk about her Roadmap to Resilience course and how we can stay resilient while facing challenges, how students can manage stress and anxiety, how we can destigmatize mental health stigmas, the signs of someone who needs professional support & important resources at USC to support students mental health.
02:00 - About Dr. Dexter & what she does at USC as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
06:20 - About Dr. Dexter new Roadmap to Resilience course & how does the course benefit students
15:33 - Ways for college students and students, in general, to better manage their stress
25:13 - Some of the most common mental health challenges & how we can best tackle them
33:36 - Mental health stigmas & how we can destigmatize them
43:54 - What steps to take when recognizing the signs of needed professional support in a friend or relative
45:58 - Important resources at USC to support students mental health
50:13 - Compassion exercise
57:00 - The hosts final takeaways
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