Shout Our Struggle

Shout Our Struggle

Shout Our Struggle is cultivating a new culture around mental health by using lived experience as an educational tool. Our mission focuses on sharing our stories to create a well-connected and supportive community that is prepared to confront the mental health crisis. Join our host, Isabelle Nicholas, as she navigates through the multi-layered world of mental wellness.

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January 26, 2024 36 mins

Thank you for listening to this episode of the Shout Our Struggle Podcast! Please find all of the resources discussed in this episode down below.

Follow Shout Our Struggle on Instagram: @shoutourstruggle

For Finding a Therapist:
Psychology Today Therapist Finder: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
UWill - Free Counseling and Wellness for NJ College Students:
https://uwill.com/?gad_source=1&g...

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November is Men's Health Month! After a few life updates, Belle brings on her friend, Matthew Skros, as our first male guest, talking about his experience with mental health. They discuss everything from college counseling, group therapy, and full-circle moments. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Ruby Aparicio-Pagán is a Licensed Social Worker who has worked with students in Cumberland County for many years. She is a proud Mexican-American woman, a first generation student and most lovingly, a wife and mother. Ruby and I discuss social work, barriers to care, being a first generation student and American, and the transition to being a mother. It all boils down to this: our identities shape our experience of the world. I hop...

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Jenna Martorana, Miss Pennsylvania Collegiate USA, shares her mental health journey, being a school counselor, background on her book, Pearl's Purpose, and the groupchat she co-founded of women nationwide, the Mental Health Queens. You can find Jenna on instagram @misspacollegiateusa and learn more abut her work!

Follow Shout Our Struggle on Instagram: @shoutourstruggle

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October 13, 2022 24 mins

Welcome back to the Shout Our Struggle Podcast! After a bit of  hiatus, we are back with a new season. To start off, we review the mission of SOS, reflect on my mental health journey recently and close out with some announcements. 

Get more mental health and wellness content on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/shoutourstruggle/

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Welcome to episode 7! Isa Morello Rodriguez shouts her struggle navigating boundaries within Latina culture, body image issues and weight loss. However, she is ultimately on the pursuit of joy in life. You can find Isa on Instagram @isa_kristen and on Tik Tok @isa_kristen22 for more of her story and motivation for self confidence!

Join my Walk for Wellness Team here: https://mhanj.salsalabs.org/2022walk/t/shoutourstru...
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My best friend and teen in the Miss America Organization, Brooke Meisenhelter, joins me in this episode. We discuss unrealistic beauty standards, Tik Tok Trends, bullying, ending toxic friendships and her Emotional Support Animal, Sage! 
I so appreciate Brooke's vulnerability. It can be really hard to open up when you're a teenager, and she is such an amazing role model for her peers. I learn so much from her every da...

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On this episode, my beautiful, talented and strong friend Bridgette joins me to discuss her experience in Covid Isolation, the plights of growing up with body image issues, and the story of her coming out as bisexual. I really appreciate her insight and know that her story and advice will be so resonant for you. I hope you all enjoy the episode!

Instagram: @shoutourstruggle

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January 2, 2022 22 mins

After a bit of a hiatus the SOS podcast is back! I'm very much looking forward to bringing you all more content in the new year. This episode we analyze the nuances of social media's affects in the sphere of mental health.

Follow Shout Our Struggle on Instagram @shoutourstruggle

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December 30, 2021 14 mins

Hello everyone! This week we're talking COVID 19 mental health resources, the warning signs for mental health issues, and the impact COVID has had on the discussion surrounding mental health.

For access to NJ's COVID 19 mental health resources, visit covid19.nj.gov/youthhelp.

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December 30, 2021 16 mins

 This episode includes my experience in therapy, what to expect at your first session, and how to find a therapist thats right for you!

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

As always, our instagram is @shoutourstruggle

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December 30, 2021 16 mins

Welcome to the Shout Our Struggle Podcast! This is the very first episode and I am so excited to get started on our work towards mental health advocacy and education. In this episode, I discuss what Shout Our Struggle believes in, and my personal wellness journey. 
In the future, I'm working towards getting episodes uploaded on Soundcloud as well. 
Please follow SOS on Instagram for access to more information and updat...

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