Global Mental Health with Dr. Shabab Wahid

Warning: this episode does talk about mental health. Please listen at your own discretion and always prioritize your own mental health before choosing to listen to this episode. Hello and welcome back to The With Intention Podcast!!!! If this is your first time, listening WELCOME! I am your host Hannah Folau and I am absolutely thrilled you pressed play on this episode. Subscribe to this podcast or follow me on IG @thewithintentionpod for all the latest updates and posts:) After too long of a hiatus *but necessary for professional and personal reasons* I am back! In today's episode I am joined by one of my former professors and current mentors, Dr. Shabab Wahid. Dr. Wahid is a mental health specialist and is currently an assistant professor in the School of Health at Georgetown University. His areas of focus are: "(1) the connection between climate change and mental health; (2) the influence of culture on the lived experience of mental illness; and (3) development, cultural adaptation, and evaluation of community-based interventions targeting mental illness and reducing mental health stigma and discrimination." It is safe to say Dr. Wahid is more than qualified to be discussing mental health at the global level. With features in The Lancet Planetary Health, Times Magazine, and BBC World Service Radio, Dr. Wahid's research and discoveries have great impact on the prioritization of mental health in not just the healthcare space, but nearly every facet of life. I highly encourage you to read his published work which can be found below. https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0031Q00002SEFlWQAX/shabab-wahidThank you Dr. Wahid for joining me in today's discussion!