Lifting Our Mood - Reducing Anxiety, Depression, and Stress

How could we better navigate our mental health if we thought of it as a spectrum rather than in absolutes? In this episode, Dr. Patricia Deldin, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, shares insights from the alternative intervention to traditional mental health care that she created, Mood Lifters. Listen in and learn why a solutions-focused program works as an alternative to talking out our problems and explore strategies that can help reduce your anxiety, depression, and stress while in grad school. Resources Indianapolis YMCA Mood Lifters - Virtual Program (Click drop-down menu under "Chronic Disease Prevention Programs") The next cohort starts the first week of December 2025  Granite YMCA Mood Lifters Please scroll through the following pages to find resources on the various dimensions of well-being that Dr. Deldin mentioned in this episode Physical Wellness Resources Social Wellness Resources Social Wellness Resources pt2 Resources on the Graduate Advisor Relationship  Emotional Wellness Resources Resources on Finding Meaning and Purpose    Visit the GradWell website for more! Reach out to Dr. Deldin with any questions: [email protected] Email us about the podcast: [email protected] Stay in touch by joining Gradwell's MCommunity group!   Guest Bio Dr. Patricia Deldin is a transformational and creative leader in the mental health space. After teaching at Harvard for several years, Dr. Deldin was hired by the University of Michigan to serve as both the Chair of the Clinical Area and Director of Clinical Training in Michigan's Clinical Psychology program. During her tenure at Michigan, Dr. Deldin also helped shape the structure of the University's Depression Center, formerly serving as its Deputy Director, and helped to launch the National Network of Depression Centers.  In 2014, she began to shift her research focus from understanding psychopathology to developing a new, more accessible, evidence-based mental wellness program, Mood Lifters. Since its inception, Mood Lifters has served over 2,000 people and worked with over 30 organizations. In December 2022, Mood Lifters was acquired by Color Health.