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Outside the Box with Dr. Janeane Bernstein

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Welcome to the Outside the Box series! Journalist, mental health advocate, author, and educator Dr. Janeane Bernstein gets candid about her own struggles as she strives to destigmatize mental health and promote mental fitness. Through interviews with people from all walks of life, Janeane intends to create societal change by breaking down social norms, especially for struggling college students. OTB is committed to facilitating real conversations about real issues people struggle with every day. Her movement will inspire you to become the best version of yourself by teaching the importance of education, mindfulness, and compassion, so look out for new episodes every Thursday. Go to @Janeane Bernstein and @<a href="h

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  1. From bestselling author Kelly Corrigan and her daughter debut author Claire Corrigan Lichty comes a new picture book about a determined young inventor!

    Marianne's days are filled with schedules, structure, and soccer. There's just one problem: Marianne is a maker. She needs every minute of her weekends to scheme and dream, draw and design, to build and rebuild! This is the story of how a creator with a crackerjack imagination finds a…

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  2. Nurit Siegel Smith, Executive Director Music Forward Foundation

    Nurit Siegel Smith, recent honoree at the 2025 She Rocks Awards, is the Executive Director of Music Forward Foundation, a national 501c3 organization part of the Live Nation Entertainment family with a mission to transform lives, empower careers, and champion a more inclusive music industry.…

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  3. Sarah Kennedy LCSW, Assistant Program Director Didi Hirsch

    In this episode, we are excited to welcome Sarah Kennedy, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the Assistant Program Director for Orange County Survivor Support Services of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. Sarah began her social work career in community mental health serving children and...

  4. Peggy Rajski: Oscar-winning filmmaker, founder The Trevor Project

    Peggy Rajski (she/her) is an Oscar-winning filmmaker, LGBTQ+ ally/activist, and entrepreneurial leader. A long-time feature film producer in the world of entertainment, Rajski made her directorial debut on the short film Trevor (1994), a poignant comedy about a young teen whose world is turned...

  5. Actress & writer Tatjana Anders exposes gaslighting in new film

    Your Reality, a short film written and starring Tatjana Anders and directed by Top Tarasin, which seeks to highlight the impact of gaslighting, has recently surpassed over six million views on YouTube. The film, which has received 17,000 comments from people sharing their own experiences with...

  6. Valencia Foster Free Mom Hugs SoCal State Chapter Lead

    Free Mom Hugs’ mission is to celebrate the LGBTQIA community through visibility, conversation and education and hugs. Valencia Foster is the Free Mom Hugs Southern California State Chapter Lead, and a native of Los Angeles. Valencia has had a long and rewarding career in pharmaceutical and…

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  7. Grammy award-winning musician Matt Sorum talks about his Adopt the Arts Foundation

    On this week’s episode of Outside the Box, Janeane sits down with GRAMMY award-winning musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Matt Sorum. Sorum discovered the power of music at an early age after seeing The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show and being captivated by Ringo Starr on the drums....

  8. Get inspired to write your novel/100 word story with Grant Faulkner

    Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. He recently published The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story. He's also published Fissures, a collection of 100-word stories; All the Comfort Sin Can Provide;...

  9. Heidi Cuppari Co-Founder + Executive Director Dream Tank

    Heidi is a pioneer in social change finance and business, and a mother of two children. After serving as a wealth manager at UBS Wealth Management, in 2014 she founded Anastasia Finance and serves as an impact investing guide/concierge to women, millennials and their families and help activate...

  10. Jonathan Armstead Global Partnerships Manager for Can-Am On-Road

    Rewind to 2020, and there we were in the pandemic. I felt isolated, depressed and disconnected socially - until I signed up for my first CanAm Ryker riding class and life has never been the same. Thanks Saddlebackridertraining and Jonathan Armstead, Global Partnerships Manager for Can-Am On-Road,...

  11. Mental health advocate/ content creator Kylee McGrane-Zarnoch

    Kylee McGrane-Zarnoch is the Founder and Executive Director of A Moment of Magic Foundation, a mental health advocate, and content creator that has amassed more than 100,000 followers across social media. In December 2014, Kylee had the idea to dress up like a princess and visit local children's...

  12. Artist, Activist, SMU Professor, Curious Dreamer - Willie Baronet

    Willie is currently the Stan Richards Professor of Creative Advertising at SMU's Temerlin Advertising Institute, where he teaches classes related to creativity and portfolio development. Willie Baronet was the owner and creative director of GroupBaronet from 1992-2006. His design and advertising...

  13. Award-Winning Director Julie Cohen explores intersexuality in powerful film, EVERY BODY

    Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning director Julie Cohen speaks with host Dr. Janeane about her latest film, EVERY BODY - a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people, created in partnership with NBC News Studios Cohen directed the project alongside producers Tommy Nguyen and…

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  14. Lucy Brown, Peer Support Specialist with APAIT, advocating, educating, & achieving optimal health and well-being for vulnerable communities

    APAIT has held a distinctive record of providing high quality programming through its vision – to advocate, educate, and achieve optimal health and well-being for vulnerable communities. APAIT’s mission is to positively impact the quality of life for vulnerable communities experiencing behavioral...

  15. Overcoming hardship - comedian Aidan Park shares The Art of Yay!

    As a teen, Aidan did work exchange programs for Lines Ballet of San Francisco, American Conservatory Theatre and San Francisco Academy for the Performing Arts under legendary opera singer Richard Nichol. Once Aidan became documented, he went on to perform in over 30 theatrical productions with…

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  16. Filmmaker & Professor Sky Bergman shares why we need intergenerational relationships more than ever

    Sky Bergman, Filmmaker, Professor Emeritus of Photography and Video at California Polytechnic State University Talks about #ageism, #filmmaking, #photography, #intergenerational, and #diversityequityinclusion Sky Bergman is an accomplished, award-winning photographer. Lives Well Lived is Sky’s...

  17. The transformative power of art: Heidi Zuckerman CEO/Director Orange County Museum of Art - OCMA

    Heidi Zuckerman is CEO and Director of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) and a globally recognized leader in contemporary art. She is host of the podcast About Art and author of the Conversation with Artists book series.Appointed in January 2021, Zuckerman led the museum in opening its new...

  18. Michael Fosberg on race, identity, and his one-man play

    Chicago native Michael Fosberg has spoken at nearly a thousand high schools, colleges, government agencies, corporations, law firms and not-for-profits over the past fifteen years, utilizing his award winning autobiographical story, told in the form of a one-man play, as an entry point for...

  19. Terra Lopez of Backline - the music industry's mental health & wellness resource

    Terra Lopez is Backline's Community Manager and head of Artist Partnerships. Terra works directly with artists, brands, and partners to help spread general awareness about Backline's life-saving services while also engaging with the Backline community via social media content and messaging. more:...

  20. Sam Lamott shares how to human

    Sam Lamott is a single dad, college drop-out, ex-meth head, who came out of a ten-year bender at the age of twenty-two with severe clinical depression, a two-year-old, and zero life skills. Simply put, there is nobody more genuinely curious about how to be a human being. Featured in Itunes New…

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  21. Eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health and suicidality featuring Adia Fadaei

    Adia Fadaei is a 20-year-old Iranian-American mental health and suicide prevention advocate from Los Angeles, California with over six years of experience in crisis intervention, suicide prevention, public speaking, and psychoeducation outreach. Her passion for eradicating the stigma surrounding...

  22. conversations about mental health with Sam G,  a 2023 Advisory Board Member for Born This Way Foundation

    OUTSIDE THE BOX features Sam G, a 2023 Advisory Board Member for Born This Way Foundation. Born This Way Foundation was founded in 2012 by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, to support the mental health of young people and work with them to build a kinder and braver world. This team of...

  23. Breann & Chris of NAMI OC's podcast, Anxiety Sucks, talk about self-compassion and human connection

    Dr. Janeane was a recent guest on NAMI OC's mental health podcast, Anxiety Sucks, with hosts Breann and Chris. They had had such a great conversation about the importance of creativity, intergenerational connections, prioritizing your own mental health and more. Of course, she wanted to invite…

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  24. Jake Shimabukuro - "the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele!" talks about the power of music, flow state and mental health

    Jake Shimabukuro, one of the most exceptional and innovative uke players in the history of the instrument, joins host Janeane on Outside the Box. On November 12th, 2021, the acclaimed Hawai’i-born ‘ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro will release ‘Jake & Friends,’ his most creatively ambitious…

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  25. She imagined a world free of harassment & full of humanity - Emily May of Righttobe.org

    Right To Be is a people-powered movement working to build a world free of harassment and filled with humanity. We are a team of educators, motivators, and facilitators who are listening, guiding, and cheering you on. Every day, we train hundreds of people to respond to, intervene in, and heal…

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  26. Ever think about a special teacher from your childhood? I did...

    I often thought about Mrs. Schulman, my fifth grade teacher, later on in life. I met her at Horace Mann Barnard, but after three years, and one spent commuting to Connecticut, I finally had to switch schools again. I was an academic disaster. So, how did I finally reconnect with Mrs. Schulman in...

  27. A year-in-the-life of 3 teachers - new book by Alexandra Robbins

    New York Times bestselling author and award-winning investigative reporter Alexandra Robbins excels at immersive reporting that allows her to shine a bright light on the real, lived experiences of different facets of American life. Her incredibly timely new book features a vital profession that...

  28. Solutions to food waste with Sarah Soteroff of Too Good to Go

    Sarah Soteroff is the Senior PR Manager for Too Good To Go North America. She joined the anti-food waste company prior to its Canadian launch in 2021. Since joining Too Good To Go she has worked with the US and Canadian teams to launch more than 30 cities on the app, support local businesses...

  29. Feeling anxious & fatigued? Katherine May reawakens our wonder

    Katherine May’s runaway New York Times bestseller, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, catapulted Katherine May to nationwide attention and went on to become a global bestseller. Now May explores how we can reawaken our sense of wonder, instead of so often feeling burned...

  30. Student Mental Health & Connection with University of California - Irvine's Dr. Stephen Schueller

    Stephen Schueller (he/his) is an Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside, and his Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University…

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  32. The Power of Holistic Sound Healing and the importance of Self compassion and Emotional Awareness with Kyle Lam

    Kyle Lam Sound Healing produces holistic healing events that introduce the benefits of meditation, sound baths, and mindfulness to communities throughout Southern California. Our mission is to create wellness experiences accessible to all members of the community that promote healing to the mind,...

  33. musical theatre songwriter, playwright, educator, "mental health chiropractor" - Daniel Maté co-author with father Gabor Maté

    Daniel Maté is an award-winning musical theatre songwriter, playwright, educator, and “mental chiropractor.” Maté received the Edward Kleban Prize for Most Promising Lyricist in American Musical Theatre, a Jonathan Larson Foundation Grant, and the ASCAP Foundation’s Cole Porter Award for…

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  34. author, heart transplant recipient, mental health advocate - Emma Rothman

    Emma Rothman grew up in Cranford, NJ. In 2011, Emma received a life-saving heart transplant in New York City and was forced to surrender to the messiness of her life. Before her transplant, Emma was an active athlete and student and after her transplant; Emma was still a student and athlete; but,...

  35. one of the youngest survivors Auschwitz-Birkenau & author of The Daughter of Auschwitz - Tova Friedman

    Tova Friedman is a Polish American therapist, social worker, author, and academic. She is a Holocaust survivor who was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Friedman taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later served as the director of the Jewish Family Service of Somerset and…

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  36. disability advocate, writer, Mental Health Youth Action Forum - resilience - Zane Landin

    ZANE LANDIN CEO of PositiveVibes Magazine Zane is the CEO and founder of PositiveVibes Magazine, a digital magazine dedicated to mental health, positivity, and wellness. He recently founded Landing Dreams PR, a public relations agency for mental health, wellness, and spirituality. He was an…

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  37. being a teacher & educator during the war in Ukraine, EdCamp Ukraine, mental health & resilience - Dr. Oleksandr Elkin

    Oleksandr Elkin is the Head of Board and inspirer of EdCamp Ukraine, a strong 40,000 teachers’ professional development community. Prior to this Oleksandr managed Ukrainian and international EdTech projects, as well as held university academic and administrative positions training future computer...

  38. trauma therapy, resilience, instilling hope, mental health - Elaine Miller-Karas MSW, LCSW, Trauma Resource Institute

    Elaine Miller-Karas has been called an "ambassador of hope" and a "resilience guru." She is an author, a social worker, a trauma therapist, a radio talk show host, a co-founder of an international organization, the Trauma Resource Institute, Inc., and a key developer of the Community and Trauma...

  39. health and wellbeing of employees, wellness initatives in the workplace - Dr. Raeleen Manjak

    A published author, dedicated educator, and recognized human resource professional, Dr. Raeleen Manjak is the Director of Human Resources (HR) for the City of Vernon, the recipient of the O.C. Tanner Lifetime Achievement Award in HR, and an award-winning Top 30 HR Professional in Canada. MORE:...

  40. Kelly Davis, Associate VP of Peer & Youth Advocacy Mental Health America - MHA

    Kelly’s lived experience with mental health diagnoses and trauma are at the center of her passion for transforming how we support individuals and change systems and services. She currently works in Peer Advocacy, Supports, and Services, where she is involved in promoting peer support, peer...

  41. Architecture Student & Entrepreneur Salimatou Doumbouya featured on OTB Series

    Salimatou Doumbouya is a first-generation college student. She was born and raised in Guinea. She first graduated with an associate in Liberal Arts from the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), and then started her bachelor's degree in Architecture at the New York City College of...

  42. OUTSIDE THE BOX features Alain Datcher, Exec. Director, LA County Youth Commission

    As the Executive Director of Los Angeles County's Youth Commission, Alain partners with young adults, local government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide a platform for policy, practice and service delivery that centers the lived experiences of people impacted by the child welfare…

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  43. Matt Diep, PsypherLA.org, and two of his Youth Advisory Board members on OTB

    Matt Diep, PsypherLA.org, and members of his Youth Advisory Board speak with host Janeane Bernstein about mental health, resilience, the impact of PsypherLA, and what we can learn from the mental health pandemic

  44. OUTSIDE THE BOX features Faerber Fitness founder Zachary Faerber

    Janeane chats with Faerber Fitness founder Zachary Faerber on OUTSIDE THE BOX. Zach shares the heart-breaking experience of losing both parents to cancer, managing stem cell donations for blood cancer patients like his late father, and the personal journey to where he is now. MORE:...

  45. OUTSIDE THE BOX features best-selling author & speaker Eve Rodsky

    Host Janeane Bernstein chats with the New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play, Eve Rodsky. Rodsky shares her latest book, Find Your Unicorn Space, an inspirational guide for setting new personal goals, rediscovering your interests, cultivating creativity, and reclaiming your Unicorn Space....

  46. OUTSIDE THE BOX features Luna Ugrenović & Tommy Minkler, doctoral students - West Virginia University

    ABOUT Luna Ugrenović, M.S. Luna Ugrenovic, a native of Belgrade - Serbia, is a third-year doctoral student at West Virginia University in the sport, exercise, and performance psychology program and is simultaneously working on a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. She serves as…

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  47. OUTSIDE THE BOX features Ernesto Mandowsky - Cross-Pollinator. Baker. Builder

    Ernesto Mandowsky has spent his career connecting the dots between restaurants, systems engineering, and data analysis. In his first published book - NewBee - he shares how the power of Cross-Pollination can empower young adults to create unique opportunities that exist at the intersection of…

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  48. OUTSIDE THE BOX features Bestselling author Minda Harts

    Minda Harts, the bestselling author of The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table, shares YOU ARE MORE THAN MAGIC: a brand-new guide for girls of color looking to find their voice and claim space CEO and bestselling author Minda Harts is back with YOU ARE MORE THAN...

  49. Illana Raia, Founder of Etre, featured on OUTSIDE THE BOX

    Inspiring guide empowers girls of all ages to succeed in the workplace with advice from 180 leaders, trailblazers and innovators Epic mentors include Tyra Banks, Bobbi Brown, Hoda Kotb and more Imagine if you found the perfect mentor before you actually started work? Now imagine you could ask her...

  50. Dr. Chris Miller, President & CEO of MHALA featured on Outside the Box

    Dr. Chris Miller, CEO and President of Mental Health America Los Angeles speaks with Dr. Janeane Bernstein of OUTSIDE THE BOX - the Mental Health & Wellness Series

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to the Outside the Box series! Journalist, mental health advocate, author, and educator Dr. Janeane Bernstein gets candid about her own struggles as she strives to destigmatize mental health and promote mental fitness. Through interviews with people from all walks of life, Janeane intends to create societal change by breaking down social norms, especially for struggling college students. OTB is committed to facilitating real conversations about real issues people struggle with every day. Her movement will inspire you to become the best version of yourself by teaching the importance of education, mindfulness, and compassion, so look out for new episodes every Thursday.

Go to @Janeane Bernstein and @<a href="h

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