WE GOT US NOW podcast

Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW PodcastHosted by Ebony UnderwoodMental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesEPISODE 7 of 7:  Isolation & LonelinessIn our final episode of this season, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw explore the lasting impact of isolation and loneliness on children impacted by parental incarceration. They discuss how separation, stigma, and silence can create chronic stress that affects a child’s emotional and physical well-being over time.Loneliness is not just a feeling. It is a public health issue linked to serious long-term risks, including mental health challenges, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. For children carrying the weight of parental incarceration, this conversation is a call to recognize loneliness early, build meaningful connection, and ensure no child has to navigate this experience alone.##########Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.POWERED by: Chicago Beyond ,rwjfTo learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org#WellnessTools #HealingCentered #TraumaInformed #DrRonLiLiaw #7UnspokenRealities #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW

Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW PodcastHosted by Ebony UnderwoodMental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesEPISODE 6 of 7:  Cost of ConnectionThis week, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw discuss the toll of the cost of connection on children impacted by parental incarceration. For many children, staying connected to an incarcerated parent depends on what their family can afford.A phone call. A video visit. Transportation to a facility.These costs are not just financial. They can deepen isolation, strain attachment, and make separation even harder for children who are already carrying so much.The episode also explores the policy landscape, what exploitative communication systems cost children emotionally, and how WE GOT US NOW is working to help change it. Connection should not be a privilege. It is part of a child’s emotional well-being.##########Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.POWERED by: NBA Foundation, Sony MusicTo learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org⁠#CostOfConnection⁠ #7UnspokenRealities ⁠#WellBeing #FamilyConnection⁠ #DrRonLiLiaw #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW

Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW PodcastHosted by Ebony UnderwoodMental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesEPISODE 5 of 7:  Caring Adults In this episode, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw explore the powerful role caring adults can play in the lives of children impacted by parental incarceration. They discuss the importance of attuned, trusted adults who can recognize a child’s pain, nurture their potential, and help them imagine a future beyond what they are carrying.##########Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.POWERED by: Chicago Beyond ,rwjfTo learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org#WellnessTools #HealingCentered #TraumaInformed #DrRonLiLiaw #7UnspokenRealities #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW

Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW PodcastHosted by Ebony UnderwoodMental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesEPISODE 4 of 7:  Wellness & Healing ToolsIn this episode, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw explore journaling as a powerful wellness tool for children impacted by parental incarceration. They discuss how writing can help children give language to feelings they may not yet know how to say out loud, and how creative expression can open a safe path toward healing. Not every child has the words in the moment. Journaling gives them space to name their pain, process grief, ask questions, and begin making sense of what they are carrying. When introduced early and without shame, it can become more than a coping tool. It can become a quiet practice of self-connection, resilience, and emotional safety.##########Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.POWERED by: NBA Foundation, Sony MusicTo learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org#WellnessTools #HealingCentered #TraumaInformed #DrRonLiLiaw #7UnspokenRealities #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW

Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW PodcastHosted by Ebony UnderwoodMental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesEPISODE 3 of 7:  Child ParentificationIn this episode, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw explore what happens developmentally when children are pushed into adult roles long before they’re ready. They discuss the profound loss that occurs when childhood is replaced by survival, and the quiet, often invisible weight these children carry.No child should have to grow up that fast. Many lose the safety, play, and emotional space they need to simply be kids. The impact can ripple through their sense of self, relationships, and well-being for years to come.##########Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.POWERED by: Chicago Beyond, RWJFTo learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org#BreakTheStigma #MentalHealthStigma #ChildMentalHealth #TraumaInformed #DrRonLiLiaw #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW

Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast.Hosted by Ebony Underwood.Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesEPISODE 2 of 7:  Impact of Stigma: In this episode, Dr. Ron-Li Liaw & Ebony explore the fear of judgment and stigma that stops children from seeking help, and what it actually means to normalize mental health support for young people.##########Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesThis season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.POWERED by: NBA Foundation, Sony MusicTo learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org#BreakTheStigma #MentalHealthStigma #ChildMentalHealth #TraumaInformed #DrRonLiLiaw #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW

Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast.Hosted by Ebony Underwood.Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken RealitiesThis season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.Together, Ebony and Dr. Liaw engage in a weekly conversation exploring important realities that shape the lives of children separated from a parent by incarceration — from the trauma of witnessing a parent’s arrest to the impact of separation on the body, nervous system, and developing mind.Over the next seven weeks, Ebony guides a powerful conversation rooted in lived experience, leadership, and a deep commitment to centering children and young adults impacted by parental incarceration, with Dr. Liaw bringing clinical expertise and systems-level insight to help illuminate each reality.This series invites us to listen more deeply, understand more fully, and respond more compassionately to one of America’s most invisible populations.Season 6 begins now. Episode One is live.POWERED by: Chicago Beyond, RWJFTo learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org#ChildMentalHealth #TraumaInformed #DrRonLiLiaw #ParentalIncarceration #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW