Strong Talk Podcast
Strong Talk is a new podcast series hosted by AFSP Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement Victor (Vic) Armstrong, MSW. Each episode, Vic will moderate a discussion with his guests about the impact of mental health and substance use on diverse communities, as well as issues of equity and access as they pertain to culturally competent mental health care and suicide prevention resources. Through these important conversations, Vic and his guests will raise awareness about mental health disparities among marginalized communities, while also exploring solutions and available resources.
Strong Talk Podcast
Asian in America with Richard Lui
As the first Asian American male to anchor a daily, national cable news show (at CNN Worldwide), Richard Lui knows what it’s like to achieve great success while occupying space in a complex cultural environment. In this episode of Strong Talk, Vic talks with MSNBC / NBC News journalist Richard Lui, author of Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness, about topics including:
- the challenges of growing up Asian in America
- the experience of being bullied as a young Asian teen
- the mental and emotional impact of today’s hate incidents against Asian Americans
- caring for one’s mental health in the face of microaggressions
- inheriting a family legacy of integration in coming to the U.S.
- the psychological challenges involved in caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s
- promoting mental health and suicide prevention advocacy for the AANHPI community
We hope you’ll join us.
Strong Talk is a podcast dedicated to the discussion of equity, diversity, and family as it relates to mental health and addictions. We started this podcast because we believe that we are at a pivotal point, as it pertains to access to mental health services for historically marginalized communities. We wanted to create a space, not only to talk about challenges, but to explore and to create space for solutions. https://strongtalkpod.buzzsprout.com/
