Manage episode 297598310 series 2951970
Sherene Chou, an award-winning dietitian and Co-Founder of Food + Planet, is on a mission to advocate for representation for AAPI and BIPOC communities. She talks about her mental health during the pandemic, from anti-Asian hate crimes to a delayed wedding due to COVID and a car accident. We discuss why body positivity is so hard within Asian culture, and what it's like to be a survivor of suicide loss.
Mental Health & Wellness Resources:
iHollagram: Free AAPI Anti-Harassment and Bystander Intervention Trainings for Allies https://www.ihollaback.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): https://afsp.org/ for those who are struggling with suicide or have lost a loved one. Find a support group for survivors of suicide loss: https://afsp.org/find-a-support-group/
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Chapters
1. Sherene Chou on Asian Joy during a Pandemic, Hate Crimes, Body Positivity, and Suicide Loss (00:00:00)
2. Representation for Asian Americans in the "White bread" world of Nutrition (00:01:40)
3. Say Yes to the Qipao: #AsianJoy and Celebrating Chinese and Taiwanese wedding customs (00:09:10)
4. COVID & Mental Health: canceling a wedding and recovering from a car accident (00:12:36)
5. Healing, Resilience and Comfort in the face of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, George Floyd, #BLM and #StopAsianHate (00:18:36)
6. AAPI Therapy, Mindfulness and Self Care (00:31:01)
7. Body Positivity, Food & Self Love in Asian American Culture (00:33:24)
8. AAPI Suicide and Suicide Loss: Reframing the conversation in our community (00:42:00)
9. "Speak up and be unafraid... there's nothing wrong with sharing your truth with everyone": why Sherene continues to fight for Intersectional Sustainability, Social Justice & Community (00:49:50)
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