In this episode, we talk to Carissa. Carissa is from Wisconsin the the United States and is a Licensed Professional Counsellor in that area. She provides us with her unique insight of the neuroscience of mental health that she gained through her experience and her educational background in nursing. She also speaks about her own experience with mental health and how she uses the coping strategies that she teaches to her clients. There’s no trigger warning for this episode. 

To hear more from Carissa, follow her on Instagram @thatdarnamygdala or check out her blog here. 

Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here.

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