Intimate conversations about mental health and wellness with psychotherapist Debra Sloss. Guests share personal stories and hard-earned wisdom from their lived experience accompanied by expert guests sharing their professional knowledge on important mental health topics. Together we’ll explore the intricacies of being human and living well. Join us for new understandings, seeds of hope, and valuable resources. New episodes released the first Sunday of every month. Unique resource lists are posted in show notes for each episode and can be found at www.stateofmindmedia.org.
Latest episodes
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Teen Voices on Eating Disorders: Stories, Recovery, and Support
Episode 95: Student leader and mental health advocate Sophia Krish guest hosts this teen-centered conversation about what eating disorders can look like beneath the surfa
Sep 30 58 min
Autistic Adulthood: Work and Beyond (Remix)
Episode 94: What’s it like to navigate work and adulthood as an autistic person? In this remixed episode, host Debra Sloss is joined by psychotherapists and autistic self
Sep 2 58 min
Motherhood: The Myth of Not Being Enough
Episode 93: Why do so many devoted mothers feel like they are falling short? In this episode, host Debra Sloss explores the emotional pressure mothers face when real pare
Jul 29 58 min
Traumatic Brain Injury: Living and Healing (Remix)
Episode 92: Traumatic brain injuries can affect far more than the body. In this episode, host Debra Slossexplores how TBI can impact mental health, identity, memory, conc
Jul 1 58 min
Post-Traumatic Growth: Rebuilding After Trauma
Episode 91: People can grow in meaningful ways after trauma. In this episode, host and psychotherapist Debra Sloss, explores the concept of Post-Traumatic Growth with Ric
Jun 3 58 min
Healing Through Cinema
Episode 90: Films don’t just entertain—they can shape how we understand ourselves and our lives. In this episode, media expert Yalda T. Uhls joins host and psychotherapis
Apr 29 58 min
Protect Your Sleep, Protect Your Mind: What Actually Helps You Sleep
Episode 89: Sleep isn’t a luxury—it’s a foundation for mental health. In this episode, behavioral sleep medicine specialist Muriel Rose and guest Allyson Makuch explore t
Apr 1 58 min
After the Loss of a Child: Finding a Way Forward (Remix)
Episode 88: Originally recorded in 2023 and re-released for its continued relevance, this episode explores how parents go on after the death of a child. Father and author
Feb 25 58 min
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Separating Myth from Reality (Remix)
Episode 87: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is one of the most misunderstood mental health diagnoses. In this remixed episode, Dr. Alisa Brady and guest Clay Whitten
Jan 28 58 min
Writing to Heal: New Year, New Reflections (Remix)
Episode 86: Writing can be a powerful tool for healing. This episode explores how storytelling, poetry, and journaling help people clarify emotions, process trauma, and m
Dec 31 2025 58 min
When Hormones Shift: Perimenopause and Mental Health
Episode 85: Hormonal changes and perimenopause can start earlier than many women expect — sometimes in the 30s — bringing shifts that deeply affect mental health. Anxiety
Dec 3 2025 58 min
Voices of Recovery: Living with Psychotic Symptoms (Remix)
Episode 84: Psychosis is more common than most realize—affecting up to 3 in 100 people in the U.S.—and early treatment not only improves recovery but also reduces negativ
Oct 29 2025 58 min
How Stories Shape Our Mental Health
Episode 83: Guest host Youssef Hassanein talks with therapist Lisa Slede and Harvard health communications expert Amanda Yarnell about how personal and cultural narrative
Oct 1 2025 58 min
Facing Death: Living with Terminal Illness
Episode 82: Guest host Patrice Vecchione explores the mental health challenges of living with a terminal illness. Featuring the late Megan Myers’s moving story, insights
Sep 3 2025 58 min
Self-Care in Hard Times: Recipes for Resilience (Remix)
Episode 81: In this episode, we explore how self-care can sustain us through hard times. Host Debra Sloss and psychotherapist Kara Bowman reflect on a series of moving li
Jul 30 2025 58 min
Suicide Loss: Living with the Pain and Learning to Heal (Remix)
Episode 80: What happens after a loved one dies by suicide? In this poignant episode, Leslie Nielsen shares the loss of her adult son, while another woman reflects on los
Jul 2 2025 58 min
Aging with Resilience: Wisdom for Living Fully at Every Age
Episode 79: Guest host Patrice Vecchione leads a heartfelt conversation with three vibrant elders—Barbara Stark, Alice Tao, and Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts—about how they’ve
May 28 2025 58 min
Men and Therapy: Breaking the Silence (Remix)
Episode 78: More men are embracing therapy and challenging old stigmas. In this remixed episode, Guest Host Lisa Herendeen, LMFT talks with Joey Fino, Mark Vanderhoof, an
Apr 30 2025 58 min
Harnessing Awe: A Simple Practice That Can Transform Your Life
Episode 77: Awe isn’t just a beautiful emotion—it’s a powerful tool for well-being. Research shows it can reduce stress, ease anxiety, lift mood, and even relieve chronic
Apr 2 2025 58 min
Medical Aid in Dying: A Mental Health Perspective
Episode 76: Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) allows terminally ill, mentally capable adults to self-ingest prescribed medication to pass peacefully on their own terms. As the
Feb 26 2025 58 min
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As a psychiatrist who works with this population, I found this episode very informative, engaging and helpful regarding just what matters for new moms going through postpartum anxiety and depression- thank you for doing this- i have recommended it to my colleagues in psychiatry and ob-gyn as well to several patients!
val de cal · Feb 2023
There is still stigma and shame associated with mental health issues, & it’s easy to feel so alone when dealing with such difficulties. This show addresses so many pertinent issues, with guests who have direct experience, & professionals with a range of expertise. I’ve learned so much, listening to this podcast, and also felt a reassurance that we’re not alone in this. Anyone who is dealing with issues or has a friend or loved one who is (so, pretty much all of us!) can gain so much knowledge and also reassurance from listening. Thank you Debra and staff! Bravo!!
L master · Sep 2022
Thank you, Debra and team: for your timely podcasts - so many topics have been so helpful for myself that I can’t name them all here-and in particular for bringing to the fore experts in the fields you cover who are of our community and of African American descent. It adds an angle and perspective so often sorely missing.
KateSaphir · Apr 2022
Debra Sloss is providing a critically important service to communities needing support regarding mental and emotional health. Her episodes on race and mental health were thoughtful, informative and educational. State of Mind is providing an important and critical service.
I was particularly impressed with the show about the mental health of police officers. I thought this was a fantastic show. I learned so much about the pressures cops are under and the efforts that are being made from the inside out to reform the police department. The guests were honest and forthright, much more than I expected law enforcement officers to be. Laurel Andres spoke so clearly and powerfully about trauma in the life of officers and what is being done about it in our country. I learned a lot from the this program. It gave me more empathy for police offers and first responders and gave me more hope that there are people in the system who want to change the culture that has led to police killings of Black and brown people all over the country.
Thanks for providing such excellent programming.
Laura Davis
LauraSari · May 2021
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