A Better Pill To Swallow
Just a spoonful of humor helps the medicine go down. Inspired by his brother’s suicide David unleashes his outlandish banter and passion for mental health with his good friends and experts alike. He challenges the over-medicated status quo, asking questions and exploring new holistic alternatives with his guests from a wide array of experience and discipline.
A Better Pill To Swallow
18. Exploring New Cultures, Learning Foreign Languages and Navigating a Meaningful Life, Part 1
On today’s episode, I’m sharing part one of my conversation with Emily Abramson. Emily is a foreign language teacher who speaks five languages, and PhD student on a mission to bring more depth and meaning to public education. She also happens to be my sister, one of my best friends, and a brilliant conversationalist with deep insight into our mental health landscape. Part one of our two-hour conversation explores Emily’s journey into the work she does today, how exploring other cultures can lead to a greater tolerance across the board, the importance of discomfort, as well as her personal experiences with depression and PMDD.
