Empaths Anonymous
Crystina and Danielle are just your everyday black and brown eldest daughters in their thirties, embracing their cultures and trying to navigate life as the highest versions of themselves while struggling to keep it together and carry everyone else’s shit too.
What started as humorous wine nights asking “am I the crazy one here!?” turned into a deeper bond and need for bigger conversations when they realized they were the only ones hyper-aware of everyone and everything around them; only to be shocked that not everyone views the world the same, cares about others' feelings the way they do, or were willing to take a sliver of accountability – enter Empaths Anonymous, a space to cry, curse, and cuddle.
Get ready for it all — conversations surrounding mental and emotional health, personal growth, community, race and culture, and more!
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Empaths Anonymous
Alzheimer’s Awareness: Healthy Aging Care and Prevention in The Latinx Community with Dr. Mirella Diaz-Santos
Happy Wednesday, Feelers!
This week’s episode is focused on BRAIN HEALTH with our amazing guest, Dr. Mirella Santos-Diaz, a Spanish-English bilingual and bicultural neuropsychologist, and an Assistant Professor In-Residence in the Department of Neurology.
Dr. Díaz-Santos is the director and founder of the “Equity for Latinx-Hispanic Healthy Aging (ELHA) Lab,” at UCLA Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Care. Her research area is the science of recruitment and retention in Alzheimer’s primary prevention clinical care and clinical trials.
We chat about…
🇵🇷 Dr. Mirella’s journey from Puerto Rico to UCLA
🧠 Dementia Diagnoses in the Latinx Community
📑 Academic Research Accessibility
🐘 Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Awareness
💜Caregiver Support and Self-Care
🧬 Preventative Measures — It’s Not Always Genetic!
Please follow Dr. Mirella’s Journey on…
ELHA Lab Resources:
https://elhalab.org/recursos-2-2/
Listen to Dr. Mirella on Empower Hour with Gina Zapanta
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-barriers-dr-mirella-diaz-santos-on-empowerment/id1609440947?i=1000683137557
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Chapters:
00:00 Hola Feelers!
01:33 Highlighting a Black-Owned Brand: Living on the Butter Side by Tiombe Huggins
05:38 What's in Your Cup? Girl… it’s some weird ass dreams
13:33 Welcoming Dr. Mirella Diaz-Santos to the Pod
16:10 How Dr. Mirella Diaz-Santos Decided on Neuropsychology
21:08 Challenges in Dementia Diagnosis and Care in the Latinx Community
29:23 The Missing Piece in Academic Research… US!
42:32 Who Are Cognitive Tests Made For?
48:15 Supporting Loved Ones with Dementia
56:26 Self-Care for Family Members of Dementia Patients
57:22 Preventative Measures for Brain Health
01:04:36 ELHA Lab at UCLA
01:06:57 See You Next Time on the Green Velvet Couch!
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