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Questions asked:

What is a “lifeguard”?

How did you decide to seek help?

What does help look like?

How is mental illness perceived in graduate school?

Am I alone if I seek out help?

Mental Illness Awareness Week Oct. 5-11, 2014

Resources

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Xue9983 left a great review saying how isolating grad school can be when you’re an international student trying to learn a whole new culture, presenting research in a different language, and dealing with the ignorance and arrogance of people: “So I am glad that I found this podcast when I was struggling through those things, questioning myself and why am I doing this PhD stuff. It is a friendly and helpful podcast. Keep up the good work!”

Thanks Xue. That really means a lot to us and we hope to record an episode about international students soon.