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Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Ep. 07 - An interview with Justin Olson
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Justin Olson is our guest this episode. He is a disability rights advocate from the Salt Lake City area of Utah. Justin was a founding member of the Becoming Leaders for Tomorrow a grant funded group of young adults created to educate pediatricians about how to better support individuals with developmental disabilities transition to adult medical providers. He is also a long-time staff member of the University of Utah’s (U of U) Best Buddies program and is involved with Best Buddies at the local, state, and national levels. Justin is also a proud fan of the U of U and Utah Jazz basketball teams. He attends games regularly and is one the most enthusiastic fans in the arena.
Jeff and Justin discuss his current involvement in the Best Buddies program, past projects he has worked on, and what he does to maintain his mental health. He talks about some of his experiences with hospitalization (and a full video of the panel discussion is linked below).
*The MHDD National Training Center would like to note that our conversation with Justin about staying positive and happy is not meant to suggest that depression and anxiety are not serious clinical health conditions that many people experience; we support appropriate therapy, medication, and activities for wellness as part of a comprehensive plan for managing mental health concerns, in addition to the ideas that Jeff and Justin discuss that are specific to Justin’s lived experience.
Links:
MHDD National Training Center and past episodes https://mhddcenter.org/voices/
Panel Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJVgU7aGUZw
Psychology today service locator
SAD lamps (and other recommendations for seasonal affective disorder)
Apps Justin recommended for keeping in touch with friends:
*Music Credit: Music for our podcast is licensed from Marmoset Music. Artist: Johnny Clay; Song "Looking Down the Road"
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