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December is a traditional time for feasts, family, and giving, but the financial and time burdens of the holiday-heavy month, combined with the change of seasons and other factors, also make it a time ripe for breaks in a person’s mental health. We’ll find out how connections — with other people, cultural traditions, or spiritual foundations — can be a way to mitigate the added stresses of December — or any time.
GUESTS
Dr. Pamela End of Horn (Oglala Lakota), national suicide prevention consultant for the Indian Health Service
Kristin Mitchell (Diné), assistant project director for Project AWARE Wildcats (PAWS)
Dr. Jessica Saniguq Ullrich (Nome Eskimo Community and Native Village of Wales), assistant professor at the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) at Washington State University
Break 1 Music: Little Sunflower (song) Chuck Copenace (artist) Oshki Manitou (album)
Break 2 Music: She Raised Us (song) Joanne Shenandoah (artist) LifeGivers (album)
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