Dr. Assal Habibi joins us to talk about the impact of music on mental health. An associate professor of Psychology and Neurology and co-director of the University of Southern California's Brain and Creativity Institute, Dr. Habibi is also director of the USC Center for Music, Brain, and Society. She has been the lead investigator of a study, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and their Youth Orchestra program, investigating the effects of early childhood music education on the brain. To top it off, she is a classically trained pianist.

Today is a bonus episode of 'How to Stay Sane with Karen Jordan,' in honor of Juneteenth! We're commemorating the holiday that marks the end of slavery in America with Dr. Rheeda Walker, a licensed clinical psychologist and keynote speaker on African American culture and mental health. A professor of psychology at Wayne State University, Dr. Walker is also author of the book, THE UNAPOLOGETIC GUIDE TO BLACK MENTAL HEALTH. Join us as we reflect on history, lessons learned and unlearned and finding hope for the future. Karen caps off the episode recounting a miracle that happened to one of her own formerly enslaved ancestors.

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About the Show:
On 'How to Stay Sane with Karen Jordan,' you'll get a dose of free therapy and learn healthy hacks to fuel your journey to living your best life with the help of mental health experts and surprise guests. Inspired by her father, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Harold W. Jordan, the show shares life-changing advice and powerful tools to help you thrive, not just survive.

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ABOUT KAREN JORDAN
Karen Jordan is a Wellesley College and Stanford-educated journalist, author and filmmaker. One of her articles, published in The Atlantic, was selected as a recommended read of the decade by Pocket.
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Dr. Jane Timmons-Mitchell, who is an associate clinical professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and owner of her own practice, Junction Psychological Services Corporation, has more than 40 years of experience as a clinical psychologist. She talks with Karen about what strategies work best to successfully navigate grief and loss.