Health & Fitness:Mental Health
Moriah Conant is a queer, disabled psychologist-in-training who specializes in working with the LGBTQIA+ community, especially in the areas of trauma, identity development, and identity integration. She utilizes a relational psychodynamic approach to therapy, along with feminist psychology and LGBTQIA+ affirming psychology. They are also passionate about suicide prevention and making psychoeducation and mental health care accessible.
In the episode, Moriah shares their experience of being queer in a Christian higher education environment and the challenges she faces at a school with lawsuits for expelling queer students filed against it. They also discuss gender identity the process of coming out as an adult and the second puberty-like experience it can be.
Moriah shares their work in suicide prevention, emphasizing the need for community support and systemic change. They provide resources for individuals in crisis and highlight the importance of education for clinicians in working with suicidal clients.
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