Welcome back all you beautiful people to The Care Café Podcast!

Today, I am so honored to speak with Ilana Cohen, founder of the @psychgradnetwork, THE ultimate early-career resource for aspiring psychology professionals, and the former face of Barnard College. Ilana graduated this year with majors in Psychology and Human Rights and worked as a Barnard Student Admissions Representative (BSAR) during her time there. With her experiences, Ilana provides a beautiful insight into our discussion about managing stress, anxiety, and burnout during college application season and how similar emotions of feeling lost post-grad come down to insufficient early-career resources in psychology. Ilana is the embodiment of a dedicated and driven changemaker who saw the need to share resources and dispel misconceptions for future mental health professionals, creating the @psychgradnetwork.

TUNE IN FOR:

+ A debrief of Ilana's college application experience and how these events inspired her to become a BSAR

+ SEVERAL mental health tips during the college application process and how to manage stress, burnout, and anxiety

+ All about the issues that lead to a lack of mental health and early-career support for aspiring mental health professionals and the story behind the @psychgradnetwork

+ A deep discussion about adolescent mental health and what needs to be reformed with how we talk about mental health topics among youth

+ What Ilana would like to see change in the realm of mental health ☆

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CONNECT WITH ILANA:

Instagram: @psychgradnetwork

LinkedIn: Ilana Cohen

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Topics: Mental Health, Teen Podcast, College Podcast, Early-Career Podcast, Psychology Podcast, Teen Mental Health, Mental Wellness, Ilana Cohen, Navigating Psychology Early-Careers, Future Mental Health Professionals, Tips for Psych Students