Sister Talk: Dr. Gilbert Bastien tackles mental health during COVID-19.

In Collaboration with Angela Greene

Dr. Gilberte Bastien and Juandolyn Stokes talked about fear, loss and more during a global pandemic.

Dr. Gilberte "Gigi" Bastien, Associate Director of Office of Global Equity/Assistant Professor-Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences joins Juandolyn Stokes for Sister Talk Photo credit Getty Images

Dr. Bastien, our Sister Talk guest discussed mental health during turbulent times. She and Juandolyn discussed how the challenges highlighted by COVID-19 including fear, loss, pain, and suffering have gone from acute to chronic for many people.

She added that while these are normal challenges we faces routinely combined with COVID-19 exasperates the problems. Dr. Bastien suggested we find ways build strong-mindedness to help cope with challenges and not be afraid to seek help from outside sources.

On a lighter note, she suggested finding things to be grateful for and finding the lesson in experiences can help one cope.

Listen to the full interview below.

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