Jennifer Espinoza shares her story about her educational journey and how campus guided her toward the help/resources for depression and anxiety that has changed her life.
Michelle Mariscal (She/Her) began her college career in 2008. Upon becoming a parent, she developed a newfound motivation to pursue her bachelor's degree to provide her daughter with a better future. In this podcast, she speaks on the tumultuous path of navigating single motherhood while in college.
Solomon shares his journey as an immigrant transfer student and the struggles that come along the way.
Meet Caleb/Amber Ramirez (She/He/They), a resilient queer POC college student majoring in TVFM and minoring in WGSS. Throughout their academic career, Caleb has faced significant challenges stemming from mobility impairments, deafness, and gender identity. Despite these obstacles, he has persevered with the help and support of his loved ones. As they approach graduation in Spring 2025, Caleb stands as a testament to the power of self-acceptance and embracing authenticity. I feel very welcomed.
Lami J. Glenn (He/Him) is a senior undergraduate student, majoring in Sociology, with a minor in Pan African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, graduating Summa Cum Laude in May 2023. Born and raised in south Los Angeles, with a fervor for social justice, his research seeks to examines people’s sentiments and attitudes towards police brutality against unarmed Black Americans from the multifarious perspectives rooted in race, class, and gender.
I have suffered because of my mental health. I have been hospitalized and have lost friends and jobs. My story includes my lowest point up until I accepted help from those around me. With support of family, I met the right doctor who put me on the right medications and got my life back. I'm currently in my third semester at Cal State LA. With the support of my providers, family, friends, and OSD, I am deciding on what master's program is right for me, because I know I am capable of anything.
Mello, son of Cal State LA's Alumna Ava Avaloy, shares his story of dealing with anxiety and what he does to help cope with his symptoms.
Miguel Cortez, a CalStateLA undergraduate student, gives viewers an inside view of his experience with ADD/ADHD in this quick video, "30 Seconds Inside My Head."
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