Episode 7: Loving Our Complex Layers with Dr. Bernadine Waller
Dr. Bernadine Waller, PhD, MPhil, LMHC
1st Award winning NIMH-funded Researcher • Senior Adjunct Professor • TEDx Speaker • Therapist • Workshop Facilitator • Board Member • Change Agent
I am a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) T32 Research Fellow at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute. My postdoctoral training is in implementation and intervention science, and contextual adaptations. My research examines the intersections of intimate partner violence, help-seeking and mental health, with a specific focus upon Black women. My trauma-informed clinical work inspires my research. I am a TEDx Talker who consults, regularly provides talks to national and international audiences, and whose work has been published in top academic journals and mainstream media.
*Content Warning: This episode contains brief mentions of domestic violence.
Timestamps:
Prioritizing Self Care (3:39)
Confidently Setting Boundaries (6:20)
Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health (14:06)
Support self & other women unapologetically (23:01)
Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES (42:05)
Living Out of Your Own Expectations (53:06)
Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself (1:02:22)
Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships (1:08:04)
5 Activities That Nourish You (1:12:42)
5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months (1:13:08)
Song Featured: Where’s My Jetpack?! - Computer Music All-Stars