Jul 27, 2020
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:
July is Black, Indigenous, People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month, so I thought this would be good time to invite Dr. Ilene Wong, who writes as I.W. Gregorio on to Talking Taiwan to talk about her latest novel, This is My Brain in Love. Dr. Wong has described the novel as a happy book about mental illness across cultures. We spoke about how she balances her medical and writing careers and her first book, None of the Above.
Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
Related Links:
Ilene’s website: www.iwgregorio.com
I.W. Gregorio on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IWGregorio
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwgregorio/
Tumblr: https://iwgregorio.tumblr.com/
Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month: https://www.mhanational.org/BIPOC-mental-health-month
Suicide hotlines:
Crisis Text Line (Text HOME to741741 from anywhere in the USA, at any time)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
The Trevor Project (1-866-488-7386)
For suicide hotlines by country: International Association for Suicide Prevention https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
Mental Health Resources:
Mental Health America https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (1-800-662-4358 https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/)
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America https://adaa.org/