LiA Radio Interview
Hello! I am a senior undergraduate student in the Psychology Research program at the University of Toronto. I am passionate about children's mental health and the many ways that youth can overcome adversity. I am especially interested in developing interventions that promote resilience for survivors of childhood adversity. I balance this emotionally heavy passion with a deep appreciation of the world of comedy. This entails performing comedic improvisations at various venues in the city. As such, I am also fascinated by the relationship between comedy and mental health.
My Summer 1 research project explored the relationship between childhood adversity, childhood aggression, and childhood self-regulation.
My Summer 2 Leadership-in-Action project involved me independently developing and implementing a comedy-based psychosocial intervention for teenagers experiencing adversity at SOS Children's Villages in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Hi Youness, I missed the interview on the live stream and would love to hear it. Do you know if they recorded it?
Hi Susanna, that is no problem—the recording of the interview can be found here. I just updated the post to include it there too.
It is fantastic. You are a natural broadcaster. The description of the games that foster self-regulation and empathy is so clear and compelling. I love the concept of a "lens of curiosity". So thrilled to hear about your future plans for staying engaged with them. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you (once again) Susanna for your support! I really appreciate it.
Always.
BTW - I shared it with the SOS Villages HQ too. Hope that was ok. I wanted them to be aware of the great work that you are doing and start thinking about how it could be scaled and sustained.
I love that! Thank you, Susanna.