Nothing To Lose But Yourself
Who am I? What does it mean to be human? Why does the world seem so screwed up and how do we fix it?
You’re invited to join me on my quest to find answers to these and life’s other great questions. Nothing to Lose but Yourself is more than just another self-help or motivational podcast, it’s an engaging and enlightening journey into us.
In some episodes, I will invite you to eavesdrop on the insightful and often irreverent conversations that I have with thought-leaders, fellow artists, entertainers, and friends from a diverse cross section of society about current events and the power of loving and embracing one’s authentic self. In other episodes, I’ll engage in direct conversation with you and reflect on the things I’ve learned and the challenges we face. And I’ll do all of this from my unique perspective as an African American male.
Equal parts spiritual, motivational, educational, and entertaining, Nothing to Lose but Yourself invites us to re-examine long held beliefs and inspires us to discover and love our authentic selves and each other. Together we’ll unearth the power of self-love, learn to live the lives we were created to live, and, in the process, we just may change the world. We owe it to ourselves to at least try, after all life is short and you have Nothing to Lose but Yourself.
Nothing To Lose But Yourself
Ricky Day with Dr. Michael A. Lindsey on the mental health crisis in Black young people and the hope present in the midst of the crisis
My guest on the podcast this week is Dr. Michael A. Lindsey. Dr. Lindsey is a noted scholar in the fields of child and adolescent mental health, as well as a leader in the search for knowledge and solutions to generational poverty and inequality. He is the Dean and Paulette Goddard Professor of Social Work at NYU Silver School of Social Work, and an Aspen Health Innovators Fellow.
In our wide ranging conversation, Dr. Lindsey and I chat about his call to serve the world in the field of social work, being raised by a single Black Mom, and the mental health crisis facing Black young people today.
Dr. Lindsey provides insights, tools and more to help those who are trying to navigate these difficult times. He speaks to parents about how to observe our children and make sure to truly check in with them and ask how they are doing and what's on their minds. Most importantly, Dr. Lindsey provides hope and access to resources that can help in an emergency and access to treatment and intervention when necessary. This is a conversation with a brilliant Black man committed to the well being of our young people and communities and to ending generational poverty and inequality.
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