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Be Well

By: Dr. Jessica Clemons
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Publisher's summary

From board-certified psychiatrist and social media star Dr. Jessica Clemons, a.k.a. “Dr. Jess”, comes Be Well, a comprehensive, accessible guide to the most common mental health conditions, treatments, and overcoming the stigma surrounding these topics to seek out the care you and your loved ones deserve.

Most of us know how to take care of ourselves physically - we do our best to exercise, eat well, and get enough sleep - but when it comes to our inner lives, we tend to be far less diligent. Not only do we move through our unrelenting to-do lists with no time and space to recharge, we’re not even aware of many of the (often invisible) symptoms affecting the tens of millions of Americans living with mental illness.

Dr. Jess is working every day to change that. A New York City psychiatrist and social media star, she’s made it her mission to make mental health care universally accessible and to reduce stigma associated with mental illness, particularly in the Black community. Be Well is an informative, inspiring audio experience that will teach listeners all about anxiety, depression, therapy, daily practices for more mindful living, navigating the health-care system, and much more.

No matter where you are on your mental health journey, Be Well is the perfect primer for understanding and maintaining this critical (and too often overlooked) element of wellness.

©2021 Dr. Jessica Clemons, MD (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.
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Ending Stigma with Dr. Jessica Clemons

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'What I focus on is empathy. It's going to allow you to understand when it's difficult.'
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About the Creator and Performer

Dr. Jessica Clemons, MD, Board-Certified Psychiatrist, has recently been recognized by Forbes as a leader in making mental health and wellness apart of the current zeitgeist. Dr. Clemons received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and completed her residency training at NYU Langone Medical Center. While her work is primarily in providing direct clinical care, her mission is to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. Her efforts consists of using social media to educate her following which led her to be selected to provide the first live televised therapy session on VH1, In Session Live: With Dr. Jess along with recognition from medical societies, mental health and government organizations, and most importantly the community in which she serves. Having been featured on multiple networks as a mental health expert from CNN to ABC News, Dr. Clemons continues to impact the community. Even more so through her conversation series, #BeWell which has featured prestigious guests Swizz Beatz, Tobe Nwigwe, June Ambrose, Kerby Jean-Raymond and more.

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Mental illness and health explained

Great narration! Explained different illnesses in plain and clear terminology. I could relate to many situations provided as a parent of a adult child who suffers from bipolar disorder and one who suffers from depression.

I recommend this book and author to anyone who experiences personally or knows someone close to you who does!

Incredibly helpful book!

Be well!

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A bit medical, good starting info.

Good start into the mental health world, especially the official medical approach, based in the US, but with some specificities applied anywhere in the world. . A bit like Lori Gotliebs Maybe You Should Talk to Someone peppered with social media (Instagram) presence and more from the side of psychiatry. Some issues are more specific to healthcare in the USA, which is quite bad in many ways compared to that in Europe for example. I would also advocate that some level of anxiety is normal - the narrative medicalizes any anxiety a bit, albeit it recommends therapy, where I think people can learn to work with it and accept some level of it. The list of therapy is a bit unexhaustive for me, I would mention Rogerian, Systemic, Gestalt at least, and maybe a quick picture of how the session can look overall, but maybe it's not that important for a start.

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Everyone should read/listen

this book is incredibly informative and validating approach about mental health and how to be a support system to yourself and loved ones.

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Great intro to mental health topics

This audio book concisely covers a range mental health topics in an approachable way. So helpful.

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Informative!

Dr. Jess gives you a straightforward and easy to understand description of what the psychology industry is all about. She is relatable and empathetic. She describes how it's suppose to support you, the stigmas, descriptions of the most popular disorders and how it can be managed plus so much more.

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Very insightful

I learned a lot about mental health disorders, and how to manage and recognize them

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Really nice overview introducing and promoting mental health

Can’t wait to see the influence the author has on destigmatizing and shaping mental health resources in the future!

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everyone should listen to this

very informative! heart warming. A thorough overview of mental illnesses and appropriate treatments including real life examples.

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Eye Opening Listening Experience!

I absolutely LOVED this book! I will definitely have this book on repeat for a while! It made me notice things about myself and the people closest to me that I never realized before. I realized that it's okay to seek help for my mental health and that the confusing emotions that I have been feeling are not uncommon at all. I look forward to hearing more from Dr. Jess in the future!

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not what I expected, but very interesting

it was not quite what I expected, but it was very interesting nevertheless. it's educational

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