The Warm Soft Container: Mental Health and Healing at Stanford

The Stanford Daily Podcast

When we are wounded, physically or mentally, sometimes we need to find our warm, soft container and just recuperate. This is the container in which growth and healing can happen, says Stanford Program Manager of Health Education Colin Campbell.

At a world-class institution like Stanford, what is student mental health like? How do students feel about "Grind Culture," and how does it affect their wellbeing? This episode spotlights Stanford community members of all backgrounds who are involved in facilitating healing — staffers at the Bridge, RAs, CAPs counselors — and people who have personal experiences in healing. There are many misconceptions about healing and mental health, and the purpose of this episode is to provide some insight into the mental health crisis that students have been enduring for years. For more podcasts by the Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts.

Time Stamps to Help Navigate The Episode:

2:25 Introductions

9:01 Mental Health Culture on Campus

17:35 Perspectives on Healing in Mental Health

22:35 Misconceptions of Healing

33:00 How to Create an Environment Conducive to Healing at Stanford

Contributors: Hanmin Lee, Christy Wang, Emma Thain, Donnovan Yisrael, Helen Hsu, Colin Campbell

Producers: Philip Baillargeon, Helen Tian, Chloe Mendoza

Managing Editor: Chloe Mendoza