Dr. Aletha Maybank is a pediatrician and preventive medicine physician, a public health professional, and a Senior Vice President within the American Medical Association. As Chief Health Equity Officer, she is the founding leader for the AMA’s Center for Health Equity, and a recognized speaker, writer, and expert on health equity and racial justice.

In these capacities, she is influencing the embedding of equity throughout the AMA Enterprise and across the healthcare ecosystem. Dr. Maybank uses her platform to make injustice visible across our health systems and country, with emphasis upon solutions that honor the legacy of our ancestors while preserving our desires for rest and joy. She has won numerous awards for her groundbreaking efforts.

On this episode of The Vault, we talk about the challenges that black women in healthcare face, the importance of diversity in medicine and struggles that professional women face in the workplace.


 How to foster diversity in healthcare.
 How to address healthcare inequity.
 How to thrive as a woman in medicine.
 The importance of community in medicine.
 Taboo health topics.
 How to cope with High Functioning Depression in Healthcare settings.

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Dr. Dr. Siyamak Saleh (Dr. Siya), is an award winning content creator with a community of over 3.5 million followers. He debunks myths related to intimacy health and has received awards for working with South African communities to educate about topics that are taboo and that people feel ashamed talking about. Dr. Siya knows that most patients won’t read medical guidelines but they will get their health info from influencers on social platforms. Dr.Siyah teamed up with Andy Pattinson at the World Health Organization to become a digital health consultant to recruit qualified healthcare workers online to educate the public about health issues. I was a recent recruit of Dr. Siya, and I worked with Andy and

Dr. Siya at the United Nations general assembly week events this year on several panels. We talked about supporting health professionals to use digital platforms to spread accurate information online and we also addressed topics like burnout and depression in healthcare professionals. On this episode of the Vault, Dr. Siya shares how he masked high functioning depression with productivity. At a time in his life when he was nominated for TikTok Creator of the year, was mentioned in the British Medical Journal, was in major media outlets like Huffington Post and was gaining top recognition by the World Health Organization, he was also
struggling in silence. We discussed ways that he healed and ways that busy and
productive people can heal from High Functioning Depression.

 How Intimacy Health I related to Mental health
 Myths about Intimacy health.
 How to identify signs of High Functioning Depression
 High Functioning Depression in Healthcare workers
 Anhedonia
 How to cope with High Functioning Depression

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Isis Asare is the CEO/Founder of Sistah Scifi. Sistah Scifi is the first Black-owned bookstore focused on science fiction and fantasy in the United States as validated by the American Booksellers Association. Located in cyberspace, Sistah Scifi is a national brand with over 50K points of contact.

In February 2023, the first three Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machines were launched in California and Washington. In March 2024, Asare became the first African American Executive Director of the Aunt Lute Foundation, the second oldest feminist press in the country. She has a bachelors degree in psychology from Stanford University, a masters degree in public policy from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Isis currently resides in Oakland, CA with their supportive and evolving polycule. On this episode of The Vault, we discuss how representation in film, books, and fiction validates. black mental health and allows the community to heal.

 How Representation In Media Validates Us
 Diversity in Film and Book Helps Others to Heal.
 Mental Health Themes in Literature.
 High Functioning Depression in Entrepreneurs
 How To Be Your Authentic Self
 How to cope with High Functioning Depression

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Dr. Mariel Buqué is an Afro-Dominican, Columbia University-trained Psychologist, intergenerational trauma expert, and the author of the book Break the Cycle: a book that focuses on healing wounds of intergenerational trauma. Her clinical framework is holistic and infuses ancient and indigenous healing practices into a modern, comprehensive therapeutic approach. She additionally provides healing workshops to Fortune 100 companies including Google, Twitter, Capital One, and Facebook and lectures within the psychology department of Columbia University. Dr. Buqué is widely sought out for her clinical expertise and trauma healing approach and has been featured on major media outlets including The Today Show, Good Morning America, and ABC News. She has been named as a School of Greatness’s 100 Greatest People Doing Good in 2022.


 Identifying Signs of Trauma
 What is Intergenerational Trauma
 How to Stop People Pleasing
 Fight, Flight, Fawn Trauma responses
 Cultural Psychology
 How to cope with High Functioning Depression

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I first met Dr. Jessi Gold at Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit on World Mental Health Day May 2024 in NYC. At this event, the US surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Selena Gomez and Dr. Jessi Gold talked about the importance of the mind-body connection in mental health and the role that community plays in mental wellness. Dr. Jessi Gold, MD, is a medical doctor and psychiatrist who holds the esteemed position of the first Chief Wellness Officer for the University of Tennessee System, a role encompassing 59,000 students. Dr. Gold spoke about the challenges that college students and graduate students face. On this episode of “The Vault”, we discussed how students are at risk for high functioning depression and ways to cope. Her new book is geared towards decreasing mental health stigma and encouraging open dialogue about emotional and psychological well-being.


 College Mental Health
 High Functioning Depression in Students
 High Functioning Depression in Healthcare Workers.
 Medical Student Mental Health.
 The importance of validating emotions in mental health.
 How to cope with depression and anxiety.
 Humanity in Medicine.

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 How Do You Feel Book https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-Do-You-Feel/Jessi-Gold/9781982199777

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Dr. Ekta Yadav is an award-winning scientist, doctor and host of one of the top beauty podcasts in the world, Skincare Anarchy. On this episode of the Vault Dr. Ekta discusses how skin health supports mental health and how conditions like acne and hair loss can severely impact patients in terms of their confidence, decisions and mental health. Dr. Ekta’s work is Driven by a mission to democratize medical knowledge. She has conversations with the top dermatologists in the world on her podcasts and she discusses evidence based science to support the products that she displays. and foster a more informed society. We talk about how healthcare professionals often struggle silently with high-functioning depression and she discusses ways that she overcame her own struggles. You won’t want to miss this empowering episode of The Vault.

Listen in as we discuss:

 Skin health and connection to mental health.
 Hair health and Hair loss in relation to mental health.
 Sunscreen and skin health.
 Skincare routines to support well-being.
 Healthcare routines to support well-being.
 How to combat high functioning depression as a healthcare worker.
 Connection between depression, anxiety and skin and hair health.

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Dr. Amy Shah is an medical doctor and a nutrition specialist. She works in clinical medicine, allergy/immunology, and over the last 10 years has developed a world- renowned wellness education platform, written bestselling books, and has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Mel Robbins Podcast, and Ed Mylett Podcast. She has worked with companies like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Alo, and more. She works to discover less invasive interventions, promote wellness, and teach others how to impact their health via nutrition and exercise -- using medication as a last resort. Her goal is to empower people to “save themselves” through nutrition and lifestyle changes.

She joins us on the Vault to discuss the mindbody connection and how food is medicine.She has specific training in gut health and anti-inflammatory food and discusses how certain foods help to improve focus with regards to ADHD and sleep.

Listen in as we discuss:

 Foods to eat for ADHD.
 Foods to improve your sleep.
 Foods to combat Depression.
 Foods to combat Anxiety.
 Foods to combat belly fat.
 Foods to help with hormone health.
 Coping with High Functioning Depression.

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Dr. Christine Crawford is a Harvard trained adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist who currently serves as the Associate Medical Director for the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). She is an Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Education at Boston University School of Medicine within the Department of Psychiatry. She treats patients in the Boston Medical Center Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in the Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis (WRAP) Program where she provides psychiatric care to adolescents experiencing symptoms of psychosis. In addition to her clinical work and teaching medical students, she has expertise in areas such as racial disparities within the mental health care system and discussing the impact of racism on the mental health of people of color.

She is also the author of NAMI’s latest book “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health”. She joins us on The Vault to provide parents and caregivers with practical tools on how to support their child’s mental health. In a world where there is so much information online, it can feel overwhelming for parents to know where they can turn for trusted answers for their child’s mental health needs. NAMI and Dr. Crawford offer this book as the vetted resource that parents have been waiting for.

Listen in as we discuss:

 Protective Factors For Children and Mental Health.
 How To Talk To Children About Suicide.
 How To Prevent Suicide In Children.
 How To Decrease Risk of Suicide In Youth.
 How To Advocate for Your Child’s Mental Health and Education
Supports In School Settings.
 How Support Neurodivergent Children.
 How To Support Autistic Youth.
 High Functioning Depression In Therapists and Healthcare workers.

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