Nghi Dang teaches Children about Mental Health through Storytelling
In today\u2019s bonus episode, My special guest shares the inspiration behind his children\u2019s book series, One of which he released last month, and the second he launched this past Sunday. Through these books, he strives to educate children about topics pertaining to mental health.\nIn the words of Dr. Dang: \u201cI was born in Vietnam but grew up in Southern California. Our family moved to the sates when I was 7 years old. As an immigrant, I shared the same struggles as many other immigrants with adjusting to a new norm and dealing with bullying, discrimination, and constantly having to self-validate while fighting off depression. Having been in practice for over 10 years as a Family Physician, I have seen more and more visits related to mental health in the clinic for both adults and children. I was motivated to do something to help educated children and help start a dialogue between parents and children about mental health. I figured the best way to help educate is through storytelling.\u201d\nDr. Dang\u2019s series is entitled:\nThe Adventures of Max and Friends\nIn this series, we follow Max as he navigates the 6thgrade. He had envisioned the 6th grade to be a great year. But instead, Max finds himself roughed up by his bully and questioning his own identity when he faces multiple setbacks. As the year progressed, Max witnessed his friends overcome their own struggles each growing stronger as a result. In each story, we see that each character faces their own unique challenges from a very different perspective.\nThe topics covered will range from dealing with bullying, understanding learning disabilities, bouncing back from failure, battling anxiety and depression, standing up to discrimination, learning about cyber predators, and coping with the loss of a loved one.\nVisit Dr. Dang\u2019s website to learn more and purchase the books:\nwww.theadventuresofmaxandfriends.org\nIf you\u2019re looking for high quality content editing services at reasonable prices, send queries to theplotstitch@gmail.com\nVisit www.everyday-excellence.com\nand use promo code Inspirational Journeys to get 10% off any product on the site.\nSupport this podcast with a monthly donation:\nhttps://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support\nor you can give a one-time donation via PayPal at:\nhttps://paypal.me/annHarrisonBarnes?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US