E19: Migration, Parenthood, and Mental Health with Kumsal Tekirdag-Kosar, Ph.D.
Passion for Mental Health and Supporting Immigrants
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Show Notes
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Kumsal Tekirdag-Kosar is a scientist, parent, migrant, and a social worker based in Toronto, Canada. She has lived experience with mental health challenges and now, her mission is to become a Mental Health Practitioner in Canada herself to give back and support the mental wellbeing of vulnerable communities.
In this episode, we talked about:
- Mental health during PhD and post-doc
- Migration for academic career
- Isolation that comes with migration
- Career change and "starting over"
- Social work and therapy in North America
- Talking about burnout in the workplace
- Discrimination that migrants face
and so much more...
Find out more about Kumsal at https://www.linkedin.com/in/aysekumsaltekirdag/
Watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ce2W0CkIv38
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