Breaking Barriers
A podcast + column amplifying the voices of lived experience in the fight against stigma and silence
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A weekly podcast and column featuring raw, unfiltered stories from people with lived experience of stigma, workplace discrimination, mental health challenges, and disabilities.
Each episode amplifies the voices of peers who’ve turned pain into power—and are leading a cultural shift through radical storytelling.
Why It Matters
Mental health is still treated as a liability in most workplaces
Disability still carries a stigma.
And those with lived experience are too often silenced in policy, media, and leadership.
Breaking Barriers changes that.
This is not just a podcast.
It’s a stage for truth.
A platform for transformation.
A growing archive of resistance, healing, and peer leadership.
🎙️ Latest Episode:
The Founding Voices of Peer Media
In this launch episode, meet the original team behind Peer Media
Hear how they each overcame stigma in the workplace, mental health discrimination, and systemic barriers—and how they’re building a peer-led media revolution.
🎙️ Voices of the Mind – Podcast
Where stories meet science, and community meets conversation.
🎧 Listen on Spotify 📰 Subscribe to NewsletterEp. 14 – Healing in the Age of AI
Guest: Dr. Aisha Torres
Exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and trauma-informed care.
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Guest: Kevin Naruse
A conversation about peer-led mental health and digital empowerment.
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- Ezra Israelian — Tech & Trauma Advocate
- Savannah Thomas — USC Intern turned Journalist
- Tristan Scremin — Co-Founder of Peer Media
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