Caleb Campbell : Mental Health Awareness Month
May 26, 2022
Hosted by Ingrid Cockhren
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Episode Description
Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with mental health struggles. The collective trauma of COVID-19 has exasperated our country’s mental health crisis. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month, our co-hosts, Ingrid and Mathew, will speak with guests about this country's science, support, education, advocacy, and policies focused on mental health. Our co-hosts will also examine the history of mental health responses in this country. Caleb Campbell went from West Point Military Academy to the National Football League and eventually became a mental health advocate and consultant on trauma-informed leadership. After seeking to be the best, it was his own journey that brought him to understanding mental health, trauma, stress, and how it plays out in life In 2008, Caleb graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army with 972 other cadets. The difference between Caleb and his classmates was that while the majority of them were sent to war, Caleb went to the NFL. While he didn’t know it at the time, Caleb was about to fight his own battle—his own inner war—and it would almost cost him his life. As a result, it has become Caleb’s passion and mission to deliver an authentic and actionable message where he draws from his deep well of personal stories around being a West Point Graduate, former Army Officer, and an ex-NFL athlete and delivers an actionable and authentic message that helps leaders increase their inner capacity so that they can expand their leadership capabilities and deepen their impact. Caleb’s message around Leadership Expansion is said to be a timely and important message as more and more leaders are facing unprecedented amounts of stress and pressure. When Caleb is not on a stage delivering a keynote, he’s at home spending quality time with his wife, Kara, and their daughter—Sophie London.
History. Culture. Trauma
Thursday at 1PM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel
According to Resmaa Menakem, trauma decontextualized over time looks like culture. We, at PACEs Connection, agree. 2020, with COVID-19, our climate crisis, and the racial reckoning, has shown us that trauma is embedded within our institutions, our culture, and our history. 2020 was a collective trauma. And, with the addition of technological advances like the internet and social media, we are more connected to our collective selves than ever before. We can no longer live in silos, focused on the individual. We know now that our shared experiences matter. Our podcast will examine trauma and resilience, not just at the individual level, at the systems and cultural level. How has the trauma of slavery and genocide impacted our current society? Why are the cultural manifestations of trauma, i.e., community violence, school shootings, etc., so pervasive? Together, our hosts and their guests will outline the true impact of trauma and resilience on the human experience.
Ingrid Cockhren
Ingrid Cockhren knows first-hand how impactful trauma and toxic stress can be for children and families and has dedicated her professional life to investigating and educating the public about the link between early trauma, early adversity, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), positive childhood experiences and the consequences that occur across the lifespan. Specializing in creating equitable and inclusive environments within organizations, collective impacts and grassroot movements, Cockhren uses her knowledge of stress, trauma, historical trauma, human development, and psychology to translate research concerning DEI into community, workplace, and organizational solutions. Cockhren graduated from Tennessee State University with a B.S. in psychology and from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College with a M.Ed. in child studies specializing in minority and impoverished children. Her research areas are African American parenting styles, positive and adverse childhood experiences, historical trauma, intergenerational trauma, brain development, developmental psychology, and epigenetics. Cockhren’s experience includes juvenile justice, family counseling, early childhood education, professional development, consulting, and community education. She is currently CEO at PACEs Connection and an adjunct professor specializing in Black psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, and personality theory at Tennessee State University.
