Description

Listen in on Episode 10 featuring David Koppisch, LSW (Licensed Social Worker, Therapist, Community Organizer, Social Work Educator), and co-hosts Kira Yakubov, LMFT (Founder and Lead Therapist), and Daniela Galdi (Health & Wellness Professional and HYR Podcast Producer). 

PART 1 -Getting to know Heal Your Roots Wellness therapist, David Koppisch, LSW, and his journey from a social impact and community policy focus  to a career in clinical therapy.

PART 2 -  Men’s Mental Health, Helping Identify Emotions, and Cultivating Relationships Outside of the Household.

PART 3 - The Effect of How We Were Brought up, Childhood Relationships, Development, and Growth into Adulthood by Identifying Feelings within the Body to Better Express Emotion and Needs.

Content Considerations: Mentions of Mental Illness.

Some episode highlights include...

• Tools to Navigate Transition, Particularly Within a Career 
• Cultivating Friendships Outside of the Household and Processing Negative Emotions
• Building emotional support and connection. Figuring out what or who is their support network outside of a romantic relationship?
• Expressing Emotions for Men or Men who Identify as Male
• Social Emotional Learning and The idea of/need for Emotional Education for Young Children –  What Is Social-Emotional Learning? | Committee for Children (cfchildren.org)

More About David…

David has been working in the social work field since 1994 when he earned his MSW from Temple University. He has spent the majority of his career as a community organizer in Philadelphia. He’s also served in policy advocacy, fundraising, and communications roles for several nonprofit organizations. He was co-founder of POWER: Interfaith Movement, a coalition that advocated for school funding equity, criminal justice reform, and living wages for service workers. He also served as director of strategy for a university-based action research center focused on student basic needs insecurity. Since 2012, David has been a teacher at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice.

David is a licensed social worker and recently began expanding his practice to include clinical work with individuals, couples and families. David lives in Philadelphia with his wife, two children and their little dog Franny.

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