Ep.226 (Video): Embrace with Mia Atoui

The Beirut Banyan

0:00 Intro 1:47 Taboo 4:57 Tipping Point 8:18 Hotline 16:16 Taking Time 19:30 Escape 21:36 Aftermath 27:12 Primary Step 29:40 Positive Change We're with Mia Atoui for Episode 226 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/Cx2pM8kPlcE We discuss Embrace and the wider work of raising mental health awareness in Lebanon. Our conversation includes confronting the stigma too often associated with mental health illness, grassroots level work at tacking previously taboo subjects and the inception of Embace's suicide prevention hotline (1564). Mia Atoui is the cofounder and vice president of Embrace. Check out their website: https://embracelebanon.org Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.