An important conversation about mental health with our "Del Beh Del" co-hosts, Kimia Akbari and Jasmine Djavahery. 

Jilah Behnad and Manijeh Mahmoodzadeh share some of their experiences about breaking the stigma around mental health and helping our community to grow.

Jila Behnad is an Iranian-American licensed marriage and family therapist and the founder and CEO of Raha Foundation, a non-profit mental health organization in Northern California that thrives to break the mental illness stigma, raise awareness and improve mental health in the Iranian diaspora community.

Manijeh Mahmoodzadeh is an Iranian-Boricua femme psychologist, anti-oppression researcher, and youth worker based in Los Angeles. Her research focuses on positive youth development and issues of social justice, with a specific interest in the role of community programs in empowering marginalized youth.

Special thank you to The Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, Persis Karim, Ariana Damavandi, Shahriyar Najafgholizadeh, Evette Darensbourg for the production of this podcast, and Ariana Boostani for the music.