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Ep 9 Mental Health Issues of OFWs & their Kids
40 minutes Posted Aug 19, 2021 at 10:40 am.
) Important Disclaimer
)  Introduction
) What are we going to talk about?
) Summary of the movie “Anak”
)  The movie’s 2 main characters Josie and Carla
) The Monkey Love Experiment 
) What does it mean when a child is emotionally abandoned and neglected?
) What happens when a child who feels emotionally abandoned and neglected grows up?
) What causes mental health issues among OFWs?
) What are the common mental health issues experienced by OFWs?
) A plea from your inner hurt child
) How to heal from emotional neglect or feeling abandoned?
) How can OFWs maintain a healthy state of mind?
) Our humble opinion on the move “Anak”
) Key takeaways
) Outro
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Nurses, Seafarers, Domestic Helpers, and other Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs leave the Philippine shores to find a better life for their family and loved ones. OFWs are modern day heroes. But this comes at a cost. Just like all heroes have to make a sacrifice, right?
To help us better understand today’s episode, we talked about from a mental health point of view the movie starring Vilma Santos called “Anak” 
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