PrevenTable: A PreventEd Podcast

Pull up a seat at the PrevenTable and listen to candid conversations about the intersection of alcohol, drugs, and mental health in everyday lives.

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Season 6, Episode 8

Allied With Aberration

They’re back! Luka Cai sits down with PrevenTable Host and Executive Director Jenny Armbruster to discuss all things SQSH, or St. Louis Queer Support & Healing. At SQSH, several new initiatives are rolling out in the coming months to help promote and facilitate queer safe havens across the St. Louis metro area. Luka makes mention of how, as an organization, they are keen on feedback and letting that fuel the direction they see SQSH going in when it comes to addressing public concern for LGBTQIA+ population in St. Louis. Listen more for how you can stay connected with all the events happening during this years’ Pride Month at SQSH!

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Season 1, Episode 6

100 lb Sack of Potatoes

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Nichole sits down with her guest, John, and discusses cabinets, construction, opioid use disorder and the loss no parent should have to go through. Hear how he worked with medical professionals at Washington University in St. Louis to reduce stigma, create change, and to ultimately have people listen to what he was saying.

Season 1, Episode 5

What Are You?

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Poli “sassy pants” Rijos returns to the PrevenTable for a conversation about colorism, teaching tolerance to kids, and checking privilege. Geriatric pregnancy? Nah, 40 is the new 20.

Season 1, Episode 4

Mob Doctor

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What’s it like to have a parent who has a substance use disorder? Listen as PrevenTable guest Poli Rijos describes her dad’s journey into long-time recovery.

Season 1, Episode 3

If You Don’t See It, Produce It

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Take a seat at the PrevenTable with Nichole and her guest Christia DeShields. They dish about the absurdity of “Mommy Wine Culture” and why advocating for your children is the purest expression of motherhood.

Season 1, Episode 2

Therapy Slaps

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Nichole welcomes teens Annemarie and Tom back to the PrevenTable to weigh in on social norms, self-care, and “checking-in” on your friends. Don’t be surprised when they start quoting Freud.

Season 1, Episode 1

Kids These Days

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Teens get a bad rap. On this inaugural episode of the PrevenTable, Nichole Dawsey talks with two “normal” teens, Annemarie and Tom, about what teens are really doing these days. And the answers may surprise you.