In this episode, YBT welcomes special Guest Mandy Slutsker host of “Is this real life” podcast to discuss how to effectively use our voices and advocate for ourselves/others. Mandy discusses her day job of federal advocacy in Washington D.C.; advocating for children’s healthy globally with the federal government. Mandy discusses her advocacy efforts and shares her input on how to advocate at federal, state AND local levels.  Specifically, Mandy and YBT provide perspective from their respective fields, on how to manage the upcoming 2024 election cycle in healthier, more productive ways. While Mandy and YBT have personal views, this episode focuses on how to compromise, come together and advocate for marginalized groups and communities. Trigger Warning: Mandy and YBT tackle the topic of gun violence, outlining ways to engage in affecting change. YBT shares information from “The Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health” which addresses gun violence as a public health emergency and utilizes objective, non-partisan research to develop solutions which inform, fuel and propel advocacy to measurably lower gun violence. YBT shares statistics about MH in regards to gun violence with the goal of decreasing stigma and providing accurate, updated information on the topic. One last note, this episode is meant to be informative, helpful and non-divisive. Hope you all enjoy!     Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/your-bish-therapist--6065109/support.