On a Saturday on the 18th of July, JAOR hosted its first ever webinar. The webinar was mental health related as we mainly focused on discussing anxiety and depression. We had a very enlightening experience with two professional speakers that are certified in clinical psychology and are counselors.
With the webinar hosted over a simple zoom call, we were able to host approximately 70 listeners and engage them with the speakers. Through the webinar, we had the speakers take us through very interesting concepts that aren’t generally discussed, such as Pre-Menstrual Depression or natural remedies for anxiety treatment.
The biggest highlight of the project was being able to listen to the various questions that the listeners had for the speakers and having the speakers answer them candidly. The questions were asked on an anonymous platform to make the listeners feel more comfortable to ask anything. Some listeners had even made confessions regarding their mental health which I found incredible. I admired the leap of faith that they took and was even happier that our webinar could have been a platform that might’ve helped someone that evening with their internal conflicts regarding mental health.