First Generations Podcast

Ep. 060 - Seeking Authentic Life Stories with Practical Mental Health Insights (ft. Benoit Kim)

Aaron Season 1 Episode 60

Find more about Benoit Kim and his work in the links below:
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discovermorepodcast/?hl=en
Podcast Personal: https://www.instagram.com/benoitkim/?hl=en
Website: https://www.discovermorepodcast.com/

Benoit Kim is a US army veteran, Penn-educated former policymaker turned therapist, and host of the Discover More Podcast- a top 2% globally ranked podcast.

He had pivoted early into the non-profit and policy sector from the private sector upon graduation, then committed to Teach for America (AmeriCorps program) teaching in inner-city Philadelphia before taking a military leave from this commitment and graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education due to 2017 near-deployment.

In this 2017 near-deployment to the North-South Korean border, He had experienced his first major depression and had to acknowledge that perseverance does not always prevail, which catalyzed his venture into the realm of mental health.

Our guest had worked in the policy sector for a few years then pivoted recently into the clinical field as an aspirational psychedelic-assisted psychotherapist (Currently working as a therapist at USC Keck Student Health Counseling Center)

Lastly, started the podcast 3 years ago by simply leaning into curiosity, his show was featured on Top Apple Podcasts 200 chart x2 in 2022, and now is getting to wrap up this year by being interviewed by some of the top mental health podcasts (including IHeartRadio-afflicted podcasts) and beyond.


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