A Mental Health Break
A Mental Health Break is a Top 5% globally ranked mental health podcast for honest conversations about anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, relationships, recovery, and the everyday challenges of being human.
Hosted by traumatic brain injury survivor, three-time mental health author, and advocate Vincent A. Lanci, this weekly podcast brings you direct, meaningful conversations with mental health professionals, advocates, authors, survivors, and people willing to share the real stories behind their healing. Every episode is designed to remind you of one important truth: you are not alone.
Since 2020, Vincent has created a supportive space where mental health is discussed with compassion, curiosity, and no judgment. In concise, value-packed episodes—typically under 30 minutes—you will hear practical perspectives on anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma recovery, addiction and substance use, ADHD, autism, OCD, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, grief, divorce, codependency, workplace mental health, emotional regulation, therapy, mindfulness, self-care, and life after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Whether you are living with a mental health condition, supporting someone you love, working through a difficult season, or simply looking for tools to strengthen your emotional well-being, A Mental Health Break offers stories, encouragement, and practical guidance for moving forward.
Expect real conversations about therapy, recovery, coping skills, resilience, mental health stigma, relationships, boundaries, healing from old and new trauma, and finding hope after adversity. Vincent combines lived experience with the wisdom of clinicians, researchers, caregivers, advocates, and guests who have faced life-changing challenges.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe for clear, compassionate mental health conversations that get to the point—because your time matters, your story matters, and you do not have to carry it alone.
A Mental Health Break
Storytelling for Holocaust Survivors: Bonus Episode with Dana Arschin
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Dana Arschin: From 2 Emmy Awards at Fox to Storytelling for Holocaust Survivors and Honoring Poppy
Host Vincent A. Lanci connected with Dana Arschin through cold networking in his pursuit to complete his exclusive interview with Fox News in 2019. Fast Forward to 2023: He has the honor of sharing her story.
Dana Arschin is a 2X Emmy Award-Winning journalist and the first-ever Storyteller for the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center (HMTC) of Nassau County. Her grandfather ("Poppy") survived more than two years of forced labor in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
Prior to her role with the museum, she spent six years working as an on-air general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for Fox 5 News, covering the New York/Tri-state area. In 2018, Dana traveled to Poland to learn more about her ancestors murdered in the Holocaust. She shot, wrote and produced three short films on her journey for Fox 5. Dana won her second NY Emmy award for one of those films, entitled The Forgotten Camps. She previously reported for News 12 The Bronx/Brooklyn, where she shot, wrote and edited all of her stories.
During her tenure at News 12, Dana won her first NY Emmy Award for her reporting on the city's cleanup efforts in Brooklyn during the 2014 snowstorms. She also won first place two years in a row at the NY Press Club Awards for her reporting in Brooklyn.
All of her Fox 5 Holocaust stories: https://danaarschin.weebly.com/fox-5-holocaust-stories.html
Her HMTC stories: https://danaarschin.weebly.com/hmtc-holocaust-stories.html
Her appearance on CBS New York morning show talking about her work: https://youtu.be/J6otbL0mQ2Q
Speech at HMTC fundraiser talking about the importance of our center and fighting antisemitism right now: https://youtu.be/wQe7VoiiWUo
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Welcome to A Mental Health Break (Top 10% Global Podcast)- the podcast that normalizes the conversation around mental health. You are not alone. Which journey will resonate with you most? Catch up with weekly interviews aired since January 2020. To join the show, email PodcastsByLanci@Gmail.com.
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