{"id":11288,"date":"2022-10-10T00:06:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T07:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anxietycanada.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=11288"},"modified":"2023-04-30T18:17:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T01:17:26","slug":"pegah-mollahajian","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.anxietycanada.com\/podcast\/pegah-mollahajian\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Therapy Really Works with Pegah Mollahajian &amp; Dr. Taube-Schiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pegah Mollahajian is young adult who recently completed her master\u2019s degree in public health at the University of Toronto. As an Iranian Canadian child, she experienced anxiety but didn\u2019t have the resources to understand what it was or how to cope with it. After receiving help from Anxiety Canada\u2019s MindShift Program, she applied her new understanding of anxiety and desire to advocate for mental health by joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anxietycanada.com\/volunteer\/youth-network\/\">Anxiety Canada Youth Network<\/a> for the 2021-22 season.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Marlene Taube-Schiff, a registered psychologist for over 15 years, offers her expertise and shares insights with Pegah and John. Dr. Taube-Schiff\u2019s clinical work is focused on the delivery of scientifically supported treatments for obsessive compulsive and related disorders, anxiety disorders, depression-related issues, and a wide range of emotional and behavioural problems.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dealing with anxiety or finding strategies for anxiety is tough at any age, but how can you manage anxiety as an adult when you didn\u2019t have access to the right resources as a child?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this episode of #OurAnxietyStories, Anxiety Canada Youth Network alum Pegah Mollahajian shares her story, and registered psychologist Dr. Marlene Taube-Schiff offers her clinical expertise and insights into group therapy, exposure therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pegah Mollahajian is young adult who recently completed her master\u2019s degree in public health at the University of Toronto. 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