Matthew Steinfeld, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of Clinical Training in the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, was interviewed August 24 by The New York Times podcast "Still Processing" in the wake of the events in Charlottesville.
The segment, "We Care for Ourselves and Others in Trump's America," may be heard here. Steinfeld's remarks begin around the 23:20 mark of the podcast.
The interview touches on the topics of racism and mental health in America after the recent rallies and protests in Charlottesville. The following is a summary of the episode:
"The events of the last few weeks have shown us that we are fully living in Trump's America, with a president who is slow to condemn the actions of white supremacists. The realization has been exhausting. This week, we take a step back to think about what the political moment is doing to our emotional and physical states. We discuss our routines of self-care — and investigate the origins of the phrase, and why it feels overused and even a little cliche. We also talk to Dr. Matthew Steinfeld, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine about our ailing country and get a few ideas for how to remedy ourselves, and perhaps each other."