The Bama Balance

About The Bama Balance

The Bama Balance serves as a vital resource that promotes awareness and deepens understanding while offering practical strategies to effectively tackle mental health issues. Initially focused on college men’s mental health and overall wellbeing, The Bama Balance now examines the broader issues of college student mental health at UA. This engaging podcast is co-hosted by Ruperto M. Perez, PH.D., ABPP, who is the Associate Vice President for Student Health and Wellbeing at The University of Alabama, alongside dedicated students Brooks Barbaree and Edward Fountain, creating an inclusive space for discussion and support.

Publisher

Ruperto M. Perez, PH.D., ABPP, Brooks Barbaree and Edward Fountain

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jan 2025

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

51 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   The Bama Balance S03.E08: Homecoming at Rama Jama's

   We’re kicking off 2026 Homecoming week in style! On this episode, we take our pod on the road to this Tuscaloosa landmark and tradition, Rama Jama’s! Join us as we talk about the role of sharing a meal, and the role of Rama Jama’s as a Tuscaloosa icon in bringing community together. Special thanks to Michael Hebron and all the staff at Rama Jama’s for hosing this special episode of the podcast. Hope to visit again soon!

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   The Bama Balance S03.E07: Understanding Financial Wellness

   How is your financial wellness? Do you know how to develop a good financial wellness plan? Brendan Roszman, MPH, CHES from the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness joins us to talk about how to understand financial wellness. Brendan also shares with us some of the programs to support your financial wellness plan while at UA and beyond.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   The Bama Balance S03.E06: Collegiate Recovery & Intervention Services

   UA’s Department of Collegiate Recovery and Intervention Services (CRIS) provides a comprehensive range of supportive services for students navigating substance use concerns and other behavioral health challenges to a welcoming and thriving Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC), UA students pursuing recovery from alcohol, drug use, eating disorders or other addictive behaviors.  On this episode, we’re joined by Kelly Miller, LMFT (Assistant Director for Clinical Services), and Alex Liveoak, ALMFT (Assistant Director, Collegiate Recovery Community) to talk about the scope of services that CRIS provides our students to learn and address issues of addiction, substance misuse, and recovery.

Who has been a guest on The Bama Balance

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Carter Scott
• John Michael Chandash
• Michelle Moss
• Cameron Morgan
• Henry Glover

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

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