WE GOT US NOW podcast shines a spotlight on the invisible population of 10 million children and young adults in the US impacted by parental incarceration. WE endure the collateral consequences of mass incarceration in the US. Our Stories are often unknown and untold. Our Traumas are misdiagnosed and overlooked. Our Futures are often misrepresented and our experiences are unheard. WE will NO longer be silenced by our pain. These are OUR STORIES! To learn more, go to www.WEGOTUSNOW.org
S6 | EP7: ISOLATION & LONELINESS ~ In Conversation with Dr.Ron-Li Liaw
Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast
Hosted by Ebony Underwood
Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities
EPISODE 7 of 7: Isolation & Loneliness
In our final episode of this season, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw explore the lasting impact of isolation and loneliness on children impacted by parental incarceration. They discuss how separation, stigma, and silence can create chronic stress that affects a child’s emotional and physical well-being over time.
Loneliness is not just a feeling. It is a public health issue linked to serious long-term risks, including mental health challenges, cardiovascular disease, and mortality.
For children carrying the weight of parental incarceration, this conversation is a call to recognize loneliness early, build meaningful connection, and ensure no child has to navigate this experience alone.
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Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.
POWERED by: Chicago Beyond ,rwjf
To learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org
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17 Jun 2026
S6 | EP6: COST OF CONNECTION~ In Conversation with Dr.Ron-Li Liaw
Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast
Hosted by Ebony Underwood
Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities
EPISODE 6 of 7: Cost of Connection
This week, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw discuss the toll of the cost of connection on children impacted by parental incarceration. For many children, staying connected to an incarcerated parent depends on what their family can afford.
A phone call. A video visit. Transportation to a facility.
These costs are not just financial. They can deepen isolation, strain attachment, and make separation even harder for children who are already carrying so much.
The episode also explores the policy landscape, what exploitative communication systems cost children emotionally, and how WE GOT US NOW is working to help change it.
Connection should not be a privilege. It is part of a child’s emotional well-being.
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Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.
POWERED by: NBA Foundation, Sony Music
To learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org
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10 Jun 2026
S6 | EP5: CARING ADULTS ~ In Conversation with Dr.Ron-Li Liaw
Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast
Hosted by Ebony Underwood
Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities
EPISODE 5 of 7: Caring Adults
In this episode, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw explore the powerful role caring adults can play in the lives of children impacted by parental incarceration. They discuss the importance of attuned, trusted adults who can recognize a child’s pain, nurture their potential, and help them imagine a future beyond what they are carrying.
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Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.
POWERED by: Chicago Beyond ,rwjf
To learn more, go to: WEGOTUSNOW.org
#WellnessTools #HealingCentered #TraumaInformed #DrRonLiLiaw #7UnspokenRealities #EbonyUnderwood #WeGotUsNowPodcast #CYAIPI #WEGOTUSNOW
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