Joanna Cheek
Psychiatrist, psychotherapist and clinical professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, author of It's Not You, It's the World, focusing on systems-based approaches to mental health, connection, and collective care.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 38min
Why connecting with others is vital for our mental health
Dr Joanna Cheek, psychiatrist, psychotherapist and UBC clinical professor and author, explores how modern stressors trigger our brain’s alarm systems. She discusses the jar model of vulnerability, emotions as adaptive alarms, the need for collective care alongside self-care, and practical strategies to rebalance threat and reward and strengthen connection.
