Mental Health Episodes

“Whether you grew up in a predominately Black space, or a predominately white space, you're probably going to have a racialized m…

“What was really fascinating for me in the course of writing about some of my own trauma was that my parents never really talked …

“The first thing we need to do as parents is step back and listen to our kids about what they need, but also take ourselves out o…

“Family trauma really just extends from trauma that one person experiences and If it's not resolved, it just keeps going,” shares…

“This tension that we’re talking about has direct implications for Black women’s mental and physical health that bleed into the r…

“Research suggests that over average, white teachers tend to label black students as lazy more often than their white peers. In t…

“Justice is a system that is supposed to protect all people, but historically has not served all citizens very well,” says host D…

“Seventy percent of people experience trauma at some point in their lives,” says Reggie D. Ford. Like many others in his East Nas…

Dr. Cherlisa Jackson has served clients in psychiatric care for over 13 years and has spent the last six specializing in psychose…

Growing up as a gay man in a conservative community, Vic Sorrell knew firsthand what it felt like to be ostracized for being true…

“Toxic politics, social unrest and the pandemic have affected us all, but mental health care is available and effective,” says ho…