Episode notes

July is National Black Mental Health Awareness Month. And as is the case with almost every issue, topic and challenge in America, African Americans are impacted by mental illness in disparate ways. While the experience of being Black in America varies tremendously, there are shared cultural factors that play a role in helping define mental health and supporting well-being, resiliency, and healing.

Thank you for hanging out with me and my colleague Dr. Rashida W. Brown PhD for S2 E26 of the Lotus Flower Podcast as we have an in-depth discussion on how to thrive even when life is overwhelming.

Dr. Rashida’s passion empowered her to stand against life’s obstacles. Sequentially, she was able to “get off the couch” and step into the field of her dreams. Emphatically and with tenacious conviction, she was determined to escape a life full of ... 

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