Dr Gia Says

Dr Gia sits with two producers of the short film Inherited talking about life, faith, aging parents and the making of a film in the pandemic! 

It's been a minute, a looong minute and Dr Gia shares a bit of what has been happening and what listeners can expect this month.

Dr Gia is joined again by mental health professional, creative and friend, Patrice Francis on the holidays this year.  It's been a different kind of year and undoubtedly a different kind of Christmas for so many of us.   They talk about how we manage conflicting experiences: those who are celebrating the most wonderful time of the year, while others who are dreading the pain and sorry of the loss during the holidays.

Dr Gia sits with Tracey who shares a bit of her faith journey and how therapy has been interwoven into it. 

Dr Gia sits with Pastor Rosmery, Senior Pastor of Legacy Church Global on faith and mental health.  Legacy Church is where Dr Gia worships and serves as Pastor of Health and Pastor Rosmery has been an incredible support and advocate for creating spaces in the ministry for worshippers to find healing. 

Dr Gia sits with Therapist, Jessica Robinson Grant as she introduces us to Soul Care Counseling and her journey to there.

In the opening episode of Season Two, Dr Gia shares more of her story, particularly as it relates to her professional journey and the early days.

Dr Gia continues the conversation on anxiety, with her own story interwoven in and the need to manage stress with your anxiety.

Season 1 is completed and in the interim, Dr Gia shares on the topic of anxiety…with her own story woven in the conversation. 

Dr Gia reflects on the conversations this month that focused on the mother wound.  A special focus is placed on strategy to support those who may be struggling to come to grips with the impact of these key parental wounds. 

Dr Gia is joined with mental health professional and friend, Patrice Francis for part 3 of this conversation on the mother wound.  

Dr Gia provides the monthly dose of hope, continuing with the theme of mother wounds. While the impact of parental trauma is deep, we are reminded that these do not have to define our future nor shape our identity.

Changing the pace a little bit, this episode is a rebroadcast of an interview recorded on another platform. Dr Gia is being interviewed by Patrice Francis, Mental health professional and a part of the leadership team at Legacy Church Global.  This episode is one of 3 conversations on the Mother Wound to be featured here on Dr Gia Says for the month of July. 

In this episode,  Dr Gia reflects on relationships, which are essential to our quality of life, but also usually the place of our most significant woundings. 

Dr Gia chats with Alexander "Stacs" Hepburn, Bahamian recording artist and mental health advocate on his life and testimony.  Alex candidly shares about his early life experiences of abuse and how it was both Jesus and therapy that was pivotal in his healing journey.

We think these are just like medicine for the overwhelmed, battered and burnt out heart...a quick dose of hope to boost your spirits and your outlook.

Dr Gia chats with Alexander "Stacs" Hepburn, Bahamian recording artist and mental health advocate on his life and testimony.  Alex candidly shares about his early life experiences of abuse and how it was both Jesus and therapy that was pivotal in his healing journey.

In this episode, Dr Gia talks about her book, The Strong One and how it came to be.  This episode's story is about the host herself as she shares even more about herself and her healing journey.

In this episode, Dr Gia sits with mentee and Community Psychologist candidate, Dwaneisha McGregor to talk about the challenges of accessing mental health services in The Bahamas.  Dwaneisha recently completed her Masters dissertation looking at the experience of caregivers with the mental health system and was able to share insights that she learnt.  It was a different episode as her perspective represents those accessing services, even as far as the caregiver who supports the person receiving services.

As we kick off May and Mental Health awareness month, Dr Gia sits with Clinical Psychologist, Dr Stephanie Hutcheson about her work as a mental health professional in private practice, the community and in the church, the status of mental health in The Bahamas and Mental Health Awareness month's activities.

Dr Gia shares her reflections on shame in the context of trauma.  In this episode, she breaks down the topic of trauma specifically looking at how and why it is hard to heal.

In this episode, Dr Gia chats with Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, April Forella about her work- specifically related to trauma informed therapeutic modalities for women.

Dr Gia Says is a little bit of everything. Showcasing the importance of our spiritual and mental health - this is space to share stories, provide information and hear from guests who have the hard work as it relates to their mental, emotional and spiritual well being. In this episode, we speak with Katrina who shares about her journey in counseling and how she has overcome shame in her life.

We reject the prison of shame.

Dr Gia Says is a little bit of everything. Showcasing the importance of our spiritual and mental health - this is space to share stories, provide information and hear from guests who have the hard work as it relates to their mental, emotional and spiritual well being. In this episode, we speak with Katrina who shares, quite vulnerably about traumatic experience in childhood and the impact of shame on her life.

In this episode, Dr Gia reflects on the concept of rejection, how it manifests and how we overcome.

Dr Gia Says is a little bit of everything. Showcasing the importance of our spiritual and mental health - this is space to share stories, provide information and hear from guests who have the hard work as it relates to their mental, emotional and spiritual well being. In this episode, we speak with Candera Gilbert, a doctoral student who speaks about her own experiences overcoming rejection sensitivity and the work she is doing in the field.

 you are fully accepted in Christ.

Dr Gia Says is a little bit of everything. Showcasing the importance of our spiritual and mental health - this is space to share stories, provide information and hear from guests who have the hard work as it relates to their mental, emotional and spiritual well being. In this episode, we speak with Candera Gilbert, a doctoral student who introduces us to the idea of rejection sensitivity and speaks about her own experiences.

Dr Gia is launching a podcast! She is a mental health professional and psychologist living and working in The Bahamas. Dr Gia Says is a little bit of everything. Showcasing the importance of our spiritual and mental health - this is space to share stories, provide information and hear from guests who have journeyed through counseling. This episode introduces Dr Gia and the focus of this podcast.