Your Friendly Neighborhood Mental Health Counselor

In this episode, I'll be talking about healing- what is healing and how to go about healing self. Most important things to know are that healing is a process and the process is not linear. Social media pages that promote healing/mental help: Manifesting M.E. Wellness The Unconscious Shift Just A Thought w/E&L Habits of A Goddess The Shine App Dr. Mariel Buque Black Mental Wellness Positivelypresent DBT workbook: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew Kay, Jeffrey Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley.

In this episode, I'll be discussing Trauma according to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the DSM 5. I'll also be discussing Racial trauma and how racial trauma can lead to mental stress and even PTSD symptoms and diagnosis. Below are some resources related to mental health for those in the Black community mentioned in the episode: https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/ https://therapyforblackmen.org/ https://abpsi.org/contact-us/find_psych/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/808875152620942/%20%C2%A0%C2%A0 https://mailchi.mp/779b28ae9d41/browngirltherapy https://mcusercontent.com/6aa11fa786466642f2188db2e/files/b0f976a5-31fd-4406-9033-b31620907758/100_Self_Care_Ideas_by_GirlTrek_compressed.pdf

In this episode, I'll be discussing mental illness in the Black community. I'll be sharing some stats provided by NAMI and MHA National Organization. I'll also be discussing barriers to treatment including cultural barriers and barriers that exist in the mental health professional community. Side note: Granny= Grandmother Nanny= Godmother

Welcome to episode 1 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Mental Health Counselor. This episode serves as an intro to the podcast and what to expect in episodes to come.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Mental Health Counselor is a podcast dedicated to providing easy to digest knowledge related to mental health. Mental health is vital to everyday life, yet is misunderstood by many people. Due to the portrayal of mental health treatment in the media through movies, music or news coverage, many people see mental health struggles as an individual being "crazy" or "mess up in the head". Such thinking can invalidate the importance of mental health and make it difficult for people to receive treatment. The goal of this space is to educate and show that mental health is not only important, complex work that we all need to partake in in some way, shape, or form but it's also good work that improves our lives.