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The Chill Spot Podcast, a safe spot for people of color to discuss topics that affect our mental health and identity. We’ll explore strategies to support mental wellness, examine the ways in which various things impact our mental health, and process how to manage it all. Mental health, especially amongst people of color, has long been stigmatized, inadvertently keeping our people from accessing and reaching mental well being. This podcast aims to transform stigma into strength. Your hosts work in the mental health field, varying in their experience within the mental health profession.
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Saturday Sep 12, 2020
Saturday Sep 12, 2020
Today we're holding space and providing opportunity to traverse the experience of being black. We begin to see what "healing enough" looks like.
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Leroy, from BEAM, Black Emotional and Mental-Health shares his wisdom, insight and magnetic energy as we discuss black wellness, wholeness and healing. We learn about ways to create healing organizations and culturally responsive mental health practices and spaces. He also defines and unpacks "black masculinity".
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Jose Paez joins the Chill Spot to discuss how colonialism impacts the mental health of people of color. We also explore decolonization of American social constructs and review liberation practices.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Dr. Boris Ricks, whose expertise is in urban politics, joins the Chill Spot today. We examine the psychological burden of being black, marginalized and undermined in America. We also explore the physiological and psychological impact of police brutality and Dr. Ricks talks about economic and political transformation and the barriers we currently face in achieving progress.
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Continuation from last episode's conversation around police brutality, trauma and how it impacts individuals, families and communities. How do we heal, and what is healing-enough? We also begin to unpack implicit bias.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
In this episode, we talk about the trauma black males experience when seeing other black men murdered. We examine trauma, it's impact on communities of color, and dive deeper into Dr. Lipscomb's research on black male grief. We also look at resilience, and what to do after the trauma experience.
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Today’s topic is intended to explore the meaning of mental health. First, through exploring the difference between mental health and mental illness. Then looking at how mental health/wellness has affected communities of color.