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Hello and thank you for listening! Welcome to our conversation with Ashley McGirt, the founder and CEO of the Therapy Fund Foundation. Here we speak about mental health and wellness, and learn more about what brought Ashley to the mental health field and how she is making an impact on the POC community. Be sure to check out our social media, website, or youtube channel to learn more about past and future Mirror Stage happenings. 

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Call to Action: 

• Learn more about or guest by visiting her website:

• https://www.ashleymcgirt.com/ 

• https://therapyfundfoundation.org/ 

• Check out this article to learn about the Griot and their influence on West African society.

• Learn about Kevin Hines and his suicide prevention work at his website: https://www.kevinhinesstory.com/ Here you can check out his podcast, watch his documentary, or even hire him to speak at your event. 

• Learn about the powerful work the Lee Thompson Young Foundation is doing for mental health

• Purchase or read one of the many books referenced this episode: 

• Both of Ashlye McGirt’s books right from her website

• The Revolution Will Not Be Funded

• Children of Blood and Bone

• Mother Hunger

• Black Grief

• Surviving Mama

• It Didn’t Start with You

• Grieving While Black

• My Grandmother’s Hands

• Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today

• Therapy For Black Girls

• Check out the Netflix Documentay: Who Killed Malcolm X?

• Learn about the Country Doctor Community Clinic 

• Attend the Reclaiming Wellness Conference happening on July 21

Music: 

• Inspired by Kevin MacLeod 

• Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired 

• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

• Get the Groove by Dave Miles

• Music from http://www.zapsplat.com 

• Additional music by Tycarius Cummings

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Email any questions or thoughts about our show to QuiQui at quiquid@mirrorstage.org 

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