THERAPY. Of course, it's come up on multiple episodes of our pod so far, because DUH this is a mental health podcast. So this episode, we have an actual therapist - Ashley McGirt! She’s also an author, a public speaker, and a wonderful human doing hard work to break down the stigma around mental illness.
Ashley is one of the leading therapists in the US specializing in racial trauma. She’s spoken about it at many events, including a Tedx Talk called Dying While Black: Links between mental health, chronic stress, and death. And recently, she started the Washington Therapy Fund, which provides free therapy to help eliminate the financial barriers to Black healing.
So we talked about what inspired her to become a therapist, racial trauma & the history of racism in the mental health field, and what exactly therapy entails - you know, for those of us who may or may not have been there before...
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Books recommended by Mentally Together guests (including Ashley's other book about mental health tips for travelers!): https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
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You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
