Healing and mental health; a frank, raw and honest discussion about being raised by parents who struggle with very little community support and lack accessible resources to help them deal with depression, anxiety, stress and past generational trauma.
What they did was used the resources they had at the time. They went to Church, the hairdressers, and other places where they could talk to their black peers. As Dr. June says “the hairdresser was a place my mum was able to share with other women and be honest about how she really felt about her marriage”.
Amanda and June share the difficult conversations with their parents when confronted about how they were raised.
Relationships with our parents and our relationship with our children.
Marriage, multiple partners, trust, male fragility we touch on it all in the conversation. Including talking to our children about our emotions and why acknowledging painful emotions is so important in giving our children permission to ask us questions that may be uncomfortable. ….
Who are we???-well, there are 5 of us …….
-Amanda Drayton, Service Manager -Youth Offending Team UK.
-Allison Williams, Chef experience Officer & Family Communications Coach CA.
-Cheryl Christine Placement & Contracts Manager -Children Looked After, Children Service, UK.
-Dr. June Farrell Clinical Psychologist -Specializing in Child and Adolescent Mental Health UK.
&-Sharon Donaldson Regional Director- North Ellern Mede Eating Disorder Services, UK.
To know more check out our website:https://www.podpage.com/speaking-the-unspoken-1/our-relationships-with-parents/
