It is the holiday season fam. As always we are talking about mental health and the black culture, because that is what we do. The holidays are no different. So, we are discussing a Christmas episode of Everybody Hates Chris. During this episode we will discuss mental illness, how it is viewed, family struggles around commercialism and flexing during the holidays, and how we navigate all of the above. Let’s continue to be mentally dope.

Time stamps: 00:00 intro 02:37 overview/ why holidays add feelings of pressure 07:34 When Black folks feel pressure to celebrate Kwanzaa 10:35 Do you have to give someone a gift who gets you one? 15:10 Kill moves (dealing with family who have mental health problems) 20:10 meaningful gifts vs expensive gifts and how this impacts people emotionally 25:00 QTNA Videos mentioned: 18:18 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Therapists React to How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Pt 1) 9:15 Emotional Maturity What Does It Mean to Be Emotionally Mature?

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“That’s family business”. Kanye West’s Family business talks about everything from catching up with family, family who makes fun of you but supports you when you succeed, supporting family even when they are wrong, grieving family through the holidays, to reminiscing on funny and not so funny family memories. Join your two favorite black therapy ladies in this episode of Stay Mentally Dope as we talk about this song and what it means to have “family business”.

People really out here calling each other emotionally immature and emotionally mature, but we really want to know what that means. So, we are talking about. Join Jasmine and Charmaine, your two favorite black therapists, as we discuss emotional maturity and how it can look in different situations.

Time stamps:

00:00 intro

01:20 What does it mean to be emotionally mature?

09:28 The signs of an emotionally immature person (accountability, how they deal with conflict, personalizing, reflecting, communicating, etc.)

20:15 How you can become more emotionally mature

Podcasts versions are at:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentally-dope/id1673538196

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DiRPvXY1ua6ftLg5FR98Q?si=aa3601b4b9ca490f

Amazon Music: ​​https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a85c229-4bd8-4526-a65d-66b453998bce/mentally-dope

Mental health x Black culture

#Blackculture #mentalhealth #therapy #blacktherapist #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackmovies #blackwoman #blackwomenoftiktok #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenpodcasts #Podcastsforwomen #mentalhealthpodcast #podcastforblackwomen

What does it mean to be emotionally mature

What does emotional immaturity look like

How does an emotionally immature person act

How to tell if someone lacks emotional maturity

What is the root cause of emotional immaturity

Why do some people never emotionally mature

Is my partner emotionally immature

Why are some people very defensive

How do you develop emotional maturity

Why am I so emotionally immature

Can an emotionally immature person change

How do I build my emotional resilience

Podcasts for women

mental health podcast

podcast for black women

We are talking about self-sabotage, self-defeating behaviors, self-limiting beliefs and all that . Join your two favorite black therapists and hosts, Jasmine and Charmaine for this discussion. People mention self-sabotaging behaviors all of the time but we are breaking down what it is and what some of the signs and symptoms are and what it looks like in some of our behaviors. We not only want to define it and talk about how it shows up in our relationships, we also want to break free from it. Mental health x Black culture #mentalhealth #selflimitingbeliefs #blackwomenpodcasts #selfdevelopmentjourney #selfsabotage #selfdefeating #selfdestructive #blackculture #therapyjourney #blacktherapist #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackmovies #blackwoman #blackwomenoftiktok #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenpodcasts

Do you have a flosse posse? Do you have a friend group that is part of your support and accountability system? Do you need one? Or think you don’t need one? In this episode, we are talking all things about friendship, accountability, healing and vulnerability as we discuss the movie Girls Trip.

If you have not watched this movie, you definitely should. Join us on this journey as we discuss adult friendships and their importance.

Time stamps:

00:00 intro

02:06 intro

08:25 Sasha and Ryan’s fight

14:00 Can friendship with vulnerability and accountability exist?

24:15 When things go unresolved in a relationship

3.0:00 QTNA Are you prepared for a dance battle?

Podcasts versions are at:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentally-dope/id1673538196

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DiRPvXY1ua6ftLg5FR98Q?si=aa3601b4b9ca490f

Amazon Music: ​​https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a85c229-4bd8-4526-a65d-66b453998bce/mentally-dope

Mental health x Black culture

#blackculture #girlstrip #mentalhealth #therapy #blacktherapist #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackmovies #blackwomen #blackwomenoftiktok #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenpodcasts #jadapinketsmith #tiffanyhadish #queenlatifah #reginahall

Podcast for black women

Communication in friendship

communication important in friendships

open communication in friendship

How does poor communication affect friendships

What breaks trust in a friendship

How to deal with a friendship fight

How to resolve conflict between two friends

What is a toxic friendship

How to apologize and take accountability in a relationship

How to practice vulnerability in a relationship

Why can't I be vulnerable with my partner

Why do I struggle with vulnerability

Is Girls Trip movie based on a true story

“Do revolutionaries still get fried chicken?”

Jasmine and special guest, Isis Pettway, two therapists, talk about School Daze. We sort through everything like colorism, respectability politics, caste system in Black culture, texturism, and everything in between.

Time stamps:

00:00 intro

03:15 overview

13:37 the Black caste system

20:24 Light skinnedness (the Gamma Rays & Good Hair, Black Hair)

28:51:00 KFC scene and the “right way” to change the system

48:48 Blackness and mental health

1:01:28 How dark skinned women suffer in this system

1:11:53 Was Da Butt made for this movie?

Find Isis here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isisplpc/ and https://www.instagram.com/therapist_isisjai/?locale=zh-hans&hl=am-et

Resource: https://www.psychohairapy.org/

Mental health x Black culture

#blackculture #Blackculture #mentalhealth #therapy #blacktherapist #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackmovies #blackwoman #blackwomenoftiktok #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenpodcasts #spikelee #schooldaze intersectionality#hbcu #texturism #womenofcolor #decolonizeeducation#socialjustice

What was the meaning of School Daze

message in School Daze

What is an example of Colourism

What are the effects of colorism

Colorism in the black community

Respectability politics

black elitism

What is black exceptionalism

What is a black lightskin

Light skin privilege

meaning of black excellence

What is the concept of passing

White passing

School daze spike lee

Texturism

Black women

Podcasts for black women

“I feel so ordinary except when you’re around me”, “I can't keep no conflict with you boy, can we just rub it out?” If you wonder if I hate you, I don’t. These are just some of the lyrics. She ain’t really hate that man and we are talking about it! Plus, we have questions because there is a lot going on in this song. Join Jasmine and Charmaine as we discuss conflicting feelings in relationships, using someone to make you feel different about yourself, coping with sex, changing during a relationship, leaving your healing in someone else’s hands and so much more. The episode is loaded and you do not want to miss it.

Time stamps:

00:00 intro

01:00 SZA don’t really hate that man

4:38 Issues communicating in relationships

10:20 using other things (sex, distraction) to work through conflict instead of communication

12:38 How people get to wild behavior during conflict or why you really need to allow breaks during conflict

17:05 Blaming your partner for your feelings

21:00 only remembering good things after a breakup

YouTube version at: https://www.youtube.com/@Stay_mentallydope

Mental health x Black culture

#blackculture #mentalhealth #therapy #blacktherapist #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackwoman #blackwomenoftiktok #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenpodcasts #attachmentissues #parenting #emotionalintelligence #toxicrelationships #anxiousattachment #mentalhealthpodcast #sza #szaihateu i hate u

Sza I hate you

How do you fix a relationship with bad communication

Why is communication so hard in relationships

What are toxic communication styles

Why do I have trouble communicating

Can communication break a relationship

protest behaviors

How to detach from someone as an anxious attachment

Are anxious attachers manipulative

Blaming other people for your feelings

Conflict style

Mental health podcast

What is the healthy way to deal with a breakup

What is the best way to cope with a breakup

How to stop overthinking a breakup