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The Verywell Mind Podcast

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276 - Ask Minaa Anything: Creating and Navigating Healthy Friendships

November 24, 2023 · 32 min

You sent Minaa your most pressing questions, and in today's episode she provides her insight and advice to those questions. You asked about how to handle a friendship you may have outgrown, how to develop healthy two-sided friendships, and…
275 – How to Build Your Sisterhood With These Small Steps from Dr. Joy

November 17, 2023 · 44 min

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a Licensed Psychologist. She’s also a speaker and the Founder & CEO of Therapy for Black Girls, and host of its wildly popular mental health podcast, which received a Webby award in 2023. In this episode, Dr…
274 - How Black Mental Wealth is Key to Life-long Success and Wellness, with Dr. Raquel Martin

November 10, 2023 · 42 min

Dr. Raquel Martin is on a mission to radically reimagine Black possibility by promoting Black mental health as key to legacy-building and longevity for generations to come. In this episode, she sits down with Minaa B to discuss black…
273 - Technology and Kids: How to Limit Social Media's Impact on Mental Health in Today's World

November 3, 2023 · 42 min

Julie Scelfo is the Founder/Executive Director of Get Media Savvy, a nonprofit using pop culture to establish a healthy media environment for kids and families. She is an award-winning journalist, a former New York Times staff writer, a…
272 - No More Suffering in Silence: How to Support and Care for New Parents with Postpartum Depression

October 27, 2023 · 41 min

Paige Bellenbaum, is a LCSW, and the Founding Director and Chief External Relations Officer at The Motherhood Center of New York. In this episode, Bellenbaum sits down with Minaa B to discuss her experience with severe postpartum…

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271 - Building Confidence with Model and Self-love Advocate Achieng Agutu

October 20, 2023 · 33 min

Achieng Agutu is a Kenyan-born model, and digital content creator, who has made a name for herself through social platforms by serving us a daily bowl of motivation, daily affirmations, self-love and fearlessness.The positivity became a…
270 - Ask Minaa Anything: Setting Boundaries and Expectations with Family, Friends and Partners

October 13, 2023 · 27 min

You sent Minaa your most pressing questions, and in today's episode Minaa provides her insight and advice to those questions. You asked about managing boundaries with an emotionally abusive parent, how to talk about intimacy in a…
269 - How Therapy Has Shaped Grammy-nominated Singer/Songwriter Cassadee Pope

October 6, 2023 · 35 min

Over the last 15 years, Cassadee Pope has been a lot of things to a lot of people—leader of seminal pop-punk band Hey Monday, the season 3 winner of The Voice and a platinum-selling, GRAMMY-nominated country singer-songwriter. Pope is also…
268 - We All Get Lonely Sometimes, But There Are Healthy Ways to Cope With Feeling This Way

September 29, 2023 · 42 min

Being lonely really sucks. We've all experienced the moments where everyone we know seems to be busy—we haven't gotten a text back in hours, no one else is at home with us...even our pets can't be bothered with us! While the feeling of…
267 - Bridging the Gaps Between Activism, Vulnerability, & Mental Health

September 22, 2023 · 46 min

Social activism is hard and often thankless work. However, the small and big wins feel monumental and make the journey toward gaining equity and fair treatment worth it. Felicia A. Henry, LMSW, a social worker and PhD candidate with a…
266 - Anita Yokota on Using Interior Design as a Therapy Tool

September 15, 2023 · 38 min

Your home environment and mood are connected. So, take a moment and look at your home surroundings. How does your home make you feel? Anxious? Sad? Cagey? Whatever emotion just popped up for you likely has something to do with the interior…
265 - Nitika Chopra on Achieving Community Support & Self Love While Living with a Chronic Illness

September 8, 2023 · 38 min

Conditions that last for a year or more and impair daily functioning are called chronic illnesses. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some of the most common include heart disease, depression, and arthritis…

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About the show

This season of the Verywell Mind Podcast will be focused on the power of community and hosted by Minaa B, a licensed social worker, mental health educator, and author of "Owning Our Struggles." Minaa is also a community care expert who helps people build healthy relationships. Every Friday, we'll be speaking with experts, wellness advocates, and individuals with lived experiences about community care and its impact on mental health. Episodes 1 – 263 were hosted by Amy Morin, psychotherapist and former editor-in-chief of Verywell Mind.