Understanding the Black Community’s Resistance to Mental Health

The Importance of Culture in Psychology, Can I talk to you? It’s our aim to bring to light, the silent hindrances that Caribbeans/Africans have when dealing with their mental health issues, and what we can do as mental health professionals to better handle these hindrances, and address the elephants in the room. That’s why today’s show is important. We are …

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Wordsmith

“I am not Crazy, am I?”

“I am not Crazy, am I?” As an African Canadian, I have to say that the stigma that has been formulated around mental illnesses is prevalent in our culture. Our ways of dealing with the mentally ill are usually religion-based practices. These practices include: prayers, group gatherings and other spiritual interventions. It is unfortunate that many people of African descent …

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Gloria O’Koye; The Artist with Perfect Scars

Welcome to another week of Hear 2 Help You. This week’s show featured creative writer, storyteller, Art Educator & Spoken Word Artist, Ms. Gloria O’koye. A remarkable young woman, who has developed strength beyond her years. I was so excited to speak to her for a few reasons. Primarily, to hear how her creative outlet has shaped this multi-faceted woman …

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The Young King of the North, Nathan Baya

  One of the definitions of the word legend is someone who is an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field. This is what Simone and I describe our guest today, Nathan Baya. His tenacity is beautiful to witness. His energy is infectious, but most of all, he has a heart of gold. In 2018, Nathan Baya …

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Alicia Cinnamon

Alicia Cinnamon – The Queen of the North shares her story

So, remember how we were supposed to have Alicia Cinnamon on on last week, and she did not make an appearance? Well, we don’t want to be redundant, but there is a story to tell, and this week Alicia is going to tell it. This week we talk about relationships between black women in Toronto, sexual harassment and sexual abuse in …

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