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The DaintyDysh Podcast

Dyshing on Mental Slavery

Feb 26, 2020

On this week’s episode we dysh on black mental health and the concept of mental slavery. In the black community mental illness is still highly stigmatized. We talk about how many black people turn to religion opting to ‘pray the cray away.’ We discuss how the community feels there are not enough safe spaces to...


Feb 26, 2020

On this week’s episode we dysh on black mental health and the concept of mental slavery. In the black community mental illness is still highly stigmatized. We talk about how many black people turn to religion opting to ‘pray the cray away.’ We discuss how the community feels there are not enough safe spaces to...


Feb 19, 2020

On this week’s episode we dysh on mental health language and why it matters. Remember words only have the power we give them to either lift us up or tear us down. We talk about person-first vs. identity-first language and what I prefer to use. We discuss mental health vs. mental illness and how you can have both. We...


Feb 12, 2020

On this week’s episode I dysh with my producer/engineer Elliot on his mental health journey. Going to an arts school Elliot says marijuana was a part of the culture and it quickly became a part of his lifestyle. He talks about how he started to use drugs and alcohol heavily in his younger years. He talks about his...


Feb 5, 2020

This week we start a new mental health series. We invite psychologist and workplace mental health expert Dr. Alex Chris to dysh on resilience. She defines resilience for us and tells us how we can build it. Are some people more resilient than others? She talks about people with positive mindsets get through...