The UNComfort Zone: Recent Episodes
Sheina Dixon
This is a 6 Episode Pilot Series on Why People of Color (POC) Do Not Seek Therapy.
This series was created to capture the various stigmas and reasons why POC shy away from seeking professional help. These episodes will dive deeper each week through casual, authentic, and candid conversation to bring a higher level of awareness and openness to its audience.
THIS IS A SERIES YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!
This episode highlights the mistrust P.O.C. have with seeking therapy due to systemic racism in America.
Would you trust a system that wasn't built for you?
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On this episode we explore how the lack of representation amongst P.O.C. in the Mental Health Field contributes to the downfall of the community seeking professional help.
"If you don't look like me, can you really relate?"
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In this episode we discuss the stigmas behind feeling like one has to choose between seeking professional help and God. Can they co-exist? When do you know you need to seek something beyond the church house? We are exploring to help normalize mental wellness and spirituality/religion. Let's find out if it's possible!
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This episode explores the Acceptance of One's Mental Health. The episode dives into the how one's support system can either being helpful or detrimental to our state of being. Is support always helpful?
This is one of the many reasons why POC don't seek therapy...
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The taboos of labels is discussed in this episode. A deeper dive into how people are labeled both personally and when seeking professional help. Being labeled is one of the many ways why people of color don't seek therapy.
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Have you ever heard the saying "what happens in this house stays in this house"? This episode take a deeper dive into how that very saying can affect one's Mental Health and stop someone from seeking professional help.
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