Melanin Minds
Programming Replays

Have you heard of cognitive restructuring? It's the therapeutic process of identifying and challenging negative and irrational thoughts leveraging the powerful link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors 🧠 During our Cognitive Restructuring workshop, Melanin Meets Mindfulness founder & psychologist Dr. Shacunda Rodgers took us through tons of ways to work mindfulness into our everyday lives.

Our individual mental health journeys are one thing. When we look outside ourselves, how do our personal, romantic & familial relationships effect our wellness? In this panel, co-moderators LaGina R. Harris & Deniz Lopez spoke with Licensed Professional Counselor & Sex Therapist Jasmine Gay & Certified Executive Holistic Nutrition & Wellness Coach Jennifer Jones about ALL the relationship & dating tea.

Houston doula & host of Homeschool In The Key of Life on All Real Radio Sierra McClain lead a workshop on how to better advocate for & empathize with melanin motherhood. ⁠⁠This workshop was offered as part of the inaugural Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference.

When we think about holistic mental health, our diets definitely need a seat at the (dinner) table! What we put into our bodies plays into how we feel physically, mentally & emotionally. But if you look at white-washed "healthy" eating guides, our cultural foods are nowhere to be found 🤔 ⁠ ⁠ Instead, imposed health standards are often inaccessible to BIPOC communities, while language around diet culture upholds these oppressive standards.

When it comes to pursuing professional help for our mental health, tasks like meeting a new therapist, knowing what to ask them or even how to break up with them can feel daunting. We enlisted the help of podcaster, Osteopathic Physician & founder of Doctors Under the Radar Dr. Quidest Sheriff, ordained minister, certified life coach & founder of Fully Unleashing Her Linda K. Brown, and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Elizabeth Gonzalez Morales to break it down.

Trauma in early life can drastically shape who we are & how we move through our mental health journeys. From sports to school, there are so many opportunities in childhood for healing & breaking generational curses! This panel on youth-centered healing & how to instill generational healing through non-traditional means like sports & education features Chris Reed, Margo Jordan, and Tafari Miller.

Karissa Doster-Hoffman, Licensed Clinical Social Worker & co-founder of BPOQe Therapy, moderates this panel featuring her other half & Licensed Master Social Worker Vic A. Doster, alongside licensed therapist & founder of TOC Therapy Deniss Cantor. Take notes on all these free mental health resources! ⁠⁠This panel was offered as part of the inaugural Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference.