59. Destigmatizing Mental Health in African Immigrant Communities with Alice Mills Mai

It's great to be back – thanks for tuning in to this special episode with guest Alice Mills Mai! Alice is a licensed mental health counselor, researcher, entrepreneur, and proud daughter of Ghanaian immigrants. Tune in to hear about: Her journey becoming a mental health professional after realizing nursing wasn't for her Why there's still so much stigma surrounding mental health in many African immigrant communities Healing practices inherent to many African cultures that we may not regard as mental health practices (when they actually are) Immigration being a traumatic experience and the concept of cultural homelessness Her advice on navigating breakups, how to know when it's time to start therapy, and more Resources mentioned: Get in touch with Alice: Email Alice: alice@centeringwholeness.com Affordable counseling resources: Dear Diaspora Instagram: Join Dear Diaspora's mailing list: Dear Diaspora Twitter:

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59. Destigmatizing Mental Health in African Immigrant Communities with Alice Mills Mai is an episode from Dear Diaspora by Nduulwa Kowa.

This episode is 01:07:35 long.

This episode was published on Oct 18, 2022.

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