In this episode Cafria Hart dives in to her journey of overcoming mental illness, child loss and how childhood trauma impacted her sense of identity. She bravely shares her story of accepting mental illness as a black Christian woman and learning to incorporate therapy and God in her healing process. 

Episode Highlights 

• Unwritten rules for acceptance.
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• Wearing different masks for different relationships: friends, work or romantic.
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• Not trying to ask for help
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• Exhaustion from trying to maintain 
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• Fears of not being a good enough Christian
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• Grieving the loss of the child 
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• Checking things off your list
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• Embracing help
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• Embracing the process of emotional and mental healing
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• Stepping out of the  “I have to” bondage

Special Guest: Cafria Hart

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Resources shared on show:

Book

Feeling Good: The New Mood of Therapy (Amazon Affilate Link)

Perinatal Bereavement & Palliative Care

H.E.A.R.T Strings 

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