This is Episode 12 of The Africans Heal Podcast.

🎙In this episode, Brittany Jade Anthony shares her story - her journey through drug addiction, treatment, and recovery. 

💡Brittany Jade Anthony lives in the Pacific Northwest. She is a content creator, wife, and mother to 3 beautiful children. She runs a blog and youtube channel where she loves creating content around motherhood & lifestyle. She is also a small business owner and considers herself a health-conscious person after losing over 100lbs, and also going through addiction and recovery. She shares more on her story in this episode!

💡Mentioned in the show plus resources:

+Brittany's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrittanyJade/videos

+Brittany;s Blog: https://www.brittanyjadeanthony.com/

+Brittany's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittanyjadeanthony_/

+Brittany's Fitness Accountability Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/399135891265868

+Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.aa.org/

+Narcotics Anonymous: https://na.org/

+Celebrate Recovery: https://www.celebraterecovery.com/resources/cr-tools/12steps

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🌍The Africans Heal Platform is here to help foster a healthy African diaspora community and promote mental health wellness through storytelling and celebrating our cultures. We are here to heal together, TUPONE PAMOJA!

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This is Episode 11 of The Africans Heal Podcast.

🎙In this episode, Christine chats with Shena Tubbs, MFT, LPC. They discuss Love Addiction, Love Avoidance, and Codependency; how they affect how we show up in relationships, and steps we can take to begin the healing process so we can have better relationships with ourselves and others. 

💡Shena Tubbs is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is the Founder of the organization Black Girls Heal. Through her organization's course work and podcast, she helps women heal from love addiction and unresolved trauma so they can build healthy relationships with themselves and others.

💡Shena also hosts the podcast, Black Girls Heal, available on all podcast platforms.

💡Mentioned in the show:

+Shena's organization Black Girls Heal: https://www.blackgirlsheal.org/

+Black Girls Heal Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-girls-heal/id1448286071

+Healed and Loved Woman Membership: https://www.blackgirlsheal.org/membership/

+Shena's Recovery School Coaching Program: https://www.blackgirlsheal.org/recoveryschool/

+Shena's FREE roadmap to heal Love Addiction: https://www.blackgirlsheal.org/roadmap/

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🌍The Africans Heal Platform is here to help foster a healthy African diaspora community and promote mental health wellness through storytelling and celebrating our cultures. We are here to heal together, TUPONE PAMOJA!

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Website: www.africansheal.com

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This is Episode 9 of The Africans Heal Podcast.

🎙In this episode, Christine spoke with Amanda Blainey. Amanda is the Founder of Doing Death, an organization that fosters authentic conversations about death and dying. She has also authored the book "DO Death For a Life Better Lived", in which she seeks to transform how we live our lives, by helping us build a better relationship with death. Through her DO Lecture, book, and Doing Death Organization, Amanda is inviting us to accept death as a natural part of life and to live life more consciously.

Amanda is also an end-of-life doula, and works in hospice care, in addition to running a Death Cafe in Hertfordshire, UK.

💡Mentioned in the show:

+Death Cafes: https://deathcafe.com/

+Amanda's DO Lecture: https://vimeo.com/281587938

+Amanda's Book "DO/DEATH/ For a life better lived.": https://thedobook.co/products/do-death-for-a-life-better-lived

+Amanda's Doing Death Website: https://www.doingdeath.com/about

+Doing Death Instagram: @doing_death

+Bronnie Ware - The Five Regrets of the Dying: https://bronnieware.com/blog/regrets-of-the-dying/

+Elle Luna's Medium Article: https://medium.com/@elleluna/the-crossroads-of-should-and-must-90c75eb7c5b0

💡Other Resources:

+Atul Gawande's Book: Being Mortal

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🌍The Africans Heal Platform is here to help foster a healthy African diaspora community and promote mental health wellness through storytelling and celebrating our cultures. We are here to heal together, TUPONE PAMOJA!

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📲Follow Africans Heal: Instagram: africansheal 

Website: www.africansheal.com 

Inquiries: [email protected]

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🎤Would you like to share your story? Email us: [email protected] or leave us a voice note on anchor.fm/africansheal

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🎙This is Episode 8

💡In this episode, Christine talks with Jackline Naitore, who shares about:

+The death of her mother

+Grieving

+How her life changed after her mom passed away

+How her mom's death has changed and shaped her perspective on life and death 

+Support for those who are missing and grieving the loss of their mom on this mother's day weekend

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🌍The Africans Heal Platform is here to help foster a healthy African diaspora community and promote mental health wellness through storytelling and celebrating our cultures. I believe that African voices matter. This platform is here for us to share our stories, our stories of joy, our stories of pain, and celebrate our diverse, rich cultures and heal together. We are here to heal together, TUPONE PAMOJA!

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📲Follow Africans Heal:

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Website: www.africansheal.com

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⚖️Disclaimer 

The information contained on The Africans Heal Podcast is for general information purposes only.  Africans Heal is not here to offer medical advice or guidance. Please seek guidance from a licensed mental health professional if you or a loved one are experiencing any mental illness-related symptoms.

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🗣 This is Part 3 of a 10 part Relationship Series.

🎙In this episode, Christine talks about:

+How to handle mutual friends after a breakup

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🌍The Africans Heal Platform is here to help foster a healthy African diaspora community and promote mental health wellness through storytelling and celebrating our cultures. I believe that African voices matter. This platform is here for us to do that, share our stories, our stories of joy, our stories of pain, and also to celebrate our diverse, rich cultures and heal together. We are here to heal together, TUPONE PAMOJA!

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📲Follow Africans Heal: 

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Website: www.africansheal.com 

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⚖️Disclaimer The information contained on The Africans Heal Podcast is for general information purposes only.  The Africans Heal Podcast assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of this podcast. In no event shall Africans Heal, be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other torts, arising out of or in connection with the use of the podcast or the contents of the Website. Africans Heal reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents of the podcast at any time without prior notice. Africans Heal is not here to offer medical advice or guidance. If you or a loved one are experiencing any mental illness-related symptoms, please seek guidance from a licensed mental health professional.

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🗣 Welcome to Episode 6 of Africans Heal!

🎙In this week's episode, Christine had a candid chat feat Cheryl Dzapasi. Cheryl represented Zimbabwe in Field Hockey, and is a junior Field Hockey world champ! She is currently an international student in Canada.

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🌍The Africans Heal Platform is here to help foster a healthy African diaspora community and promote mental health wellness through storytelling and celebrating our cultures. I believe that African voices matter. This platform is here for us to do that, share our stories, our stories of joy, our stories of pain, and also to celebrate our diverse, rich cultures and heal together. We are here to heal together, TUPONE PAMOJA!

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📲Follow Africans Heal: 

Instagram: africansheal 

💻Website: www.africansheal.com 

💡Inquiries: [email protected]

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⚖️Disclaimer The information contained on The Africans Heal Podcast is for general information purposes only.  The Africans Heal Podcast assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of this podcast. In no event shall Africans Heal, be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other torts, arising out of or in connection with the use of the podcast or the contents of the Website. Africans Heal reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents of the podcast at any time without prior notice. Africans Heal is not here to offer medical advice or guidance. If you or a loved one are experiencing any mental illness-related symptoms, please seek guidance from a licensed mental health professional.

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🗣 This is Part 2 of a 10 part Relationship Series. 

🎙In this episode, Christine talks about:  

+Grieving well, so we can heal, move on well and have healthier relationships in future  

+Coping with doubt and the pain of rejection that we may experience after the end of a romantic relationship 

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🌍The Africans Heal Platform is here to help foster a healthy African diaspora community and promote mental health wellness through storytelling and celebrating our cultures. I believe that African voices matter. This platform is here for us to do that, share our stories, our stories of joy, our stories of pain, and also to celebrate our diverse, rich cultures and heal together. We are here to heal together, TUPONE PAMOJA! 

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📲Follow Africans Heal: Instagram: africansheal Website: www.africansheal.com Inquiries: [email protected]  

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⚖️Disclaimer The information contained on The Africans Heal Podcast is for general information purposes only.  The Africans Heal Podcast assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of this podcast. In no event shall Africans Heal, be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other torts, arising out of or in connection with the use of the podcast or the contents of the Website. Africans Heal reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents of the podcast at any time without prior notice. Africans Heal is not here to offer medical advice or guidance. If you or a loved one are experiencing any mental illness-related symptoms, please seek guidance from a licensed mental health professional.  

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🗣This is part 1 of a 10 part Relationship

🎙In this episode Christine talks about:

+The different types of break up

+Factors that may contribute to breakups from a romantic relationship point of view

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The Africans Heal Platform is here to help foster a healthy African diaspora community and promote mental health wellness through storytelling and celebrating our cultures. I believe that African voices matter. This platform is here for us to do that, share our stories, our stories of joy, our stories of pain, and also to celebrate our diverse, rich cultures and heal together. We are here to heal together, TUPONE PAMOJA!

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📲Follow Africans Heal:

Instagram: africansheal

Website: www.africansheal.com

Inquiries: [email protected]

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Email us: [email protected] or leave us a voice note on anchor.fm/africansheal

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⚖️Disclaimer

The information contained on The Africans Heal Podcast is for general information purposes only.  The Africans Heal Podcast assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of this podcast.

In no event shall Africans Heal, be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other torts, arising out of or in connection with the use of the podcast or the contents of the Website.

Africans Heal reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents of the podcast at any time without prior notice. Africans Heal is not here to offer medical advice or guidance.

If you or a loved one are experiencing any mental illness-related symptoms, please seek guidance from a licensed mental health professional.

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Any material and content produced on the Africans Heal podcast are subject matter owned by The Africans Heal Platform LLC.

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