Between Sessions Podcast

What if the nutrition & wellness standards we pressure ourselves to meet in order to be "healthy" are actually rooted in anti-blackness and white supremacy? How would that impact your approach to health?

Maybe you've already experienced this at your yearly physical exam when all your lab work came back normal, but your doctor expressed "concern" that your weight wasn't within the "healthy" BMI range. The solution? Stay away from the cultural foods you were raised on and focus on shrinking your body.

This shared experienced amongst many Black/Brown folx can leave us feeling defeated, shamed, and stressed and we struggle to meet standards that don't embrace who we are, where we come from, and what we look like. Rarely are factors like the stress of everyday discrimination, lack of access to food variety, lack of healthcare access, and medical systemic racism are rarely taken into consideration as health threats.

In this week's episode, Dalina Soto, Your Latina Nutritionist, breaks down common myths about nutrition and health and shares with us how to begin taking a more positive approach to wellness. You might be surprised how much we have to unlearn.

If you're ready to feel more empowered on your health journey then tune in NOW to Session #132: Stop Stressing & Embrace Your Cultural Foods with a Positive Approach to Nutrition.

Guest: Dalina Soto

https://yourlatinanutritionist.com/

https://www.instagram.com/your.latina.nutritionist/

Respectability politics, gender stereotypes, and $ exual shame can take a toll on our mental health & relationships.

In this week’s Between Sessions episode, Dr. Nikki Coleman shares with us how Black/Brown folx can begin to liberate ourselves and begin creating a life that is authentic to ourselves and filled with healthy pleasure.

Guest: Dr. Nikki Coleman

https://www.drnikkiknows.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drnikkiknows/

https://www.facebook.com/DrNikkiKnows/

https://www.tiktok.com/@drnikkisextherapist

Who can Black & Brown men turn to when they doubt their worthiness and competence?

In a world that tells our boys to “man up,” “boys don’t cry,” and “never let them see you sweat, how can Black/Brown process the insecurities that show up with imposter syndrome?

In this week’s Between Sessions episode, Stevon Lewis, MFT shares with us why Black/Brown men are more susceptible to experiencing imposter syndrome, how it manifests, and how they can begin to overcome it.

Guest: Stevon Lewis

https://www.stevonlewis.com/

https://www.talktohighachievers.com/

@stevonlewismft

Did you know that black women are 3-4 times more likely to die during childbirth than white women?

Black women are also at a higher risk of having premature births and encountering life-threatening complications during childbirth.

You might think this is solely about healthcare access, but research shows that these conditions span across education and income levels.

The issue is undoubtedly one of race.

And what happens when everyone makes it home?

For those who are able to give birth safely, postpartum mental health issues such as depression or anxiety may be an additional factor that may go untreated.

Black women deserve better.

In this week's episode, Eliza & Eboni sit down with Shivonne Odom, LPC of @akoma_counseling who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Washington DC, a National Certified Counselor, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Maryland and a National Certified Perinatal Mental Health therapist.

Find out what else Shivonne has to say about the vulnerabilities Black women face pre-and post-pregnancy, how they can advocate for themselves, and what resources are available during this critical time.

Guest: Shivonne Odom

akomacounselingconcepts.com/

@akoma_counseling

Check out her upcoming training on Black Maternal Mental Health & the Black Maternal Health Crisis: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8VWMKumXe/

Are you able to eat a piece of pizza without feeling guilt?

Have you been told that you're obese because your BMI is too high?

Are you regularly restricting calories out of fear of being "fat & unhealthy"?

If you answered "yes" to any of these then you may have that struggle love type of relationship with food.

In this week's episode Dr. Ebony Butler, PhD, Licensed Psychologist & Food Relationship Strategist sits down with Eliza & Eboni to shed some light on why we should question many of the messages from the wellness industry and tips on how to have a more positive relationship with food.

Imposter Syndrome can impact high achieving Black/Brown women in several areas of their lives. Eboni and Eliza talk with Kisha Walwyn-Duquesnay about overcoming imposter syndrome.

Guest: Kisha Walwyn-Duquesnay Links

https://linktr.ee/optimisticcounseling

Do you often feel like people take advantage of you or find yourself feeling resentful that you're everyone's go-to? These might be clues that you're someone who struggles with boundaries. Knowing how to identify, set, and enforce boundaries is the foundation for healthy relationships. In this week's Between Sessions episode, Eliza & Eboni go over some common indicators that your boundaries aren't working for you and what you can do about it.

In this episode of Between Sessions, Eboni and Eliza discuss advice they wish they had gotten earlier in life.

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Eboni and Elza did an IG live about Meghan Markle and how her mental health was ignored by the royal family.

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Eboni and Eliza discuss how love nor sex can change the person you care about and how to focus your energy on self instead of your partner.

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