Black Freud-ish

Black Freud-ish

By Kirk BaltimoreSociety & Culture
Download on the App Store

Black Freud-ish episodes

  • Ep. 20. Mental Health & Spiritual Abuse w/ Felicia Thompson, MPH

    This week, Kirk talks with Felicia Thompson, MPH (Creator of Love.Faith.Health) to discuss the topic of mental health and spiritual abuse.  Felicia and Kirk discuss the impact spiritual abuse can have on an individual’s mental health.

    Follow Felicia Thompson, MPH on Instagram:

    @felicianthompson & @faith.love.health

    Follow Kirk Baltimore on Instagram:

    @kirk.baltimore & @blackfreud_ish

    27 min
  • Ep. 19. Decolonizing Mental Health w/ Dawnielle Tillman, LCPC

    This week, Kirk talks with Dawnielle Tillman, LCPC about the subject of decolonizing mental health and the roles of DEI councils in this process.  Dawnielle and Kirk also discuss how black clinicians are navigating a predominantly white mental health field.


    Follow Dawnielle Tillman, LCPC on Instagram:

    @dawnielleeugenia

    Follow Kirk Baltimore on Instagram:

    @kirk.baltimore @blackfreud_ish

    26 min
  • Ep. 18. Mental Wealth w/ Rich Jones

    Black Freud-ish is back from the mid-season break and it is Mental Health Awareness month!  This week, Kirk brings on Rich Jones, Founder of Find More Balance and the creator and host of the Mental Wealth Show podcast.  Rich discusses  the term "mental wealth" and how its holistic approach can promote balance and clarity for individuals who seek it.  Rich also discusses how mental health and mental wealth differ and how both are important for finding balance.

    Follow Rich Jones:

    Instagram: @paybalances

    Twitter: @IAmRichJones

    Podcast (Apple & Spotify): The Mental Wealth Show w/ Rich Jones

    Follow Kirk Baltimore on Instagram:

    @kirk.baltimore & @blackfreud_ish

    22 min
  • Ep. 17. The Patriarchy vs. Sexually Liberated Women
    This week Kirk talks with Jackie Golob, MS, LPCC on the topic of “The Patriarchy vs. Sexually Liberated Women.”  Jackie and Kirk discuss outdated societal gender roles, how sex health and mental health are connected, and how the sexually liberated woman has become so political overtime.
    Follow Jackie Golob, MS, LPCC on Instagram:
    @sextherapistjackie
    www.shamelesstherapy.org
    Follow Kirk Baltimore on Instagram:
    @kirk.baltimore @blackfreud_ish
    32 min
  • Ep. 16. Red Tables & Drake Culture
    This week, Kirk speaks with Monique Louis, host of “Your Mental Matters” podcast about millennial relationships. Kirk and Monique discuss toxicity, celebrity influences, and social media influences in millennial relationships.
    Follow Monique Louis on Instagram:
    @yourmentalmatterspodcast_  &  @_molou
    Follow Kirk Baltimore on Instagram:
    @kirk.baltimore & @blackfreud_ish
    24 min
  • Ep. 15. The Fragility of Black Intimate Relationships

    This week, Kirk talks with friends: Ivan Morris of the “Just Ivan Podcast” and Gerald Royster of “Charm City Beat” to discuss black millennial relationships. They discuss divisiveness and support within black relationships. They also examine patriarchal models and gender roles in young black relationships.

    Follow Ivan Morris:

    @justivanjr

    Follow Gerald Royster:

    @geraldmaxphotography

    Follow Kirk Baltimore:

    @kirk.baltimore @blackfreud_ish

    29 min
  • Ep. 14. "Carceral Capitalism"

    This week, Kirk discusses “carceral capitalism," a term coined by Jackie Wang.  He breaks down the history of the “War on Drugs” and how it contributed to the crisis known as mass incarceration.  He also discusses how America has profited off of mass incarceration utilizing private prisons.  Kirk also discusses how the criminal justice system has played an integral part in exacerbating economic inequality in America.


    Follow Kirk Baltimore on Instagram

    @kirk.baltimore @blackfreud_ish

    10 min
  • Ep. 13. The Privilege of Confronting Trauma/The State of the Union Address
    This week, Kirk discusses how many black experiences came with trauma and without tools and interventions to properly deal with it. Kirk talks about how trauma is so ingrained in many black experiences and can sometimes be difficult to identify. Kirk also discusses how addressing trauma is a privilege that black people didn't have over the years and how it is still a privilege for many black people today. Kirk also has a couch session where he discusses the "fund the police" statement that President Biden made at the most recent State of the Union address.
    Follow Kirk Baltimore on Instagram:
    @kirk.baltimore @blackfreud_ish
    16 min
  • Ep. 12. Art is Political
    This week is the season 1 finale of the Black Freud-ish podcast.  This week, Kirk discusses how art has and continues to shed light on the social climate of America.  Kirk talks with his brother, Kameron Ralls and his friends who are also local artists in the DMV area, JaNe’ Best, Brieana Stone and Joshua Stone.  Each of them discusses how their platforms have been impacted by social culture and how they use their voices to shed light to issues that impact their communities.  They also discuss to what extent should artists be involved in political issues while also maintaining their own voices and accessibility.
    Follow JaNe' Best on Instagram:
    @whoisonyxx
    Follow Kameron Ralls on Instagram:
    @tylerlikesfunk
    Follow Brieana and Joshua Stone on Instagram:
    @brieana.anae & @thechurchbarber
    32 min
  • Ep. 11. Hustle Culture
    This week, Kirk discusses “hustle culture” and how it has impacted black millennials. Kirk discusses how hustle culture has been re-manufactured by workaholism. As the holidays are approaching, more millennials are reminded of the struggles of hustle culture and are finding it difficult to contain their anxiety and frustrations.
    Follow Kirk Baltimore on Instagram:
    @kirk.baltimore and @blackfreud_ish
    15 min

About Black Freud-ish

From the publisher's feed

The Black Freud-ish podcast is dedicated to black mental health, culture, and trauma/stigma awareness. This podcast is hosted by Kirk Baltimore, who is a homeless outreach social worker in Maryland.…