We welcomed Dr. Marilyn Fraser to our weekly Intentional Conversations vodcast this past week and she shared so much wisdom!

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Arthur Ashe created the Institute for research, community engagement, and preventative care for POC in the US and abroad.
• The Institute created middle and high school programs to increase the pipeline for students of color to the healthcare profession.
• Health care professions sometimes weed out BIPOC students within the first year because of monetary and social reasons. The Arthur Ashe Institute creates support for these students.
• The Institute created the Barbershop Talk with Brothers and Heart of A Woman to visit barbershops and salons to integrate health messages in genuine conversations.
• Meet communities where they are to increase access to information and make an impact.
• Stress impacts the body and health.
• People of color have gone through a lot of trauma and continually do that creates a layered weathering effect. Stresses have been compounded.
• There are different cultural ways people of color have dealt with stress. It’s important to go back to those traditional ways to address stress.
• As POC we have normalized heightened stress.
• COVID has put us into a cocoon; we need to get back to the community.
• Radical self-care- Make sure to take care of yourself so you can take care of others.

Things we can do for radical self-care to address daily stresses:

• Go for a walk
• Write down what you’re grateful for
• Call a friend
• Eat fruits and vegetables
• Meditate or praying
• Journaling

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