Mind Over Melanin Podcast

The obstacles to success as a minority can seem impossible to surmount at times! We will examine the obstacles closer and explore potential solutions to combatting the obstacles and navigating to our desired destinations. Our guest Tiffany McKenzie will share her experience and the sacrifice made along the way.

Theoretically, the holidays are exciting we get to see our loved ones and enjoy the gift of life but realistically we know that the holidays can be the toughest time of the year. Well over half of America feels stressed during this time! No worries, listen to learn essential tools that can alleviate some of that holiday stress.

Sixty percent of the Bachelor degrees are received by women but these numbers are not reflected amongst the fortune 500 companies and vital areas such as STEM and politics. When searching for the missing link, it is clear that there is a deficit in mentorship for women. Mentorship is vital and can provide guidance from one woman to the next. Psychologically, investing in people that look like you and feel familiar is innate. Therefore, woman must support woman if we expect to see appropriate representation.

Dr. Jeremy Kohomban President and CEO of Children's Village shares his passion to make a significant impact on the child welfare system. This change does not just examine the superficial factors of a child but takes a holistic approach to ensure that the many ecological aspects of a child's life are considered. Dr. Kohomban speaks about how employee equity, foster care reform, improvement of public school systems, and affordable housing and collectively bring forth the outcomes that the various systems ultimately desire.

A Rose that Grew from the Trap explores the dynamics of growing up in distressed neighborhoods including the impacts on mental health as well the character the experience often builds. Tune to hear Dylesia Barner LCSW aka "Trap Therapist" talk about her experiences and journey.

Violence is Not Love with guest Dr. Cooper-Lovett. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we shed light on violence in relationships. We discuss current couples in the media and the Power and control wheel.

Members of the fashion industry will come together for the New York Fashion Week Season to explore possibilities, share expertise, and engage one another to create a powerful infrastructure of multicultural independent shows in the 21st century.

This week I take a look at how fashion creativity and self-expression intersect with mental health therapeutically and psychologically. The link between fashion, self-expression and self-care is often overlooked so my goal in hosting this symposium is to facilitate a fresh perspective on these surreptitious ties so that Mind over Melanin followers as well as HFW attendees can begin to bridge the gap between fashion and mental health in their personal everyday runways.

Examine what narratives you have invested in that impact your self-esteem and perception of your body image then implement tools that will help you challenge and reframe the negative narratives that you have learned to embrace throughout life. Ilov Grate has embraced rewriting the wrongs through mindful motion.

In honor of Labor Day, I am providing a few gems to address burnout or feeling stressed and getting back on the right track to living a fulfilling life!

Tune in to learn more about the disparities of African American students studying abroad along with an explanation and solutions to address these numbers and gather more information about unique dynamics of studying abroad in Cuba from Moriah Ray, Co-Founder of African Diaspora Alliance.