Covid-19 has exposed a pre-existing condition in the population of black women. Mental health among this group has been challenged due to a variety of factors, such as ‘the strong black woman syndrome’, racial issues, the stigma of seeking mental health services and navigating all of the unique roles that they occupy. The pandemic did not create these conditions, but it metastasized them and if that wasn’t enough, 2020 as a year leveled many women so that they were no longer able to avoid their challenges.

This episode, I dive in to the important issues being experienced by black women and offer some tips on how to manage mental health.