Smart For A Black Girl

Recorded live on Fireside, every Sunday at 8:00 pm. Join me at https://f.chat/FJF4 . This episode explores ADHD in adults, mental health inequity in diagnosis & treatment, coping strategies and so much more.

This is a recording from Smart for a Black Girl Live Radio Show on Fireside discussing surviving a system where the deck is stacked against you. The ultimate goal is to dismantle the system but that takes time and resources. So what do we do until then? How do we cope & survive?

kopn.org conversation about Social Justice, Cultural Humility & other topics with myself and my old academic advisor, Dr. Dick Dalton.

Dr. Dalton hosts a local show that provides a platform for important conversation regarding various aspects of Social Justice. These conversations are thought provoking, promoting self awareness & reflection. Consider the following:

Can/should people change just because they are presented with the truth as we see it? When does empathy end?

It’s World Mental Health Day & this episode explores an “unpopular area” related to Mental Health which involves Academia and Training. This is a raw unfiltered discussion between Mental Health Professionals and a Medical Doctor because our Mental Health also matters. • How does your Social Climate affect your Mental Health? Do you feel a Sense of Belonging or Isolation? Are you fully supported or does it come with conditions? Is your voice heard or sabotaged and silenced? Listen, like, share, subscribe, comment Etc. Get involved!

This episode briefly discusses how various societies, institutions & men in particular, assign value to women based on “sexual behaviors”. The patriarchy is built on the oppression of women, especially targeting those outwardly displaying sexual freedom. I hope today is the day that you take your power back via liberation.

2020 and 2021 has been overwhelming for most of us, dealing with various types of loss, pain, worry, grief, trauma, mental illnesses, health scares etc. This episode introduces the idea of leading with a trauma sensitive approach with our interpersonal & intra-personal relationships. It also acknowledges that trauma is NOT the new clout term- instead of criticizing that everyone is talking about it, maybe we should view it as less people suffering in silence for various reasons. So many of us are fighting battles we never discuss- lead with kindness. ♥️

How Racial Disparities in Healthcare Almost Cost Me My Life ————-This episode begins as a check-in & brief life update but the true focus is on racial disparities in healthcare. In JULY I was diagnosed with Pulmonary Embolism in every lobe of both lungs, a deflated heart valve, deflated intra ventricular septum & a right heart strain after constantly being ignored by the doctors since reporting symptoms in JANUARY. Basically spent 7 months in pain, distress & constant fatigue after multiple doctors visits & their assumptions that I was just wanting pain medicine. By the time they decided to LISTEN and take me serious- I was NO longer able to TALK because my lungs were completely filled with clots— the irony. Imagine losing your life mainly because you’re Black— that’s my reality. My lived experience. The reality of so many. The reality of too many. (Side note: I sound different and winded because my lungs are still healing).

Conversation with former advisor and fellow social justice advocate, Dr. Dalton. This episode discusses Cultural Competence, Cultural Humility, Advocacy Efforts and much more!

Live interview on SportsNation: “From humble beginnings Nicketa Coombs, a multiple All-American athlete, used track and field as a conduit towards two Bachelor's and two Master's degrees. She is now mere months away from a Phd. She tells her story of her triumph over adversity Saturday at 5:30 pm on Sportsnation Live on Nationwide 90fm - 90.1 to 90. 9on the FM band; YouTube at Nationwide 90 FM, nationwideradiojm.com and Flow Channel 916”.

How are you coping with COVID❓. Join us as we discuss how COVID has affected us as foreigners who are “home” away from “home”, places that we have attachment but still a troubled sense of belonging. Compassion, collaboration & kindness is how we make it. ❤️