September 7, 2020
by Shanice J Cameron

#11: Caring for Yourself After a Tough Emotional Week

In this week’s episode, Shanice opens up about navigating anxiety and depression while trying to cope during this unprecedented time. She shares some of her struggles with mental health (even though she felt VERY uncomfortable doing so) and offers some suggestions on how you might care for yourself after an emotionally draining week. If you are not okay, you are not alone. We’re all just trying to make it through this uncertain time!

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The Conversation

How you might care for yourself after an emotionally draining week:

  1. (10:24) Let yourself feel your feelings. They are temporary, and they will pass.
  2. (13:15) Reach out for support. You are not a burden.
  3. (17:01) Reconnect to your spirituality.
  4. (20:06) Re-commit to your healing when you feel up to it.

Mental Health Resources

Find a therapist: Therapy for Black Girls

Find a therapist: Psychology Today

National Suicide Hotline (United States): 1-800-273-8255

Live Chat: Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Liberate App (Meditation for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)

Books for Anxiety

Overcoming Health Anxiety: Letting Go of Your Fear of Illness

Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety

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