The Bubble: An American Phenomenon

The Bubble Episode 6 - Overcoming The Mental Health Stigma

"While everyone - all colors - everyone is affected by stigma - no one wants to say 'I'm not in control of my mind.' No one wants to say, 'The person I love is not in control of [their] mind.' But people of color really don't want to say it because we already feel stigmatized by virtue of skin color or eye shape or accent and we don't want any more reasons for anyone to say, 'You're not good enough.'" Bebe Moore Campbell From This episode dives into the stigma of mental health and discusses overcoming that challenge while putting yourself first. Whether it is clinical, mind and body, or lifestyle driven therapy, Gloria and Latrice tackles it all through the lens of their own mental health journeys.  Resources https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American [https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Black-African-American] https://therapyforblackgirls.com [https://therapyforblackgirls.com/] (find a therapist, podcasts, join a community, blog)

The Bubble Episode 5 - Medical Disparities from the Black Woman Perspective

This episode is the conclusion to the conversation from the previous 2 podcast and elevates the conversation about medical distrust to the disparities, particularly for health care amongst Black women. Gloria and Latrice are joined by M. Donita Rose, MSN, RN, PHN, IBCLC, CNL [https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-donita-rose-msn-rn-phn-ibclc-cnl-83a3361a3/], a maternal-child leader in hospital, public health, and home healthcare arenas. Join them as they ask the tough questions, are honest about what may be underneath the issues, and even discuss what currently and should solutions exist. If you want to leave a voice message for us, please do! We may either include it in a future episode or address it within our conversation. It can be anything - your perspective, commentary, questions, etc.

The Bubble Episode 4 - From Medical Distrust to Medical Fear

In this episode the conversation from the previous podcast is continued...while episode 3 explored the complicated and horrific relationship Black Americans have had, and in a sense, continue to have, with the medical community, this episode expands on that history that has evolved the relationship into fear for many. Gloria and Latrice get candid and personal while advancing towards the impact this has on black women.  If you want to leave a voice message for us, please do! We may either include it in a future episode or address it within our conversation. It can be anything - your perspective, commentary, questions, etc.

The Bubble Episode 3 - Medical Distrust in Black Culture

Without slavery the American experiment would have failed. American medicine would never have evolved without the presence of available black bodies. The atrocities that have been done to black Americans in the name of science has never been debated - it is an unspoken fact. The operative word being unspoken.  Healthcare disparity in the black community was born out of a systematic structure that was built to use us even in death. A valuable source. An ends to the means. Yet again another avenue in which we were not seen as human. Gloria and Latrice talk about this matter in terms of history and present day.

The Bubble Episode 2 - THE Verdict & The Mental Toll

Racism is a charge on America’s soul. With the George Floyd verdict there is a sense of accountability versus justice. Initially, it felt like a win...but was it? The pain that racism has inflicted on the psyche of minorities in America has yet to be addressed. We tend to focus on what’s happening to us physically while not paying enough attention to the impact on our mind and spirit.  Join Gloria and Latrice as they discuss not being okay, why that is, and what we each can do to take steps towards addressing this reality through education and activation.