From schools to home life, Black children are often denied the innocence and support others receive. Dr. Martin explores how adultification harms mental health and how reparenting can start the healing process.
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Burnout From Performing Blackness
What happens when being "Black enough" becomes a performance? Dr. Martin unpacks the mental health cost of masking, code-switching, and respectability politics, and why reclaiming your identity is an act of liberation.
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Why Respect Beats Obedience in Parenting
Many Black families parent from a place of fear, shaped by generations of trauma. Dr. Martin explores how shifting from obedience to respect-based parenting can break harmful cycles and nurture emotional resilience in kids.
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Black Youth Suicide Crisis
Black youth suicide rates have surged over 50% in recent years. In this episode, Dr. Raquel Martin debunks the myth that Black people don't die by suicide and explores the impact of racial trauma, stigma, and silence in families and schools.
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Healing Trauma, ADHD & Hormones, and Boundaries
From trauma healing to ADHD and hormonal changes, Dr. Raquel Martin breaks down listener questions and explains why strong boundaries protect your mental health.
Mind Ya Mental is a podcast that seeks to educate, empower, and uplift those seeking guidance through the monumental world of mental health and wellbeing. Join Dr. Raquel Martin as she discusses how she manages her mental health as well as the mental health and well being of others as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Professor, and Scientist.
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