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What happens when the 'Strong Black Person' mask finally cracks?Welcome to Black and Diagnosed, a soulful sanctuary where we navigate the complexities of mental health, neurodivergence, and disability within the Black community.
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Even Your Best Pick Has Problems: Relational Discomfort, Defensiveness, and Real Love with Taylor & Austin Walker (opens the original)
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What does it take to sustain a thriving, committed relationship when two high-achieving partners decide to stop masking and do the real internal work? How do we navigate relationship friction, emotional defensiveness, and the inevitable discomfort that comes with building a life together? In this dynamic, two-part edition of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast , host Gerron Scott sits down with Taylor Chandler Walker , LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in couples work, and
Will Medication Make You a Zombie? Dismantling Black Mental Health Myths (opens the original)
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In this profoundly transparent episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott welcomes Mardea, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with over a decade of nursing experience, into the Sanctuary. Together, they take off the clinical mask to explore the realities of psychiatric care, medication adherence, and mental health advocacy—starting with their shared roots in Rhode Island and expanding into in-depth clinical discussions. Mardea breaks down the science of psychopharmacology, expla
Being Kind to Your Gifts: Music, Anxiety, and Unmasking Black Womanhood with Jaiel (opens the original)
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What happens when your primary space for emotional healing is also the exact engine triggering your deep-seated anxiety? How do Black women navigate artistic ambition, people-pleasing, and the heavy expectation of endless resilience while fighting for their own mental stability? In this vulnerable and uplifting episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott sits down with Colorado-based Pop/R&B artist J aiel (@ jaiel.music ) . Together, they take off the performance mask to unpack
Unmasking Autism, C-PTSD & Overcoming Abandonment with Larence Harris (opens the original)
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In this powerful episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast , host Gerron Scott sits down with 20-year-old public speaker and author Lawrence Harris . From door-to-door solar sales in 105-degree heat to speaking before hundreds for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Lawrence shares his extraordinary journey of resilience, self-discovery, and radical healing. Lawrence opens up about flying under the radar as a high-functioning autistic child in Philadelphia until a sharp camp counselor s
Separating Connection from Consumption: Unmasking Disordered Eating and Generational Guilt (opens the original)
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What happens when our cultural systems turn food into a mechanism for emotional control? How do we separate the profound love of our culinary traditions from the toxic cycles of disordered eating? In this deeply vulnerable, eye-opening episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott welcomes social worker and mental health therapist Shatera Hillyer into the Sanctuary. Together, they take off the clinical mask to confront a topic that media representations consistently ignore: how d
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