A Therapist’s Take on This Mental Health Moment
There have been a lot of conversations recently about the importance of speaking up about mental health. Gymnast Simone Biles and tennis player Naomi Osaka have both taken steps back from their sports in the last month because they didn’t feel they were in the right head space to perform the sports they dominate. For clinical psychologist and Northwestern University professor Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler these conversations aren’t new. Her work as a therapist and researcher is focused on the mental health needs and pressures put on Black women to be strong. Burnett-Zeigler’s new book, Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women is based on her own experience, and other women in Chicago and offers guidance on how to best care for our mental health needs.
Guest:
Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler-Clinical Psychologist and Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University
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