When We Speak is a podcast where we have inspirational, candid, and empowering conversations. It’s a place where we share insight into how we cope, heal, and find meaning in a wide range of experiences. Hosted by mental health therapist, speaker, and author of “What Children Remember”, Tasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW.
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58. Compassionate Conversations with Monica DiCristina, LPC
In this week's conversation I am back with one of my closest friends, Monica DiCristina, LPC as we share personal stories in the form of heart talk. In this episode, Tasha and Monica combine their years of training and therapeutic practice to address this all too often oversimplified question: What does it really mean to love yourself? It is our way of answering the questions stemming from one of the most foundational parts of mental health - loving and accepting yourself. I also briefly discuss Internal Family Systems and what it means to connect with Self during the healing process.
Monica DiCristina is a therapist with over fifteen years of experience in mental health. She runs a private practice in Atlanta, GA serving individuals and couples in therapy.
35. Bonus Episode: Suicide and How to Save a Life
Today's bonus episode is in honor of Suicide Awareness Month and the one person every eleven minutes who decides to end their life. I start this episode by sharing my own story of being a Black woman who struggled with suicidal thoughts since the age of ten years old. I also discuss some of the thoughts and experiences that led to my attempt to end my life. I believe that we heal when we tell our story. We heal when we're honest about our experiences, about our pain, and about our trauma. I also discuss the following:
—the importance of confronting fear, discomfort, and uncertainty
—how to have hard, uncomfortable conversations
—how to care for yourself
—the importance of community care
—how we save a life
—showing intentional love
—radical love/radical self-care
It's my hope that after listening to this episode you're able to have hard conversations with you loved ones and hopefully practice loving the people in your life and decreasing suicide rates.
20. Revolution of Love Ministry with Rev. Felicia Parazaider
"If one is committed and married to systems, structures, and any forms of hatred, oppression, and violence, it's probably not going to work for you here. You might want to keep it moving."
Today we are speaking with Reverend Felicia Parazaider about her Revolution of Love Ministry. We discuss what prompted her to create this community and why community is important.