271. "You don't have to be the Strong Black Woman" ft Dr Amani

TW: Sexual abuse.  Hey lovelies, welcome to this week's episode where we are joined by the amazing Dr Amani who is a Clinical Psychologist. We talk about her thesis which explores shame, mental health, compassion in regards to Black women who have experienced sexual violence. We know this is a heavy topic. We have put a trigger warnings in the episode.  For timestamps see below:  13:41 - 14:29 family abuse 24-47 - 35:01 groping  You can send dilemmas by using this link: https://bit.ly/3FzyTGG (If you'd like to listen to our episodes ad-free, please join our Patreon :) ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking about getting therapy but not sure where to start, check out our sponsor www.betterhelp.com/BGL GUEST: Dr Amani Instagam: https://www.instagram.com/dr.amanisamah/ HOSTS:⠀ Jas: twitter.com/jas_bw + www.instagram.com/jas_bw/ Vic: twitter.com/victoriasanusi + www.instagram.com/vicsanusi/ BGL socials: www.instagram.com/blackgalslivin/ + twitter.com/blackgalslivin/ Tik Tok: @blackgalslivin Chat to us using the hashtag #blackgalslivin⠀ Artwork by @thecamruwho is a Clinical Psychologist. We talk about her thesis which explores shame, mental health, compassion in regards to Black women who have experienced sexual violence. We know this is a heavy topic, so we have put a trigger warnings in the episode.  For timestamps see below:  13:41 - 14:29 family abuse 24:47 - 35:01 groping  You can send dilemmas by using this link: https://bit.ly/3FzyTGG (If you'd like to listen to our episodes ad-free, please join our Patreon :) ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking about getting therapy but not sure where to start, check out our sponsor www.betterhelp.com/BGL GUEST: Dr Amani Instagam: https://www.instagram.com/dr.amanisamah/ HOSTS:⠀ Jas: twitter.com/jas_bw + www.instagram.com/jas_bw/ Vic: twitter.com/victoriasanusi + www.instagram.com/vicsanusi/ BGL socials: www.instagram.com/blackgalslivin/ + twitter.com/blackgalslivin/ Tik Tok: @blackgalslivin Chat to us using the hashtag #blackgalslivin⠀ Artwork by @thecamru Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices