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Black women talk mental health and healing in powerful roundtable discussion | Nightline
ABC News’s Janai Norman speaks with poet and activist Tricia Hersey, actor and activist Ianne Fields Stewart, and therapist Dr. Teresa Taylor Williams.
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ladies this is exciting we're you know we're going to be talking about mental health and black women a topic that for a long time we didn't hear a lot about gorgeous but are slowly starting to hear more women like ourselves talk about mental health and I know you have all heard the phrase the strong black woman Trisha when you hear the term strong black woman that's your reaction I reject it I I do I dislike it greatly yeah I reject it I know that it has its roots in slavery implantation labor chattel slavery it is this stereotype that was placed upon black women to box Us in to manipulate us to make us not see ourselves as full Divine beings to push us strong black woman to me allows so much time for abuse and manipulation for not resting for burning yourself self out like we really have to look at what systematically happening that's making us be so you know traumatized by our pace of life and so the strong black woman has never been anything I've ever um related with superwoman I want rest I want ease I need help help me now you know I want help and so I really like to dismantle and like pull back the veil around that term like we shouldn't be claiming it it makes me think of a Malcolm X quote 60 years ago Malcolm X said the most disrespected woman in America is the black woman the most unprotected person in America is a black woman six decades later there are many people who would say not much has changed and so when you think about this strong black woman Trope and the impacts of that and how do you how do you feel about that I 100 believe that we need to remove the idea that every black woman must be a strong black woman the problem is that I don't think we've yet decided what black women can be in this space that's left behind from that space and the idea is be yourself who is allowed to be their self themselves in this world you know especially black women and I mean and I have to also highlight the fact that as a black Trans woman did not like a girl denied of my girlhood in Birmingham Alabama and growing up and the model of Womanhood that I try to emulate and follow was the strong black woman and now I'm suddenly in this new space you know do we have space for soft black women for emotional black women from for black women who aren't really good at their jobs but are great as people and human beings are we are we prepared to make space and not just make space for but honor the humanity of black women who don't really have much to contribute as far as a product yet have so much to contribute as far as people Dr Williams how often are these topics brought up in your office these conversations um I'd like to say are common but they're not I was speaking at a engagement a few weeks ago and a woman you know people come up and they ask you questions later and she said I think what you said was amazing but can I ask you something who takes good care of you and I said you can't ask me that I can't say you know when we're talking about just taking that that deep exhale that's something that is not common it's something that is like okay I'll I'll find a special day when I talk about resting and the way I'm framing this work it cannot happen by ourselves Community Care is right up there we screen self-care self-care self-cirmness like literally all you hear in the media is self-care self-care self and I really want us to begin to shift towards thinking about Community Care those systems do not exist right now like why are we like this why aren't we caring for each other you know because we're afraid of each other because we're not self-hating then we're hating on you do you think it's the idea of hurt people hurt people I think it comes from a few sources I think self-hatred absolutely jealousy absolutely My grandmother used to talk about crabs in the barrel yeah we've heard that we go up and you keep pulling us down yeah I think they may also think there's not enough room for all of us the scary because most of the time you end up in a place whether it's a workplace or whatever you look around if there's someone else well there's only room for one of us exactly so not enough room for us each one of us we don't know what our breaking point is we look like we're all okay my naivete is that is that I just inherently believe that if I look at you if I look at you if I look at you and you look like me it don't matter if there are slight differences or whatever if you if you if you black like like we black if we black we good even if you can't see yourself in me the way I see myself in you I will grant you that humanity and I will still work for you I will still fight for you you know we're we haven't even gotten to thriving yet no how do we thrive doctor how do you how do you how do you talk people into thriving come on come on here so my grandmother she didn't think about her life neither did my mom yeah and so this is really A New Concept it is for us even in this time in our lives so when we talk about trying to thrive I think the underlying basis for all of this is that we inherently like who we are that's good and we will fight for who we are that's how you thrive being proud of who I am and who I and whose I am and also letting myself fall letting myself go you know in the past two years deeper and darker than I've ever let myself go that has been the key to it for me I'm just saying okay well girl I'm trying I'm trying I'm trying I'm trying and no one can say that I'm not when I think about other black women in my life like always boosting them up and letting them know that you are enough you come with so many gifts and talent that just we're giving to you at Birth that you have in you and so those foundational key allow me to tap into spaces of thriving at many points in my life I mean this was such a powerful conversation I think like you got to lean into the lows because that's where the lessons are and that is what keeps you going to that to the next height so thank you all for sharing so much hi everyone George Stephanopoulos here thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel if you'd like to get more videos show highlights and watch live event coverage click on the right over here to subscribe to our Channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts thanks for watching
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I'm sorry but this is supposed to be for us not a man in a dress. This is a disrespect and to sit on the platform and discuss these topics 😮!
When is there going to be a frank and honest discussion of the alarming (50%) infection rate for Genital Herpes II amongst Black Women in the USA?
Source: CDC Atlanta
I hate to say this but they are often the problem in the relationship they come unhealed then destroys the man
I wish something can suck all of us into another planet…..tbh people dont understand everywhere in the world not liked and within our race constantly being brought down by some black men and women too .. being told to look a certain way…..men moving on or breaking up with you and dating anothr race and people look at you like we know why he left…..not all times but sometimes ….its hard hard hard
I'm struggling with this man woman being at this table.
This shi is straight garbage lol talk about men mental health because mentally y'all would drive a man to suicide then still laugh about it. Not all but most y'all females are disgusting and evil. Not all men are good neither but come on y'all act like men don't have feelings or not suppose to because of the word MAN. I'm sorry I don't have nothing against woman but also why is that trans up there talking gtfoh lol
I have a supervisor who is the only black woman in leadership, a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer who slandered and assassinated my character when she realized I had a mental health diagnosis. She knew that I was divorced and used her connections to dig in to my background all because I lost 80 pounds and she blatantly TOLD me it was because she was jealous. My diagnosis came from an abusive marriage.
What the hell is her talking about? He didn't even allow the black woman to be in HER SPACE and spends the time trying to DEFINE who we are!
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I will say, I love our Queen from Nap Ministry and everything she represents. Every word she spoke from the beginning was truth. Thank you.
The trans woman should not be amongst the women speaking about this particular topic. Another show for Black Trans People of course but not this show.
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That is not a woman 🎉🎉
This video doesnt have enough interaction
Jesus and mental health
Black women and mental health 🎉🎉
Very true thank you for speaking the Truth and spreading the messeage
Abuse, manipulation, trauma, 😢😢😢😢😢,feelings control it before it controls you😢
It takes the femininity from black women
Yall just need to breathe 😂😂😂
Garbage discussion Real black women are strong by Gods design. And the second you invited a man made woman into the discussion All those BS PHD went in the garbage. All of the accomplishments black women have made in career, education and in the business world are rooted in the strength God imbued her with. That this sitting on the stage with you women will toss everyone of you in the garbage can . It's wants to replace you bubble head chicks. Just disgusting.
I've met many trans women that I like, but they're not women.
Perpetual victim class fools. ZERO accountability. Always blames others….guess who?
Hold up…we have a biological Man… speaking on being a BLACK WOMAN 😳😳😳WT!!!😳😳😳…..
NOOOOOOO MA'AM!!!…
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Dog on a Nail… A man walks into an old general store. As he moves through the aisles, he notices a dog lying beside the checkout counter where the owner is sitting. The dog is whimpering and whining when he walks in, and again he notices him doing the same thing when he approaches the owner to check out. He asks the owner, “Your dog seems to be in pain. What’s the problem?”
The owner responds, “Oh, that’s just old Rover. That’s where he lays and naps every day. He’s whimpering and whining because over time a nail has worn through the floorboard, and it hurts him.”
“Why doesn’t he just move?” says the visitor.
The owner replies, “Well, I guess it just doesn’t hurt him enough to move.”
I got Tired of Drugs! Using me! So, I got a Divorce from it!. You have to get Tired! of doing Something! to Want to make a Change!. I have been Divorced from Crack for 26 Years!.
You have to get Tired! of Carrying the Heavy Load! to Want to Put it Down! and get! some Rest!.
Have you recently found yourself at the cusp of a mental breakdown or at the center of one?
Do you find yourself struggling to keep your emotions in check? Do you feel yourself crumbling under the weight of your “responsibilities” as a woman in the position of an employee, a partner, or just as a human who is trying to exist? If one or all these questions are issues you can relate with, you are experiencing classic indications of emotional health neglect.
For centuries, black women have been groomed to neglect their emotional health. We are fed with classic anecdotes like, “be strong,” “no pain, no gain” and so on. This has mentally conditioned us to regard emotions as soft distractions that somehow make us less of who we are. And this has led to the birth of a generation of women who are so broken and damaged that we believe the relationships we cultivate should function in two settings only; ride or die.
Well, no more of that. It is time to take total control of your life by changing the narrative to fit your version of events and your first step on that journey is to Realize there is a Problem.
The attitude we have towards our emotional health has kept us in the way of our own success, causing us to doubt our potential, question our initiatives, and even self-sabotage our upward journey as we progress in various fields in life.
Is this a joke?? I was really invested in watching until I heard a MAN trying to speak for black women
I was beginning to feel sad, and then I clicked on this video. Y’all made me feel better. Thank you.
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We are very human we hurt just as much as anyone else ! We have generational challenges! We feel, we hurt, we get in pain !
😅 I am totally for the LGBT community having their on space. But sometimes black women and I mean biological women need their own spaces. We don't need men in dresses or trans talking on their behalf because we deal with different things..😊 no offense
Accordimg to the Association of Black Cardiologists SBW is harmful to black woman it worsens our poor cardiac outcomes already impacted by racism. We are not slaves, get rest when you need it and set boundaries, we are human not cattle. Dont let them give you stroke!!! I included the article below in my Capstone about Black Maternal Mortality. Its a great read. Black Cardiologist strongly believe Strong Black Woman is killing us.
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Bond, R. M., Gaither, K., Nasser, S. A., Albert, M. A., Ferdinand, K. C., Njoroge, J. N., … & Association of Black Cardiologists. (2021). Working agenda for Black mothers: a position paper from the Association of Black Cardiologists on solutions to improving Black maternal health. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 14(2), e007643.
Who y’all playin with. Your womanhood. Ain’t the dress you put on. Disrespectful with this mann