WEBVTT - Ménage À Mind

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<v Speaker 1>Therapy, therapy, therapy, that word, that term alone just carries

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<v Speaker 1>a stigma in communities of color that makes it very

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<v Speaker 1>difficult for those that don't need to actually seek therapy.

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<v Speaker 1>With my nager mind, I wanted to showcase how helpful

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<v Speaker 1>therapy can be. I wanted to start meeting people where

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<v Speaker 1>they are at as opposuaiting for them to come into therapy.

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<v Speaker 1>So by having a podcast where there's actual therapy taking

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<v Speaker 1>place and there's a therapist that's highly involved, my hope

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<v Speaker 1>was that others will gain a better understanding of therapy,

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<v Speaker 1>will realize that black mal therapypist look just like them,

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<v Speaker 1>speak just like them, behave just like them, and would

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<v Speaker 1>allow him to be very comfortable and more aware of

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<v Speaker 1>the process and therefore would be more likely to seek

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<v Speaker 1>out therapy. With Orlando, I've known him for a few

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<v Speaker 1>years now, and I knew that he needed a place

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<v Speaker 1>where he could be honest, where he could work through

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<v Speaker 1>his traumas, where he could really truly express himself, and

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<v Speaker 1>in front of a mic is where his comfort zone was.

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<v Speaker 1>So we matched it to a podcast within therapy that

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<v Speaker 1>allowed him to be able to voice how he feels

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<v Speaker 1>work through his trauma be vulnerable, be honest, and learn

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<v Speaker 1>and build the coping skill that he needs to survive.

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<v Speaker 1>Therapy is for everyone. It was just a reminder of

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<v Speaker 1>how helpful therapy can be and how creating a space

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<v Speaker 1>where others can have a true understanding of the process

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<v Speaker 1>and have hands on experience and behind the scenes will

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<v Speaker 1>make therapy less taboo in the Black community. With Monage

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<v Speaker 1>your Mind, my hope is that we are strategically removing

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<v Speaker 1>the statement around therapy, making it a day to day

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<v Speaker 1>conversation and just showing people that therapy can be sexy,

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<v Speaker 1>therapy can be healing as we go through this process,

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<v Speaker 1>as we go through life. Welcome to Monas your Mind.

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<v Speaker 2>After thirty years of life, I decided to start therapy

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<v Speaker 2>and it's talk therapy, the one I hate the most.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking about the problems of my past was never an

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<v Speaker 2>issue until I was faced with challenge after challenge that

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<v Speaker 2>honestly broke me. Losing my job, leaving the city I

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<v Speaker 2>grew up in, and being surrounded by deaths of people

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<v Speaker 2>I know brought me to a point where I can

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<v Speaker 2>no longer recognize myself. My mental state was shattered, My

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<v Speaker 2>emotions were all over the place, and honestly, I tell

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<v Speaker 2>my therapist that I think I have multiple personality disorder.

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<v Speaker 2>I truly believe that there was multiple personalities living inside

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<v Speaker 2>of me as I speak into this mic. Now I

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<v Speaker 2>can say that I've done the work to not feel

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<v Speaker 2>as crazy as I think I am. But the journey

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<v Speaker 2>to wellness and healing doesn't end with just therapy or me,

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<v Speaker 2>but it can start with me and my stories. Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to minaj Min, where you get to listen to a real,

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<v Speaker 2>live and honest session of my traumas and triumphs. The

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<v Speaker 2>therapy isn't just for me, it's for us listening to

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<v Speaker 2>my stories and my therapist's responses. I hope that we

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<v Speaker 2>can help you with your journey through healing or help

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<v Speaker 2>start it. Every month you'll get two episodes of Gotman, Certified, Train,

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<v Speaker 2>Max Stanley, and Die, but you'll also get an episode

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<v Speaker 2>from me yours truly from the point of view of

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<v Speaker 2>someone in therapy, and an episode from Mac to have

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<v Speaker 2>conversations from the therapist point of view. We also have

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<v Speaker 2>a Patreon to give you bonus content, and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of content. I hope our stories, responses and conversations

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<v Speaker 2>help you on your path to therapy, wellness and healing.

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<v Speaker 2>Menage mind years of therapy in one podcast,