Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.
This conversation with Dr. Lisa Loury Lomas, Eastern Area Director of The Links, Incorporated, on Black women's mental health, is a "must listen". Lisa has worked in the field of psychology for 30 years and is an expert in human relations and development, with a specialty in mood disorders, trauma, grief, DEI, life adjustment disorders and couples.
Women are at least twice as likely to experience an episode of major depression as men. And, compared to our Caucasian counterparts, African American women are only half as likely to seek help.
No matter what you are going through, remember that it's "OK, to not be 'OK'".