Dr. LaTonya Summers: From Foster Care to Ph.D

11/17/20 • 60 min

This week, my friend Dr. LaTonya Summers is sharing her story of victory, healing, and championing the black mental health community. You'll be fascinated to find that Dr. Summers spend time in foster care, was kidnapped twice, overcame trauma, and sought an education in counseling in order to find healing. Join us as we find out what flipped her lid and where God has taken her since then!

Dr. LaTonya Summers is an award-winning assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling at Jacksonville University. There, she brings 24 years of clinical mental health and addiction counseling experience and conducts research on multicultural issues in counseling and supervision.

Her work is featured in scholarly journals and at international and national professional conferences.

Summers founded the national annual Black Mental Health Symposium, a conference aimed to equip mental health professionals with culturally-specific skills to improve mental wellness in Black communities.

She serves as the president of the Florida Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development and has been featured in O Magazine.

For complete show notes and video interview, visit flipyourlidpodcast.com

Her work is featured in scholarly journals and at international and national professional conferences.

She serves as the president of the Florida Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development and has been featured in O Magazine.

For complete show notes and video interview, visit flipyourlidpodcast.com

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Dr. Curt Thompson: Neuroscience & Shame

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Inspired by deep compassion for others and informed from a Christian perspective, psychiatrist Curt Thompson shares fresh insights and practical applications for developing more authentic relationships and fully experiencing our deepest longing: to be known.

With a considerable dose of warmth (and surprising measure of humor), Curt weaves together an understanding of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) and a Christian view of what it means to be human — to educate and encourage others as they seek to fulfill their intrinsic desire to feel known, valued and connected. He understands that deep, authentic relationships are essential to experiencing a healthier, more purposeful life — but the only way to realize this is to begin telling our stories more truly.

Curt’s unique insights about how the brain affects and processes relationships help people discover a fresh perspective and practical applications to foster healthy and vibrant lives, allowing them to get unstuck and move toward the next beautiful thing they’re being called to make.

Through his workshops, speaking engagements, books, organizational consulting, private clinical practice and other platforms, he helps people process their longings, grief, identity, purpose, perspective of God and perspective of humanity, inviting them to engage more authentically with their own stories and their relationships. Only then can they feel truly known and connected and live into the meaningful reality they desire to create.

Curt and his wife, Phyllis, live outside of Washington DC and have two adult children.

LINKS

www.curtthompsonmd.com

www.curtthompsonassociates.com

BOOKS

The Soul of Shame

Anatomy of the Soul

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Sandra has over a decade of experience in hands-on clinical bodywork and is now using that experience to assist her clients in reducing or preventing chronic pain through mind/body awareness.

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