Unashamed & Unapologetic

Domestic Violence Awareness Episode 4!
Today's guest, Ana Haigh joins Shatai and shares her own story of intimate partner abuse. The two discuss micro aggressions and sexual harassment that starts as early as middle school and high school, and how kids are conditioned to this behavior. A lot of it gets brushed under the rug and normalized. Ana is a domestic violence advocate and does amazing work in the community, working to help survivors of abuse.
Shatai talks about dodging the bullet while casually dating a man who she later found out was extremely abusive. It all starts with that subtle jealously that many of us find flattering at first. JEALOUSY IS USALLY THE FIRST WARNING SIGN!
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"ADHD is not a mental problem, it's a BRAIN problem!"
Julia Edwards, Iowa therapist, joins Shatai on this episode to discuss all things ADHD! Both therapists, both diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in adulthood.
Julia, a certified ADHD-Clinical Services Provider, sheds light on diagnostic criteria and characteristics of ADHD as well as how it affects your emotional regulation.
ADHD is one of the most misunderstood mental health diagnosis, and is often not taken seriously, joked about, or minimized. ("Everybody has a little ADHD in em"). Some of the common "side effects" of ADHD are shame, difficulty regulating emotions, low self-esteem, rejection sensitivity, perfectionism, anxiety and depression.
The two share professional knowledge as well as their own personal experiences. From struggles in school, to getting diagnosed and how it affects work and relationships in adulthood. They are keeping it real, authentic, and getting vulnerable!
Listen to this episode to learn more about ADHD, personal stories and experiences, and ways to navigate through life with ADHD! Whether you use medication, therapy, coaching, or a combination of all three, know that you are not alone, your ADHD is not " just an excuse", or anything to feel shameful of! It looks different for everyone, and the more you learn about yourself and the way your brain works, the better understanding and grasp of your health you can have!

On this episode Brittani and Shatai share their thoughts on the Jada Pinkett Smith ENTANGLEMENT with August Alsina. "Let us know if you need a good therapist August, we got you". The two explore boundaries: What are they? How do you set them? How can they go wrong? Boundaries are the way you show others how to treat you. Join them as they share their own personal experiences with setting boundaries in relationships, friendships and more.
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So I'm sitting on an airplane, and the lady next to me tells me about how she got ditched for crack cocaine during Mardi Gras.... I share about my trip to New Orleans, my Facebook purge, and how I need to learn to be comfortable with silence! This episode features guest Kristen Massey, who works in the mental health field and writes her own blog. Kristen talks about having anxiety, living with OCD and her son being diagnosed with Autism. We also discuss how everyone is "too busy" to really care about each other and can't be bothered!
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month! We are kicking this DV series off with a special feature from Courageous Fire, Founder of Courageous Fire LLC. She sheds light on psychological abuse, one of the forms of domestic violence that often goes under the radar, but can at times cause the most long-lasting damage. Gaslighting, or making you question your own truth and reality is one of the most twisted ways to gain control in the relationship. The two dissect and share examples of physical, economical, emotional, religious, and sexual abuse as well. We know what we are taught, and that also goes for expectations in relationships. Many of these abusive behaviors are normalized and commonly accepted as “the way things are” or blamed on the survivor because they weren’t doing “enough” of something in the relationship. Survivors are NEVER to blame for the abuse they endure. Abusers seek out vulnerabilities that they can take advantage of and use as a way to gain control.

SELF AWARENESS: Know what your personal vulnerabilities are so you can learn to set and enforce healthy boundaries!

Courageous created and facilitates a 6-week curriculum that empowers survivors of abuse and begins the groundwork for healing. She does amazing work in the community and is a voice for domestic violence awareness, but most of all she cultivates a space that allows us to give ourselves PERMISSION to heal, love ourselves, and acknowledge our self-worth.