31 | Getting In Tune With Your Mental Health with Alicia Tetteh
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4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Conversations around mental health are always a top request, and this episode delivers. Today, we’re talking to Alicia Tetteh. Alicia is a mental health therapist practicing in Charlotte who sincerely believes in the power of change. She completed her education at Virginia Commonwealth and Howard University.
She is a new mom of twins and loves learning how to best nurture them. Alicia owns Building Endurance, where her focus is decreasing the stigma around mental health and recently created a mental health mobile application, ATTUNE. Additionally, Alicia teaches social work at the collegiate level and co-hosts a podcast with a friend and colleague, 2 Elephants in the Room. She loves laughing, silence, books and anything outdoors.
In this episode, we talk about…
- How to decide if therapy is right for you.
- What strengths-based therapy entails.
- How to overcome common barriers to entry when it comes to seeking mental health services.
- How to find the right therapist.
RESOURCES:
- Check out Alicia’s app, Attune: https://getattune.com/en/
- Follow Alicia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_aliciaoctavia
- Follow Building Endurance on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildingendurancepllc
- Listen to Alicia’s Podcast, 2 Elephants in the Room
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Balance Black Girl Podcast. We're putting Black Girl Magic in motion. |
| 0:07.0 | This show is dedicated to reinventing wellness for women of color. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm your host Lestrandra Alfred. Thank you so much for |
| 0:16.4 | tuning into this week's episode of the Balance Black Girl |
| 0:19.6 | podcast. My name is Lestrandra your, and I am so happy that you tuned into today's episode. |
| 0:27.0 | Before we dive into our interview with today's wonderful guest. I had a few |
| 0:33.0 | balanced black girl community announcements for you. So first and foremost, |
| 0:39.8 | our next balanced black girl book Club meeting is coming up. |
| 0:43.6 | So our current Balance Black Girl Book Club pick is |
| 0:45.9 | Eloquent Rage by Brittany Cooper. |
| 0:48.1 | And our meetup to discuss the book |
| 0:51.0 | will be here in the Seattle area on May 18th. We'll be having a really fun |
| 0:57.3 | evening of community of connection talking about this book talking about our experiences. I do keep registration for these events limited |
| 1:07.3 | because I like them to be a bit more intimate and RSVPs are coming up |
| 1:12.3 | quick so we will have the link to RSVPs are coming up quick. |
| 1:13.0 | So we will have the link to RSVP in the show notes |
| 1:16.0 | if you would like to attend. |
| 1:17.0 | I definitely recommend you RSVPing ASAP. |
| 1:21.0 | Yes, that was two acronyms in a row. But definitely get that registration |
| 1:26.7 | in ASAP because we keep these groups small and I would hate for you to miss out if you |
| 1:32.1 | really want to be a part of the book club. |
| 1:35.0 | Next I'm going to get into the review of the week. |
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