Hey y'all, this minority mental health awareness month, therapy for Black girls has been exploring

how we as Black women can free ourselves from the external and internal pressures of showing up

as super women. This year, the podcast team's goal was to continue providing our community

with our regularly scheduled programming and also shine a light on the voices and experiences

of the sisters supporting our community. For this episode, we've tapped a member of our

sister circle community to share her experience of playing the superwoman role. We've also called

in some of our guests from previous episodes to provide mantras and words of encouragement.

We hope this bite-size episode helps you or someone in your circle and encourages you to remove your

cape. Hello, my name is Mariamma from North Carolina and this is my superwoman story.

Back in 2019, my mother died. We both were only daughters in our family and I've navigated my role

in our family without her. Being a superwoman has become unbearable now that the woman who was

my superhero is no longer here to help me. I wish we had both burned our cape while she was still alive.

What mantra or affirmation would you share with me?

Hello, my name is Leneas Mithcrofford and I'm here with the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast

for Minority Mental Health Month. Mariamma, my affirmation for you is you are loved, you are held

and it is safe for you to receive help. Hi, this is Kristen Feepster on the Therapy for Black Girls

Podcast for Minority Mental Health Month. My mantra for you is I forgive myself for what I didn't

know or do in the past. I give myself permission to change and embrace a new role that makes me a priority.

If today's bonus episode resonates with you, please share it with us on social media using the

hashtag TBGNSession or join us over in the sister circle to talk more and depth about the episode.

You can join us at community.therapyforblackgirls.com. Until next time, take good care.

Our cast led by Academy Award winner Kevin Costner.

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