Last week, I was at home, of course, like where else would I be? It's a pandemic. And I was doing the dishes for like the fourth time that day. And I got this notification on my phone. It was about George Floyd. I started to feel numb. I've had to learn to numb myself anytime anything like this happens just to

protect my own emotions. I had to go hug my son for a long time. And then I went and sat alone in my

closet. I thought about how there have been too many senseless killings of black folks this year.

I thought about how there haven't been any school shootings because school's not in session due to COVID.

Yet black folks continue to be killed senselessly by the police.

I realized this wasn't just about George Floyd.

This was also about Ammon Arbery and Brianna Taylor and the pandemic.

All of a sudden, I realized that in that moment, I wasn't just angry or grieving.

I was responding to one disturbing event on top of 10 other disturbing events.

I was actually feeling traumatic stress.

I just want to drop it hello.

I'm Dr. I'm Dr. I'm

Dr. I'm practicing as a psychiatrist for over 10 years.

And the main reason why I became a psychiatrist was because I wanted to make sure that people who looked like me or people who sounded like me would be able to get great mental health care.

I grew up in Harlem, and I remember my block, which was 119th Street, was a little community.

We all banded together to make sure that everybody was good. That's really how I try to be

with my patients. I want to make sure that everybody can find someone like me to help with their

issues. That's why this show exists. Taking care of our minds is just as important as taking

care of our bodies. But how do you even start that journey? Think of a mindy state of mind as

your beacon of sanity on your path to getting

your mind right. We're in this together, y'all. Let's get into an emmini state of mind.

As this country, and really as more people of color become more willing to talk about mental health,

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