Finding Therapy That Gets It with Ashley McGirt-Adair
Cultivating H.E.R. Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman
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🗓️ 9 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Lady! This week Terri and Dr. Dom welcome powerhouse visionary Ashley McGirt-Adair to Cultivating H.E.R. Space to broaden your awareness to additional tools and resources available to you as you travel along your healing path. Ashley is a dynamic trailblazer who listened to her inner wisdom and allowed that internal voice to guide her as she built a thriving clinical practice and foundation geared towards helping Black women afford the mental health care we so often need.
Ashley is the founder of the Therapy Fund Foundation, a nonprofit focused on eliminating barriers to mental health care in Black and historically excluded communities. She is also the author of the forthcoming book, The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial Trauma and the Call for Culturally Responsive Care. Ashley keeps it real about the barriers that keep Black women from tending to themselves and how she found the courage to step out on faith and build the phenomenal service she’s offering to the world.
Since slavery Black Americans have experienced a litany of traumatic events and have somehow managed to survive to this present day. The issue is that until we, collectively, address those numerous traumas and all of their manifestations we will continue to just do that – survive. Ashley and her team want us to thrive and they are committed to connecting Black women with culturally attuned and responsive providers who are equipped to navigate the complex and layered issues that we face.
Lady, there are many forces in this world that are designed to weigh you down and discourage you from reaching your full potential. But, like the sea turtles making their pilgrimage to the water you, too, can make the arduous trek from being broken and in pieces to being in your power. Tune in to today’s episode for actionable steps and resources you can access right now!
Don’t forget you can also book a consultation with Dr. Dom so that you can establish your team of providers ready to help you breakthrough to your next level.
We love you for real, lady!
Quote of the Day:
"We need access, equity, and action that ensures healing isn’t a privilege, it’s a right."
– Ashley McGirt-Adair
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Where to find Ashley McGirt-Adair:
Website: Therapy Fund Foundation
Instagram: @therpayfundfoundation
Facebook: Therapy Fund Foundation
Website: Ashley McGirt
Book: The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial Trauma and the Call for Culturally Responsive Care
LinkedIn: Ashley McGirt
Instagram: @therapywithash
Facebook: Ashley McGirt Counseling Services LLC
Twitter (X): @TherapywithAsh
YouTube: Ashley McGirt
Resources:
Get That Pitch Workshop: Turn your story and expertise into speaking gigs, media features, and collaborations, without a publicist. Visit GetThatPitch.com and Use code HERSPACE for a special listener discount.
Where to find us:
Twitter: @HERspacepodcast
Instagram: @herspacepodcast
Facebook: @herspacepodcast
Website: cultivatingherspace.com
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| 0:00.0 | on this week's episode of cultivating her space. |
| 0:05.0 | It's okay not to be okay. |
| 0:06.9 | Just don't stay there for too long. |
| 0:09.0 | And there are avenues and paths to get you to your well-being and to get you to a place where you can truly experience joy and happiness and all the things that I believe we are intended to experience on this earth. |
| 0:24.2 | Hey lady, have you ever felt like the world just doesn't get you? Well, we do. Welcome to cultivating |
| 0:33.9 | her space, the podcast dedicated to uplifting and empowering women like you. |
| 0:39.4 | We're your host, Dr. Dominique Broussard, an educator and psychologist, and Terry Lomax, |
| 0:45.3 | a techie and transformational speaker. Join us every week for authentic conversations about |
| 0:51.8 | everything from fibroids to fake friends as we create space for |
| 0:57.2 | black women to just be. Before we dive in, make sure you hit that follow button and leave us a quick |
| 1:04.4 | five-star review. Lady, we are black founded and black owned and your support will help us reach |
| 1:09.9 | even more women like you. |
| 1:12.1 | Now, let's get into this week's episode of Cultivating HerSpace. |
| 1:18.5 | If you want more speaking engagements, collaborations, or visibility for your brand, |
| 1:23.8 | I've got to tell you the truth. This is Terry Lom, and I've been a public speaker for over 12 years. |
| 1:29.0 | I've landed national media, a TED Talk, and six-figure collaborations without a publicist |
| 1:34.6 | or a big social media following. And here's what most people don't hear. You don't need a publicist |
| 1:39.4 | or a massive audience to get booked. Most people are waiting to feel established first, and that waiting |
| 1:45.3 | is costing them visibility. How many times have you looked up and seen people with less |
| 1:49.7 | experience getting opportunities you were fully qualified for? Here's the truth. Opportunities don't |
| 1:55.1 | go to the most qualified. They go to the people who can clearly communicate their value. |
| 2:00.7 | Once I learned how to organize my |
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