For Black folks in America, unfortunately, health issues are nothing new.

Two common are things like high blood pressure, heart disease, depression, anxiety.

Whether a white supremacist and even predatory medical system, it's unfortunately not surprising.

So what's the alternative?

How else can we take care of our health?

I'm Jay from Push Black, and you're tuned in to Black History Year.

So holistic health may not be something you hear all that often in Black circles.

You know what some might call the mind by the spirit connection.

But more and more of us are tapping into alternative forms of healing, many of which come directly

from our African ancestors.

So today we're sitting down with Afea Abambu to get honest about our health and challenge

Western medical systems.

Afea is a certified holistic health counselor, nutritionist and author who saw a need to decolonize

our approach to health and she's filling that space.

This is an episode about authentic Black love for our community, for each other, and how

it all starts with loving ourselves.

It's the topic I love, so I'm excited to share this interview with you all.

What does Black liberation look like to you?

I think liberation in general starts with self-discipline, self-knowledge, me personally

being in different movement groups and different times throughout my life.

But I realized if we don't start with self, then we can never move to another place.

You know, if you can't come to a meeting on time, you know, that's going to be an issue.

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