Okay, But How Are You REALLY Doing?

Imani State of Mind

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Hobbies, Education, Leisure, Self-improvement

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Between COVID and the most recent protests against police brutality, ""how are you?"" is a loaded question right now - especially for Black folks! Imani talks with reporter Priska Neely about the cognitive dissonance of getting check-in texts from her white friends (you can read her essay in The Cut about those texts here: https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/i-dont-need-your-check-in-texts.html), plus how Priska takes care of her mental health while reporting on traumatic events for her job.

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0:00.0	I was texting my friend a couple of months ago when she asked, things have been so crazy lately,
0:06.4	how are you really doing? I told my friend that I was feeling more anxious recently because of the
0:12.6	spike in hate crimes and police brutality, and she replied, well, you make that doctor money girl,
0:17.9	so you'll be fine. I was so frustrated and low-key mad because this person made me feel as though my feelings
0:25.6	weren't valid, and that hurt me deep down inside.
0:29.6	I remember later when I made mention of how her reply made me feel, she played it down like,
0:35.6	oh, I didn't even mean it like that.
0:38.0	I felt so dejected because it made me feel like I was crazy or I was overreacting.
0:43.6	But in hindsight, I know I wasn't overreacting.
0:46.9	I also recognize that when it comes to my feelings about racism, that I should really just watch my mouth.
0:52.7	So I don't end up sharing too much with someone who is not
0:55.7	worthy of knowing my emotions.
1:00.5	I just want to drop it hello.
1:03.5	Taking care of our minds is just as important as taking care of our bodies. But how do you even
1:07.9	start that journey? Think of Emani state of mind as your beacon of sanity on your path to getting your mind right.
1:13.4	We're in this together, y'all.
1:14.6	Let's get into an Imani state of mind.
1:17.9	Welcome back to Imani state of mind.
1:20.4	Cam, how was your week?
1:21.7	It was a long week, and I am getting...
1:26.3	I don't want to say stir crazy because that's not it, but it almost feels like
1:30.4	can we go through this any longer? I'm ready. I'm ready for it to be over, but it's so not over,
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