S27E9: Putting the Cape Down with Dr. Raquel Martin

Cultivating H.E.R. Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman

Cultivating H.E.R. Space

Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Hey lady! As many of you know a healing journey is more than face masks and bubble baths. It’s a deeply personal cultivation of all of your life’s experiences and the tools you’ve picked up along the way. It’s the way you find yourself to wholeness and build a life of meaning and fulfillment and it is hard and cyclical and takes effort. It takes real courage to get into the insides of yourself and choose to grow, but it’s possible and it’s worth it.

This week, Dr. Dom and Terri invite Dr. Raquel Martin, a licensed clinical psychologist and host of the Mind Your Mental podcast, to discuss the rigorous path to living a healed life and the enrichment and reward of finding a path that works for you. Mental health and therapy are buzzy right now but those words are more than a passing fad. Dr. Raquel offers a unique perspective via straight talk to illuminate how people can find a path to mental wellness that feels authentic for them. Sometimes that may be boundaries, sometimes that means finding a mental health professional to work with, but all of the time it requires divorcing our thoughts from the patriarchal and colonial constructs that we use to build our realities. Babygirl, that is neither easy nor is it quick work but it is necessary for lasting change.

Wise words were once spoken that it all starts with looking ourselves in the mirror. When we begin to do the tough work of having honest conversations with ourselves, being real about our needs and untangling the deep wounding we have as a people we can begin to see more light in our lives so that we can be the light out in this world.

Dr. Raquel may not be accepting clients but if you are ready to amplify your healing with support book a consultation with Dr. Dom or check our resources below for the right option for you! We love you for real, lady. Keep thriving!

Quote of the Day:
"You deserve rest that actually restores you, not just pauses you."
– Dr. Raquel Martin

Goal Map Like a Pro Workbook
Cultivating H.E.R. Space Sanctuary

Where to find Dr. Raquel Martin:
Website: Martin Psychological Services
Podcast: Mind Your Mental
Instagram: @raquelmartinphd
LinkedIn: Dr. Raquel Martin, PhD.
Facebook: RaquelMartinPhD
YouTube: @RaquelMartinPhD
TikTok: @raquelmartinphd

Resources:
Dr. Dom’s Therapy Practice
Branding with Terri
Melanin and Mental Health
Therapy for Black Girls
Psychology Today
Therapy for QPOC

Where to find us:
Twitter: @HERspacepodcast
Instagram: @herspacepodcast
Facebook: @herspacepodcast
Website: cultivatingherspace.com

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cultivating-h-e-r-space-uplifting-conversations-for-the-black-woman--5470036/support.

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0:00.0	On this week's episode of cultivating her space.
0:04.7	But you got to slow down, you got to recognize, you got to check in with your body.
0:07.9	The biggest thing that most black women and most black people and people don't get is it's easy to get to a 10 on the anger scale, on the sadness scale, on the frustration scale.
0:16.6	When you're waking up at an eight every day.
0:19.0	And so many people are waking up at an eight every single day.
0:21.9	And they don't even know it because they're like hustling and bustling.
0:26.0	Hey, lady, have you ever felt like the world just doesn't get you?
0:31.6	Well, we do.
0:34.4	Welcome to cultivating her space, the podcast dedicated to uplifting and empowering women like you.
0:41.0	We're your hosts.
0:42.7	Dr. Dominique Roussard, an educator and psychologist.
0:45.9	And Terry Lomax, a techie and transformational speaker.
0:49.6	Join us every week for authentic conversations about everything from fibroids to fake friends
0:56.3	as we create space for black women to just be.
1:02.5	Before we dive in, make sure you hit that follow button and leave us a quick five-star review.
1:07.4	Lady, we are black founded and black owned and your support will help us reach even more
1:12.3	women like you. Now, let's get into this week's episode of Cultivating HerSpace. It's Dr. Dom here
1:21.5	from the Cultivating HerSpace podcast. Are you currently a resident of the state of California
1:27.3	and contemplating starting your therapy journey?
1:31.3	Well, if so, please reach out to me at Dr. Dominique Broussar.com.
1:37.5	That's D-R-D-O-M-I-N-I-Q-U-E-B-R-O-U-S-S-A-R-D.com to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
1:52.6	I look forward to hearing from you.
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