Take Me As I Am

Imani State of Mind

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

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Imani and Kam Law look back at how the GOAT Mary J. Blige has always been real and honest about her addiction and depression over the years, especially in her music. Plus, get ready to get your mental health questions answered on #GetYourMindRight. Send your mental health questions to [email protected] or call 424-235-0064‬. Content warning: This episode discusses child abuse.

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0:00.0	I love Mary J. Blige.
0:03.5	I love her.
0:04.6	When I first heard of her, when I first saw her, like, she reminds me of everybody that grew up, like, in my neighborhood, like in Harlem.
0:13.5	She had, like, the little three, like, dot earrings.
0:17.6	She might have had, like, pineapple waves.
0:19.5	Like, she had the whole, like, all her gear was all her gear was like totally, totally like New York and totally
0:24.1	totally uptown.
0:25.9	And I just, I always loved her.
0:27.7	And her voice was always so beautiful and she was always so able to emote and describe exactly
0:35.9	what she was feeling. My life, I listened to that, like, legit for
0:40.4	like six months straight. It was a soundtrack to my life. So Mary, if you're out here, if you're out
0:44.7	there listening to me, I love you with Simani, and maybe one day we'll get to me.
0:52.0	I just want to drop it hello.
0:54.3	Taking care of our minds is just as important as taking care of our body. I just want to drop it hell alone.
0:58.3	Taking care of our minds is just as important as taking care of our bodies.
1:00.2	But how do you even start that journey?
1:04.6	Think of Imani state of mind as your beacon of sanity on your path to getting your mind right.
1:06.0	We're in this together, y'all.
1:08.4	Let's get into an Imani state of mind.
1:10.2	Hi, everybody.
1:12.4	Welcome to a very special episode of Imani state of mind. I'm just kidding. Every episode is special, but this one is really special
1:16.7	because this one is about Mary J. Blige. I love her so much. So like I said at the top of the show,
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