“The Myth and Reality of Mental Health” - Perry Clark & Sekayi Edwards Interview

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Three Black Halflings

Leisure, Games

4.8 • 531 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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This week! Liv, Candace, and Jeremy are joined by licensed marriage and family therapists Sekayi Edwards, founder of Hidden Quest Therapy, and Perry Clark, therapist, podcaster, and founder of Untangled & Grow Counseling. Sekayi and Perry share their origin nerd stories and what first drew them into the therapy profession, reflecting on their personal journeys and experiences working as POC therapists within the mental health field. The conversation explores the realities of medical racism, its impact on care, and why representation and trust matter so deeply in therapeutic spaces. The episode also dives into Sekayi’s journey with music therapy, highlighting the power of creative approaches to healing and how therapy can take many different forms depending on the individual. Links mentioned in this episode include: Hidden Quest Therapy at https://www.hiddenquesttherapy.com Instagram at @hiddenquesttherapy Untangled & Grow Counseling at https://untangleandgrowcounseling.com Perry Clark’s podcast - Untying Knots: Minds and Souls Untethered. Also - did you miss out on our first 🎉FULLY FUNDED🎉 Kickstarter, the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City of the Black Rose Campaign setting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, in collaboration with ⁠⁠⁠Roll and Play Press? Well, good news! In the next few weeks, it'll be open to late pledges and pledge manager edits! So everyone gets a chance to grab a copy of the book and any extras you'd like! Follow the halflings: Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @livkennedy Candace: @candacethemagnificent Find all of our links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can buy all our lovely merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠as featured on Critical Role! Connect with us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What happens when two people who grew up in a very strange corner of Los Angeles look back and realize just how bizarre their upbringings really were?
0:09.0	They start a podcast, of course.
0:11.1	I'm Ashley Johnson.
0:12.3	And I'm Talas and Jaffe.
0:13.8	Before we became the internet people we are today, we spent our childhoods as working actors,
0:18.7	appearing in shows like growing pains and films like Mr. Mom.
0:21.8	In our podcast, Weird Kids, we're diving deep into our unique upbringings, our friendship
0:26.5	with each other, and all the delightfully odd interests we still carry with us today.
0:31.9	In each episode, we get to share stories of our youth, the things that bring us joy, the
0:36.6	problems that we face,
0:38.2	and occasionally the friends we've collected along the way.
0:41.1	If you're a misfit, an outcast, or just a weirdo who loves all things nostalgic and
0:45.7	unconventional, come take a seat at our table.
0:47.8	Each week, we'll be releasing previously members-only episodes on YouTube and all major podcast
0:53.2	platforms, with new episodes dropping exclusively and ad-free on beacon.tv.
0:59.5	Hello, Halflings. It's me, Liv Kennedy, and I'm joined today by...
1:07.0	Hi, everybody. It's Candace, also known as Candice's Magnificent, pronouns they, she, and a sprinkle of he. But I'm not alone here. No, no. We've got one more halfling in the house. Oh, yes, we do. I'm she-hit. Anyway, it's true. Is that a Jeremy? I'm also here. Hello, everybody. Oh, yes. My name is Jeremy Cobb. My pronouns are he-him, and Cadeem Barry calls me the actual wizard of the actual coast.
1:31.4	Oh.
1:32.2	Oh.
1:33.0	That's high praise.
1:34.7	Yes.
1:35.4	I'm the actual wizard of the real coast.
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