Harmful language and symbols have consequences

Lambers Fisher joins Sheletta to discuss the Coast Guard reclassifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols after ruling they weren’t earlier in the week Lambers Fisher, MS, LMFT, MDIV, is a marriage and family therapist who has counseled individuals, couples, and families from a variety of cultural backgrounds, in private practice and non-profit organizations, as well as ministry environments. Lambers Fisher also hosts the “Diversity Dude Podcast”. Lambers joins Sheletta to talk about BIPOC Mental Health Month and his work as a therapist to destigmatize the seeking of mental health services within the BIPOC community. They discuss the barriers and generational beliefs that have often kept people from mental health care.