We Out Here Keeping Secrets

Have you ever seen the movie ‘The Secret She Kept’? If you have not, go ahead and add it to your list. Matter of fact, watch it now and then come back and join us in this discussion of this movie. The movie stars the amazing Kyla Pratt as she plays a highly successful lawyer running for District Attorney who is hiding her battle with Schizoaffective Disorder. The movie shines light on serious mental illnesses as well as some of the problems with addressing serious mental illnesses in black communities. Join your two favorite licensed black therapists as we unpack this movie, serious mental illnesses and how they are depicted in media, their signs and symptoms, misinformation in understanding them, and needed communal and family support. Time stamps: 00:00 intro 02:10 overview 09:30 how mental health stigma can start at home 17:31 How avoidance of a problem only makes problems worse. 27:00 DSM diagnoses 29:15 why you HAVE TO have a good community (this includes a good psychiatrist) 37:22 mental health issues and self-esteem 40:38 Mental health issues are hereditary, learn your family history 43: 06 QTNA Podcasts versions are at: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentally-dope/id1673538196 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DiRPvXY1ua6ftLg5FR98Q?si=aa3601b4b9ca490f Amazon Music: ​​https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a85c229-4bd8-4526-a65d-66b453998bce/mentally-dope Mental health x Black culture #Blackculture #mentalhealth #therapy #blacktherapist #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackmovies #blackwoman #blackwomenoftiktok #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenpodcasts #mentalhealthjourney Podcasts for women mental health podcast podcast for black women What mental illness does Tia have in The Secret She Kept What is the stigma of Black women's mental health Why don't Black people talk about mental health most common mental health issues in the black community Can bipolar turn into schizophrenia Can a person with schizophrenia seem normal have episodes of normal with schizophrenia What triggers a schizophrenic episode How to support family with schizophrenia grow up in a dysfunctional family family dysfunction involved in schizophrenia stigma within families of mental health