Mental health stigmas in POC communities with Dr Rupy Aujla and Agnes Mwakatuma

Mental health is a key component to our perception of our own beauty and self esteem. Although we’ve come a long way in terms of awareness, the subject of mental health is often still stigmatised amongst non-white cultures, and discussions around any mental health battles you may be facing seen as a taboo subject, e.g the issue of masking pain is especially still prevalent amongst non-white men. With the amount of challenges that 2020 has brought, there has never been a more important time to check in on our mental health, and to discuss this issue and push the agenda to understand that poor mental health is something we are all susceptible to. For this episode, Chi and Basma talk to Agnes Mwakatuma, founder of Black Minds Matter, and Dr Rupy Aujla (aka The Doctor's Kitchen) about their own experiences with mental health and why the stigmas still exist within black and brown communities. From religious cultures and household matriarchs, to the eurocentric models of mental health care in the UK, our guests share guidance and solutions to help bring more healthy conversations about mental well being. Unpretty Podcast https://www.instagram.com/unprettypodcast/ https://twitter.com/unprettypodcast Black Minds Matterhttps://www.instagram.com/blackmindsmatter.uk/ http://blackmindsmatter.co.uk/ Dr Rupy Aujlahttps://www.instagram.com/doctors_kitchen/ https://www.thedoctorskitchen.com Bristol Cable: Misunderstood and excluded: How to build mental health services fit for diverse communities - https://thebristolcable.org/2020/10/misunderstood-and-retraumatised-black-services-users-speak-out-about-their-experiences-of-mental-health-provision-bristol/ British Vogue: Your Black Friends Are Still Exhausted, Check On Their Mental Wellbeing - https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-exhaustion-mental-health Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive - https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Reasons-to-Stay-Alive-by-Matt-Haig-author/9781782116820 #IAMWHOLE founded by Jordan Stephens - https://www.whole.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.