Roundtable #4 - Cultural Awareness in Mental Health with Ashley McGirt and Sahaj Kohli

In this Roundtable episode, Doug and Meredith are joined by fellow therapist Ashley McGirt and therapist in training Sahaj Kohli for a conversation about cultural issues in mental health and the world around us. Ashley is a racial trauma specialist, speaker, and author. Sahaj is the founder of Brown Girl Therapy, a mental health community for children of immigrants. The conversation explores stigma, discomforts, comforts, and experiences of issues around culture in their lives and work in mental health.  

 

Mentioned in this episode:

Meredith Levy

Doug Friedman

Ashley McGirt - on Instagram @therapywithash

Sahaj Kohli - on Instagram @browngirltherapy

Dr. Joy Degruy

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

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