Black Mentality Podcast

What does it mean to constantly be “the only one” in the room? And what happens when visibility starts to feel like pressure instead of power? In this deeply reflective episode of the Black Mentality Podcast, we sit down with Ruth and Geskeva, two powerful voices working across career equity, leadership, and culturally responsive mental health to unpack what it truly means to navigate Black identi...

hat if gratitude was more than just “being thankful”? What if it could help you process anxiety, navigate difficult seasons, strengthen your relationships, and reconnect with purpose? In this deeply heartfelt episode of the Black Mentality Podcast, we sit down with Henrietta Amevor, founder of Good Gratitude, actress, creative, and community builder. We have a vulnerable conversation about healing...

In this episode of the Black Mentality Podcast, we explore the deep-rooted fear of water in Black and migrant communities, and how cultural beliefs, access, and past experiences shape our relationship with swimming. Joined by Ennia Jones, we unpack aquaphobia, generational narratives, and the mental blocks that keep many adults out of the water. More importantly, we explore how to rebuild confiden...

20- Why Black Women Struggle to Speak Up | Healing, Boundaries & Finding Your Voice by Black Mentality Podcast

What does belonging truly mean for Black and African Australians  In this episode of Black Mentality, Daniel Olasoji, community organizer and co-founder of African Youth Alliance, shares his journey from growing up in church-centred Nigerian community spaces to creating platforms that celebrate, empower and connect African communities across Australia   

In this episode of Black Mentality, we dive into culturally safe mental health care, why therapy is not just for people in crisis, and what it truly means for Black and African communities to feel safe in therapeutic spaces. Heather (founder of Sokotherapy) unpacks the impact of code-switching in therapy, why clients shouldn’t have to teach their therapists about their culture, and how emotional s...

This conversation with Kholi is an intimate, layered reflection on storytelling, migration, identity, privilege, healing, and why context matters.     From family histories and boarding school experiences to libraries as refuge, therapy as a tool for unlearning, and the need for Black-led cultural institutions, this episode explores how stories help us understand ourselves and each other beyond he...

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: @amberprofesses Let's talk Black: Dr Amber Johnson, "Examining associations between racism, internalized shame, and self-esteem among African Americans" Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Special guest: Simba Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Let's just chat today... Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro.

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: @alittlelagos Let's talk Black: Xavier Mulenga's essay- "Black men, White women" https://docs.google.com/document/d/19RN-k997KMMoXBiUYzBR-CUk4zVjJ_drDgbNZzqFIas/edit Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: @dunehealthandwellbeing Let's talk Black: Dr Vernon L Andrew's article "Self-Reflection and the Reflected Self: African American Double Consciousness and the Social (Psychological) Mirror" Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Let's talk Black: Xavier Mulenga's essay- "Black men, White women" https://docs.google.com/document/d/19RN-k997KMMoXBiUYzBR-CUk4zVjJ_drDgbNZzqFIas/edit Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Let's talk Black: Xavier Mulenga's essay- "Black men, White women" https://docs.google.com/document/d/19RN-k997KMMoXBiUYzBR-CUk4zVjJ_drDgbNZzqFIas/edit Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: Insta: @blacklovepage @issarae @weare.the.movement Let's talk Black: Xavier Mulenga's essay- "Black men, White women" https://docs.google.com/document/d/19RN-k997KMMoXBiUYzBR-CUk4zVjJ_drDgbNZzqFIas/edit Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: Insta: @augustinc_ @immployment_connect @jackieaina Let's talk Black: Newman, Scarlett L., "Black Models Matter: Challenging the Racism of Aesthetics and the Facade of Inclusion in the Fashion Industry" (2017). Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Special guest: @_nessawoode @_uncommonpodcast Betting on Black: Insta: @finding.nyande @_cherono_ @the.science_catapillar @elainewelteroth Let's talk Black: Celebrating the Strengths of Black Youth Naidi Okeke-Adeyanju et al 2014, Celebrating the Strengths of Black Youth: Increasing Self-esteem and...

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: Insta: @callmejudeeaa @temgaziofficial @henrietta.enyonam @drtmdune @2sydneystylist @fourrell @BlackBoyCreates (Youtube) and @kobla_photography Let's talk Black: Habibis, D., Taylor, P., Walter, M and Elder, C. 2016 Telling it like it is: Aboriginal perspectives on race and race r...

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: @nyadolnyuon @thehealing_process Let's talk Black: Racialised DARVO framework Sarah J. Harsey, Eileen L. Zurbriggen & Jennifer J. Freyd (2017) Perpetrator Responses to Victim Confrontation: DARVO and Victim Self-Blame, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 26:6, 644-663, D...

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: @thefolkmag, @crwnmag, @setthetoneau, @thecoach_muvindi, @alltogethernow.org.au Let's talk Black: Mathews, T. J., & Johnson, G. S. (2015). Skin complexion in the twenty-first century: The impact of colorism on African American women. Race, Gender & Class, 22(1-2), 248-274. Music c...

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Betting on Black: @africamediaaustralia, @celebrateafricans_nsw, CelebrateAfricanAustralians.org, African Professionals of Australia, African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific and Dr Virginia Mapedzahama Research/(er) cited: Dr Virginia Mapedzahama "Black nurse in white space? Reth...

Intersecting the everyday Black Australian experience with our mental health needs. @BlackMentality_ Music credit: African Scream (Marimbas) · Dotorado Pro