This is a very special episode… I recently co-authored a book (launching this May!) called “Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health: What Practitioners Should Know and Do” with Dr. Donna Baptiste. To celebrate our book launch, I invited Dr. Baptiste on The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast to talk all about it! Listen in to this episode as I welcome Dr. Donna Baptiste, a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and leader of the Counseling graduate degree program at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. In this episode, we talk about our goals and experiences writing the book as well as the impact we hope it has on Black women’s mental health and the world at large.IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT…Black women’s unique experience with gendered racism.Why we wrote “Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health”.The research study we conducted on Black women’s thoughts on therapy.How our research affected us.How we’ve woven our own lived experiences into the book.Dr. Baptiste’s top 3 favorite chapters & why.How this book will directly benefit Black women.and more!To order “Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health: What Practitioners Should Know and Do” visit https://www.amazon.com/Promoting-Black-Womens-Mental-Health/dp/1108823092.Other Resources Mentioned:“Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women” by Kumea Shorter-Gooden and Charisse Jones: https://www.amazon.com/Shifting-Double-Lives-Black-America/dp/0060090545 If you enjoyed this discussion, share it with a loved one, then…Leave a Rating & Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to show your love to The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast!Stream & Download The Unconditionally Worthy Podcast NOW for FREE on Apple Podcast, Google, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify!To connect further with Dr. Donna Baptiste:Email her: donna.baptiste@northwestern.edu To connect further with me:Visit my website: https://www.dradiagooden.com Connect with me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dradiagooden Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradiagooden Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adia-gooden-4b26751b Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YmazDGIWXDwRead the show notes and transcript here: https://dradiagooden.com/episodearchive/80This episode was produced by Crys & Tiana.Learn more at https://www.crysandtiana.com.