200: When the World Feels Loud: How to Manage External Stress

About this episode

The episode discusses the high levels of psychological stress experienced by Black women and offers strategies for managing external stress.

Send us Fan Mail Black women report high levels of psychological stress, with 51% stating it impacts their health and 22% reporting a major impact. Driven by race/gender discrimination, 20% experience chronic health conditions worsened by stress, often experiencing "weathering" or accelerated aging. Despite high stress, Black women are half as likely as white women to seek mental health treatment, with only 13% seeking help for specific disorders. -Healthline For breath work practice, c...

People in this episode

Hosts: Aleese Real, Esha Belle

Topics covered

• stress management
• mental health
• Black women
• psychological stress
• health disparities

Keywords

• psychological stress
• Black women
• mental health treatment
• chronic health conditions
• discrimination

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Healthline

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