About this episode

Eliot interviews author Rayelle Davis about her new book and her work as a therapist in rural communities.

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Rayelle Davis about her new book MONEY IN THE MOUNTAINS. Rayelle Davis is a licensed therapist specialising in generational trauma in rural working-class communities. She started working as a counsellor in 2016, witnessing the personal stories behind the opioid epidemic, and has gone on to run her own private practice. She is currently working towards her doctoral degree in Counsellor Education and Supervision at Duquesne University. She lives in western Maryland.

People in this episode

Host: Eliot Parker

Guest: Rayelle Davis

Topics covered

• interview
• generational trauma
• opioid epidemic
• rural communities
• counseling
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duquesne University

Books & works: MONEY IN THE MOUNTAINS

Places: western Maryland

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