B.A.P.S. and the Cost of Code Switching

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of code switching and its mental health impacts, using the movie B.A.P.S. as a reference point.

"When they say how are you, what do you say?" "Living large and taking charge big boy!!!!" What does it look like to live your life authentically? Do you know what code switching is and have you ever thought of the potential mental health impact of it? We are talking about it all in this episode; the anxiety, the imposter syndrome, the pressure, and the survival of it all. Of course, we are also bundling it all up with the movie B.A.P.S.

People in this episode

Hosts: Charmaine Beasley, Jasmine Bishop

Topics covered

• code switching
• mental health
• authenticity
• anxiety
• imposter syndrome
• pressure

Keywords

• code switching
• mental health
• anxiety
• imposter syndrome
• authenticity
• B.A.P.S.

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: B.A.P.S.

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