Episode #251 Healing Childhood Racial Trauma with Ashley McGirt-Adair
From The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema by Dr. Thema
May 31, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
Ashley McGirt-Adair discusses her journey of healing childhood racial trauma and shares insights from her book.
Ashley joins Dr. Thema and shares her homecoming journey from childhood wounds and empowering ways to heal. She also reads a moving narrative of racial trauma from her bestselling book: The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial Trauma and the Call for Culturally Responsive Care. Pick up your copy today. Ashley McGirt-Adair is a psychotherapist, TEDx international speaker, author, and the founder and CEO of the Therapy Fund Foundation, a nonprofit focused on eliminating barriers to mental health care in Black and historically excluded communities. She specializes in trauma, racial trauma, leadership, health equity, mental health, and self-care. Ashley holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, operating a private practice where she addresses racial trauma, depression, and anxiety. Featured in Forbes, MSNBC, and HuffPost, Ashley also serves as the NAACP State Area Conference Health Chair. Don't forget to subscribe and share. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast info@nextdaypodcast.com
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Thema
Guest: Ashley McGirt-Adair
Topics covered
- racial trauma
- mental health
- healing
- childhood wounds
- culturally responsive care
- health equity
Keywords
- racial trauma
- mental health
- healing
- psychotherapy
- self-care
- health equity
- trauma
- leadership
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Therapy Fund Foundation, NAACP, Forbes, MSNBC, HuffPost
Books & works: The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial Trauma and the Call for Culturally Responsive Care
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