In this free webinar, Dr. Kim & Dr. Ayanna will discuss what vulnerability is, why it’s important for black women, what it could look like for you and how to determine if/when you’re ready to be vulnerable

In this week's episode Dr. Ayanna takes a brave step in sharing her story of overcoming financial anxiety. She authentically shares the impact of growing up without financial literacy, including leading her to make unhealthy money decisions and avoid paying debt for years. She openly shares the process she took to rewrite her money shame narrative and how she manages finances today.

Episode Highlights

• The identity we create around money 

• Knowing you safe spaces

• Growing confident in being authentic

• Experiences of being a first generation Caribbean 

• Exploring your authentic self in college

• Various types of financial anxiety 

• Managing finances in college

• Rewriting your narrative regarding money shame 

• The pressure to meet financial expectations  of other people 

• Black women and money conversations

Things you will learn in this episode:

• How Dr. Ayanna Abrams suggests we create boundaries at work

• How the Happy Hour hosts have navigated anxiety and panic attacks

• How FMLA protects you to take time away from your job for mental health reasons

• How to verify your FMLA with a doctor

• Why breathing and counting can slow your body down

• What exactly happens in our bodies during moments of panic and anxiety

• Mindfulness exercises to practice The 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 exercise for slowing down your body 

A black women’s mental health event, The Will to Be Well featured over 200 women and over 15 local Atlanta therapists, coming together to fellowship about our health and our collective needs.

A critical look at substance abuse and self-medicating in the entertainment business and how this affects one’s mental health.

This week’s episode features Dr. Ayanna Abrams, Licensed Psychologist. Dr. Abrams and I chatted all about couples counseling! She shared how she works with couples using EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy, gave some insight about how the fights we have with our partners are typically not at all about the thing we’re fighting about, and shared what it might look like if she worked with some of your favorite TV couples.