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The Girlfriends S4/Bonus Ep 2: A Girlfriends Guide to Healing in The Aftermath of Trauma
January 5, 2026·35 min·3 clips
Myesha Hill describes initially rejecting her own depression diagnosis as 'white people stuff' and seeing mental health stigma as rooted in post-traumatic slave syndrome and the strong Black woman stereotype.
As heard by us
A steady conversation about trauma, therapy access, and the community work that makes healing possible.
Myesha Hill comes through as an activist and author shaped by lived experience, with a background that also includes work as a former deacon and pastor.
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If you want a trauma-healing conversation centered on Black women's mental health work, start here.
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