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Taraji P. Henson & Tracie Jenkins Talk Mental Health, Anxiety + More
Taraji P. Henson and Tracie Jenkins stopped by the show to open up the discussion on mental health and talk about The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation.
- Howard vs Hampton
- Mental health
- Traumatic experiences with death
- Building tough skin vs social media
- Taraji's son getting therapy
- Mental health in the black community
- Kids being misdiagnosed with ADD
- Taraji teaching special ed classes
- Advice for black parents
- Opening up about emotional distress when you're young
- Taraji's experience with therapy at a young age
- How relationships with parents affects you today
- The stigma of men not being vulnerable
- Why is the brain so difficult to to talk about
- Insurance and mental health
- Tracie's first mental breakdown
- Handling things that are beyond our control
- Tracie on avoiding triggers
- Self medicating
- The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
- Suicide being shamed
- No rehab in prisons
- Strong black women allowed to not be strong
- Debunk pregnant rumors
- Loving yourself before loving anyone else
Watch the interview below:
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