Couched in Color

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The Couched in Color Podcast is designed to elevate conversations about mental health in diverse communities. You’ll hear from mental health experts, thought-leaders, people with lived-experience, celebrities, influencers, and everybody in between. Remember to like, subscribe, and turn on your notifications so you are updated of each episode. New episodes will be released Thursday mornings!

Couched in Color is hosted by Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, an internationally recognized psychologist, author, and mental health correspondent. She is also the Founder of The AAKOMA Project, a 501©3 nonprofit organization that works to address the unmet mental health needs of intersectional youth and young adults of color (including LGBTQ youth and those with disabilities).

Couched in Color’s Season 3 music is produced by Mark “King” Batson (Superproducer of your favorite artists and Grammy award winner for albums with Eminem and Beyoncé)

S3E5: Beyond the Red Carpet: A Life Redirected to Service with Shanti Das

Aug 25, 2022

In episode 5 of Couched in Color, Dr. Alfiee celebrates the comeback/reinvention of Shanti Das and her “Silence the Shame” mission.

Shanti, well known in the entertainment industry for her work with some of music’s top talent –like OutKast, Usher, Prince, TLC, Toni Braxton, and Erykah Badu, to name a...

S3E4: New Mental Health Models for All Generations of Black Men Featuring Douglas Reed & Reginald A. Howard

Aug 18, 2022

In Episode 4, Dr. Alfiee speaks with two “brothers” serving the Black Men Heal mission, expanding the non-profit’s free online therapy out into the world with an ongoing tour in various cities across the U.S.

The two guests not only work for Black Men Heal, but they each have used the organization’s free therapy...

S3E3: Knowing That You Are Enough Featuring Adrienne “Gam” Norris

Aug 11, 2022

In this third episode of Couched in Color, Dr. Alfiee goes deep with guest Adrienne Banfield Norrris, better known as “Gammy” or “Gam” from Red Table Talk, a popular talk show with candid conversations among three generations of Black women.

Gam is the mother of Jada Pinkett Smith, mother-in-law of Will Smith,...

S3E2: Healing and Holding Hands with Maya Smith and Shadille Estepan of Born This Way Foundation

Aug 4, 2022

In this second episode of Season 3 of Couched in Color, Host Dr. Alfiee interviews two members of Lady Gaga’s team from her Born This Way Foundation (based on her “freedom song” of the same name).

Born This Way was created in 2012 to support the wellness of young people and empower them to build a kinder,...