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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)

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S3E14: Building Bridges Featuring Kheira Bekkadja

Oct 27, 2022

In this episode, guest Kheira Bekkadja, a Muslim Algerian American college student making an impact in mental health, inspires listeners with her insights on grounding in self-care and positive affirmations.


As an example, she shares the Muslim practice of praying five times, at set times during the day, as challenging...

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S3E13: Spreading Hope Through Content Creation Featuring Gigi Robinson

Oct 20, 2022

In this episode, 24-year-old guest Gigi Robinson, a master content creator, graduate student and model, shares insights for living with chronic illness and addressing mental health issues, inspired to use her story to move the masses through her highly successful social media channels.

She calls the Internet...

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S3E12: When You Hear Me, You Hear Us Featuring Brooke Simpson

Oct 13, 2022

In this episode, singer-songwriter Brooke Simpson, who just made her Broadway debut in the revival of 1776, shares the impact her culture as an Indigenous woman has had on her creativity.

From her early days dressing and dancing for her tribe’s “pow wow” ceremonies, she learned “to bleed creativity” into the...

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S3E11: Creating the Right Parenting Mindset Featuring Dr. Ann-Louise T. Lockhart

Oct 6, 2022

Couched In Color | Season 3 | Episode 11

In this episode, guest Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart, a pediatric psychologist, parent coach and widely followed social media expert, shares profound insights on ways to create a healthy mindset that takes the blame off the child. This mindset empowers parents and primary caregivers.

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