#813 Racial & Generational Trauma – Ashley McGirt-Adair

Ashley McGirt Adair is a psychotherapist, author, and speaker specializing in racial trauma, crisis response, and racial equity. She speaks on generational trauma and its roots in slavery, as well as the cultural dynamics that shape how Black communities engage with therapy. She also shares her work at the Therapy Fund Foundation–a nonprofit she started–that focuses on removing financial, cultural, and systemic barriers to mental health access. Look for her book, The Cost of Healing in Silence.

More about Ashley

https://www.ashleymcgirt.com/

https://www.thecostofhealing.com/

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