So, how are you feeling? Is holiday grief trying to creep in? In today’s episode, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Ayanna Abrams offers supportive ways to set healthy boundaries in your relationships during this holiday season. This Syracuse University graduate encourages you to reinvent the holidays with family and friends both near and far. Dr. Abrams offers communication strategies that promote self-compassion and self-awareness as preventative measures to protect yourself from potentially toxic relationships. People pleasing is self-defeating and Dr. Abrams wants you to use this time to reaffirm yourself with new traditions and connections. Dr. Abrams completed her Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical Psychology and her M.A. in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and African American Studies at Syracuse University. Dr. Abrams is the CEO/Founder of Ascension Behavioral Health in Atlanta, GA and co-founder of Not So Strong, an initiative to improve the mental health and relationship functioning of Black women through the use of vulnerable storytelling. Her specialties include anxiety, depression and other mood disorders, entrepreneur mental health and relationship/marital counseling. She has extensive clinical experience working with people of color, specifically Black women, Black men and Black couples. She has been featured in the New York Times, Essence, Allure and MindBodyGreen, as well as AfroPunk, Therapy for Black Girls and Silence the Shame. To learn more about Dr. Abrams and her services, connect with her on IG @dr_ayanna_a or visit her website at AscensionBehavioralHealth.com.
Ascension Behavioral Health: https://www.ascensionbehavioralhealth.com/
Other Resources include:
Therapy for Black Girls Podcast: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/podcast/
The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation by Melody Beattie (Book)