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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Patrice N. Douglas LP, LMFT to explore what neurodivergence can look like through the lived experiences of Black people, particularly Black men. We talk about therapy, masking, survival, relationships, executive functioning, and the ways behaviors can be labeled as lazy, angry, difficult, or defiant when there may be something much deeper happening underneath.
We also dig into why therapy shouldn't be about fixing people, how cultural expectations shape the way neurodivergence is understood, and what becomes possible when we approach ourselves and each other with more curiosity, acceptance, and context. Dr. P also gives us a look at her upcoming workbook for Black men and the bigger goal behind her work: helping Black men exist more happily, authentically, and on their own terms.
neurodivergent Black men, Black men and neurodivergence, Black men mental health, neurodivergent Black men therapy, Black men and therapy, healing Black men, neurodivergence and identity, neurodivergence and masking, autism in Black men, ADHD in Black men, Dr. Patrice Douglas, The Neurodivergent Workbook
Intro and Outro music provided by byrdversion1 - "Understand" from the album Nevermore
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