Multiracial Mental Health

What do multiracial clinicians consider when discussing race with their clients and their own family members? Dr. Alicia del Prado discusses her journey to becoming a clinical psychologist and researcher, focused on mixed-race Americans. She also shares about her experience co-founding the Asian American Psychological Association's Division on Multiracial and Adopted Asian Americans.LINKS:Dr. Alicia del Prado:www.drdelprado.comIG:@doctordelpradoAsian American Psychological Association's Division on Multiracial and Adopted Asian Americans:aapaonline.org/divisions/division-on-multiracial-and-adopted-asian-americans/It's Time to Talk and Listen: How to Have Constructive Conversations about Race, Class, Sexuality, and Gender in a Polarized Worldwww.newharbinger.com/9781684032679/its-time-to-talk-and-listen

Something different for today's podcast episode! As we move into a season of gratitude, hosts Shirin and Madrone offer their personal experiences of being multiracial as a way of expressing appreciation for the gifts, strengths, and resonances that come with a mixed identity.

In our fifth episode, Drs. Kelly Jackson and Gina Miranda Samuels discuss their book, Multiracial Cultural Attunement, which defines new concepts that help us understand and support mixed experiences.LINKSCenter for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago:https://csrpc.uchicago.edu/Gina Miranda Samuels bio:https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/directory/gina-e-miranda-samuelsKelly Jackson bio:https://kellyfjackson.wordpress.com/6-2/Kelly Jackson IG:https://www.instagram.com/kellyfayejackson

Lola Osunkoya LPCC describes her experience growing up in an all White family in Minnesota, and traveling to Nigeria to develop a relationship with her father. We discuss dating, identity development, and the complexities of living as a mixed person in the US. Lola is a liscended psychotherapist practicing in Golden Valley, MN and her practice is focused on supporting mixed/multiracial people, transracial and transnational adoptees, Queer & Trans BIPOC, and people navigating enm/poly relationships.Instagram:@neitherbothLola's Website:https://www.neitherboth.com/Lola's Book:Multiple Overlapping Truths: A Mixed-Race Identity Development Workbook

In our third episode, Trinidad and Tobago-based therapist Lara Baden-Semper shares about transparent therapist self-disclosure, IFS therapy with racially influenced parts, and personal experiences of the various labels multiracial people may contend with as they navigate different cultures.

In our second episode, Dr. Jennifer Noble offers insights into counseling mixed-race teenagers and their parents. Dr. Noble reflects on her lived experience as a dual-minority mixed-race woman and how her search for understanding led her to support others.LINKSDr. Jenn's therapy website:https://drjennpsych.com/Dr. Jenn's IG:@drjennpsychhttps://www.instagram.com/drjennpsych/