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Stay Mentally Dope

Stay Mentally Dope

Written by: Charmaine Beasley LPC-S & Jasmine Bishop LPC-S
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Mental health just ain’t the same for Black folks. Join Charmaine & Jasmine, two licensed therapists obsessed with Black culture, as they: -Unpack your favorite throwback movies. (And ruin some along the way). -Decode why Black parents refuse to apologize. (Spoiler: it's not what you think.) -Help you ditch the struggle love cycle. (Because honey, you deserve more!) Want to level up your own mental health journey or just want to laugh while trying to make sense of this life, hit that subscribe button, boo. This journey about Black mental health is gonna be DOPE!Charmaine Beasley, LPC-S & Jasmine Bishop, LPC-S Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Therapist Reactions to Reddit Stories -Boundaries in Relationships | Stay Mentally Dope
    May 7 2026

    Reddit has a lot of stories about boundaries in relationships and in this episode we are talking about it. Charmaine and Jasmine, your two favorite mental health therapists will discuss Reddit stories discussing boundaries and relationships and give their reactions and thoughts. 00:00 introYoutube version at: https://youtu.be/ZN-k4xbh4wwMental health x Black culture #Blackculture #mentalhealth #therapy #blacktherapist #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackmovies #blackwoman #blackwomenoftiktok #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenpodcasts #therapistpodcast #fortheculture ##mentalhealthpodcast #mentalhealthjourneyPodcasts for womenmental health podcast podcast for black womensetting boundariesrelationship boundarieswhat are boundariesPersonal boundariesReddit stories aitahr/aitah r/aita

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    36 mins
  • J. Cole’s 1985: Mentorship, Mental Health, and Maturity| Stay Mentally Dope
    Apr 26 2026

    We’re breaking down J.Cole’s song 1985 and getting real about mentorship, mental health, what it means to respond and maybe just react. It is judgement? Is it growth or ego? Does constructive criticism hit differently in black culture? Join your two favorite mental health therapists, Jasmine and Charmaine, as we discuss this. Let’s talk about it.


    Mental health x Black culture #jcole #emotionalintelligence #mentorship #Blackculture #mentalhealth #therapy #blacktherapist #blackyoutube #blackpodcast #blackmovies #blackwoman #blackwomenoftiktok #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenpodcasts #therapistpodcast #fortheculture ##mentalhealthpodcast #mentalhealthjourney #emotionalmaturity Podcasts for womenmental health podcast podcast for black womenMental healthWhat causes defensiveness in a person?How to react when someone is defensive?What kind of trauma causes defensiveness?

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    32 mins
  • Love Jones: Anxious & Avoidant Attachment Styles
    Apr 16 2026

    Three questions: do you know your attachment style, have you seen the movie Love Jones, AND have you ever been in a Love Jones type relationship? Nina and Darius had their ups and downs but the love story was epic. In this episode, join your two favorite black therapists as we talk about anxious and avoidant attachment styles and how it affects communication and relationships, pattern cycles, and how to recognize it and heal.


    00:00 Intro

    01:40 Overview of the attachment styles

    05:44 Love Jones overview

    08:00 Did Darius have anxious attachment?

    13:55 Communication issues between attachment styles -

    -assumptions

    -keeping a back up roster

    -not showing all your cards

    -fantasizing about ex

    -not resolving issues

    -not having accountability

    -being reactive

    -having different emotional regulation and conflict styles

    25:30 Why recognizing your attachment is so important & being attracted to a partner with different attachment

    29:05 therapists thoughts on avoidant and anxious couple conflict resolution

    Follow us: Stay Mentally Dope (@staymentallydope) • Instagram photos and videosTikTok - Make Your Day FB:staymentallydope | FacebookMental health x Black culture Podcasts for womenmental health podcast podcast for black womenMental health#attachmentstyles #couplestherapy #mentalhealth #selflove #mentalhealthpodcast #blackwomenshealth #lovejones #lovejonesmovieWhy did they break up in Love Jones?

    Can an avoidant and anxious relationship work?

    how to make anxious-avoidant relationship work

    How to handle an avoidant partner?

    fearful avoidant vs dismissive avoidant

    anxious attachment style healing

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    33 mins
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