What happens when mental health care fails to reflect lived reality?

In this episode of The WarriorHER Podcast, we sit down with Dr. LaNail Plummer founder of Onyx Therapy Group, counseling department chair, and author of The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women. We explore culturally responsive care, leadership, and what it takes to build systems that actually work for Black women.

This episode also includes an intentional segment on relationships, identity, and mental health for Black lesbian women and queer Black couples , grounded in lived experience, not performative inclusion.

What We Cover:

• Why mental health care is not neutral

• Building Onyx Therapy Group with integrity

• Culture, power, and misdiagnosis

• Relationships and mental health for Black women and queer couples

• Rest as a healing and leadership practice

  
  

  Relevant Links:

• Onyx Therapy Group: https://www.onyxtherapygroup.com

• Dr. Plummer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mahoganysunshine/

• Onyx Therapy Group Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onyxtherapygroup/

• Book (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Guide-Counseling-Black-Women/dp/132405347X

• Publisher (W. W. Norton): https://wwnorton.com/cbw

In this episode of The WarriorHER Podcast, we sit down with Kwamara Thompson — educator, philanthropist, angel investor, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for community empowerment.

From founding Thompson Education Consulting to launching micro-economies, investing millions into small businesses, and amplifying Black women’s voices through movements like I Am A Black Woman, Yes I Matter, Kwamara embodies what it means to lead with heart, strategy, and resilience.

We dive into:

• Building micro-economies and why ownership matters

• Navigating leadership as a non-techie founder in tech spaces

• Turning community empowerment into sustainable impact

• The power of collective resilience and sistahood across industries

Kwamara’s story reminds us that transformation doesn’t happen by accident — it happens when we create it with intentionality, courage, and community.

Key Takeaways & Timestamps:[00:00] – Introduction to Kwamara Thompson
[03:00] – Entrepreneurial journey and launching Thompson Education Consulting
[08:00] – Building “I Am A Black Woman, Yes I Matter” and impact in arts, business, and activism
[14:00] – Overcoming personal and systemic challenges through resilience and love
[20:00] – Leading innovation and creating accessible pathways in tech through BITE-CON
[25:00] – Cultivating strong boards, teams, and community ecosystems for impact
[30:00] – How entrepreneurs can use their platforms to build sustainable change
[36:00] – Legacy, love, and leadership moving forward

Connect with Kwamara Thompson:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwamaradenise/

• Instagram Movement: https://www.instagram.com/iamablackwomanyes/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwamarathompson/

• Website: https://www.tectalksolve.com/

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamablackwomanyes

  
  

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Building Billion-Dollar Dreams: Suneera Madhani on Entrepreneurship, Access, and Impact

In this episode of The WarriorHER Podcast, we sit down with Suneera Madhani — Unicorn founder, fintech powerhouse, CEO of Worth AI, founder of CEO School, and advocate for women in entrepreneurship.

After scaling Stax Payments to a billion-dollar exit, Suneera turned her experience into a mission: creating access to capital, breaking barriers for women and minorities, and inspiring the next generation of business leaders.

We dive deep into:

• The real journey behind building a billion-dollar business

• How Worth AI is changing financial access for small businesses

• The role of AI in leveling the playing field for underrepresented founders

• Lessons on risk, resilience, and building the right team

• Why women must uncap their dreams and trust their worth

Suneera shares candid insights about entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and her fight to change the narrative around women and leadership.
This is the conversation you did not know you needed.

[00:00] – Introduction to Suneera Madhani and her journey
[05:00] – Building Stax Payments and lessons from scaling to $1B+
[08:45] – Founding Worth AI and redefining small business financial access
[15:00] – The impact of machine learning and AI for founders
[20:00] – Building the right team: the number one factor in scaling
[30:00] – How CEO School is reshaping the future for women entrepreneurs
[36:00] – Emotional intelligence, risk-taking, and thinking bigger
[40:00] – Legacy-building and empowering the next generation

Connect with Suneera Madhani:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/

• CEO School: https://theceoschool.co/

• Worth AI: https://www.worth.ai/

  
  

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