{"id":12464,"date":"2018-01-16T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carryonfriends.com\/?p=12464"},"modified":"2023-11-04T22:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T02:19:08","slug":"cof-079-part-1-demystifying-mental-wellness-in-the-caribbean-community-with-shawna-marie-aarons-cooke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carryonfriends.com\/?p=12464","title":{"rendered":"Ep 79: Demystifying Mental Wellness in the Caribbean Community (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"buzzsprout-editor-preview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/685469\/episodes\/1920755?client_source=small_player&#038;iframe=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"display:block;border:0;\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 100px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><span title=\"Page 1\">Shawna Marie Aarons-Cooke, LCSW is a psychotherapist and healer on a mission empower souls worldwide to experience mental health, wellness and fulfillment in all aspects of life. She is the <a href=\"http:\/\/healingtruthcenter.com\/about\/\">Founder and CEO of Healing Truth Center<\/a>, as well as the Director for Mental Health Programs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguidancecenter.org\/\">The Guidance Center of Westchester<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div><span title=\"Page 1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div><span title=\"Page 1\">Shawna Marie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master&#8217;s degree in Social Work from New York University. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Mass Communications and Public Relations from Boston University in addition to ordinations from the Center for Holistic Living and the Church of the Holy Spirit United Divine Science Seminary.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<p>In this first installation of a two-part episode, Shawna Marie who knows of the stigma of mental wellness in the Caribbean Community begins to demystify mental wellness and explains:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>How &#8220;modeling&#8221; and the &#8220;messaging&#8221; we\u2019ve learnt from our surroundings is a major reason that causes us to look at mental wellness as a weakness or unfavorably.<\/li>\r\n<li>The shift to whole health.<\/li>\r\n<li>How our perception of mental wellness may cause us to not recognize when we need or the people around us need professional support.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Got questions? Send a message to Shawna Marie<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/healingtruthcenter.com\/contact\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Additional Resource<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencare.co\">Zencare.co<\/a> &#8211; To find therapists in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencare.co\/new-york-city\/therapists\/\">New York City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencare.co\/new-jersey\/therapists\/\">New Jersey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencare.co\/connecticut\/therapists\">Connecticut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencare.co\/massachusetts\/therapists\/\">Boston<\/a>, Rhode Island, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zencare.co\/chicago\/therapists\">Chicago<\/a> and Seattle.<\/li>\r\n<li>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zencare.co\/how-to-find-therapists-of-color\/\">6 Steps to Finding a Great Therapist of Color<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><strong>Carry On Friends &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/carryonfriends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carryonfriends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carryonfriends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div><em>Enjoyed the show? Please remember to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1HnDcMv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leave a rating and review in Apple Podcasts<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>[spp-reviews]<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shawna Marie Aarons-Cooke, LCSW is a psychotherapist and healer on a mission empower souls worldwide to experience mental health, wellness and fulfillment in all aspects of life. 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