Resources

“Be mindful of interactions that silence you, stress you, and belittle you.

You've survived that and don't want to go back there.

- Dr. Thema

[Clinical Psychologist, Dancer, Ordained Minister]

Healing Resources – Montreal Based

List of Mental Health Professionals of Colour in Montréal : https://bipocmentalhealth.tumblr.com/list

All Black Everything Montréal (Organized by Shanice Nicole) :https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DMJCUzFqNl53v79iYHBso8hBvkGJbdFIYU2iVZucwrM/edit#gid=0

Support Black Lives Movement in Montréal (Master list) : To be attached in follow-up email.

Cities Nearby :Resources for Black Healing and Support, Toronto Area : To be attached in follow-up email.

Healing Resources

Dr. Thema (PhD) : https://soundcloud.com/dr-thema-bryant-davis

Sonya Renee Taylor : https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/

The Villij : https://www.thevillij.com/

Irresistible : https://irresistible.org/

Well Collective : https://www.decolonizingwellnessto.com/

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN : https://www.nqttcn.com/

Liberate App : https://liberatemeditation.com/

Medic Reads : linktr.ee/medicreads ; www.medicreads.co.uk

Therapy for Black Girls : www.therapyforblackgirls.com

Alishia McCullough (LMSW) : IG @blackandembodied

Intersectionality Matters : https://aapf.org/podcast

Indigenous Circle of Wellness : https://icowellness.com/

Queer Africa Reads : https://www.instagram.com/queerafricanreads/

Dr. Oriowo (PhD) : https://www.annodright.com/drdonnaiglinks/

Minaa B. (LMSW) : www.minaab.com

Dr. Jennifer Mullan (PhD) : IG @decolonizingtherapy ; www.drjennifermullan.com

Healing in Colour : https://www.healingincolour.com/

Afrosexology : http://www.afrosexology.com/links

Healing Resources - 2Therapy for Black Men : https://therapyforblackmen.org/

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM) :https://www.beam.community

Generative Somatics : www.generativesomatics.org

Nedra Glover Tawwab : IG @nedratawwab ; www.nedratawwab.com

True North Insight Meditation (Online BIPOC Retreats) :https://www.truenorthinsight.org/index.php/en/programs/online-meditation-retreats (next retreat - June 27th & 28th)

Chris Johnson (yoga) : IG @itsmechrisjohnson ; https://restinpower.yoga/index.html

Race, Health & Happiness Podcast : http://racehealthhappiness.buzzsprout.com/

Black Men in White Coats : https://www.blackmeninwhitecoats.org/

Rosie Mensah : https://therosienutritionist.com/

The Unplug Collective : https://theunplugcollective.com/

Harriet’s Apothecary : http://www.harrietsapothecary.com/

Dr. Karl Kabasele (MD) : Twitter @drkarlkabasele

Dr. Onye Nnorom (MD) : Twitter @OnyeActiveMD

Dr. Chika Stacey Oriuwa (MD) : Twitter @chikastacypoet

Dr. Lisa Robinson (MD) : Twitter @DrLisaRobinson

Dr. Oni Blackstock (MD) : Twitter @DrOniBee

Dr. Uche Blackstock (MD) : Twitter @uche_blackstock

Articles

Ansell, D.A., McDonald, E.K. (2015). Bias, black lives, and Academic Medicine. New England Journal of Medicine, 372 (12), 1087-1089.https://provost.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ansell-and-McDonald-2015-Bias-Black-Lives-and-Academic-Medicine-NEJM-February-18-2019.pdf

Charles D., Himmelstein K., Keenan W., and Barcelo N. (2015). White Coats for Black Lives: Medical Students Responding to Racism and Police Brutality. Journal of Urban Health, 92 (6), 1007-1010. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11524-015-9993-9.pdf

Houshmand, S., Spanierman, L. B., & De Stefano, J. (2019). “I Have Strong Medicine, You See”: Strategic Responses to Racial Microaggressions. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 66 (6), 651-664. https://asu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/i-have-strong-medicine-you-see-strategic-responses-to-racial-micr

Lorde, A. The Uses of the Erotic : The Erotic as Power. https://uk.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/11881_Chapter_5.pdf

Olayiwola, J. (2016). Racism in Medicine: Shifting the Power. Annals of family medicine, 05; 14(3), 267-269. https://www.annfammed.org/content/14/3/267

Tervalon, M., Murray-García, J. (1998). Cultural Humility Versus Cultural Competence: A Critical Distinction in Defining Physician Training Outcomes in Multicultural Education. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 9, (2), 117-125. https://melanietervalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CulturalHumility_Tervalon-and-Murray-Garcia-Article.pdf

Wear, D., Zarconi, J., Aultman, J., Chyatte, M., & Kumagai, A. (2017, March). Remembering Freddie Gray: Medical Education for Social Justice. Academic medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 92(3), 312-317.http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2017

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What do you need to remain effective in your practice as a physician or to complete medical school? What is/are your sanity strategy(ies)?

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What are two ways you feel your studies has had a positive OR negative influence on the way you see the world, yourself, orwhat matters to you?What is your medical philosophy as a practitioner?

Reflections

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Does the medical curriculum (or your residency), take into consideration intersecting identities related to class, ethnicity/race/religion, disability/ableism, sexual and gender expressions?

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What is Self-Care?

Is a DELIBERATE activity (short or long-term) that we do to take care of our mental, spiritual, emotional, physical, and cultural health.

Is vital to improving our mood and reducing stress and/or anxiety.

Is key to a healthy relationship with others and importantly, yourself.

IMPORTANTLY, SELF-CARE IS ABOUT ::

SETTING BOUNDARIES

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Use an index card to create small, attainable, and realistic care goals.

Inventory

Self-Care Index Card: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sachac/

The Flow of Self-Care

Student; Resident; Staff, Faculty;

Any Human Being

HealthyBoundaries +

Self-Care Rituals +Social and

Professional Support

Resilient + Erotic Life (Audre

Lorde)

PoorBoundaries +

Unhealthy Coping Strategies +

Limited Support

Vicarious Trauma; Compassion Fatigue;

Burnout+

Dissatisfaction

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Medical/Healing Books (there’s so much more to add)

1) Put your body at ease : Find a comfortable space, sitting or lying down.2) Soften the belly and chest : Allow your breathing to take up space in your belly and

chest area. Take your time. 3) Recall feelings of love and kindness : Focus on you the area of your heart and recall

feelings of care, kindness, and friendliness. 4) Recite metta (“offering love to ourselves and others”) :

May I be safeMay I be healthyMay I be happyMay I be at easeMay I be filled with loving-kindnessMay I be peaceful

Loving-Kindness Practice – 4 steps Offered by JoAnna Hardy :: A (Vipassanā) practitioner and teacher and founding member of the Meditation Coalition.