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Brenda and Elaine talk to Jessica Dueñas about her path to sobriety after years of addiction to alcohol.

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Jessica found a helpful community through the Sober Black Girls Club.  She also mentioned The Luckiest Club, an online sobriety support community, and the book Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel.

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Brenda and Elaine discuss their takeaways from their conversation with Jessica Dueñas.  This After-the-Show episode covers issues raised in the episode, “Dangerous Shame: Overcoming Alcohol Addiction with Jessica Dueñas” You may want to listen to that episode first.

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Ricki Fairley talks to Brenda and Elaine about how she overcame breast cancer with the support of her family, friends, and doctors.

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Ricki founded Touch: The Black Breast Cancer Alliance, which drives the collaborative efforts to work towards the common goal of eradicating Black Breast Cancer. She also benefited from and now partners with the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Brenda and Elaine discuss their takeaways from their conversation with Ricki Fairley.  This After-the-Show episode covers issues raised in the episode, “Supporting My Girls: Breast Cancer in Black Women.” You may want to listen to that episode first.

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In this episode, the Body Wealth Sisters talk to Lane, a young professional who has experienced anxiety since her early teens.  Fortunately, she has developed a set of tools that help her quiet the worries.

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Lane found her therapist through Therapyforblackgirls.com

The World Health Organization Fact Sheet on Anxiety Disorders provides a summary of symptoms and treatments.

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In this episode, Elaine and Brenda chat with Lesleigh Mausi who suffered with electric-shock-like pain for years before being diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia.  It took even more time for her to find a treatment that would provide lasting relief.

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Johns Hopkins Medicine provides a helpful description of trigeminal neuralgia. 

Lesleigh tried both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods of dealing with her pain.

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Today Brenda and Elaine talk with Lanita, a young woman who has used her life-long love of dance to help her stay healthy.

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Check out these studies that agree with Lanita that dance is good for both physical and mental health. 

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Just be With Me with Petra Thomas

In this episode, we share a special conversation with Petra, who has recovered from crippling depression and is now sharing her story in hopes of helping others who may be suffering. There is a content advisory for this episode.  Those who may find the topic of suicide distressing may want to skip this episode as it includes a brief discussion of suicidal thoughts.

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The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. From the US, you can reach the lifeline by dialing 988 or online at 988lifeline.org

Suicide risk factors and warning signs https://988lifeline.org/how-we-can-all-prevent-suicide/

The World Health Organization Fact Sheet on Depression includes overviews of symptoms and treatments

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Today Brenda and Elaine talk with Yolanda Ford about how she created a joy-filled life, including her choice to remain single for 77 years…and counting.

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Read how “Female Friendships Are the Unsung Secret to Longevity” in an Oprah Daily excerpt from Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy, by Sharon Malone, MD.

This AARP article describes how dancing can be good for brain health.

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Today Brenda and Elaine talk with Barbara Mondestin Krueger about her experience with rheumatoid arthritis.  She worked hard to create a treatment plan and care team to manage this chronic condition.

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You can find an overview of rheumatoid arthritis from Black Health Matters and check out Seven Ways to Manage RA During Winter from BlackDoctors.org