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Social media accounts use platform to break down mental health stigmas Social media can be a toxic world at times but during the pandemic, it’s how many people have stayed connected. Author: Molly Brewer Updated: 6:09 AM EDT May 11, 2021 Social media can be a toxic world at times but during the pandemic, it’s how many people have stayed connected. For some, posts on sites like Instagram and TikTok have become platforms for breaking down mental health stigmas....

Related Links When Achea Redd used to go for annual checkups, she tried to discuss her restrictive eating patterns with her doctors and her fear that she might have an eating disorder. But because her body mass index (BMI) was in the “overweight” category, Redd’s primary care physicians refused to consider the possibility that she might be depriving herself of food and instead counseled her to lose weight, she said. It wasn’t until two years ago — when Redd, a Black woman, was 38 — ...

As soon as psychologist Whitney Raglin Bignall steps into a new patient’s room at the primary-care clinic where she works, she sometimes sees a bit of tension ease in the nervous parents and children staring back at her.  Their shy smiles of hello might suddenly reach up toward their eyes, their shoulders might relax a little once the invisible weight of history lifts from them.  Only about 5% of practicing psychologists are Black, and that number is even lower when it comes to those who s...

Achea Redds Crusade hzachariah@dispatch.com Achea Redd props four or five fluffy pillows behind her, burrows in under her bed’s thick down comforter and makes sure her ever-present steaming cup of coffee is within reach. Then she sets up her laptop for some Zoom calls and an afternoon of relaxation before she picks up her two kids from school. It’s a busy time for Redd. Tomorrow, she needs to squeeze in another round of interviews to promote her latest book, “Authentic You: A Girl’s Gui...