Essential Mental Healing

Essential Mental Healing is a podcast geared towards promoting mental health healing, motivation, and healthy ways to deal with problems around the topic. We will explore different avenues of mental health including but not limited to therapy, trauma healing, beliefs, anxiety, depression, parenting, holistic healing, disparities in communities and mental health and so much more. We will have fun and laugh and get deep and cry but we will do it in love while discussing our journey and others in the most positive way.Visit every other Thursday for a new episode! It's Therapy Thursday!

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Episodes

Sex Addiction

Send us a text It's Therapy Thursday!! In this episode we will be discussing Sex Addiction. What is it? Can you heal from it? Can your partner heal from it? Everything you need to know around the addiction and how to get help from it. Clifford J. Clark joins us for this episode as a certified sex addiction therapist. He has all the answers to the questions you may have. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale Guest Clifford J. Clark LLMSW, CSAT Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cliffordjclark/...

Mar 17, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Loving Me Is More Important Than What You Think

Send us a text It's Therapy Thursday!! In this episode we will discuss being judgement free, setting boundaries with parents and friends, being ok with letting go of people who bring toxic energy in your space and more. Our guest Quentin (Q) Warren shares some really insightful words on how he maintains his positive energy and protects his space. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale Guest Quentin D. Warren Instagram https://www.instagram.com/queue.entertains/ Twitter https://twitter.com/Queue...

Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Loving Our Black Men

Send us a text It's Therapy Thursday!! In today's episode we will discuss how to love our black men. How some feel being emotional is a weakness and how some traumas can prevent them from accepting love. Also how love languages can change throughout a relationship. Joining us again is Tima Tucker, Licensed Master Social Worker. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale Guest Host Tima Tucker LMSW, CCTP, eas-c visit the website at https://www.essentialmotivation.com/ visit the store at https://shop...

Feb 17, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Faith Heals Me

Send us a text It's Therapy Thursday!! In this episode we dig into what faith is to us individually and how it has aided in how healing. Faith not to be confused with religion. We all have faith in something but maybe not the same thing. Christina Benjamin is our guest who has leaned on her faith since she was a young girl. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale Guest Host Christina Benjamin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbenjaminmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChristinaBenjamin...

Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Healing, Coping and Co-existing With Trauma Pt 2

Send us a text It's Therapy Thursday Bonus!! This is part 2 of how we heal, cope and co-exist with trauma in the black community. We continue to share and discuss specific events that happened in our lives such as diseases that hindered our thinking and the death of a loved one . We have a special guest Ericka Murria joining us in this discussion. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale Guest Host Ericka Murria Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hi_im_ericka/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/e...

Jan 27, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Healing, Coping and Co-existing With Trauma Pt 1

Send us a text It's Therapy Thursday!! In this episode we will discuss being realistic about how we heal, cope and co-exist with trauma in the black community. We touch on subjects like raising kids with the hard truth of racisms and personal trauma, George Floyd, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and more. We have a special guest Ericka Murria joining us in this discussion. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale Guest Host Ericka Murria Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hi_im_ericka/ Facebook https:...

Jan 20, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Loving With All Of Me!

Send us a text It's Therapy Thursday!! In this episode we will discuss LOVE! We talk about romantic love, parent and child love, and friend love. Do you know love? Have you had a great love? Can you love beyond grief? These are all discussed and of course we share our personal experiences. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale visit the website at https://www.essentialmotivation.com/ visit the store at https://shopessentialmotivation.com/ Instagram instagram.com/essentialmotivationllc To be a ...

Jan 06, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Seasonal Depression

Send us a text Therapy Thursday!! In this episode we will discuss what seasonal depression may look like and how the Holidays can impact that season. We also share how we deal with our time with loved ones who have passed. We do a lot of laughing and hope to uplift your sprits in today's episode!! Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale visit the website at https://www.essentialmotivation.com/ visit the store at https://shopessentialmotivation.com/ Instagram instagram.com/essentialmotivationllc ...

Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Generational Parenting in the Black Community

Send us a text Therapy Thursday!! In this episode we talk about parenting over different generations. How many older generations handled choosing to keep secrets over being open with their children thinking they were protecting them. We discuss the difference between the do as I say and not as I do mentality vs the let's respect each other mentality. You will learn so much about Janet's past and how she has evolved as a parent to a grandparent after childhood pain. Also how my upbringing has imp...

Dec 09, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Trauma Yoga

Send us a text Therapy Thursday!! (Thankful Thursday) Happy Thanksgiving!! In this episode we will discuss trauma yoga. Trauma is not only something that shows up in our behaviors but it also manifests itself in our physical bodies. We take the time to discuss the differences in trauma yoga compared to traditional yoga and as always we discus some of our personal experiences. Dominique is a certified trauma yoga instructor with over 500 hours of training. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale ...

Nov 25, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Trauma Healing

Send us a text Therapy Thursday!! In this episode we will discuss Trauma. We will talk about different kinds of trauma and ways to heal from them. This is a safe place and a judgment free place. We will be honest and get raw. Learn something new and begin your healing journey! Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale and Tima Tucker LMSW, CCTP, eas-c visit the website at https://www.essentialmotivation.com/ visit the store at https://shopessentialmotivation.com/ Instagram instagram.com/essentialm...

Nov 11, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Intro to Mental Healing

Send us a text It's Therapy Thursday! In this episode you get to meet the host and co-host of this show. We will discuss the differences between psychologist, counselors, life coaches, psychiatrist and holistic healing. We want you to be comfortable in your mental healing and what is right for you! This is only the beginning. Host Candace Fleming Co-host Janet Hale and Tima Tucker LMSW, CCTP, eas-c visit the website at https://www.essentialmotivation.com/ visit the store at https://shopessential...

Oct 28, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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