Healing, But Make It Hood: Honoring the Culture’s Unconventional Mental Health Practices

Not every healing journey looks like a silent retreat or a $20 smoothie.Sometimes healing looks like crying with your auntie on the porch, blasting trap music while deep-cleaning your house, journaling your pain onto napkins, or catching a spirit at the family cookout.🎙️ In this episode of The Phat Girl Chronicles, we’re honoring the “hood therapies” that shaped us—the prayers, music, food, laughter, and rituals that kept us grounded when the world didn’t see our pain.Healing doesn’t have to be aesthetic. It just has to be real.🎧 We’re getting into:• How unconventional coping methods from our culture ARE valid forms of healing• Why communal spaces like cookouts, church basements, and block parties feel so therapeutic• How humor, music, and “hood rituals” became our therapy before therapy was accessible• Reclaiming pride in our ways of surviving and thriving• Honoring all the messy, beautiful ways we take care of ourselves✨ Healing is layered, healing is cultural, and healing is OURS.Tap in and let’s celebrate the magic in how we survive and love on ourselves.You know we love bringing y’all the real, the raw, and the relatable — but it’s even better when you’re part of the conversation! So don’t be shy — connect with us, comment, share your thoughts, and tell us how this episode hit you!Let’s keep the convo going:Instagram: @thephatgirlchroniclesFacebook: facebook.com/thephatgirlchroniclesTwitter/X: @pgcpodcastYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/ThePhatGirlChroniclesYou42: https://www.you42.com/channel/1647Did something we said today make you laugh, cry, or go “whew, I needed that!”?Then go ahead and:💥 Share this episode with your crew💫 Drop us a 5-star review💌 Let us know how this episode gave you life!Leave your thoughts here: https://www.facebook.com/thephatgirlchronicles/reviewsAnd make sure you’re tuned in weekly on all your favorite platforms:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Google Podcasts🎧 Audible🎧 Pandora🎧 iHeartRadio🎧 Amazon Music🎥 Spotify🎥 YouTube🎥 You42🎥 Facebook🎥 leorachel.comWant to help us keep creating dope content and uplifting conversations?Sponsor or donate:Venmo – @pgcpodcastPayPal – PayPal.me/pgcpodcastMusic featured in this episode is used for entertainment purposes only. We do not claim ownership of any songs played, and all rights belong to the respective artists.