Mind the Culture is born out of an unwavering curiosity for Blackness and the various ways in which it presents in culture, society, Eurocentric spaces and how all the above is nuanced within the diaspora.
For most multicultural communities, personal investment into health care is prioritised given the greater predisposition to poorer health outcomes. However, there seems to be a focus on just certain disease, those are widely known and at times hereditary but how often do we become advocates or learn about other disease such as intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses and specific female - only conditions. In this episode we challenge the notion of ignorance is bliss when it comes to our health as women and how culture and colonisation intersect with the way we view healthcare.
7 Feb 2021
The intersection of culture and gender norms
In a patriarchal society our conceptions of gender are often skewed in favour of the man. Does this extend to how we view gender norms within our respective cultural groups? Do we encourage matriarchal systems or do we stick with the status quo with men on top?
19 Jan 2021
Let's recap 2020
2020 has certainly for the majority of us, taken more than it has given. As we settle into the New Year and try to summon motivation and purpose, let us recap on what the year 2020 has taught us and how to move forward.
13 Sept 2020
Professional spaces as a Black Millenial
In world where we occupy so few spaces and with limited influence and power, particularly under the umbrella of capitalism. How do we change our narratives and break through glass ceilings within the professional sector?
28 Jul 2020
Cross cultural intersections of Mental Health w. Dr. Elijah Marangu
This episode is the first of many addressing mental health and the stigma that is attached to it in all communities and especially among people of colour. We crack the surface by discussing differences in naming, integration or contention between the West and the African continent and overall perspectives towards help-seeking and engagement.
12 Jun 2020
Intergenerational Wealth Complex
Creating sustainable, inter generational wealth is paramount for multicultural people, especially when remittances are ingrained within the functionality of our culture. What are the impacts of continuing the cyclical nature of supporting families back home whilst still trying to maintain and develop your own financial independence.
3 May 2020
Is There Space For African Traditional Medicine
Juju, Witchdoctors, Sangomas, all are synonymous with African Traditional Medicine, but how true are these descriptions. This episode, initiates the dialogue around the validity of African Traditional Medicine and whether there is space for it within the Western contexts. Can these two practices intersect?
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