This is a quick turn-around episode as a response to what’s going on worldwide with the riots and protest that we’re set off by the murder of #GeorgeFloyd and so many other innocent black people whose names we don’t know.

As black people, we feel that its important to recognise this moment and share some perspective on how to use this global momentum that we now have regarding race relations. We also want to highlight the connection between Racism & mental health and explain how it affects us.

And we hope to empower our listeners to take action in a way that makes sense for you with your wellbeing as the first priority.

Our special guest in this episode is Karim Perrineau, the Founder & Director of New Beings.

New Beings is a civic & social organisation with a mission to empower, educate and inspire. New Beings create and deliver bespoke development workshops on diversity, equality and inclusion.

Please do share this episode with your loved ones or anybody that you know that might need to hear this conversation.

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Get in touch with Karim & New Beings

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/new_beings/?hl=en

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NewBeingsUK/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/new_beings?lang=en 

Organisations that Karim mentioned:

Operation Black Vote - https://www.obv.org.uk/

Black Lives Matter - https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Stand Up To Racism - https://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/ 

Black, African, Asian Therapy Network- https://www.baatn.org.uk/

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The Eriwellbeing podcast is a mental health and wellbeing podcast, healing black and brown communities through open and honest conversations about our mental health.

Hosted by Ruthie Zerai and Mikal Woldu.

Produced by  Ruthie Zerai, Mikal Woldu and @purecreationmedia

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Disclaimer:

While we hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, please note this is not a substitute for seeking professional help from licensed mental health professionals. Ruthie and Miki are not Mental health professionals, we are holding this space as community builders. We encourage you to seek professional help in your local area for any mental health concerns that you may be experiencing.