| Women are the backbone of our circles and their mental health is so important in their daily lives. Blk and Fit spoke with clinical social work/therapist Katherine Crooms about mental health and the Black community. African Americans suffer disproportionately from the stress of everyday life. Black women, in particular, bear the brunt of that stress, taking on the responsibility of not only themselves, but the lives of their children, husbands and partners, and those in their communities. “Black women have a higher rate of mortality as it relates to heart disease, but of course, stress affects our physical health. When we feel responsible for everything and everyone, that traumatic response to be overprotective, we don’t recognize the physical, emotional and mental stress it has on our bodies.” |
