The Inclusive Minds Podcast
The Inclusive Minds Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to the Inclusive Minds podcast hosted by Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross. This podcast was inspired by the book of which I'm a co-editor entitled Anti-Blackness and the Stories of Authentic Allies Lived Experiences in the Fight Against Institutionalized racism. If you're a psychologist, a social worker, an addiction professional, a health care provider, or anyone who wants to broaden your horizons, then this podcast is for you. The goal of the podcast is to help you understand some of the more complex issues facing our culture today. My guests are experts in their fields and will be talking about a wide array of topics, including cross-cultural issues, the intersection of race and trauma, social justice, and health inequities. They will be sharing both their lived experiences and their expert opinions. The goal is to give you a felt experience and let you know that you're not alone in being confused by these complex issues. We want to provide nuanced information with context that will enable you to make your own decisions about these important topics.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on complex cultural issues including cross-cultural dynamics, racial trauma, social justice, and health inequity, with episodes like 'The Church’s Role in White Supremacy' and 'How Ableism Built Racism' providing in-depth analysis and lived experiences related to these themes.
Transforming healthcare through inclusive insight and equitable solutions.
Join Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross—addiction expert, physician, and co-editor of Anti-Blackness and the Stories of Authentic Allies—as she speaks with thought leaders on the frontlines of racial equity, trauma healing, and social justice in healthcare.
If you’re a psychologist, healthcare provider, social worker, or simply someone eager to understand the roots of institutionalized racism and how to make change—you belong here.
Expect bold conversations, lived experiences, and nuanced insights you won’t find in textbooks.
In this critical episode of Inclusive Minds, Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross is joined by esteemed colleague and friend, Paula Edwards Gayfield, a leading expert on eating disorders in BIPOC communities. They dive into a powerful discussion about the unique and often invisible struggles that Black women face when seeking help for eating disorders. From systemic barriers in healthcare to the complex realities of body image that go far beyond weight, this conversation exposes how deeply racism is intertwined with diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
- (01:35) Barriers to Access: Why the cost, time, and lack of insurance coverage for eating disorder treatment disproportionately affect Black women.
- (05:10) Systemic Racism in Diagnosis:How the stereotype of who gets an eating disorder leaves Black women unseen, unheard, and misdiagnosed in clinical settings.
- (07:25) Binge Eating Disorder vs. “A Weight Problem”: Paula explains how clinicians often mistake Binge Eating Disorder in Black women for a simple need to lose weight, prescribing diets instead of addressing underlying trauma.
- (10:00) The Impact of New Weight-Loss Drugs (GLP-1s): A look at the dangers of prescribing drugs like Ozempic without screening for eating disorders and how they can disrupt the recovery process.
- (13:45) Beyond Size: Body Image, Colorism & Hair: A nuanced discussion on how body image for Black women is complex and includes skin color, hair texture, and facial features—issues rarely addressed in traditional treatment.
- (21:50) “You’re Acting White”: Tackling the stigma within the Black community that can prevent individuals from seeking or accepting help for an eating disorder.
- (24:30) How to Advocate for Yourself: Paula shares empowering, actionable advice for Black women on how to interview providers and demand culturally competent care.
Connect with Our Guest
Paula Edwards Gayfield, LPC, CEDS-C: Learn more about Paula’s work at The Renfrew Center and in her private practice.
Follow the Host
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-coker-ross-md-mph-ceds-c-7b81176/
TEDxPleasantGrove talk: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM
To buy “Antiblackness and the Stories of Authentic Allies” – bit.ly/3ZuSp1T
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