Hello good people! Welcome back to this episode of Grieving in Color! I am so excited to talk with Dr. Kamesha Spates about navigating caretaking and anticipatory grief. Dr. Kamesha Spates is an Endowed Chair, Speaker, Award Winning Mental Health Equity Researcher, and Suicidologist. Kamesha has 20 years of community-based research experience in her areas of specialization including race and gender-based stressors, the African-American experience, mental health, and suicidology. She has published dozens of articles and two books on these topics. In her free time, she enjoys reading, meditating, watching documentaries, listening to podcasts, and spending time with her husband and two beautiful children. She is also a self-proclaimed Grandma's baby and we will talk about that special relationship on today’s episode.

To connect further with Dr. Kamesha Spates:

• Visit her website: www.drkameshaspates.com
• Connect with her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkameshaspates/
• Reach out on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kamesha-spates-ph-d-8279b418a/

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins by Dr. Anita Phillips
• What Don’t Kill Us Makes Us Stronger: African American Women and Suicide by Dr. Kamesha Spates
• Hyper Sexual, Hyper Masculine? Gender, Race, and Sexuality in the Identities of Contemporary Black Men edited by Brittany C. Slatton and Dr. Kamesha Spates

To connect further with me:

• Visit my website: www.drchinasaelue.com
• Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drchinasaelue/
• Reach out on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/drchinasaelue/

This episode of Grieving in Color is produced by Crys & Tiana LLC www.crysandtiana.com

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