Real Talk! With Kiara Imani LIVE on Instagram: Featuring Therapy Isn’t Just For White People
Featured tune-in promo for Ep. 4. of REAL TALK! with Kiara Imani on IG LIVE. Wednesday, Sep 21: “The State of Black Healthcare”. Series airing, August 31, 2022. Check the full schedule for tune-in and follow Kiara Imani on IG!
Real Talk! With Kiara Imani LIVE on IG
Starting Wednesday, August 31 at 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET) join author Kiara Imani for a fun, engaging, five-part LIVE IG series, REAL TALK! Each week, special guests and friends will join Kiara on IG LIVE to discuss wide-ranging topics from Imani’s debut memoir, Therapy Isn’t Just For White People. From “Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair”, to “Being Black in Corporate America”, and from “The Politics of Respectability” to “The State of Black Healthcare”. Tune in and join Kiara and guests for REAL TALK! Wednesdays starting 8/31 on IG LIVE!
Real Talk! With Kiara Imani LIVE on IG Series Schedule
Debut episode on Wednesday, August 31 at 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET) on IG LIVE.
Ep. 1. Aug 31: “Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair”. View episode preview.
Ep. 2. Sep 7: “Talking White”.
Ep. 3. Sep 14: “The Politics of Respectability”.
Ep. 4. Sep 21: “The State of Black Healthcare”.
Ep. 5. Oct 5: “Being Black in Corporate America”.
Real Talk! With Kiara Imani LIVE on IG Episode Breakdown
Debut episode on Wednesday, August 31 at 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET) on IG LIVE.
EP. 1: Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair | 8/31 @ 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET)
In America, Black hair has been a topic of political discussion. This week, Kiara talks about the natural hair movement, hair typing, hair in the workplace, assimilation, and more. Tune in LIVE on IG.
EP. 2: Talking White | 9/7 @ 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET)
What does it mean to talk “White?” This week Kiara dives into why, although it may seem like a harmless joke, this rhetoric is harmful to communities of color because it often links intelligence and competence to whiteness. Tune in LIVE on IG.
EP. 3: The Politics of Respectability | 9/14 @ 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET)
Black people often face overwhelming pressure to conform to certain codes of behavior acceptable to White people. This week Kiara talks about code-switching, the Black desire for White approval, and the toll it takes on our mental health. Tune in LIVE on IG.
EP. 4: The State of Black Healthcare | 9/21 @ 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET)
Did you know Black women are three times more likely to die after childbirth? Or that Black patients are 40% less likely to receive medication for acute pain compared to White patients? This week Kiara discusses discrimination in healthcare settings, the relationship between physical health and mental health, and the historical distrust between Black patients and White healthcare providers. Tune in LIVE on IG.
EP. 5: Being Black in Corporate America | 10/5 @ 3:00 PM (PT), 6:00 PM (ET)
So often, being Black in corporate America means being the token Black person. We’re also paid less and often expected to educate our peers from other racial groups on Black issues. This week Kiara discusses the mental exhaustion Black people experience in the workplace. Tune in LIVE on IG.
Book Details (NEW RELEASE)
AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | BOOKSHOP | BOOKS-A-MILLION | INDIEBOUND | POWELL’S
Category: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
290 Pages | 8.5 x 5.5 | 1 lb
ISBN: 978-1-7351458-7-7 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-7351458-8-4 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-7351458-9-1 (eBook)
Therapy Isn’t Just for White People
Therapy Isn’t Just For White People is a brilliant debut memoir chronicling Imani’s compelling journey to understand the racial trauma experienced by many Black people in America and the underlying effect it has on Black mental health. Through therapy, Imani was introduced to the concept of racial trauma, and discovered how her own unrecognized racial trauma affected her mental health, self-image, and worldview.
Spanning more than twenty years, Imani weaves together a multigenerational family portrait of her experiences growing up in the south to her career as a young Black professional, where she was often one of the few Black people in the room. Grounded in truth and reality, in a series of insightful and deeply affecting essays on race, gender, and identity, Imani writes about career, money, religion, food, health, dating, friendships, body image and beauty, and ultimately, through therapy, her mental health and well-being.
Sincere and inspiring, soulful and uplifting, Therapy Isn’t Just For White People is a timely reminder of why the telling and sharing of untold Black stories are central to understanding the pervasive race issues in America. “Hold your head high and wear your Black skin with pride,” Imani writes, embarking on a journey of understanding, healing, empathy, self-love, and taking control of her personal narrative about what it means to be Black in America in the 21st century.
Kiara Imani
Kiara Imani is an attorney, writer, and co-host of Don Amiche vs. Everybody + Crysta & Kiara, a daytime talk show on Los Angeles radio station KBLA Talk 1580 AM. She is the co-founder of LikeU Cards, a getting to know you card game that facilitates human connection and meaningful conversation. Imani graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia with a major in political science. She has been featured in Forbes, Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, Blavity, and more. Therapy Isn’t Just For White People is her debut memoir.