Mental and Physical Wellness: Prioritizing our mental health and handling stigmas regarding mental health.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Dr. Dawn Kamilah Brown. She is a double-board certified child, adolescent, adult and sports Psychiatrist.  She discusses how the mental health landscape has changed over the past few years and the stigmas it still faces in the African American community. Even though May is designated “Mental Health Awareness” month in the United States, the discussions on mental health can’t just begin and end in the month of May. Tune in today as Dr. Dawn Brown takes us on a journey that is sure to open your eyes and make you see how you can recognize and manage mental health issues that crop up in your daily life.She is the owner, CEO, and sole practitioner at ADHD Wellness Center and has two private practice locations in Texas and Founder and CEO of Mental Healthletics PLLC ™ and serves as the company’s Sports Psychiatrist for elite (and retired) athletes of college and national sports organizations. She also serves as a Psychiatrist for four clinics in Texas and Illinois with a growing virtual presence, offering online appointments. She is a pioneer of the Mental Health Movement, and a nationally recognized two-time #1 best-selling author, Forbes writer, ADHD coach, mental health expert, public speaker, and professional mentor. Dr. Brown is originally from Flint, Michigan. She earned her doctorate degree and completed her Residency in General/Adult Psychiatry in just three years at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She furthered her education by completing an additional two-yearfellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.   *Company DescriptionAbout the ADHD Wellness Center:The ADHD Wellness Center is a one-of-a-kind ADHD clinic in Houston. Led by Dr. Dawn Brown, one of the top ADHD doctors in Houston, our comprehensive approach addresses every aspect of care. Ranging from diagnosis to treatment to ongoing support, the ADHD Wellness Center, a premier ADHD clinic in Houston, works to help treat all aspects of ADHD. We understand the frustration involved with obtaining a proper ADHD diagnosis, and we strive to provide successful ADHD therapy that enables our patients to thrive. About Mental Healthletics:Mental health is an integral dimension of elite athlete wellbeing and performanceand cannot be separated from physical health. Mental health assessment and management in elite athletes should be as commonplace and accessible as their other medical care; ideally elite athletes should have access to the best interdisciplinary care. Services Offered:- Comprehensive treatment- Multidisciplinary health team access- Education and resources- 24/7 access to the support you need- Curated for each individual athlete *Talking Points/Questions- Discuss her background and the road she took to become a physician. What were some of the challenges she overcame and how? - What made her choose psychiatry as her specialty?  - Discuss her ADHD Wellness Center practices and her Mental Healthletics program.  - discuss prioritizing our mental health and stigmas regarding mental health. How can we help erase some of these stigmas? Dr. Dawn's Secrets To Being a Successful Serial Entrepreneur • Plant the Seed - Be Rooted In Your Faith • Prioritize Self• Maintain Balance - Schedule Breaks• Good Time and Task Management. • Establish Concrete Short & Long Term Goals. • Build and Praise Your Dream Team• Have Strong Discipline & Diligence • Have Unwavering Realistic Optimism • Be Creative, Innovative and Daring.• Celebrate the Small Wins. #AMI #STRAW #BEST #SHMSSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.