Dr. Paula Marie Powe, MD (follow her on Twitter), a Black Child Psychiatrist who focuses on early childhood and infant mental health, joins the Melanated Mindset podcast to discuss parenting, toxic childhood stress, and its overall impact on mental health in the Black community.

In this episode, Dr. Powe and I dive into brain development, toxic stress and its impact, adverse childhood experiences, and the importance of parents seeking their own mental health treatment.

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