Black and Diagnosed

Gerron Scott
  • 5.0 (5)
  • Mental Health

What happens when the 'Strong Black Person' mask finally cracks? Welcome to Black and Diagnosed, a soulful sanctuary where we navigate the complexities of mental health, neurodivergence, and disability within the Black community. Hosted by Gerron Scott, this podcast moves beyond clinical definitions to uncover the lived reality of what it actually means to be Black and diagnosed in a world that wasn't built for our healing. Each week, we step into the garden to pull back the weeds and rediscover our soil. We’re going deep into the conversations we usually have in whispers: • Depression & Anxiety: Beyond the "Strong Black Person" trope—unmasking the heaviness and finding the courage to exhale. • ADHD & Neurodivergence: Reclaiming our focus in a world that often mislabels our brilliance as "behavioral issues". • Bipolar Disorder: Navigating the highs, the lows, and the sacred work of finding a stable middle ground. • The Identity Shift: Unlearning the shame of a diagnosis to embrace a new, empowered way of seeing ourselves and our heritage. • And Everything In Between: From the complexities of trauma and PTSD to the daily work of protecting our peace in a world that challenges it. We cover the diagnoses with names, and the feelings that don't have them yet. Through intimate solo reflections and deep-dive interviews with those walking the path, we explore the discovery, the struggle, and the specific tools we use to thrive. Whether you are currently "in the fog" or looking for the words to describe your experience, you aren't alone here. Follow the show on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and the host @gdotscott. Pull up a chair. Take a breath. Welcome to the garden.

  1. 4d ago

    Unmasking Autism, C-PTSD & Overcoming Abandonment with Larence Harris

    In this powerful episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott sits down with 20-year-old public speaker and author Lawrence Harris. From door-to-door solar sales in 105-degree heat to speaking before hundreds for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Lawrence shares his extraordinary journey of resilience, self-discovery, and radical healing. Lawrence opens up about flying under the radar as a high-functioning autistic child in Philadelphia until a sharp camp counselor spotted his systematic behaviors. Together, Lawrence and Gerron examine how diagnostic criteria—historically built around young white boys—has left countless Black youth underdiagnosed and misunderstood. Lawrence details his practical toolkit for managing overstimulation, from keeping his phone on black-and-white mode to establishing firm sensory boundaries. The conversation deepens as Lawrence unpacks his experience living with Complex PTSD (C-PTSD), triggered by severe childhood bullying, abuse, and being disowned by his father at 13. He details the somatic and cognitive reality of flashbacks, dissociative VR-like states, and the profound strength required to deliver ultimate boundaries—including his iconic response to his estranged father: "I want you to eat, but not at my table." Gerron adds his own raw transparency, reflecting on bipolar depression, the paralyzing fear of stepping into happiness, and the nuance of providing closure through unsent letters. They close out with actionable wisdom on how to support loved ones who resist mental health treatment by meeting them through their communication style and love languages. 🔍 Key Topics Unmasked in This Episode: * 🛠️ The "Keep Knocking" Sales Mentality: How cold outreach, AI tools, and door-to-door solar sales built Lawrence’s unshakeable public speaking career. * 🧩 Unmasking Autism in Black Youth: Why high-functioning Black children often fly under the radar and how cultural biases skew diagnostic criteria. * 🎧 Sensory Boundaries & Overstimulation: Practical tools for regulating sensory input—using noise-reducing earbuds, grayscale screens, and routine workouts. * 🩼 The Anatomy of Complex PTSD: Breaking down intrusion, hyper-arousal, avoidance, and dissociative VR-like states following childhood trauma. * ✂️ Radical Family Boundaries: How to cut off toxic family connections to protect your peace and navigate the absence of traditional closure. * 🐸 "Boiling the Frog" Bipolar Depression: Gerron breaks down how gradual depression slips past awareness until work and daily function stall out. * 💌 Communicating with Resistant Loved Ones: Using love languages and safe spaces to talk to family members about mental health without triggering defense mechanisms.

    Unmasking Autism, C-PTSD & Overcoming Abandonment with Larence Harris

  2. Aug 5

    Separating Connection from Consumption: Unmasking Disordered Eating and Generational Guilt

    What happens when our cultural systems turn food into a mechanism for emotional control? How do we separate the profound love of our culinary traditions from the toxic cycles of disordered eating? In this deeply vulnerable, eye-opening episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott welcomes social worker and mental health therapist Shatera Hillyer into the Sanctuary. Together, they take off the clinical mask to confront a topic that media representations consistently ignore: how disordered eating manifests within the Black community, specifically among Black women and girls. Shatera draws on her unique professional evolution—from a VCU theater performance graduate and professional actress to a certified personal trainer at a young adult mental health center, and ultimately to a clinical therapist. She systematically dismantles the white-centric media portrayal of eating disorders, detailing why anorexia nervosa is heavily highlighted while the prevalence of binge eating disorder and bulimia in Black spaces is routinely dismissed as mere "stress eating" or a "lack of discipline". Shatera sheds light on the devastating intersection of the "Strong Black Woman" trope and emotional suppression, illustrating how over-functioning leaves women depleted, forcing them to use dietary restriction or bingeing as a desperate attempt to reclaim environmental control. This episode shifts into an unscripted, breathtaking level of transparency when Gerron opens his own vault. Triggered by Shatera's clinical breakdown of body image, Gerron shares a raw, live realization regarding his own journey as an amputee. He bravely verbalizes his hidden battles with body dysmorphia, the exhaustion of navigating public spaces where people stare at his physical differences, and the intense frustration of managing rapid weight fluctuations caused by psychiatric medications. He also revisits his rock-bottom diagnostic crossroad with bipolar disorder, reinforcing the power of radical acceptance.. 🔍 Key Topics Unmasked in This Episode: * 🔬 Dismantling the Thin, White Silhouette: Shatera explains how medical history and Hollywood portrayals pathologize eating disorders exclusively through a white lens, leaving Black individuals struggling with BED and bulimia invisible and undiagnosed. * 🎭 The "Strong Black Woman" Control Loop: An analysis of how societal expectations force Black women to function as tireless caregivers, leading to severe self-neglect and a subconscious turn toward food or restriction to manufacture a sense of control. * 🍲 Separating Connection from Consumption: How to actively honor Black culinary traditions, family reunions, and food as an expression of love while maintaining strict boundaries around your personal fullness cues and health goals. * 🩼 The Somatic Reality of the Amputee: Gerron unmasks the long-term emotional labor of living with an amputated limb, processing body dysmorphia, and the subconscious desire to mask physical differences at the beach. Join the Conversation 🌿 The garden is always growing, and your voice belongs here. We are actively seeking stories from individuals with lived neurodivergent experiences and mental health practitioners to help us continuously take off the mask. * Follow the Journey: Connect with us on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and @gdotscott for daily rhythmic reflections. * Get in Touch: For guest inquiries, professional collaborations, or clinician recruitment, email us directly at info@gerronscott.com. Hit that subscribe button on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your pods.

    Separating Connection from Consumption: Unmasking Disordered Eating and Generational Guilt

  3. Jul 29

    Shedding the Skin of Perfectionism: Grieving Who You Were to Love Who Survived

    What happens when the "Strong Black Woman" trope begins to actively compromise your physical health? How do you navigate a life-altering career or personal transition when your internal world feels like a category five hurricane? In this deeply restorative and clarifying episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott steps into the Sanctuary with Dr. Valerie Daniel, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice who specializes in guiding women of color through major life changes and transitions. Together, they take off the clinical mask to look closely at what it takes to protect your peace, construct unshakeable boundaries, and redefine self-care from the inside out. Dr. Daniel breaks down her essential three-pronged therapeutic framework—analyzing transitions at the micro (individual self-care), meso (family and community tribes), and macro (environmental dynamics) levels. She drops invaluable gems on identifying your true baseline, anticipating somatic symptom flare-ups, and using the clinical "Miracle Question" to build a roadmap toward a more authentic life. Dr. Daniel also addresses the direct, dangerous connection between chronic emotional suppression and physical chronic illnesses like high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol in minority women. In a moment of profound, unmasked transparency, Gerron experiences a live breakthrough, reflecting on how he has unconsciously relied on the women in his family to be default support systems. He opens up his own vault to discuss his hidden battle with post-medication perfectionism and the raw reality of moving across states to chase professional titles. Finally, the duo confronts a massive systemic gap: the complete global absence of research on Black men with bipolar disorder, and why they are both working to destroy the deficit lens of mental health documentation. 🔍 Key Topics Unmasked in This Episode: * 🗺️ The Three-Pronged Transition Model: Dr. Daniel maps out how major life changes must be managed across micro self-assessments, meso tribal communication, and macro environmental pivots. * 🫀 The Somatic Weight of Caregiving: An urgent look at how carrying the structural burdens of a family manifests as physical chronic illnesses like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes in Black and Latina women. * 🛑 Bracing for the Tribal Pushback: Why family units and communities resist new boundaries, and how to sit comfortably in the awkward guilt of choosing your own rest over someone else's emergency. * 📊 Knowing Your True Baseline: Practical advice on identifying personal stress indicators—from emotional exhaustion to gut health flare-ups—and prepping an intervention "to-go kit" before chaos arrives. * 🩹 Grieving Your Coping Mechanisms: Understanding that perfectionism and overperforming were survival tactics that kept you safe in the past, and learning how to honor them while letting them go. Join the Conversation 🌿 The garden is always growing, and your voice belongs here. We are actively seeking stories from individuals with lived neurodivergent experiences and mental health practitioners to help us continuously take off the mask. * Follow the Journey: Connect with us on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and @gdotscott for daily rhythmic reflections. * Get in Touch: For guest inquiries, professional collaborations, or clinician recruitment, email us directly at info@gerronscott.com. Hit that subscribe button on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your pods. Stay unmasked, grant yourself radical mercy, and keep breathing.

    Shedding the Skin of Perfectionism: Grieving Who You Were to Love Who Survived

  4. Jul 22

    "They Suspected It, But Never Told Me": ADHD, Anxiety, and First-Gen Survival

    What happens when a mental health professional has to turn the clinical lens on himself? How do you rebuild trust when a diagnosis was hidden from you during childhood to "protect" you from a label? In this deeply moving and enlightening episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott sits down in the Sanctuary with Richard Davis Jr., an MSW crisis management professional working directly with the developmentally disabled population. Richard takes off the mask to share his personal evolution of navigating a dual diagnosis of ADHD and anxiety while building a high-impact career in the mental health field. Richard opens up about the bittersweet moment he diagnosed himself during a college psychology lecture, only to discover his family had hidden his symptoms during his grade school years. He shares an unmasked look into the trial-and-error reality of psychiatric medication, how the hidden "insurance tier" system works against patients, and the precise daily systems—from strategic timers to clocks in every room—that he uses to beat ADHD time blindness. From an urgent discussion on how anxiety presents differently across genders to a celebration of how Black men are transforming modern barbershop talk from toxic ego into therapeutic vulnerability, this episode is a blueprint for radical self-awareness. Plus, Gerron steps back into his own vault, reflecting on how surviving childhood amputation at age nine paved his own path toward relentless empathy and mental health advocacy. 🔍 Key Topics Unmasked in This Episode: * 🏛️ The Lecture Hall Awakening: Richard details discovering his own ADHD as a first-generation college student while sitting through a diagnostic psychology class. * 🎭 The Betrayal of Protection: A raw discussion on the complex emotions that surface when parents reject clinical labels for their children, and why hiding a diagnosis can delay essential self-understanding. * ⏱️ Weaponizing Time Blindness: Actionable strategies for managing executive dysfunction, including Richard's personal system of placing clocks in every room and setting two-minute transition timers. * 💊 The Insurance Tier System Unlocked: A critical insider breakdown of how health insurance companies force patients through cheaper, high-side-effect medications before approving more effective treatments. * 🫀 The Pandemic Panic Attack: Richard recounts a terrifying 2020 emergency room visit for a suspected heart attack that a gentle nurse correctly identified as a severe anxiety panic attack. * 🩼 The Amputee Empathy Blueprint: Gerron explains how surviving childhood bullying after losing his right toes permanently shaped his choice to advocate for marginalized spaces. 
🌱 Join the Conversation The garden is always growing, and your voice belongs here. We are actively seeking stories from individuals with lived neurodivergent experiences and mental health practitioners to help us continuously take off the mask. * Follow the Journey: Connect with us on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and @gdotscott for daily rhythmic reflections. * Get in Touch: For guest inquiries, professional collaborations, or clinician recruitment, email us directly at info@gerronscott.com. Hit that subscribe button on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your pods. Stay unmasked, grant yourself radical mercy, and keep breathing.

    "They Suspected It, But Never Told Me": ADHD, Anxiety, and First-Gen Survival

  5. Jul 15

    The Autism Curse: Breaking Neurodivergent Stigmas in Black Households

    Why is autism still treated like a forbidden topic or a curse word in so many Black households? How do you fiercely advocate for an autistic child when their brilliant, multi-layered neurodivergence completely shatters the rigid, textbook stereotypes of the public school system? In this deeply transparent and clinical episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott steps into the Sanctuary with former therapist, educator, and special education director Tambria Banks to blow the lid off the "A-word" stigma. Together, they unpack the intense mental gymnastics of gentle parenting through the complex intersection of Autism Level 1, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), and anxiety/depression. Tambria delivers a masterclass in boundaries and maternal advocacy, sharing a raw look into the systemic failures of public education and detailing how administrative isolation, institutional gaslighting, and severe bullying ultimately forced her to pull her daughter out of school to protect her peace. From confronting the cultural reality of why our community will readily accept an ADHD diagnosis but flatly "rebuke" autism, to Gerron unmasking his private childhood journey as an amputee, this conversation serves as a foundational roadmap for anyone ready to stop paying the "peace tax" and stand on business for their family’s wellness. Now transitioning her career from school administration to agricultural legacy-building with the University of Georgia's journeyman farmers program, Tambria proves that choosing healing means taking off the mask entirely. * 🌾 Stewardship & Legacy: Tambria's transition from school administration to agritourism, cut flowers, and establishing a land legacy to protect her children from probate court. * 🎭 The Autism Stigma: Deconstructing why many spaces in the Black community will readily accept an ADHD diagnosis but flatly refuse or "rebuke" an autism diagnosis. * 🛑 Dismantling the Peace Tax: Tambria’s framework for refusing to bottle up or contain everyone else's chaotic emotions at the cost of her own internal equilibrium. * 🏫 Systemic Educational Trauma: A transparent look at the hurdles of navigating public schools with an invisible disability, facing unfair disciplinary threats, and identifying when it is time to exit the system entirely. * 🧠 The Anatomy of ODD & Stimming: Distinguishing between intentional task refusal and real-time sensory overload, including practical strategies like "planned ignoring". * 🩼 The Secret Armor of an Amputee: Gerron opens his own vault, detailing how childhood cruelty forced him to hide the loss of his right toes until he reached college. * 🕒 The 9:00 PM Hard Cutoff: A literal self-care blueprint utilizing uncompromising evening boundaries to recharge an overstimulated nervous system. Join the Conversation 🌿 The garden is always growing, and your voice belongs here. We are actively seeking stories from individuals with lived neurodivergent experiences and mental health practitioners to help us continuously take off the mask. * Follow the Journey: Connect with us on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and @gdotscott for daily rhythmic reflections. * Get in Touch: For guest inquiries, professional collaborations, or clinician recruitment, email us directly at info@gerronscott.com. Hit that subscribe button on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your pods. Stay unmasked, grant yourself radical mercy, and keep breathing.

    The Autism Curse: Breaking Neurodivergent Stigmas in Black Households

  6. Jul 8

    “Emotions Aren't Meant to Be Controlled:” Spot-Checking Vulnerability and Breaking Relationship Cycles

    What happens when an undiagnosed mental health condition or neurodivergence quietly checks into your relationship as an uninvited third partner? How do you stop treating a clinical diagnosis like an internal character flaw and start treating it like an external obstacle that you and your partner can tackle together? In this deeply insightful and therapeutic episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott steps back into the Sanctuary with Lyrica Solomon, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in individual and couples care. Operating from an attachment-based framework, Lyrica strips away the cold clinical definitions of pathology to offer a liberating blueprint for relational healing. She introduces the brilliant psychological concept of "spot-checking" vulnerability—using a simple wall-cleaner metaphor to test how much of your internal storm a new partner is actually graced to handle before you expose your entire history. Gerron opens up his own vault with radical transparency, documenting how untreated cycles of Bipolar Type 1 left him deeply struggling in past relationships until a partner finally pointed out the patterns. From a vital discussion on why emotions are meant to be deeply felt rather than rigidly "controlled," to an urgent look at how showing our children our human struggles gives them a generational blueprint for resilience, this conversation is an essential guide to turning on the "empathy light" in our homes. Key Topics Unmasked in This Episode: * The "Spot-Checking" Rule: Why you shouldn't trust everyone with your raw diagnosis story, and how to test a potential partner’s capacity with small, low-stakes disclosures. * Externalizing the Problem: Lyrica’s framework for detaching a diagnosis from a couple's identity, giving the problem its own separate persona so the relationship can team up against it. * Emotions vs. Control: Breaking down why trying to forcefully "control" anxiety and depression triggers severe internal blockages, and how true healing requires letting yourself feel the weather. * The Superhero Trap: A cautionary clinical tale of why hiding adult struggles from our children leaves them completely unequipped to navigate their own adult pain. * Turning on the Empathy Light: A powerful narrative illustration of how a lack of true understanding breeds harsh relational judgment, and how shifting to an empathetic lens alters everything. * Accountability Over Alibis: Gerron unmasks how a secure childhood attachment was completely shattered by generational grief after the loss of his uncle, and how he had to actively learn the difference between a hollow apology and true relational accountability. Join the Conversation 🌿 The garden is always growing, and your voice belongs here. We are actively seeking stories from individuals with lived neurodivergent experiences and mental health practitioners to help us continuously take off the mask. * Follow the Journey: Connect with us on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and @gdotscott for daily rhythmic reflections. * Get in Touch: For guest inquiries, professional collaborations, or clinician recruitment, email us directly at info@gerronscott.com. Hit that subscribe button on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your pods. Stay unmasked, grant yourself radical mercy, and keep breathing.

    “Emotions Aren't Meant to Be Controlled:” Spot-Checking Vulnerability and Breaking Relationship Cycles

  7. Jul 1

    The Pilot’s Perspective: Navigating the Clouds of Depression with Tristan Ervin

    What do you do when your brain is screaming at you to run from an invisible threat, but your body feels entirely pinned down by a lead weight? How do you navigate a reality where your internal system is caught in a perpetual gridlock—one foot slammed on the gas of anxiety, and the other locked on the brake of major depression? In this deeply moving, transparent, and incredibly grounded episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott welcomes filmmaker, videographer, and private pilot Tristan Irvin into the Rhythmic Sanctuary. Pulling back the curtain on his life as a creator, Tristan takes off the mask completely to share the visceral realities of living with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and social anxiety. He steps away from standard clinical jargon to deliver a raw look at his lowest valley—recalling a terrifying spiral triggered by the comparison trap of creative metrics that ultimately led to an emergency three-month outpatient treatment program. Together, Gerron and Tristan unpack the exhausting weight of tying self-worth directly to external validation and professional output. They challenge the toxic positivity of casual mental health advice, unmasking why well-meaning phrases like "just go do something you love" or "it’s going to be okay" completely ignore the complex neurological processing required to heal. From utilizing the camera lens to block out social hypervigilance to exploring how leaving the ground as a pilot serves as a literal form of therapy, this episode is a powerful roadmap for any high-achiever looking to separate who they are from what they produce. Key Topics Unmasked in This Episode: * The Driver and the Passenger: Metaphorically breaking down the paralyzing co-existence of anxiety and depression, where anxiety acts as the frantic driver and depression sits as the stagnant passenger. * The Comparison Trap & Identity: How digital vanity metrics and a lack of separation between human identity and career output created a psychological storm that led to clinical intervention. * Dismantling "Good Intentions" Advice: A necessary pushback against generic advice to "go to the gym" or "hit golf balls" when caught in a deep executive shutdown. * Aviation as Sanctuary: The literal biology of turbulence and how climbing into the sky allows a pilot to leave the heavy, structural noises of the earth completely behind. * The "Six Thoughts from Death" Catastrophizing Loop: A transparent look into how an anxious brain escalates a minor daily frustration into a cascading internal narrative of systemic ruin. * Stigma into a Superpower: Tristan’s blueprint for changing the generational narrative for his two-year-old son, ensuring his legacy includes a vocal village of support and zero psychiatric shame. * The Simple Maintenance Blueprint: Radical transparency around basic self-care on dark days, from utilizing a hot shower as a somatic reset to driving aimlessly without a GPS. Join the Conversation The garden is always growing, and your voice belongs here. We are actively seeking stories from individuals with lived experiences, as well as mental health professionals, to help us continuously unmask the journey. * Follow the Journey: Connect with us on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and @gdotscott for daily rhythmic reflections. * Connect with Our Guest: Follow Tristan Irvin's continuous visual and aviation journey on Instagram @flywithtristan. * Get in Touch: For guest inquiries, professional collaborations, or clinician recruitment, email us directly at info@gerronscott.com.

    The Pilot’s Perspective: Navigating the Clouds of Depression with Tristan Ervin

  8. Jun 24

    "That White People Shit:” Unmasking Homophobia, Invisible Spaces, and Black Queer Mental Health

    Welcome back to the Sanctuary. What happens when you are raised at the intersection of two rigid religious doctrines that both demand your absolute silence? What happens when you climb to the top 2% of your professional field, only to realize the standard of success you’re maintaining is a gilded cage for your nervous system? In this deeply vulnerable, necessary, and beautifully aligned episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott pulls back the layers of systemic survival with Dr. Sydney Nelloms, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Queer Criminology. Growing up a queer Black woman in the South under the dual weights of Southern Baptist and Islamic traditions, Sydney unmasks the intense psychological toll of being forced to perform an identity that never belonged to her. Together, Gerron and Sydney strip away the textbook definitions of anxiety and depression to detail how mental illness uniquely maps itself onto Black women—often disguising itself as hyper-productivity, high ambition, and a relentless drive to protect everyone else at the expense of their own soil. From a liberating conversation about dropping the shame around psychiatric medication to a raw, beautifully human reflection on finding literal sanctuary inside a crowded women's bathroom, this episode is a masterclass in breaking generational code silences and choosing collective joy as an act of resistance. Key Topics Unmasked in This Episode: * The Gilded Cage of the 2%: Unpacking the staggering mental pressure placed on the tiny percentage of Black women holding PhDs, and why high ambition is often a mask for deep clinical survival. 
 * The "White People Shit" Myth: Confronting the harmful cultural narratives that attempt to completely erase the history and existence of Black queer individuals. 
 * Is This What Normal Feels Like?: A beautifully transparent, shared laugh between host and guest on the exact moment their anxiety went quiet after letting medication do the heavy lifting. 
 * The Dual Altar Threat: Navigating the intense spiritual hypervigilance of growing up split between a Southern Baptist household and an Islamic legacy. 
 * The Bathroom Sanctuary: Reclaiming the definition of community, and why safe spaces are often found in the most unexpected, unforced corners of the world. Join the Conversation 🌿 The garden is always growing, and we are looking for your voice. We actively seek out stories from individuals with lived neurodivergent experiences and mental health professionals to help us continuously take off the mask. * Follow the Journey: Connect with us on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and @gdotscott for daily rhythmic updates. * Get in Touch: For guest inquiries, professional collaborations, or clinician recruitment, email us directly at info@gerronscott.com. Hit that subscribe button on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your pods. Stay unmasked, grant yourself radical mercy, and just breathe.

    "That White People Shit:” Unmasking Homophobia, Invisible Spaces, and Black Queer Mental Health
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What happens when the 'Strong Black Person' mask finally cracks? Welcome to Black and Diagnosed, a soulful sanctuary where we navigate the complexities of mental health, neurodivergence, and disability within the Black community. Hosted by Gerron Scott, this podcast moves beyond clinical definitions to uncover the lived reality of what it actually means to be Black and diagnosed in a world that wasn't built for our healing. Each week, we step into the garden to pull back the weeds and rediscover our soil. We’re going deep into the conversations we usually have in whispers: • Depression & Anxiety: Beyond the "Strong Black Person" trope—unmasking the heaviness and finding the courage to exhale. • ADHD & Neurodivergence: Reclaiming our focus in a world that often mislabels our brilliance as "behavioral issues". • Bipolar Disorder: Navigating the highs, the lows, and the sacred work of finding a stable middle ground. • The Identity Shift: Unlearning the shame of a diagnosis to embrace a new, empowered way of seeing ourselves and our heritage. • And Everything In Between: From the complexities of trauma and PTSD to the daily work of protecting our peace in a world that challenges it. We cover the diagnoses with names, and the feelings that don't have them yet. Through intimate solo reflections and deep-dive interviews with those walking the path, we explore the discovery, the struggle, and the specific tools we use to thrive. Whether you are currently "in the fog" or looking for the words to describe your experience, you aren't alone here. Follow the show on Instagram @blackanddiagnosed and the host @gdotscott. Pull up a chair. Take a breath. Welcome to the garden.

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  • Creator
    Gerron Scott
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Gerron Scott 2026
  • Show Website
    Black and Diagnosed