Transforming Your Life with Dr. Malaika

We have been taught that personality is stable and consistent across the lifespan but is it possible to polish your personality in the areas that need improvement? What exactly does polishing your personality consist of and how you accomplish it? This episode will be a great way to personally develop and self-improve.

Can being positive also be toxic? Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how dire or difficult a situation is, people should maintain a positive mindset. It's a "good vibes only" approach to life and it's not healthy.

Join me this episode as we discuss toxic positivity and how to combat it when you are experiencing it.

Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own memory, perception, or judgment.

This episode, we explore gaslighting in relationships and in society at large. If you are not sure if you have been gaslit, you need to listen to this episode.

Covid-19 has exposed a pre-existing condition in the population of black women. Mental health among this group has been challenged due to a variety of factors, such as ‘the strong black woman syndrome’, racial issues, the stigma of seeking mental health services and navigating all of the unique roles that they occupy. The pandemic did not create these conditions, but it metastasized them and if that wasn’t enough, 2020 as a year leveled many women so that they were no longer able to avoid their challenges. This episode, I dive in to the important issues being experienced by black women and offer some tips on how to manage mental health.