Lisa is hosting solo. She is joined by Dr. Sheila Modir & Jeff Kashou, LMFT. Dr. Modir is a pediatric psychologist at a children's hospital providing therapy to children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with a medical and mental health condition. Dr. Modir’s research interests include the impact of racial trauma and risk and resilience factors in the context of this trauma, and she has presented at conferences, spoken on podcasts, and published articles on this topic.
Jeff Kashou is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is a manager of clinical product and service design for a mental health tech company that provides telemedicine to those with serious mental illness. Jeff has also served as a Clinical Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, where he helped lead the association to support the field of Marriage and Family Therapy and those with mental health issues. They both consult as experts in mental health for television productions, including for Disney and Freeform, to ensure the accurate and helpful portrayal of mental illness and treatment in the media.
Book description: The Proudest Color.
For me, brown is more than feeling proud.
It’s the color I see when I see me.
Zahra sees the world in vivid color. When she’s happy, she feels a razzle-dazzle pink in her hands. When she’s sad, she feels a deep blue behind her eyes. But she isn’t quite sure how to feel about the color of her skin. Kids at school tell her she is different, but her mother tells her to be proud! From a diverse team and based on extensive research, The Proudest Color is a timely, sensitive introduction to race, racism, and racial pride.