# Episode #251 Healing Childhood Racial Trauma with Ashley McGirt-Adair

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Podcast: [The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-homecoming-podcast-with-dr-thema-743741)
Published: 2026-05-31T13:28:32+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/dr-thema-bryant-davis/episode-251-healing-childhood
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Duration seconds: 1630

## Resource

Ashley joins Dr. Thema and shares her homecoming journey from childhood wounds and empowering ways to heal. She also reads a moving narrative of racial trauma from her bestselling book: The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial Trauma and the Call for Culturally Responsive Care. Pick up your copy today. Ashley McGirt-Adair is a psychotherapist, TEDx international speaker, author, and the founder and CEO of the Therapy Fund Foundation, a nonprofit focused on eliminating barriers to mental health care in Black and historically excluded communities. She specializes in trauma, racial trauma, leadership, health equity, mental health, and self-care. Ashley holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, operating a private practice where she addresses racial trauma, depression, and anxiety. Featured in Forbes, MSNBC, and HuffPost, Ashley also serves as the NAACP State Area Conference Health Chair. Don't forget to subscribe and share. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast info@nextdaypodcast.com

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