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02 | Dr. Anita Phillips on Motherhood & Mental Health

February 29, 2024

Dr. Anita Phillips (trauma therapist, life coach, author and minister) sits down with Barna CEO David Kinnaman to discuss motherhood and mental health. Speaking from both personal and professional experience, Dr. Phillips shares on a variety of topics, including: moving from rules to relationship with children, breaking the cycle of generational trauma, how a parents’ mental health impacts how they interact with their child and the unique challenges moms of color face. She wraps up the conversation with an encouragement to church leaders on how to better support mothers and address the needs they have right now.