EP #66: The Proudest Color with Shelia Modir, PH.D & Jeff Kashou, LMFT

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.