1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Bio is from the time of the interview: &amp;nbsp; Dominique Barnes-Walker is a Licensed Social Work and, an Individual, Couple, and Family Therapist. Dominique works with a wide variety of individuals in therapy but loves working with people of color. She endorses several other skills within the field and as a research assistant, she focuses on engaging Black families in therapy. She has been my hero since the day we officially met. I spoke to her about her research when I was thinking about launching The Research Her podcast and was delighted to learn that her research focuses on the Strong Black Woman Complex which is a topic greatly related to the mental and emotional wellbeing of many of us. She has been such a bright person in my life so it was an honor interviewing her for the show. &amp;nbsp; Dominique grew up in Chicago and is a first-generation college student. She attended The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Social Work then continued on to earn her Master of Social Work. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Adler University and her dissertation topic is titled &quot;The Impact of Strong Black Woman Stereotype on Romantic Relationships&quot; &amp;nbsp; Heard of the Strong Black Woman Stereotype? I learned so much about it and it impacts our well-being when interviewing this week’s guest.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; In episode 13, we have Dominique Barnes-Walker, a Licensed Social Worker and, an Individual, Couple, and Family Therapist.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Dominique grew up in Chicago and is a first-generation college student. She attended The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Social Work.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; She then continued on to earn her Master of Social Work. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Adler University and her dissertation topic is titled &quot;The Impact of Strong Black Woman Stereotype on Romantic Relationships&quot; &amp;nbsp; To learn more, check out the link in bio to listen to the episode.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Connect with Dominique: &amp;nbsp; Linkedin: Dominique Barnes-Walker Instagram: @_drdomo &amp;nbsp; Connect with Elissia: Website:&amp;nbsp;TheResearchHer.com Instagram:&amp;nbsp;@TheResearchHer Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@TheResearchHer Facebook:&amp;nbsp;@TheResearchHer &amp;nbsp; Show sources: &amp;nbsp; The icon&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;the strong Black woman:&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;paradox of strength. &amp;nbsp; Carrying the world with the grace of a lady and the grit of a warrior: Deepening our understanding of the “Strong Black Woman” schema &amp;nbsp; Strong Black Women Need Therapy, Too The Research Her http://theresearchher.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17226599/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/ffaefa/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/91366430