How a Trauma Therapist Removed the Mask to Heal
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How did Dr. Mikkel Dent describe admitting “I’m not okay” as the first step to healing?
It's time for us to be okay with not being okay, and that's where it starts. So when you start and you raise your hand and say it's not okay and be okay with being vulnerable and not have to be the strong one, that's when you're ready to look at you again. Because if you're not ready to admit that when you're looking at yourself, you're really just looking at another mask that they handed you.
Dr. Mikkel Dent is a trauma-informed, growth-oriented, and community-centered licensed professional counselor known for her transformational work as the founder of Therapist Mikkel D. Through her dedication to emotional wellness, she empowers individuals and organizations to heal from systemic trauma, embrace vulnerability, and build resilient paths toward long-term social impact.
You're not really looking at your authentic self until you can look yourself in the mirror and see you for who you is right now. And even me telling my stories, I sometimes be like, oh yeah, I did do that. I did do that too. I would have been so irritated trying to get home and you got all these teenagers With their music, swinging cars and out the windows. But where I came from, came up and where I grew up, 53206, I didn't even know that that was one of the most challenging zip codes. Once you remove the mask and become you, you are reminded of the power you've held inside the whole entire time.
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Welcome back, everybody, to another episode of the Living Your Legacy podcast. Again, I am your host, Jason Tyler, and today I am joined by Dr. Mikel Dent. Dr. Mikkel, how you feeling?
I'm so excited. It's just, it's just surreal. Like you saying Dr. Mikkel Dent.
I know, it got a nice ring to it, don't it?
Yes, I love it, I love it, I love it.
So we just finished filming your episode of Women in Power. How do we feel now, now that we're on the other side of it?
Yes, I feel like... Like the jitters. I was telling myself the whole time, like, don't be nervous. It's your story. Just tell your story. So now that I have told my story, I feel so liberated. You know what I mean? You feel lighter? Yes. I love that feeling. Yes.
That's the best.
Yes. That's exactly how I feel. Just lighter, you know? Mm-hmm. Yeah.
So for the audience out there, this is their first time getting to know you. This is their first opportunity to get to know you. What is the number one thing that you want the audience to learn about you in your story?
I want the audience to walk away just knowing I can do it too. Meaning them. Like if she can do it, I can do it. That's the number one thing.
And we said it a couple of times throughout your episode. You're the evidence.
Yes, the evidence. I'm not the exception to the rule. I am the evidence that it can be done. You know what I mean? I'm the end result when people really invest into our tomorrow's leaders. I am that. From my granddad pointing it to me, my mom pointing it to me, confidence, you can do this. My granddad, you can be anything you want to be. Those moments in time is what it is. So I just want other people to know, like, if I can do it, you can do it too.
Mm-hmm. That's the ultimate message, right? Your story is your testimony.
Absolutely.
Right? Now, for the audience member that doesn't know anything about Dr. Mikhail Dent... Let's give them a brief rundown. Talk to me a little bit about, you know, coming up from a rough area in Milwaukee. All right. Talk to me about your zip code, where you came from. How do I get to the Dr. McHale that is sitting in front of me today?
Yes. And even me telling my stories, I sometimes be like. Oh yeah, I did do that. I did do that too. You know, so like when I see my baby girl call us the olderlies, instead of saying elders, she say the olderlies. So when I talk to olderlies that are complaining about our youth and saying they did this, I'm like... That was me.
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