The System Wasn’t Built for You: Elijah Murphy on Hope, Racism, and PhDing While Black

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What does it take to pursue healing while acknowledging systemic injustice? Travis Heath sits down with rising scholar Elijah Murphy — PhD candidate in clinical psychology and soon-to-be predoctoral intern at MUSC — for a candid conversation about racial trauma, radical hope, and the hidden curriculum of academia. They talk mentorship, the role hope plays in healing, why clinical psychology is falls short when it comes to working with race and racism, and Elijah's honest advice for students that want to pursue a career in clinical psychology.