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Lovely Day

I sit and think of how mentally and emotionally strong our ancestors had to be to endure such a time (OMG, I am becoming emotional). I think about how much strength they passed on in spirit. I also think about how as a society we now have the power to shift our culture and the narrative to normalize seeking help, support and resources that we need.

Mental HealthImani TawfiqJune 29, 2021Juneteenth, Mental Note, Mental Health, Black Mental Health, Black Mental Health Matters, Leimert Park, Blog Comments

Death By Suicide

I’ve been around my share of men who are overly expressive, very assertive and take their healing seriously. But I’ve also been around men who drown themselves in sex, drugs, alcohol, video games, materialistic things, activities, and everything under the sun to avoid dealing with the reality that they are not okay.

Mental Health, Suicide, TraumaImani TawfiqJuly 20, 2020Kalief Browder, Rikers Island, Solitary Confinement, Black Men, Depression, Suicide, Mental Health, Imani Tawfiq, Mental Note Comments