Sacking Mental Illness Ryan Smith

Today’s episode includes great friend Donn Cook, whom shares his life story and the importance of mental health as well as self care and self love.

The misconception of Mental Health and the awareness of Mental Health involving African Americans. For generations, the misleading and misconception of Mental Health involving particularly African Americans over time has moved backwards instead of forward. This episode will shed light on how race, education, faith, opportunity, resources and stereotyping has impacted African Americans and how we as a nation, race and culture can change that.   

Breaking the mold, stigma and conversation of Mental Illness. This episode will give my perspective and thoughts on how we as a society in general can help change the image, conversation and perception of Mental Illness. Hopefully this episode will spark the conversation to move this into a positive light rather than negative. 

Alcohol abuse and addiction is something that should never been taken lightly and should be taken seriously. Public perception can be deceiving and can make it seem like alcohol addiction is a stigma but once again it’s not. It’s important and it’s time for the stigma to be broken. Today’s episode will focus on how alcohol abuse and addiction start, how it affects your mental health. Lastly this episode will cover on how you can change into making your mental health better.

Childhood trauma is something that should never be accepted or tolerated period. Sexual abuse to physical abuse it doesn’t matter it should NEVER be tolerated. The recent news of the death of eight year old Gabriel Fernandez sent massive shock waves and outrage across the country. Outrage that was granted without question and today’s episode will be dedicated in the memory of Gabriel. Today’s episode will be discussing how childhood trauma affects the mental health as well as the long term effects into adulthood.

When it comes to mental health it affects every one of all nationalities. Doesn’t matter what your background, religion, sexual preference, political views your mental health is important. When it comes to the LGBT+ community it’s the same, nothing different about it. Today’s podcast episode will be touching on various important topics and conversations about mental health and its  surroundings in  the LGBT+ community with today’s guest and great friend Chris Ward.