Suicide Prevention Awareness Month recently came to a close, and Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct 5–11) and World Mental Health Day (Oct 10) are around the corner. With this in mind, our latest episode of BLACK in One Piece™ features a powerful conversation with Shawnta Smith, LMSW, QMHP, recorded at the Advanced Learning Library as part of the AMPLIFY 365™ series. Shawnta, founder of The ART Project and owner of Be Kind Therapy, reflects on turning personal loss into community advocacy while we discuss Black identity, therapy, parenting, boundaries, and breaking the stigma around mental health.

Click here to learn more about The A.R.T. Project and Be Kind Therapy.