Black Mental Health Matters Show

Black Mental Health Matters (BMHM) hosts a powerful, candid conversation on suicide prevention and community support in Black communities. Host Shawn Cunningham sits down with mental health experts and advocates to discuss recognizing warning signs, building supportive networks, and breaking the stigma around suicide — one of the most under-addressed mental health issues in Black communities today.

In this episode:

• Dr. Coretha Entzminger — Psychotherapist
• Dr. Deonte Carter, PhD, MEd — Former Stark County NAACP Chairperson of Military Veterans Affairs & BMHM Host
• Tanisha E. Jarvis — Neurodivergent Educator, Consultant & Advocate

Together, they unpack how cultural stigma, mistrust of mental health systems, and silence around suicide impact Black communities — and what real, culturally sensitive support and prevention can look like.

This episode is part of BMHM's ongoing mission to make culturally relevant, accessible mental health resources available to the Black community.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify. Follow BMHM Show for new episodes on Black mental health, healing, and community wellness.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by call or text.

Reparenting Your Inner Child | Black Mental Health Matters Show
Join Black Mental Health Matters for an important and insightful conversation on “Reparenting Your Inner Child.” This episode explores how childhood experiences, unmet emotional needs, trauma, and learned behaviors can continue to shape our relationships, self-esteem, mental health, and daily lives as adults.
Our expert guests will discuss practical approaches to inner child healing, emotional wellness, self-compassion, trauma recovery, and breaking unhealthy generational patterns. Together, we will explore what it means to identify the needs of your inner child and intentionally create healthier patterns for yourself and future generations.
Featured Host
Dr. Joan Samuels-Dennis
Special Guests
Ebony Baylock — Artist & Emotional Intelligence Coach
Sydney Elaine Butler — Founder, HR/DEIA Consultant & Coach
Deshantis Huff — Policy & Nonprofit Consultant
John Burton Jr. — Clinical Faith-Based Therapist
📅 Date: Saturday, August 29
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM ET | 9:00 AM CT | 7:00 AM PT | 2:00 PM GMT | 3:00 PM WAT | 4:00 PM SAST | 5:00 PM EAT
Tune in for a powerful discussion about healing childhood wounds, understanding emotional triggers, practicing self-compassion, setting healthy boundaries, and reclaiming your emotional well-being.
#ReparentingYourInnerChild #InnerChildHealing #BlackMentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #ChildhoodTrauma #EmotionalHealing #TraumaRecovery #GenerationalHealing #SelfCompassion #MentalHealthAwareness #HealingJourney #BlackMentalHealthMatters

Join us on the Black Mental Health Matters Show this Saturday!

Topic: Impact of Telehealth & Digital Mental Health

Saturday, August 22nd | 10:00 AM EST

Is virtual care really working for our community? Tune in as we unpack what telehealth delivers — and where it still falls short — for Black mental health.

#BlackMentalHealthMatters #TelehealthTalk #MentalHealthAwareness

Community & Social Activism: The Mental Health Toll of Advocacy

Join Black Mental Health Matters on Saturday, August 8th for a powerful conversation exploring the hidden mental health costs carried by activists, community leaders, and changemakers.

Host Steph C. Jones, MFT, sits down with a dynamic panel to unpack how the weight of advocacy work impacts emotional wellbeing, and how to sustain the fight for justice without sacrificing mental health.

Guests:

Anthony Carter — Health Coach, Filmmaker, Founder of Plant Powered Brothers

Ariana Johnson, MSSA, LSW — Clinical Social Worker/Mental Health Therapist

Daryan Wilkinson — Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Marcus Robinson, DCH IHP QBH — Founder and Chief Architect

C'Sherica Shaw — Mental Health Professional & Community Wellness Advocate

Ruben Watson — Author, Parent Leader, Fundraiser, Visionary

Time 10:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM CT / 7:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM WAT / 4:00 PM SAST / 5:00 PM EAT

Tune in for real talk on burnout, resilience, and community care.

#mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocacy #blackmentalhealth #blackmentalhealthmatters

Join host Ariana Johnson, MSSA, LSW,this Saturday at 10AM EST for a conversation on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in the Black community — the kind of anxiety that often goes unnamed and undiagnosed.

Guests: Dr. Coreetha Entzminger — Psychotherapist

 Lesley R. Scott, LMSW

 Kurt Lamarr Jones — Educator/Actor

Dr. Elizabeth Ssemanda, MD, PhD | Holistic Psychiatrist · Soul-Led Career Coach · Host, BMHM

#GAD #Anxiety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #CBT

Black Maternal Mental Health Week Topic:

The Motherhood No One Prepared You For — Healing the Body, Holding the Grief: Endometriosis, Birth Trauma & Pregnancy Loss

Host: Itiyopiya Ewart, MSW, MAT

Guests: Jessica Fisher Golden,Founder Mama Matters

Stephanie Jones,MFT

Titilayo Ogunyale,Founder,CEO

DeShantis Huff ,Policy& Nonprofit Consultant

Dr. Joan Samuels-Dennis, RN, PhD, Psychotherapist & Trauma-Informed Leadership Educator

Originally broadcasted on:
Date: July 25th
Time: 11:00 AM EDT / 10:00 AM CDT / 9:00 AM MDT / 8:00 AM PDT

WE HEAL TOGETHER

Black Mental Health Matters Anthem

[INTRO – Spoken]

They told us to be strong.They told us not to cry.But strength is not silence.And healing is not weakness.This is our time.

Black Mental Health Matters.

[VERSE 1]

We carry stories from generations before,Pain in our hearts that we couldn't ignore.Smiles on our faces, storms underneath,Searching for hope, searching for peace.

Mama said, "Pray, you'll be alright,"Daddy taught us how to hide the fight.But now we're breaking every chain,Speaking our truth, releasing the pain.

[PRE-CHORUS]

You don't have to walk alone,You don't have to hide your scars.Your story matters, your life matters,You are exactly who you are.

[CHORUS]

We heal together, we rise together,Through every storm, through every weather.Black minds matter, Black lives matter,Our mental health matters forever.

Lift your voice, let your heart breathe,There is hope, there is room to believe.From generation to generation,We choose healing, we choose liberation.

[VERSE 2]

For every brother afraid to say,"I'm not okay," but smiles anyway.For every sister carrying the load,Giving everybody love while losing her own.

You are worthy of a helping hand,You deserve support, you deserve to stand.No more shame, no more disguise,We face our pain and still we rise.

[BRIDGE – Choir]

I am worthy.I am healing.I am enough.I am still here.

[LEAD]Can you hear me?

[CHOIR]We hear you!

[LEAD]Can you see me?

[CHOIR]We see you!

[LEAD]Do you believe healing is possible?

[CHOIR]YES!

[CHORUS – Full]

We heal together, we rise together,Through every storm, through every weather.Black minds matter, Black lives matter,Our mental health matters forever.

Lift your voice, let your heart breathe,There is hope, there is room to believe.From generation to generation,We choose healing, we choose liberation.

[OUTRO – Spoken/Sung]

No more suffering in silence.No more shame in asking for help.No more carrying the weight alone.

We are community.We are resilience.We are healing.

Black Mental Health Matters.Your mind matters.Your story matters.Your life matters.

We heal together.

Join us this Saturday for the latest episode of the Black Mental Health Matters show. This week’s topic is “Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief.” Tune in to hear host LaChish J. Rigg in conversation with guest Steph C. Jones, MFT, and special guest Quanari Miller, a high school student.

Tune in to the Black Mental Health Matters show this Saturday! Host Sonia Harte will be joined by behavioral scientist Terri Floyd to discuss the rising suicide rates in the Black and African American community and explore actionable steps you can take. Don’t miss this important conversation!